Warshaw Burstein, LLP today announced that the firm hosted in their offices in midtown Manhattan the first of a two-part series as part of the Mentorship Initiative for AAML-NY. The Mentorship Initiative seeks to identify future leaders of the matrimonial bar and share the knowledge and tools that AAML Fellows have accrued over their careers.

Fertility Law Group Partner Alexis Cirel will be speaking on “Third Party Reproduction: Providing A Space for All in Their Family Planning Journeys”, during a panel at the 3rd annual Reproductive Health Innovation Summit (RHIS) happening February 15th and 16th.

Partner Eric Wrubel presented at the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Annual Meeting on November 10 on the ripple effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and the importance of its consideration in business evaluations in the context of divorce.

Members of our Title IX and College Discipline Practice team presented, "How to Win at Trial" as part of a full-day CLE for Title IX lawyers in Washington D.C. held at DLA Piper on November 11.

The firm was honored to host Columbia Business School's in-person event on behavioral telehealth on November 10 in their New York office.

Kadeen Wong, Associate in the Trusts and Estates and Elder Law groups, was a featured speaker at the recent Yonkers Senior Law Day Collaborative event at the Yonkers Public Library on October 19.

Kimberly C. Lau joined a panel hosted by the Coalition of Women's Initiatives in Law to discuss the intersection of defamation and Title IX.

On September 15, 2022, Warshaw Burstein attorneys Kimberly C. Lau, James E. Figliozzi, and Branden Lynn presented a live webinar to discuss how key proposed changes to the Title IX regulations may impact Title IX in both the classroom and the courtroom. 

Spring Medical, a fertility care provider with locations throughout the U.S. and Canada, hosted Alexis Cirel, the founding partner of the Fertility Law Group, for their second live panel in a series led by two of Spring’s Medical Directors, Dr. Monica Pasternak and Dr. Catha Fischer to discuss the impact of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v Wade on fertility patients.

On April 7th, partner Alexis Cirel appeared as the featured guest on Jonathan Shenkman’s Spring Webinar Series entitled Death, Divorce, and Assisted Reproductive Technology: Estate Planning and Family Law Considerations.

This presentation discussed the financial considerations to be made when deciding to take your Social Security Benefits and emphasized the importance of proper timing.

Fertility Law practice leader Alexis Cirel spoke to New York Women's Bar Association members about New York State's new compensated surrogacy law, the Child-Parent Security Act.

“Intellectual Property For Artists: Copyright Basics” will help creatives in all fields learn more about copyright issues, copyright protection, and copyright pitfalls.

Lisa Liu discusses her career in real estate law, her involvement in the Asian Real Estate Association of America, and her advice for law students and young lawyers in this episode of Fordham University's Business and Law series. 

On January 28, 2021, Matrimonial and Family Law partner Eric Wrubel will be a speaker at the New York State Bar Association’s Family Law Section's Annual Meeting. 

On October 8, intellectual property partner Bill Samuels presented an ALT Legal webinar on new media, hashtags, trademarks and brand protection. In this webinar, Bill discussed issues and considerations for IP protection in the new media environment, namely the use of marks as hashtags, protectability of new media, and the practical implications of the public use of IP. 

On October 29, partner Eric Wrubel will moderate an American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers New York Chapter CLE program on "Travel During Your Access Time: Is Your Spouse's 'No' the End of the Discussion?"

On September 24, counsel Kristin Garris will be a part of a panel on the Financial Poise webinar, "Introduction to US Privacy and Data Security: Regulations and Requirements.”

Partner Maxwell Breed will be a featured speaker at the Asian Real Estate Association of America (AREAA)’s 6th annual East Meets West event. Max’s panel is on September 30 at 1:40pm and is part of the conference’s Residential Day programming. 

On September 29, at noon ET, Kimberly C. Lau, James Figliozzi, and Branden Lynn of the firm’s Title IX and College Disciplinary Matters practice, will present a New York State Bar Association webinar titled, “A New Era For Title IX: An Overview Of The Department Of Education’s New Regulations.”

On Thursday, September 24 at noon ET, Title IX and College Discipline practice chair Kimberly Lau will participate in Syracuse University College of Law’s alumni weekend as part of a panel of alumnae hosted by the Women’s Law Student Association. 

On August 20, Kimberly Lau, partner and chair of the firm’s Title IX and College Disciplinary Matters practice, was a featured panelist on a virtual alumni panel for her alma mater, Syracuse University School of Law, where she spoke to students in the school’s JDi program, an ABA-approved flexible online law degree option designed for talented students who cannot relocate to law school because of work or family commitments.

Kimberly discussed her career and her background, and her experience being an alumna of Syracuse Law. Students had the opportunity to ask the alumni panelists how alumni can help and support their journeys.  

Partner Ally Hack will moderate the Muslim American Society (MAS) of New York’s Virtual Town Hall meeting on August 24 at 8pm, which will feature Staten Island Congressman (District 11) Max Rose, New York State Senator (District 22) Andrew Gournades, New York City Councilman (District 43) Justin Brannan and New York State Senate Deputy Chief of Staff Brandon Patterson. The speakers will discuss upcoming legislations and regulations, and will meet virtually with consitituents. 

Participate by Zoom: go to meeting ID: 817-231-7512 and enter password: 0

On August 3 at 10am ET, Kimberly C. Lau, partner and chair of the Title IX/College Disciplinary practice, will present a Lawline CLE on “The Future of Title IX Under the Department of Education’s New Regulations.” This program will provide an overview of the new Title IX regulations and highlight the key differences with how Title IX has been enforced since the 2011 Dear Colleague Letter. The program will benefit attorneys who represent students, teachers and faculty, administrators and educational institutions at both the K-12 level and at institutions of higher education.

Learn more and register.

On July 30 at 12:30 p.m., partner and chair of the Title IX/College Disciplinary practice Kimberly C. Lau will speak at a New York County Lawyers'​ Association/Westchester County Bar Association CLE program on “What Schools Need to Know About The New Title IX Regulations.”

The program will cover the key aspects of the Department of Education’s new Title IX regulations governing how schools must handle claims of sexual harassment and assault, and how the regulations impact higher education institutions and students.

The Legal Intelligencer noted the event in its July 28 People in the News column.

Learn more and register.

We would like to extend our sincerest appreciation to anyone who attended yesterday's webinar, Back to Business: Navigating the New Normal with Felicia Ennis, Chair of our Employment Law practice, and Frederick Cummings, Jr., Chair of our Corporate Law practice and our Managing Partner. We hope that you found the webinar informative and that it provided a jumping-off point for your own reopening plan. If you should have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out to us.  

View a replay of the webinar.  

Join us for a one-hour live webinar on how to welcome your employees back to work in a post-COVID-19 workplace featuring Felicia Ennis, Chair of our firm's Employment Law practice, and Fred Cummings, Chair of our Corporate practice and our Managing Partner.

Felicia Ennis, Employment Law Partner, appeared on The Law and Crime Network on March 30, 2020 (click here to watch) and April 1, 2020 (click here to watch) to talk about employment issues since the outbreak of COVID-19. She also appeared as a guest on the Dan Abrams Show on SiriusXM on April 2, 2020.  Click here to listen.  
 

Partners Lori Anne Czepiel, Marilyn Selby Okoshi and Steve Semian, and Counsel Kyle Taylor, attended the panel program, which featured senior executives from Warshaw clients and contacts such as ShopKeep, Kashable, Silicon Valley Bank, Zelkova Ventures and Barron's.