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• Warshaw Burstein Partner Felicia Ennis Discusses Keys to Successful Business Reopening
  05/21/2020
  Felicia Ennis, Partner in the Employment law group, discusses the elements of a post-pandemic Back to Work Plan for businesses.
  
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  GUEST ATTORNEY: Felicia S. Ennis
  
• Kimberly C. Lau on How to Navigate Sexual Misconduct on College Campuses
  01/29/2020
  Kimberly C. Lau, Warshaw Burstein, LLP Partner, and Chair of the Title IX/College Discipline Practice addresses the important steps students need to take when they arrive on campus and when they engage in sexual activities. Listen to this podcast if you are a parent sending your child off to college or a student about to go to college or perhaps, already in college. As a result of listening to this podcast, you will gain a clear understanding of how to navigate sexual misconduct on college campuses.
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  GUEST ATTORNEY: Kimberly C. Lau
  
• Michael Zukerman on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs
  10/30/2019
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman and a member of the Real Estate practice group discusses Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Programs. These programs are an innovative mechanism for financing energy efficiency and renewable energy improvements in both commercial and residential real estate developments. Through these programs, a property owner is able to finance these up front improvements and pay the cost back over time through a voluntary assessment. PACE programs are becoming increasingly popular and the number of states and municipalities that have enacted these programs continues to increase.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Marshall Lester on Teaching International Law
  07/11/2019
  Warshaw Burstein partner Marshall Lester discusses his work as a teacher of international corporate law at programs in countries in the former Soviet Union. In this podcast he gives perspectives on the differences between American and overseas students, discusses their interest in U.S. law and offers insights into the fascinating regions in which he has taught.  Over the past five years he has taught courses at law schools in Riga, Latvia; Vilnius, Lithuania;  Kaliningrad, Russia; Yerevan, Armenia and this past year in Moscow. He is scheduled to teach in Tartu, Estonia this fall. Mr. Lester  has taught at these schools in association with the Center for International Legal Studies, www.cils.org, located in Salzburg, Austria.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Marshall N. Lester
  
• Meryl Wiener on SEC Exam Priorities 2019
  03/06/2019
  Warshaw Burstein partner Meryl Wiener examines the newly announced SEC Examination Priorities for 2019. She outlines what SEC registered entities, from established broker-dealers to newly-formed investment advisers to hedge funds, should consider in dealing with a routine examination by the SEC. Meryl notes that due to manpower and cost constraints, the SEC Office of Compliance Inspection and Examinations (OCIE) only is able to examine a small fraction of entities that are subject to SEC rules and regulations. Every year OCIE announces a list of priorities that it will consider in choosing which entities to examine and that will determine the scope of the examinations. This year’s list includes a new priority, digital assets, which includes cryptocurrencies, coins and tokens, as the number of digital asset market participants has grown rapidly. player
   
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Meryl E. Wiener
  
• Barry Klingman and Michael Zukerman on Foreign Investing in NY Real Estate
  11/29/2018
  Warshaw Burstein partner Barry Klingman and of counsel Mike Zukerman discuss foreign investing in New York real estate. Mike outlines the ways foreign investors are getting into the market and which countries are leading the way. Barry discusses the unique structure of investments by foreign buyers, the special U.S. estate tax considerations that foreign investors face, and a special structure that Warshaw Burstein employs for some clients to reduce estate tax liability. They address the issue of whether foreign investors pay more than U.S. investors for the same assets, and a recent development -- the qualified opportunity zone program - that allows deferral and reduction of capital gains liability. Finally, they weigh in on how long the New York real estate boom can last.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Michael Zukerman on the Use of Tax Exempt Bonds to Finance Multifamily Real Estate Developments
  09/05/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman explains the many opportunities available to developers to use tax exempt bond programs to finance multifamily residential real estate developments. Zukerman outlines the rules of the federal and state programs available to for-profit developers and non-profit organizations.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Michael Zukerman on the use of Mezzanine and Preferred Equity Financing for Real Estate Deals
  08/15/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman explains the benefits of and differences between Mezzanine and Preferred Equity Financing for Real Estate Deals. In a detailed analysis he outlines the structure of this highly leveraged financing that stands between the senior loan and equity in a project.  player
   
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Slava Hazin on Warshaw Burstein's Bankruptcy Court Win for Loft Law Tenants
  08/01/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Partner Slava Hazin tells the decades-long story of 99 Vandam Street, Warshaw Burstein’s advocacy for the tenants and the Bankruptcy Court ruling that upheld the tenants' rights of possession under the New York Loft Law. The ruling is significant because it is a decision of first impression holding that landlords cannot use bankruptcy proceedings to disturb the rights of Loft Law tenants.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Slava Hazin
  
• Meryl Wiener on the SEC’s proposed “Best Interest Rule”
  07/03/2018
  Warshaw Burstein partner Meryl Wiener examines the "Best Interest Rule" proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Meryl E. Wiener
  
• Michael Zukerman on New Markets Tax Credits
  06/28/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel Michael Zukerman discusses the details of real estate development using New Markets Tax Credits. player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Eric Wrubel on the Legal Concept of Parenthood Evolves to Align with Today’s Relationships
  06/20/2018
  In a wide-ranging interview with the podcast “Put a Baby in Me,” Eric Wrubel, Warshaw Burstein Matrimonial group chair, discusses the dramatic changes in New York State Court rulings on who is a child’s parent. In groundbreaking cases in which he himself played a critical role, Eric walks the listener though the decisions that now influence surrogacy, same sex marriage and adoption and describes how a child can have as many as six parents.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Eric I. Wrubel
  
• Michael Zukerman on Low Income Housing Tax Credits
  05/31/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel, Michael Zukerman, discusses the details of development using Low Income Housing Tax Credits.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Allison Prouty on Protection of Buildings Adjoining a Construction Site
  05/23/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Of Counsel, Allison Prouty, discusses building protection when construction starts next door.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Allison Simmons Prouty
  
• Kimberly C. Lau on The History & Evolution of Title IX
  05/16/2018
  Warshaw Burstein partner Kimberly C. Lau, chair of the firm’s Title IX/College Discipline practice, looks at The History and Evolution of Title IX. player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Kimberly C. Lau
  
• Eric Wrubel on Divorce As A Business Transaction
  04/03/2018
  Warshaw Burstein partner Eric Wrubel, chair of the firm’s Matrimonial & Family Law practice, discusses Divorce as a Business Transaction. player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Eric I. Wrubel
  
• Meryl Wiener on the SEC’s 2018 Exam Priorities 
  03/28/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Financial Services partner Meryl Wiener examines The SEC's 2018 Exam Priorities.   player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Meryl E. Wiener
  
• Sophie Jacobi-Parisi on Physical Custody Schedules
  03/22/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Family Law partner Sophie Jacobi-Parisi discusses Physical Custody Schedules and the resultant issues for parents and children. player
• Jack Kannry on Applying Freedom of Information Laws in the Construction Industry
  03/12/2018
  Warshaw Burstein Construction Law group chair Jack Kannry discusses how Freedom of Information laws are used in the construction industry at each federal, state and local levels.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: IN MEMORIAM - Jack S. Kannry
  
• Kevin Hirson on Leasing a Restaurant in NYC
  02/28/2018
  In this podcast Kevin Hirson discusses how to lease a restaurant in New York City.  player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Kevin M. Hirson
  
• Murray Schwartz on The 5 Things Every Company Must Do When Seeking Capital (Part 2)
  02/27/2018
  In the second of a two-part podcast, Warshaw Burstein partner Murray Schwartz continues his discussion of the five things companies must consider when raising capital.player
• Michael Zukerman on Historic Tax Credits
  02/10/2018
  Warshaw Burstein attorney Michael Zukerman discusses the importance of historic tax credits as well as how and why they are used.player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Peter Lese on the Estate, Gift & Generation-Skipping Transfer Aspects of the New Federal Tax Law
  02/22/2018
  Warshaw Burstein partner Peter Lese discusses how the new federal tax law impacts estate, gift and generation-skipping transfers. player
  GUEST ATTORNEY: Peter L. Lese
  
• Murray Schwartz on The Five Things Every Company Must Do When Seeking Capital (Part 1)
  02/02/2018
  In the first of a two-part podcast, Warshaw Burstein partner Murray Schwartz discusses the five things companies must consider when raising capital, with a focus on the first three in this podcast. player
• Kevin Hirson on the ABCs of ABC Law
  02/02/2018
  In this podcast, Kevin Hirson discusses the basics of Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (ABC Law)
  
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  GUEST ATTORNEY: Kevin M. Hirson
  
• Michael Zukerman on the EB5 Immigrant Investor Program
  02/02/2018
  In the podcast, Michael Zukerman discusses the EB5 Immigrant Investor Program.
  
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  GUEST ATTORNEY: Michael Zukerman
  
• Pankaj Malik on Immigration - Deportation and Removal
  02/02/2018
  In the podcast, Pankaj Malik discusses Immigration - Deportation and removal
  
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• Slava Hazin on Co-Ops and Condos
  02/02/2018
  In this podcast, Slava Hazin discusses Real Estate Law - Co-Ops and Condos
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  GUEST ATTORNEY: Slava Hazin