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How to Protect Your Co-op When Granting Share Transfers to a Trust11/01/2022
by Mark Axinn
As part of their estate planning, elderly shareholders often want to transfer their shares into an entity for the benefit of their adult children or their grandchildren. For a long time, boards have tended to bar shareholders from transferring their shares to trusts. -
Phillips Nizer Trial Team Receives Jury Verdict in Favor of Park Assist/TKH Security10/04/2022
Phillips Nizer LLP announces another victory in favor of its client TKH Security (formerly Park Assist), and against its competitor Indect USA, Corp. The Phillips Nizer team received a favorable jury verdict following trial in the Southern District of California.
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Mark Axinn Featured in the Cooperator News New York Q&A on Window Repairs and Replacements06/07/2022
Cooperative and Condominium Practice head Mark Axinn was featured in the Cooperator News New York's Q&A series discussing who is responsible for window repairs and replacements in proprietary leases.
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Phillips Nizer Names Jared Clark Chair of Litigation Practice05/12/2022
Phillips Nizer has appointed partner Jared Clark as chair of the firm’s litigation practice group.
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Federal Court Dismisses Lawsuit Against German Game Developer in Victory for Phillips Nizer04/11/2022
In a major and much-awaited victory for the video game industry, the Federal District Court for the Western District of Washington, in Seattle, dismissed all claims against our client InnoGames, the makers of the online multiplayer hit game Forge of Empires, and other defendants.
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Phillips Nizer Participates in the Midsize Mansfield Certification Process to Increase the Representation of Diverse Lawyers in Leadership04/11/2022
Phillips Nizer is proud to participate in the Midsize Mansfield Rule certification process to increase the representation of diverse lawyers in leadership.
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Lisa Radetsky Named to Law360’s 2022 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board04/06/2022
Partner and Real Estate Co-Chair Lisa Radetsky was named to Law360’s 2022 Real Estate Editorial Advisory Board. This editorial advisory board provides feedback on Law360's coverage and expert insight on how best to shape future coverage in the real estate area.
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Alan Behr Publishes New York Law Journal Article on the Impact of the Proposed New York State Legislature's Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act03/09/2022 | New York Law Journal
Alan Behr published a New York Law Journal article on the proposed New York State Legislature's Fashion Sustainability and Social Accountability Act, a bill that stands to have a major impact on fashion companies operating in New York state as well as show hints of what may arise elsewhere.
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Alan Behr Appointed to Chair of the INTA’s Enforcement Sub-committee of the Copyright Committee01/03/2022
The International Trademark Association (INTA), a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting trademarks and complementary intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer trust, economic growth appointed Mr. Behr Chair of the Enforcement Subcommittee, within the Copyright Committee, for a two-year term beginning January 1, 2022.
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Condominium and Cooperative Practice Chair Mark Axinn Discusses Coop Meeting Rules in a Q&A for the Cooperator News New York12/21/2021
Condominium and Cooperative Practice Chair Mark Axinn answers a reader question for Cooperator News New York on coop meeting rules.
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Phillips Nizer Adds Trademark & Copyright Partner Charles LaPolla10/15/2021
Phillips Nizer LLP is pleased to announce that Charles P. LaPolla, a leading trademark and copyright attorney, has joined the firm as a partner in its New York office.
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New York Law Journal: In NYSBA Program on Britney Spears Case and Guardianship Law, Veteran Lawyer Laments Misperceptions About the Work (July 22, 2021)07/22/2021
“We are a practice that really I think the public doesn’t have confidence in what we do,” said Elizabeth Adinolfi, a Manhattan-based partner at Phillips Nizer, who led the program. “We have decided privacy rights outweigh the public knowing.”
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Good News for Co-ops and Condos: Sponsors Are Selling, as seen in Habitat Magazine (July 8, 2021) By: Mark N. Axinn, Phillips Nizer LLP Condominium and Cooperative Law Chair07/08/2021
After decades of fighting their sponsors, New York City co-ops and condominiums may finally be catching a break. Almost 20 years have passed since the state’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, decided the landmark Jennifer Realty case, holding that co-op apartment corporations may sue their sponsor-developers for breach of an implied promise to sell their unsold shares in the corporation. Despite the ruling, most owners of unsold apartments continued to rent rather than sell their unsold units, especially when the rental market remained strong.
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Quoted: Wall Street Journal: Poll From Tali Farhadian Weinstein in Manhattan District Attorney Race Is Criticized06/11/2021
Rivals say candidate conducted a ‘push poll’ spreading negative information about candidate Alvin Bragg; Farhadian Weinstein camp defends survey as standard
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Phillips Nizer Adds Four Real Estate Partners and an Associate from Brill & Meisel: Allen H. Brill, Elliott Meisel, Mark Axinn, Christopher Aldridge, and Amanda Benishai06/01/2021
Four partners and an associate join top NY Real Estate practice
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Ally Law Members Elect 2021-2022 Executive Board at Annual General Meeting05/27/2021
Phillips Nizer Managing Partner Marc Landis was elected to the Ally Law 2021-2022 Executive Board
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New Jersey Lawyer: Title IX and The Continuing Fight for Gender Equity in Athletics02/22/2021
This article was originally published in the February 2021 issue of New Jersey Lawyer, a publication of the New Jersey Bar Association, and is reprinted with permission.
The right of every girl to have an equal opportunity to participate in sports—one of the many guarantees of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972—remains unfulfilled even as we enter 2021. The fight for this right has been taken up over the past decades by numerous brave individuals and social justice organizations. Yet the law’s promise of equality remains out of reach for far too many talented and deserving girls, especially girls of color, including in New Jersey. -
Marc Landis is quoted by Inman Property Portfolio: 1031 like-kind exchanges: On the chopping block, or here to stay?02/21/2021
Researchers, Realtors and industry action groups argue that the rippling economic effects from changes made to Section 1031 would be a blow to the real estate industry and investors.
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New York State Bar Association Labor and Employment Law Section awards Evan Spelfogel a Lifetime Achievement Award01/25/2021
The Labor and Employment Law Section of the New York State Bar Association has announced that Phillips Nizer LLP Senior Counsel Evan J. Spelfogel, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award.
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Managing Partner and Real Estate Co-chair Marc Landis is recognized by CRE Connect Media as a 2020 Lawyer in Real Estate12/09/2020
"For our inaugural Lawyers in Real Estate Awards, we chose 50 attorneys from around the U.S. and representing a variety of disciplines. They were selected for excelling in their practices as well as their contributions to the community."
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U.S. News-Best Lawyers® (2021)11/05/2020
U.S. News - BestLawyers® recognized Phillips Nizer LLP as one of the nation's "Best Law Firms" for 2021. The annual rankings are presented in three tiers. A total of eleven areas of the firm's practice were recognized nationally and in the New York City metropolitan area. The rankings were announced on November 5, 2020.
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Seventeen Phillips Nizer Attorneys are named to New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars10/28/2020
We are proud to congratulate our selected attorneys.
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My Flight With Ruth Bader Ginsburg, New York Daily News
09/23/2020Eleven years ago, I boarded the flight home to New York late on a Friday afternoon in late May with my heavy briefcase slung from my shoulder. It had been a tough day of meetings in the D.C. area as in-house counsel for a software company, and I was tired and anxious to get home.
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Phillips Nizer Attorneys Recognized in the 2021 Edition of the Best Lawyers in America©09/16/2020
Best Lawyers® recognized Alan Behr, Jan L. Bernstein, Helene M. Freeman, Michael W. Galligan, Marc A. Landis, Donald P. Perry, Jeffrey Q. Smith, Evan J. Spelfogel, Martin B. Wasser and Elliot J. Wiener.
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Lawsuit filed against US Figure Skating and former Olympic figure skating coach over sexual misconduct allegations
07/20/2020A former competitive figure skater and member of Team USA has filed a $10 million lawsuit under New York State’s Child Victims Act, against the United States Figure Skating, the Professional Skaters Association, the Buffalo Skating Club, and Olympic figure skating coach Richard Callaghan over allegations of sexual misconduct.
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Managing Partner Marc Landis is interviewed by Commercial Observer: Leases are Getting Shorter and Rents are Dropping with U.S. Office Market in Turmoil (July 17, 2020)07/17/2020
The coronavirus pandemic has brought the United States office market to a near halt, and the path to recovery is as uncertain as ever, experts say. “I believe the second theory has gone a lot further than the first theory at the moment,” he said. “That is a function not only of employer considerations — feeling they need less space and would like to spend less when times are tough — but also the employees who prefer operating remotely more often than not. There are people who have cabin fever or would like to be able to function without kids underfoot, but a lot of people are functioning well.”
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Chambers and Partners Recognized Phillips Nizer Partner Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth/Private Wealth Law07/17/2020
Chambers and Partners Recognized Michael W. Galligan as a leader in New York: High Net Worth/Private Wealth Law
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Ally Law, a Global Legal Network, Launches Young Leaders Development Program07/16/2020
Associate Sumana Murthy is representing Phillips Nizer in Ally Law's inaugural Young Leaders Development Program. Click below for full press release.
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Phillips Nizer Adds Four Attorneys in Patent Litigation, Matrimonial Law, Commercial Litigation07/06/2020
New York, NY (July 6, 2020) –Phillips Nizer LLP has added a partner and three counsel to its premier intellectual property, family law and commercial litigation practices.
Gerard Haddad, a patent litigator, joins the New York office as counsel.
Stephanie F. Lehman has joined the firm’s Matrimonial and Family Law practice as a partner, along with counsel Fara K. Rodriguez. Ms. Lehman and Ms. Rodriguez, who maintain an active practice in both New York and New Jersey, were formerly with Arons & Solomon.
Elana T. Henderson will join the firm as counsel in the firm’s Litigation practice.
“We are very pleased to welcome Stephanie, Fara, Tod, Gerry and Elana to Phillips Nizer. All five of them are sophisticated attorneys and effective advocates, and our clients will benefit from the expanding breadth and depth of our services,” said Marc Landis, Phillips Nizer Managing Partner.
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The Josh Gibson Foundation and Josh Gibson Enterprises name Ed Schauder, Chairman of the Sports Law Practice Group at Phillips Nizer, LLP, as its licensing agent0630/2020
Pittsburgh PA, June 30, 2020 – As part of its continued efforts surrounding the Negro Leagues Centennial Anniversary, The Josh Gibson Foundation and Josh Gibson Enterprises announced today that Ed Schauder, the Chairman of the Sports Law Practice Group at Phillips Nizer, LLP has been named authorized legal representative for licensing for both entities.
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Phillips Nizer Employment and Labor Chair, Regina E. Faul, is quoted in Benefits News, Employers need to embrace, not tolerate, LBGTQ Employees06/24/2020
“It is recommended that employers review their policies and training protocols to ensure that they adequately address the extended protections,” says Regina Faul, labor and employment chair at Phillips Nizer, a law firm specializing in labor issues. “Additionally, further training of managers, supervisors and employees should include best practices for implementing and maintaining a diverse workforce with a culture of inclusion and acceptance.”
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Intellectual Property Partner and Fashion Practice Chair, Alan Behr, is quoted in World Trademark Review; We can be allies but that's not enough: call for IP community to do more to help black-owned SMEs06/17/2020
The Black Lives Matter movement has placed racial injustice and police violence at the centre of social and political discussion. It has also led to calls for consumers to support local black-owned businesses. The latter provides an opportunity for the IP community to step up and help ensure that SMEs have easy access to IP advice and services – with one legal expert stating: “This is something we absolutely can do.”
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Navigating a Divorce in New Jersey During a Pandemic: Insights From Wealth Advisors and Family Law Attorneys06/15/2020
With the COVID-19 pandemic impacting families and relationships across the country, now more than ever, working through the realities of divorce can be incredibly challenging. In addition to the multitude of difficult decisions to be made, families are forced to determine how best to proceed when economic and social norms have been turned upside down.
Due to the challenges facing us in these unprecedented times, individuals considering or going through a divorce should keep in mind several factors. In this article, various topics related to the COVID-19 pandemic will be explored from the different perspectives of New Jersey family law attorneys from Phillips Nizer and wealth advisors from Mariner Wealth Adivsors. -
Phillips Nizer White Collar Practice Chair Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in Law360 article: Loughlin's 'Sweetheart' Deal May Spark 'Varsity Blues' Pleas05/22/2020
Ilene Jaroslaw, a former federal prosecutor and the chair of Phillips Nizer LLP's white collar and investigations practice group, said the agreed-upon sentences for Loughlin and Giannulli, which are far lower than some of the terms suggested by the government in other "Varsity Blues" cases, could encourage parents with perhaps stronger cases to sit down with the government and see how much better they could do.
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Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in Law360: Stay In Your Lane, High Court Tells Feds in Bridgegate05/12/2020
Ilene Jaroslaw, a former prosecutor and chair of Phillips Nizer LLP's white collar practice group, said the case again highlights a potential gap in federal corruption law that left the court no choice but to overturn convictions for conduct widely deemed unacceptable.
"These Supreme Court cases are very good in telling us where our current statutory system is lacking," Jaroslaw said. "Maybe if we want those norms and ethics to prevail, we need a new set of statutes." -
Ilene Jaroslaw is quoted in New Jersey Law Journal: Justices Unanimously Overturn Bridgegate Convictions, Ruling Against Feds05/12/2020
The ruling means fewer tools are available to federal prosecutors to rein in corruption and abuse of power by public officials, said Ilene Jaroslaw, head of the white-collar group at Phillips Nizer and a former prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York.
“The court held today that public officials cannot be guilty of federal wire fraud or government-programs fraud unless the corrupt state actor’s objective is to obtain money or property. Merely implementing bad policy out of venality or other bad motives does not violate these federal criminal statutes,” Jaroslaw said.
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Alan Behr is quoted by Law360: J.Crew Just First in Expected Flood of Retail Bankruptcies05/05/2020
Alan Behr, partner in the corporate and business law department at Phillips Nizer LLP and chairman of the firm's fashion practice, said many retailers have been laboring under highly leveraged balance sheets in recent years, and that an overnight elimination of their revenue streams spelled disaster for the most vulnerable companies, including J.Crew.
"When you have an up market, which we had for some time, you can squeeze by," Behr said of overleveraged companies. "But the moment things go bad, it's the companies that have poor cash positions that fall. And something bad happened in the market."