Nov 09, 2022 On Election Day, 3 Ways Our Government Contributed to the Housing Crisis By Hara Perkins I often think about what we do that our children will think is so obviously stupid. The way we treat our planet: that's a given. But what...
Nov 03, 2022 Private Fund Valuation Policies Should Reflect Current Economic Realities By Jaclyn Grodin These days there is no real question that the SEC has increased its focus on regulating private funds. Proposed rule changes, exam...
Nov 02, 2022 New York City Pay Transparency Law is Here By Adam Safer Employers should take note that New York City's salary transparency law went into effect on November 1, 2022. New York City employers are...
Oct 27, 2022 What's Affordable Housing? By Hara Perkins A number of people looking to get their heads around the housing crisis have been reaching out to me for a primer on housing policy....
Oct 25, 2022 Claim Your Space: Reconsidering the Power of Women's Voices By Jaclyn Grodin What does it mean to support women? To truly, openly listen to women? To integrate women’s perspectives into the broader dialogue,...
Oct 25, 2022 New Building Blocks of Life Sciences: Modular Construction? By Ling Kong While enjoying my morning coffee and catching up on news articles, I came across this article in Bisnow -- "In Labs and Life Sciences,...
Oct 20, 2022 Challenges of Rising Interest Rate Hedge Costs By Dan Valenti We've all heard that the costs of traditional interest rate hedge products such as caps and swaps have recently become more expensive....
Oct 19, 2022 Signs of Moving to Yes on Housing Development in NY? By George Evans It may have taken a long time to get here, but it is encouraging to see city council members who traditionally have opposed large-scale...
Oct 19, 2022 Through the Looking Glass of Bankruptcy Valuation Methodologies By Trevor Hoffmann The Second Circuit released a new decision this week in Sears regarding bankruptcy valuation methodologies and the entitlement of second...
Oct 17, 2022 Competition Concerns in the Food Industry By Allison Sherrier The proposed merger of Kroger and Albertsons would appear to be exactly the kind of combination of mega-corporations that the U.S....
Oct 15, 2022 What's my new normal? By Kristen Ferris Everything has changed. Before the pandemic, one of the biggest lures of a law firm looking to recruit talent was the "remote...
Oct 14, 2022 5 Takeaways for Proptech Startups and Investors from CRETech NYC 2022 By Ling Kong CRETech NYC seemingly doubled in size with over 2,000 attendees this year as the proptech conference wrapped up this Thursday. My top...
Oct 13, 2022 Whose side do you want us on? By Josh Davis Apparently, businesspeople are afraid of us. The recognition of our litigation group reflects our thoughtful, thorough, and (yes)...
Oct 11, 2022 Watch the Wastewater (seriously) By Josh Davis Although we have largely moved on, the virus has not. Boston wastewater suggests that COVID cases will increase over the next several...
Oct 11, 2022 Claims of Spoliation Raised in Private Litigation Arising from SEC, CFTC $1.8B Settlement with Banks for Recordkeeping Failures By Jaclyn Grodin On September 27, 2022, 11 banks reached a $1.8 billion settlement with the SEC and CFTC after admitting that the banks failed to properly...
Oct 06, 2022 The Apocalypse That Never Was By David Rabinowitz Starting pre-Covid, there was a rising crescendo in the press about the "Retail Apocalypse," which was exacerbated, like many things, by...