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Potential Implications of Proposed Mezzanine Tax: Consequences for Lenders and Developers

Authors: Meghan O’Reilly and Rachel M. Orbach On January 13, 2020, Senator Julia Salazar and Assembly Member Harvey Epstein introduced a new bill in the New York State Legislature that proposes to require the payment ...

Climate Mobilization Act Update: Mayor de Blasio and City Council Speaker Johnson Announce Appointees to Climate Advisory Board

Recently, Mayor Bill de Blasio and City Council Speaker Corey Johnson announced the appointment of a 15-member Climate Advisory Board to assess and make recommendations on various components of the implementation and enf ...

New York Court Rules Fantasy Sports Contests Unconstitutional

Authors: Irwin A. Kishner and Daniel A. Etna  In August 2016, the New York State Legislature amended the Racing, Pari-Mutuel Wagering and Breeding Law by adding an article related to the registration and regulation ...

New Ruling Lowers Standard for Discharging Student Loans in Bankruptcy

Authors: Stephen Selbst and Gabrielle Fromer In In re Rosenberg, Judge Cecelia Morris of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York permitted the debtor to discharge his student loan debt i ...

First Circuit Rules that Sun Capital Funds Not Part of “Controlled Group” and Not Liable for Pension Plan Withdrawal Liability

The First Circuit recently ruled in Sun Capital Partners III, LP v. New England Teamsters & Trucking Ind. Pension Fund that two investment funds controlled by private equity firm Sun Capital were not part of a “control ...

Protection for Lenders: Bankruptcy Stays Stop the Clock Under CPLR § 204(a)

Authors: Stephen Selbst and Daniel A. Field In Lubonty v. U.S. Bank Nat’l Ass’n, the New York Court of Appeals ruled on whether a lender’s foreclosure action became untimely when the borrower filed for bankru ...

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