Litigation and Dispute Resolution
Overview
Commercial Division Practice Guide
New York’s most complex business litigation actions are assigned to the Commercial Division within New York State’s Supreme Court. Tannenbaum Helpern’s litigators regularly appear in Commercial Division matters in New York, Westchester, Nassau, Kings and Queens Counties. This website provides updates, news, and resources to assist in navigating New York’s Commercial Division.
View GuideComplicated Disputes Require Sophisticated Advocates
There's a reason our litigators have been identified among the Top 100 Attorneys in the New York Metro Area and are repeatedly selected by business litigators statewide to lead the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. Simply put, our litigators get the job done. When you've been sued or when your business has been wronged, you need an experienced and practical advocate to make the legal system your ally, to understand what matters to your business and to achieve success – either in the courtroom or at the negotiation table. Our litigators do just that.
Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group aggressively represents clients in the state and federal courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrations and in alternative dispute resolution forums of all kinds. We have the business and securities knowledge and legal skills that help our clients achieve their goals. Equally important, our litigators have the respect of the adversaries and judges before whom they practice. For example, New York's Chief Judge recently selected one of our partners to serve on his select Commercial Division Advisory Council. We earn this unparalleled reputation for experience and excellence in business litigation through our hard work, our devotion to our clients' goals and our commitment to achieve practical solutions.
Focused On Your Bottom Line
We understand that business litigation is first and foremost about business – YOUR business. At every stage of a case, we will work with you to make sure that our approach is designed both to achieve your litigation goals and help you compete in the business marketplace.
The Premier Firm For Commercial Division Litigation
Few, if any other, firms have the depth of experience and reputation for excellence in NY State Commercial Division litigation – New York's specialized court for handling sophisticated business disputes. Our litigators regularly appear in Commercial Division matters in New York, Westchester, Nassau, Kings and Queens Counties. Our partners have chaired the NY State Bar's Committee on the Commercial Division for the past ten years. One of our partners serves on the New York County Commercial Division Advisory Group and one of our partners served on Chief Judge Lippman's Task Force on Commercial Litigation. If you have been sued or are thinking of bringing an action in New York's Commercial Division, we have the skills, knowledge, and experience to guide you effectively and successfully.
Experience and Success In All Types of Business Disputes
We have the experience to handle the broad range of disputes you or your company may face. Recent successful engagements include representation of:
- Private Equity Funds and their operating businesses in a range of business disputes with suppliers. See THSH's private equity litigation capabilities.
- Hedge funds that were aggressively pursued by investors and the Trustee in the Madoff Bankruptcy.
- A major sports apparel manufacturer in a dispute with a key competitor over rights to sell merchandise bearing a well-known athlete's name.
- Leading beverage distributors in dealer termination cases.
- Audit Committee members accused of breach of fiduciary duty in a shareholder derivative action.
- Controlling shareholders of a closely held corporation who fought off an attempt at judicial dissolution by minority shareholders.
- A hedge fund investment manager accused of breach of fiduciary duty.
- The seller of a consumer products business in dismissing a $50 million indemnification claim brought by a private equity purchaser.
- A law firm accused of malpractice in connection with its representation of a general partner in a real estate limited partnership. See litigation-legal malpractice defense.
- A manufacturer of altitude training systems in a patent infringement jury trial.
- A foreign energy company in connection with the enforcement of an international arbitration award.
Attorneys
Case Studies
- Negotiated favorable settlement for prominent beer distributor in a breach of contract dispute
- Obtains Restraining Order Against Former Employees to Protect Trade Secrets
- Negotiates Settlement of Real Estate Broker’s Arbitration Claims
- Negotiates Termination of Lease and Personal Guarantee During Pandemic
- Complex Commercial Dispute Involving Adversary in Liquidation Results in Favorable Settlement for Tannenbaum Helpern Client
- Federal Court Dismisses Multi-Million Dollar Civil Rico Complaint in its Entirety
- Order Dismissing Commercial Fraud Complaint Affirmed by the First Department
- Tannenbaum Helpern Triumphs on Obtaining a Judgment on behalf of New York Architect, Mario LaGuardia, in His Partnership/Business Divorce Dispute
- Rescission victory in the unwinding of a joint venture
- Dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims against outside directors
- Successful defense of non-solicit claim, plus client gets damages for squeeze out
- Obtained damages for breach of services agreement
- Dismissal of claims of breach of contract and fraudulent concealment in real estate dispute
- Obtained dismissal of claim for breach of asset purchase agreement
- Dismissal of Attorney Malpractice Case
- Keeping a Litigation in the Forum of Your Choice
- Defended Textile Industry Client in Patent Infringement Action
- Defense of An Investment Management Firm in Complex Trademark Infringement Case
- Tannenbaum Helpern tapped to serve as arbitrator in reviewing the conflicting decisions concerning new gTLD.com
- Defending a NY mid-town hotel in a litigation involving Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Tannenbaum Helpern prevails in NY Court of Appeals for its clients guarantors of a mortgage loan
- The Hartz Consumer Group, Inc. et al v. JWC Hartz Holdings, Inc. et al, 33 AD3d 555 (1st dep't 2006)
- Peach Parking Corp. v. 346 West 40th Street, LLC, Kinney System, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation
- Defense of major hedge funds in Madoff-related litigation throughout the United States.
- Obtained an anti-suit injunction in appellate court
- Hedge fund recovers for attorney malpractice
- Obtained specific performance for collector/dealer of musical instruments and obtained award of monetary sanctions against defendant and defense counsel
- Appeal defeated, client proceeds with case
- Defended Russian Oil Company against international efforts to enforce Swedish arbitration award.
- Secured preliminary injunction against trademark infringer
- Secured an injunction against infringement of copyright in client’s photograph
- Stopped infringement of client’s design patent by a foreign firm
- SEC Investigation of Hedge Fund Manager
- FINRA Enforcement Action against broker-dealer and its principal.
- ADT Operations, Inc. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A.,
- Irving Picard v. Saul Katz, et al.
- Representation of voting shareholders in a dispute with non-voting shareholders concerning control and management of family owned business
- Board of Managers of the York River House Condominium Corporation v. Central Parking Corporation
- Representation of a major international law firm in defense of a litigation filed by the opposing party in a corporate transaction
Publications
- 9 things you must know about non-compete clauses | The Drum
- Reflections on a Zoom Trial
- Can Lawyers Send Law Clerks And Unadmitted Law School Graduates To Court?
- A Double Attorney Fees Clause Is Held Not a Penalty, But What’s Next?
- The Rules Of The Road When Law Firms Use Online Platforms And Automatic Systems That Offer Services To The Public
- When Lawyers Change Firms And Take Clients With Them Plus An Update On Sharing Fees With Retired Lawyers
- The Problematic Client and When is it time to Withdraw
- The Ethics of Virtual Lawyering
- COVID-19 and Restrictive Covenant Agreements
- Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy
- The Ethical and Professional Challenges of Practicing Law During the Pandemic
- Ethics for Lawyer-Mediators
- Video-Mediation in the Era of Coronavirus
- New York’s Virtual Courts Open for Business
- Dealing With The Difficult Client And Breakdowns In The Attorney-Client Relationship
- Coronavirus and Your Commercial Contracts – Force Majeure Clauses
- Conflicts of Interest and Disqualification of Counsel
- New York’s Illegality Doctrine and Its Implications for Cannabis Contracts
- The Unique Problems of Litigating in the Cannabis Industry | NYLitigator - NYSBA
- The Ethical Issues Lawyers Face When They Wind Down a Practice Plus an Update on Cannabis Law Ethics
- New York Law as the Gold Standard Choice for Global Business Contracts
- Accepting Bitcoin as Payment for Legal Fees
- Business Divorce in New York State: The Pitfalls of Relying on Judicial Dissolution Under LLCL §702
- The Haze and Maze of Cannabis Law: How Will New York Courts Decide Cannabis-Related Business Disputes?
- Messaging Apps That Auto-Destruct
- Virtual Law Offices
- Retaining Liens and Client Files
- NY Court of Appeals Upholds Commercial Tenant's Yellowstone Injunction Waiver
- Inadvertent Disclosure, Metadata And Professional Responsibility
- When Judges Go Online and Use Social Media
- The Rules of the Road for Lawyers Who Provide Non-Legal Services To Clients
- Handling Confidential Client Information
- Restrictive Covenants In Agreements Employing Lawyers
- The Challenges of Litigating Against Pro Se Parties
- Ethics and Best Practices For Law School Clinics
- Litigation Financing Confidentiality and Marijuana Ethics For Lawyers
- Litigation Financing
- A New York Appellate Court’s Recent Decision Reminds Us that the Faithless Servant Doctrine is Alive and Well in New York
- Communicating With Clients With Diminished Capacity
- Referral Fees and Using a Client as an Expert
- Caution: You May Have To Disclose “Private” Social Media Postings in Litigation
- Attorney Advertising And Self Promotion
- NY Appellate Court Shifts Balance of Power in Commercial Real Estate Leases: Upholds Yellowstone Injunction Waiver
- Attorney Websites, Branding and Using Social Media
- Confidentiality Issues When Clients Don’t Tell The Truth
- Attorney-Client Confidentiality vs. the Customs Agent: Who Wins?
- Effective Attorney Communication
- Using Per Diem Attorneys Plus An Addendum To The June Forum On Cybersecurity Ethics
- Law Firm Ethical Obligations and Cybersecurity
- When Attorneys Become Witnesses
- The Ambac Decision and the Future of the Common Interest Privilege Under the New York Law
- Fee Sharing Do’s and Don’ts
- Law Firm Document Retention Policies
- Unraveling the Files of a Deceased Solo Practitioner
- When is it time for diversity and inclusion training?
- Attorneys and Private Investigators: Don’t Go Out Of Bounds
- Dealing With Attorney Pinocchio: Adversaries Who Just Can’t Tell The Truth!
- Mentoring Young Lawyers: Dealing with Mistakes, Judges, Adversaries and Clients
- Commercial Division Professionalism and Practice
- Client Confidences and Insider Information
- Litigation Incivility: It’s Not Just Unprofessional, It’s Not Smart
- Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for Lawyers
- Issues Faced by Working Mothers in the Profession
- Forget Big Brother, What Happens When it’s Opposing Counsel is Doing the Recording?
- Lawyers Behaving Badly, It’s Not Just Wrong, It’s Unprofessional
- Some Suggestions for the Securities Lawyer When Handling Transactions On Behalf of A Client
- Professionalism in Mediation, Some Ethical Issues
- Post Trial Contact With Jurors, What Not To Do
- Suggestions for in-house counsel when regulators want an interview
- How do you handle a bully?
- 2014 Decisions Clarify How the Statute of Limitations Applies to Copyright Infringement Claims
- Loyalty tested; what duties does an associate owe to a law firm?
- At the crossroads where ethics and business collide, what should an attorney do?
- Second Circuit Issues Key Decision Clarifying What A Tippee Must Know To Be Held Liable For Criminal Insider Trading Liability
- What should an attorney do when the client wants to present false information and what happens if it is the senior partner who wants to go out-of-bounds?
- When clients pay by credit card plus a postscript on proper courtroom attire
- Making the switch from outside to in-house: What are the rules of the road?
- Email Incivility and its consequences
- What Law Firms Should Know about Data Security Right Now
- Appropriate Attorney Dress in the Courtroom
- Must attorneys engage local counsel when they represent clients in out-of-state matters?
- Engagement letters, don’t let the client leave without one and what happens when you do
- Embracing technology in every day practice, professional and ethical obligations
- Deposition ethics, civility and professionalism, a few ground rules
- Can attorney behavior outside the office lead to disciplinary action?
- Private Equity Funds and Lenders: Equitable Doctrines May Override Contractual Protections When Senior Lenders Overreach
- What Constitutes Attorney Advertising?
- What is sanctionable conduct?
- Ethical obligations when using social media to conduct search on adverse parties and potential jurors
- Beware! Incomplete Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement Invalidates Agreement
- Mobile Devices, Hotspots and preserving attorney-client confidentiality
- Rules governing email perservation in a potential litigation
- Prospective client consideration, obligations owed and privilege issues when unsolicited information is received
- New York Permits Members of Limited Liability Companies to Disclaim Fiduciary Duties, At Least Sometimes
- Rules Governing Escrow Accounts, Retainers, and Communication with Clients Regarding Fees
- Civility best practices between opposing counsel
- Joint representation of multiple clients; conflict checks and engagement letters; and attorney-client privilege issues
- Applying "no-contact rule" and replying to all in email communications
- Can a lawyer rely on what the client says and what to do when the opposing party submits a potentially false affidavit?
- When declining a case, what obligations do attorneys owe to the prospective clients and how to address confidential information acquired during the initial meeting?
- What to do when opposing counsels do not engage in or comply with good faith discovery efforts?
- When representing clients A & B in unrelated matters and suddenly client A requires you to seek discovery from a third party who is in receivership with client B, how should you handle and are you conflicted?
- As an attorney, what are your communication obligations to adversaries and clients, are your digital communications protected by attorney-client privilege and what do you do when privileged information is accidentally disclosed?
- When a private law firm relocates to a different state, what are its responsibilities to current and former clients and for retaining client files?
Commercial Division Practice Guide
New York’s most complex business litigation actions are assigned to the Commercial Division within New York State’s Supreme Court. Tannenbaum Helpern’s litigators regularly appear in Commercial Division matters in New York, Westchester, Nassau, Kings and Queens Counties. This website provides updates, news, and resources to assist in navigating New York’s Commercial Division.
View GuideComplicated Disputes Require Sophisticated Advocates
There's a reason our litigators have been identified among the Top 100 Attorneys in the New York Metro Area and are repeatedly selected by business litigators statewide to lead the New York State Bar Association's Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. Simply put, our litigators get the job done. When you've been sued or when your business has been wronged, you need an experienced and practical advocate to make the legal system your ally, to understand what matters to your business and to achieve success – either in the courtroom or at the negotiation table. Our litigators do just that.
Our Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group aggressively represents clients in the state and federal courts, administrative tribunals, arbitrations and in alternative dispute resolution forums of all kinds. We have the business and securities knowledge and legal skills that help our clients achieve their goals. Equally important, our litigators have the respect of the adversaries and judges before whom they practice. For example, New York's Chief Judge recently selected one of our partners to serve on his select Commercial Division Advisory Council. We earn this unparalleled reputation for experience and excellence in business litigation through our hard work, our devotion to our clients' goals and our commitment to achieve practical solutions.
Focused On Your Bottom Line
We understand that business litigation is first and foremost about business – YOUR business. At every stage of a case, we will work with you to make sure that our approach is designed both to achieve your litigation goals and help you compete in the business marketplace.
The Premier Firm For Commercial Division Litigation
Few, if any other, firms have the depth of experience and reputation for excellence in NY State Commercial Division litigation – New York's specialized court for handling sophisticated business disputes. Our litigators regularly appear in Commercial Division matters in New York, Westchester, Nassau, Kings and Queens Counties. Our partners have chaired the NY State Bar's Committee on the Commercial Division for the past ten years. One of our partners serves on the New York County Commercial Division Advisory Group and one of our partners served on Chief Judge Lippman's Task Force on Commercial Litigation. If you have been sued or are thinking of bringing an action in New York's Commercial Division, we have the skills, knowledge, and experience to guide you effectively and successfully.
Experience and Success In All Types of Business Disputes
We have the experience to handle the broad range of disputes you or your company may face. Recent successful engagements include representation of:
- Private Equity Funds and their operating businesses in a range of business disputes with suppliers. See THSH's private equity litigation capabilities.
- Hedge funds that were aggressively pursued by investors and the Trustee in the Madoff Bankruptcy.
- A major sports apparel manufacturer in a dispute with a key competitor over rights to sell merchandise bearing a well-known athlete's name.
- Leading beverage distributors in dealer termination cases.
- Audit Committee members accused of breach of fiduciary duty in a shareholder derivative action.
- Controlling shareholders of a closely held corporation who fought off an attempt at judicial dissolution by minority shareholders.
- A hedge fund investment manager accused of breach of fiduciary duty.
- The seller of a consumer products business in dismissing a $50 million indemnification claim brought by a private equity purchaser.
- A law firm accused of malpractice in connection with its representation of a general partner in a real estate limited partnership. See litigation-legal malpractice defense.
- A manufacturer of altitude training systems in a patent infringement jury trial.
- A foreign energy company in connection with the enforcement of an international arbitration award.
- Negotiated favorable settlement for prominent beer distributor in a breach of contract dispute
- Obtains Restraining Order Against Former Employees to Protect Trade Secrets
- Negotiates Settlement of Real Estate Broker’s Arbitration Claims
- Negotiates Termination of Lease and Personal Guarantee During Pandemic
- Complex Commercial Dispute Involving Adversary in Liquidation Results in Favorable Settlement for Tannenbaum Helpern Client
- Federal Court Dismisses Multi-Million Dollar Civil Rico Complaint in its Entirety
- Order Dismissing Commercial Fraud Complaint Affirmed by the First Department
- Tannenbaum Helpern Triumphs on Obtaining a Judgment on behalf of New York Architect, Mario LaGuardia, in His Partnership/Business Divorce Dispute
- Rescission victory in the unwinding of a joint venture
- Dismissal of breach of fiduciary duty claims against outside directors
- Successful defense of non-solicit claim, plus client gets damages for squeeze out
- Obtained damages for breach of services agreement
- Dismissal of claims of breach of contract and fraudulent concealment in real estate dispute
- Obtained dismissal of claim for breach of asset purchase agreement
- Dismissal of Attorney Malpractice Case
- Keeping a Litigation in the Forum of Your Choice
- Defended Textile Industry Client in Patent Infringement Action
- Defense of An Investment Management Firm in Complex Trademark Infringement Case
- Tannenbaum Helpern tapped to serve as arbitrator in reviewing the conflicting decisions concerning new gTLD.com
- Defending a NY mid-town hotel in a litigation involving Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
- Tannenbaum Helpern prevails in NY Court of Appeals for its clients guarantors of a mortgage loan
- The Hartz Consumer Group, Inc. et al v. JWC Hartz Holdings, Inc. et al, 33 AD3d 555 (1st dep't 2006)
- Peach Parking Corp. v. 346 West 40th Street, LLC, Kinney System, Inc. and The Hertz Corporation
- Defense of major hedge funds in Madoff-related litigation throughout the United States.
- Obtained an anti-suit injunction in appellate court
- Hedge fund recovers for attorney malpractice
- Obtained specific performance for collector/dealer of musical instruments and obtained award of monetary sanctions against defendant and defense counsel
- Appeal defeated, client proceeds with case
- Defended Russian Oil Company against international efforts to enforce Swedish arbitration award.
- Secured preliminary injunction against trademark infringer
- Secured an injunction against infringement of copyright in client’s photograph
- Stopped infringement of client’s design patent by a foreign firm
- SEC Investigation of Hedge Fund Manager
- FINRA Enforcement Action against broker-dealer and its principal.
- ADT Operations, Inc. v. Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A.,
- Irving Picard v. Saul Katz, et al.
- Representation of voting shareholders in a dispute with non-voting shareholders concerning control and management of family owned business
- Board of Managers of the York River House Condominium Corporation v. Central Parking Corporation
- Representation of a major international law firm in defense of a litigation filed by the opposing party in a corporate transaction
- 9 things you must know about non-compete clauses | The Drum
- Reflections on a Zoom Trial
- Can Lawyers Send Law Clerks And Unadmitted Law School Graduates To Court?
- A Double Attorney Fees Clause Is Held Not a Penalty, But What’s Next?
- The Rules Of The Road When Law Firms Use Online Platforms And Automatic Systems That Offer Services To The Public
- When Lawyers Change Firms And Take Clients With Them Plus An Update On Sharing Fees With Retired Lawyers
- The Problematic Client and When is it time to Withdraw
- The Ethics of Virtual Lawyering
- COVID-19 and Restrictive Covenant Agreements
- Recent Developments in Appellate Advocacy
- The Ethical and Professional Challenges of Practicing Law During the Pandemic
- Ethics for Lawyer-Mediators
- Video-Mediation in the Era of Coronavirus
- New York’s Virtual Courts Open for Business
- Dealing With The Difficult Client And Breakdowns In The Attorney-Client Relationship
- Coronavirus and Your Commercial Contracts – Force Majeure Clauses
- Conflicts of Interest and Disqualification of Counsel
- New York’s Illegality Doctrine and Its Implications for Cannabis Contracts
- The Unique Problems of Litigating in the Cannabis Industry | NYLitigator - NYSBA
- The Ethical Issues Lawyers Face When They Wind Down a Practice Plus an Update on Cannabis Law Ethics
- New York Law as the Gold Standard Choice for Global Business Contracts
- Accepting Bitcoin as Payment for Legal Fees
- Business Divorce in New York State: The Pitfalls of Relying on Judicial Dissolution Under LLCL §702
- The Haze and Maze of Cannabis Law: How Will New York Courts Decide Cannabis-Related Business Disputes?
- Messaging Apps That Auto-Destruct
- Virtual Law Offices
- Retaining Liens and Client Files
- NY Court of Appeals Upholds Commercial Tenant's Yellowstone Injunction Waiver
- Inadvertent Disclosure, Metadata And Professional Responsibility
- When Judges Go Online and Use Social Media
- The Rules of the Road for Lawyers Who Provide Non-Legal Services To Clients
- Handling Confidential Client Information
- Restrictive Covenants In Agreements Employing Lawyers
- The Challenges of Litigating Against Pro Se Parties
- Ethics and Best Practices For Law School Clinics
- Litigation Financing Confidentiality and Marijuana Ethics For Lawyers
- Litigation Financing
- A New York Appellate Court’s Recent Decision Reminds Us that the Faithless Servant Doctrine is Alive and Well in New York
- Communicating With Clients With Diminished Capacity
- Referral Fees and Using a Client as an Expert
- Caution: You May Have To Disclose “Private” Social Media Postings in Litigation
- Attorney Advertising And Self Promotion
- NY Appellate Court Shifts Balance of Power in Commercial Real Estate Leases: Upholds Yellowstone Injunction Waiver
- Attorney Websites, Branding and Using Social Media
- Confidentiality Issues When Clients Don’t Tell The Truth
- Attorney-Client Confidentiality vs. the Customs Agent: Who Wins?
- Effective Attorney Communication
- Using Per Diem Attorneys Plus An Addendum To The June Forum On Cybersecurity Ethics
- Law Firm Ethical Obligations and Cybersecurity
- When Attorneys Become Witnesses
- The Ambac Decision and the Future of the Common Interest Privilege Under the New York Law
- Fee Sharing Do’s and Don’ts
- Law Firm Document Retention Policies
- Unraveling the Files of a Deceased Solo Practitioner
- When is it time for diversity and inclusion training?
- Attorneys and Private Investigators: Don’t Go Out Of Bounds
- Dealing With Attorney Pinocchio: Adversaries Who Just Can’t Tell The Truth!
- Mentoring Young Lawyers: Dealing with Mistakes, Judges, Adversaries and Clients
- Commercial Division Professionalism and Practice
- Client Confidences and Insider Information
- Litigation Incivility: It’s Not Just Unprofessional, It’s Not Smart
- Social Media Do’s and Don’ts for Lawyers
- Issues Faced by Working Mothers in the Profession
- Forget Big Brother, What Happens When it’s Opposing Counsel is Doing the Recording?
- Lawyers Behaving Badly, It’s Not Just Wrong, It’s Unprofessional
- Some Suggestions for the Securities Lawyer When Handling Transactions On Behalf of A Client
- Professionalism in Mediation, Some Ethical Issues
- Post Trial Contact With Jurors, What Not To Do
- Suggestions for in-house counsel when regulators want an interview
- How do you handle a bully?
- 2014 Decisions Clarify How the Statute of Limitations Applies to Copyright Infringement Claims
- Loyalty tested; what duties does an associate owe to a law firm?
- At the crossroads where ethics and business collide, what should an attorney do?
- Second Circuit Issues Key Decision Clarifying What A Tippee Must Know To Be Held Liable For Criminal Insider Trading Liability
- What should an attorney do when the client wants to present false information and what happens if it is the senior partner who wants to go out-of-bounds?
- When clients pay by credit card plus a postscript on proper courtroom attire
- Making the switch from outside to in-house: What are the rules of the road?
- Email Incivility and its consequences
- What Law Firms Should Know about Data Security Right Now
- Appropriate Attorney Dress in the Courtroom
- Must attorneys engage local counsel when they represent clients in out-of-state matters?
- Engagement letters, don’t let the client leave without one and what happens when you do
- Embracing technology in every day practice, professional and ethical obligations
- Deposition ethics, civility and professionalism, a few ground rules
- Can attorney behavior outside the office lead to disciplinary action?
- Private Equity Funds and Lenders: Equitable Doctrines May Override Contractual Protections When Senior Lenders Overreach
- What Constitutes Attorney Advertising?
- What is sanctionable conduct?
- Ethical obligations when using social media to conduct search on adverse parties and potential jurors
- Beware! Incomplete Notary’s Certificate of Acknowledgement Invalidates Agreement
- Mobile Devices, Hotspots and preserving attorney-client confidentiality
- Rules governing email perservation in a potential litigation
- Prospective client consideration, obligations owed and privilege issues when unsolicited information is received
- New York Permits Members of Limited Liability Companies to Disclaim Fiduciary Duties, At Least Sometimes
- Rules Governing Escrow Accounts, Retainers, and Communication with Clients Regarding Fees
- Civility best practices between opposing counsel
- Joint representation of multiple clients; conflict checks and engagement letters; and attorney-client privilege issues
- Applying "no-contact rule" and replying to all in email communications
- Can a lawyer rely on what the client says and what to do when the opposing party submits a potentially false affidavit?
- When declining a case, what obligations do attorneys owe to the prospective clients and how to address confidential information acquired during the initial meeting?
- What to do when opposing counsels do not engage in or comply with good faith discovery efforts?
- When representing clients A & B in unrelated matters and suddenly client A requires you to seek discovery from a third party who is in receivership with client B, how should you handle and are you conflicted?
- As an attorney, what are your communication obligations to adversaries and clients, are your digital communications protected by attorney-client privilege and what do you do when privileged information is accidentally disclosed?
- When a private law firm relocates to a different state, what are its responsibilities to current and former clients and for retaining client files?