Congratulations to the following partners who have been named New York Super Lawyers® for 2011: Beth L. Kaufman (business litigation; employment litigation: defense; personal injury defense: products) and Charles B. Updike (general litigation).
Related Attorneys: Beth L. Kaufman and Charles B. Updike
Nancy Connery spoke at the American Bar Association Leasing Group’s program entitled “Lease Assignments: When to Assign and How to Do It” on January 5, 2011. Among other things, she discussed the differences between assignments and subleases, due diligence issues, and the drafting of the Assignment and Assumption Agreement.
Related Attorney: Nancy A. Connery
Practice Area: Real Estate
On January 27, 2011, Nancy Connery spoke at the New York State Bar Association Real Property Law Section’s Annual Meeting. She gave a general overview of commercial lease cases decided in 2010. The cases involved a wide variety of issues, including lease guaranties, the voluntary payment doctrine, constructive eviction, Rule against Perpetuities, and much more! To read her summary of the cases, click here: Commercial Lease Law Roundup 2010.
Related Attorney: Nancy A. Connery
For more information, please visit http://www.pli.edu/product/seminar_detail.asp?id=60420&t=DAT0_NGCOM.
Related Attorney: Nancy Ann Connery
On November 15, 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Firm client Columbia University with respect to allegations of age and national origin discrimination and retaliation made by a former Columbia employee. Charlie Updike led a trial team that included partner Beth Kaufman and in-house counsel from the University. The case had been pending for 18 years in the State Division of Human Rights, where the plaintiff’s administrative complaint ultimately was dismissed, and in the SDNY. The favorable verdict closes a chapter in the longest running litigation in the Firm’s history.
The Firm successfully defeated a borrower’s counterclaim against firm client Bank of America, N.A. in a foreclosure action, permitting the foreclosure action to proceed. On May 11, 2010, the judge in Bank of America, N.A. v. Peresgranted Bank of America’s motion to dismiss the counterclaim, in which the borrower sought damages for the allegedly improper filing of a notice of pendency on his property.
Beth L. Kaufman, litigation partner, Nancy A. Connery, real estate partner, were involved in the successful motion.
Related Attorneys: Beth L. Kaufman, Nancy A. Connery
Practice Areas: Litigation; Real Estate
On November 15, 2010, a jury in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York returned a complete defense verdict in favor of Firm client Columbia University with respect to allegations of age and national origin discrimination and retaliation made by a former Columbia employee. Charlie Updike led a trial team that included partner Beth Kaufman and in-house counsel from the University. The case had been pending for 18 years in the State Division of Human Rights, where the plaintiff’s administrative complaint ultimately was dismissed, and in the SDNY. The favorable verdict closes a chapter in the longest running litigation in the Firm’s history.
