Author: Alexandre Petraglia

New York State Law Digest: May 2024

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CASE LAW DEVELOPMENTS Entity That Acquires All of Another Entity’s Liabilities and Assets Without a Merger Nevertheless Inherits Acquired Entity’s Status for Purposes of Specific Personal Jurisdiction Court of Appeals Applies Factors Previously Considered in Successor Liability Context In Lelchook v. Société Générale de Banque au Liban SAL, 2024 N.Y. Slip Op. 02081 (April 18, … Continued

Madison Scarfaro

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Name: Madison Scarfaro Hometown: Whitehall, Pennsylvania Law School: Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law Center Graduation Year: 2024 What inspired you to go to law school? I always knew that I wanted to go to law school. However, before attending, there were several experiences that I had that strengthened my desire to go to law … Continued

Ethics Opinion 1265: Conflicts of interest

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TOPIC: Conflicts of interest, former clients DIGEST: A lawyer formerly employed by a Legal Aid Society office would not have a conflict in representing a client in a matter adverse to a party who had been represented by other lawyers in that office at that time unless the lawyer, while at Legal Aid, acquired confidential … Continued