If you’ve been hearing about Claude.ai and wondering whether it belongs in your legal practice, you’re not alone. As artificial intelligence tools become more sophisticated, many attorneys are asking how to use them effectively while maintaining professional standards. This article offers practical guidance on implementing Claude.ai in your practice, focusing on what it does well, … Continued
The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association proceeded with its morning live CLE program featuring a segment titled, “The Interplay Between the NY Supreme Courts and Surrogate Courts on Business Divorce Issues,” with panelists Hon. Timothy S. Driscoll, a justice in the Supreme Court of Nassau County, New York … Continued
The third panel of an early morning agenda, just before lunch, is a notorious time slot that many speakers fear will lead to boredom and a waning attention span from the audience. Not with a panel like this one on appellate practice. The panel included the Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge of the New … Continued
Proposed Rules of Interest to Civil Litigators (2024-25) (http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml) Note: The comment periods for the following proposed rules have expired, except as noted. Comments must be submitted to rulecomments@nycourts.gov. February 7, 2025: Proposal to amend Rule 11 of the Rules of the Commercial Division (22 N.Y.C.R.R. § 202.70) to require certain initial disclosures. https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/comments/pdf/RequestForPublicComment-CommercialDivision-InitialDisclosures-020725.pdf. January … Continued
As we look back on this year’s Annual Meeting of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section, I want to take a moment to express my deep appreciation for the collective effort of the ComFed officers who made the event such a remarkable success, particularly this year’s program chair and vice chair, Maryann Stallone. Maryann did … Continued
Today I am very pleased, and honored, to present the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Stanley Fuld Award to my chief, my colleague, and my friend, Debra Ann Livingston. I first met Debra 18 years ago, in Washington, D.C., as we prepared for our confirmation hearings before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. The year was … Continued
On Wednesday, January 15, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association awarded the 2025 Stanley H. Fuld Award to the Honorable Debra Ann Livingston at its annual luncheon meeting. The midday ceremony began with a welcome from Section Chair Michael Cardello III and opening remarks by NYSBA President Domenick … Continued
CPLR Amendments: 2024 Legislative Session (2024 N.Y. Laws ch. 1-679) CPLR Chapter (Part) (Subpart, Item, §) Change Eff. Date 213-c(b) 23(39) Adds additional crimes to 20-year statute of limitations. 1/30/24 215(8)(b) 23(40) Adds a crime formerly defined in Penal Law § 130.50. 1/30/24 306(b) 473(2) Replaces sex and color of skin with the process server’s perception … Continued
The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s Annual Meeting program began with a CLE titled “The Legal Landscape of Employee Restrictive Covenants in New York and Beyond.” The panelists of this CLE included Honorable Laura Taylor Swain, Chief Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Honorable Joel M. Cohen, Supreme Court of … Continued
(West’s 2025 N.Y. Orders 1-4; Adopted Rules on OCA website, at http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml; amended rules on appellate court websites) 22 N.Y.C.R.R. § Court Subject (Change) Link to Order Eff. Date 202.70(b) Sup. Sets monetary threshold for Commercial Division cases seeking equitable and declaratory relief. https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/comments/orders/AO%2038.pdf 3/31/25 850.4(d)(1) 3d Dep’t Reduces number of copies of proposed amicus curiae … Continued