On the evening of November 16, 2023, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section hosted the annual event “Taking the Lead 2023: Empowering Women Lawyers in Commercial Cases; Winning Strategies and Techniques.” The event, held at the Ceremonial Courtroom of the Daniel Patrick Moynihan U.S. Courthouse, showcased the skills of women commercial litigators through a mock … Continued
Greetings, Section members and friends! Welcome to the spring edition of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section Newsletter. As you will see, ComFed has been busy. I am so proud of the work that we have accomplished as a Section over the past few months. It is a true testament to the deep bench of talented … Continued
On November 9, 2023, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section hosted the tenth webinar in a series of conversations between junior attorneys and Commercial Division justices. For this event, the guest was Justice Daniel J. Doyle of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Monroe County. The event served as an informative session, … Continued
On October 26, 2023, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section held its ninth installment of its series devoted to encouraging junior attorneys to interact with and learn from New York’s Commercial Division Justices. This session featured the Honorable Linda S. Jamieson. Beginning in November 2002, Justice Jamieson was elected as a Justice of the State … Continued
On October 10, 2023, ComFed hosted a virtual fireside chat between the Hon. Guido Calabresi, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and Prof. Norman I. Silber of Hofstra Law School about Prof. Silber’s newly released book Outside In: The Oral History of Guido Calabresi (Oxford Univ. Press, 2023). Former ComFed Section Chair Ignatius … Continued
After the January 17, 2024, morning CLE programs, ComFed hosted a luncheon in the Trianon Ballroom of the Midtown Hilton. The luncheon’s highlight was the presentation of the 2024 Stanley H. Fuld Award for outstanding contributions to the development of commercial law and jurisprudence in New York to the Hon. Rowan D. Wilson, Chief Judge … Continued
(2023 N.Y. Laws ch. 1-777; 2024 N.Y. Laws ch.1-49, 61-105) CPLR Chapter (Part) (Subpart, Item, §) Change Eff. Date 105(s-1) 151 Extends repeal date to 6/30/24 6/30/23 213-c 777(42) Deletes cross-references to certain criminal sexual acts 1/1/24 215(8)(b) 777(43) Deletes cross-references to certain criminal sexual acts 1/1/24 503(g) 570 Provides that in an action to … Continued
On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court of the United States announced a decision in the consolidated cases of Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. President and Fellow of Harvard College and Students for Fair Admissions, Inc. v. University of North Carolina, et. al, 124 S. Ct. 2141 (2023), banning affirmative action in college admissions. In the Commercial and … Continued
The Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association continued its morning live-program CLE sessions with a segment entitled “CPLR Update for Commercial Litigators,” featuring David Horowitz and Katryna Kristoferson of the Law Offices of David Paul Horowitz, PLLC, as well as Hon. Justice John R. Higgitt, Associate Justice of the … Continued
The first CLE program of ComFed’s Annual Meeting featured an update on bankruptcy litigation and financing. Speakers included Creditors’ Rights and Bankruptcy Litigation Committee Co-Chairs Alan J. Brody of Greenberg Traurig and Sheryl Giugliano of Ruskin Moscou Faltischek, as well as Hon. Jil Mazer-Marino, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, E.D.N.Y., and Fred Stevens of Klestadt Winters Jureller … Continued