I have the honor of presenting the Robert L. Haig Award for Distinguished Public Service to this year’s recipient, the Hon. Rolando T. Acosta. The award has been conferred by the NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section since 1995 to a “long-standing member of the legal profession who has rendered distinguished public service.” The first … Continued

(For more information, please see http://ww2.nycourts.gov/rules/comments/index.shtml.) Note: The comment periods for the following proposed rules have expired. April 6, 2022: Request for Public Comment on Proposal to Amend Part 523 to Add a Provision That Permits a Lawyer Licensed in a Jurisdiction Outside New York to Practice Remotely from a New York Location February 18, 2022: … Continued

On April 26, 2022, the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section hosted a judicially star-studded event in its first in-person event since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The event was hosted at Kelley Drye & Warren at its World Trade Center offices. The panelists consisted entirely of New York County’s Commercial Division justices. In alphabetical … Continued

I am honored to succeed Dan Wiig as Chair of this Section. We all owe Dan a great deal for the incredible time and effort that he put in as Section Chair. Even though many of the events during Dan’s term as Chair were remote, that did not stop him from overseeing an impressive number … Continued

The globalization of business has expanded the need for cross-border discovery in litigation and arbitration proceedings. In view of the complex scenarios U.S. and foreign counsel may have to face to collect evidence in multi-national cases, the International Litigation Committee has planned a series of continuing legal education programs aimed at increasing familiarity with procedural … Continued

(2022 N.Y. Laws ch. 1-375) CPLR Chapter (Part) (Subpart, Item) Change Eff. Date 105(s-1) 346 Extends expiration date to 6/30/2023 6/30/22 214-j 203(1) Adds revival for cetain sexual offense actions 12/31/21 3101(f) 136 Amends requirements for disclosure of contents of insurance agreements 12/31/21 3119(g) 219(4) Adds a new suivision on out-of-state abortion proceedings 6/13/22 3102(e) … Continued

Robert L. Haig, Editor-in-Chief (Thomson Reuters, 2021) Perusing Robert L. Haig’s Business and Commercial Litigation in Federal Courts reinforces the critical importance of a quality treatise to the legal research process. In my experience, routine use of these learned compilations authored by experts in their respective fields has, all too often, given way to the … Continued

Almost all of NYSBA’s Sections indicate a desire to create and run a successful mentor program, yet many have struggled to keep such programs going once they have been started. The nearly unique success of ComFed’s mentorship program is perhaps attributable to the program’s frequent group activities. This year the pandemic led to most of … Continued

More than 100 attendees enjoyed the hospitality of Cornell University’s famed Statler Hotel during the Section’s spring meeting held in Ithaca, New York, on May 13-15, 2022. This was the first in-person spring meeting that the Section has held since May 2019. In addition to providing invaluable networking opportunities, the weekend offered 6.0 MCLE credits … Continued

Good evening, everyone. Thank you so much for joining us this weekend! It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to the Statler Hotel in Ithaca, N.Y., on behalf of the New York State Bar Association Commercial and Federal Litigation Section. We have partnered this year with the Young Lawyers Section and put together … Continued