Issue: 2024 Vol. 30 No. 1

Under Consideration Book Review of Attorney Escrow Accounts, 5th Edition

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The fifth edition of Attorney Escrow Accounts: Rules, Regulations and Related Topics, edited by Peter V. Coffey and Anne Reynolds Copps (the “5th Edition”), is a comprehensive guide to navigating the complexities of handling attorney escrow accounts. Written, edited, and updated by New York practitioners, the 5th Edition tackles the wide range of challenges of attorney … Continued

Tech Topics Key Takeaways From NYSBA Questionnaire Report on Virtual Procedures

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I. Introduction In this post-COVID-19 world, practitioners have been fully acquainted with all things “virtual”—conferences, depositions, oral arguments, and trials. While there can be no serious doubt that this technology is here to stay, the question that the Federal Procedure Committee of the NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section sought to answer was whether lawyers … Continued

Recent Commercial Cases of Interest in the New York Court of Appeals

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The New York Court of Appeals is the state’s highest court and regularly resolves questions of import for commercial litigation. The Court has recently considered a number of interesting issues, including the legality of New York City’s property tax system1 and the interpretation of business-interruption insurance in the context of COVID-19 contamination.2 The Court also will impact … Continued

Proposed Rules of Interest to Civil Litigators (2023-2024)

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(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. December 28, 2023:  Request for Public Comment on a proposal to add a new Part 53 to the Rules of the Chief Judge continuing the Litigation Coordinating Panel https://www.nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/rules/comments/pdf/LitigationCoordinatingPanel.pdf November 16, 2023: Request for Public … Continued

Observational Notes: Former Section Chair Tracee Davis and Others Honored at Taking the Lead 2023

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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

Message From the Chair

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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

Meet New York’s Commercial Judges: By and for Junior Lawyers—Part 9

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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

The Life and Times of the Hon. Guido Calabresi

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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