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A Court That Means Business
The New York State Bar Association is working with the Commercial Division Advisory Council to provide economic benefits to NYSBA members and the State of New York. The Advisory Council has recently produced a new film about New York’s business…
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Balancing the Books: The Second Circuit’s Take on Administrative Fees in Singh v. Deloitte
The administration of employee benefit plans is an essential, though often overlooked, function in corporate governance. The mismanagement of these plans can have significant implications for employees and employers alike. The Second Circuit’s recent decision in Singh v. Deloitte LLP…
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Know What To Do if Immigration Enforcement Comes for Your Clients
The New York State Bar Association is helping attorneys who may need to represent clients who are not citizens in the midst of a rapidly-changing legal landscape. More than 500 people attended a NYSBA Continuing Legal Education course on March…
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From Cradle to Commencement: Public Health Perspectives on Pediatric Mental Health Care
The discourse surrounding pediatric mental health care in the United States has gained prominence in recent years as concerns about the well-being of our nation’s youth continue to escalate.1 Following the COVID-19 pandemic, in October 2021, a national emergency in…
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New York State Bar Association Welcomes Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Restrictions on Ghost Guns
Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today about the U.S. Supreme Court upholding restrictions on ghost guns: “The Supreme Court today upheld common sense restrictions on difficult-to-trace guns known as ghost guns.…
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The Evolving Landscape of College Student-Athlete Compensation
The landscape of college athletics continues to change at an unprecedented rate. Name, image and likeness has opened the flow of compensation to student-athletes at all levels. To date, payments for NIL have only been allowed through entities not associated…
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Harlem Native Helps Black Women Access Law School
The New York State Bar Association is honoring Harlem native Talia Scott with its prestigious Ruth Bader Ginsburg Memorial Scholarship for her work in creating a fund to help black women get accepted to law school. Scott founded the non-profit…
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What Attorneys Can Do To Help Clients Develop Sustainable Affordable Housing
Sustainable affordable housing is a marriage between sustainable building practices and residences that are economically manageable for both the persons living there and their landlords. This article discusses what is affordable housing; what is sustainable development; and how attorneys can…
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NYSBA President Calls Latest White House Directive an Assault on the Legal Profession
Domenick Napoletano, president of the New York State Bar Association, issued the following statement today condemning the administration’s latest threat to the legal profession: “A fundamental principle of our American legal system is that attorneys have a duty to be…
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Uncharted Legal Waters: Trade Secrets Litigation in State Court
In May 2022, a jury in Virginia state court awarded one of the biggest trade secrets verdicts in history in Pegasystems, Inc. v. Appian Corporation – a whopping $2 billion. Nearly 2 ½ years later, that verdict was wiped out…
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