NY’s Anti-SLAPP Framework Targets Frivolous Lawsuits
Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation, or SLAPP suits, are frivolous lawsuits that are calculated...
Rights of Testators vs. Rights of Children
A client may disinherit or leave a disproportionate inheritance to their children for several reasons...
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Timing is Everything: A Plaintiff's Right to Amend Complaints During Pending Motions to Dismiss in New York
The combination of New York’s liberal amendment rules and pre-answer motion practices offer strategic oppor...
42% of Young Americans Set To Inherit Property Admit Soaring Cost of Insurance and Taxes Could Make It Impossible To Keep the Homes
Trillions of dollars in assets are expected to change hands during the so-called Great Wealth Transfer over...
Taylor Swift is worth around $1.9 billion more than Travis Kelce — here’s what their prenup might look like
Editor's note: The Independent spoke with Atty Bruggemann ahead of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's rumored ...
Self-Financing Contractors May Breach The Lien Law
A Contractor should beware of self-financing with his own funds on a New York job to pay his workmen, subco...
Protecting Assets By Moving Them Offshore
Asher Rubinstein, a partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey and an asset protection, tax and trusts and estat...
NYC Co-op Boards Should Consider Adopting a Summer Recess Policy Now
By Beth M. Gazes, Esq. & David L. Berkey, Esq.
Trusts & Estates Partner Asher Rubinstein Discusses Dynasty Trusts in Investopedia
Asher Rubinstein, Partner at Gallet Dreyer & Berkey, LLP, explains that a dynasty trust is an irrevocab...
Approaching Real Estate in High-Net-Worth Divorces
Real estate holdings are an especially complicated asset in divorce proceedings for high-net-worth couples....
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The Three Most Powerful Asset Protection Tools Most Families Already Own
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Parenting Coordinators in New York Custody Cases: A Practical Tool for High-Conflict Co-Parenting
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The Implied Covenant Reconsidered: New York’s Court of Appeals Reshapes Contractual “Sole Discretion” in 111 W. 57th Inv. LLC v. 111 W57 Mezz Inv. LLC
On May 28, 2026, the New York Court of Appeals issued a decision that is already reverberating through the ...
You Got That Yellowstone Injunction. Congratulations. Now Try Keeping It.
To paraphrase Seinfeld: you can get a Yellowstone injunction, but can you keep that Yellowstone injunction?...
Siblings Have Rights Too Thanks to New York’s Sibling Visitation Law: Using Domestic Relations Law Section 71 to preserve relationships
For many families, the sibling bond is one of the most important relationships in a child’s life.
Asset Protection Isn't Exotic – It's Already Built Into Everyday Law
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NY’s Anti-SLAPP Framework Targets Frivolous Lawsuits
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Repayment Risk for NY Contractors Who Pay Workers Before Being Paid
Contractors should beware of advancing their own funds on a New York job to pay workers, subcontractors, an...
Equitable Distribution of Influencer and Digital Businesses in New York
The business of influencing has become one of the most significant economic developments of the past decade...
Hauling Out-of-State Companies Into New York Court? What You Need to Know About Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Corporations and LLCs
You have a dispute with a company headquartered in Delaware, Texas, or California.
At the Front Desk: The Rules for Serving Legal Papers Through a Doorman
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The Dakota Attorney Fee Case – A Warning for All Cooperatives
A recent Appellate Division, First Department, decision (the Kasowitz, Benson Decision) has important impli...
Court Dismisses Discrimination Claims – But Retaliation Claims Keep Co-op Board in Litigation
At first blush, a court’s recent determination that a coop Board did not discriminate against shareholder o...
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