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• New York's Out-of-State Attorney Law Struck Down

Earlier this month, New York's 150 year-old law requiring out-of- state attorneys to have a physical presence in the state to practice law was declared unconstitutional by Northern District of New York Judge Lawrence E. Kahn in the case of Schoenefeld v. State of New York. Section 470 (of the Judiciary Law) discriminates against nonresident attorneys by requiring them to maintain offices in- state even though resident attorneys are not required to do the same," Judge Kahn wrote in agreeing with the plaintiff, a New Jersey- based solo practitioner. "Most importantly, under Section 470, nonresident attorneys bear a significant competitive cost that resident attorneys do not. ...

• Daily Record (Rochester, NY)
• October 12, 2011

• New York intellectual property law review.

I. INTRODUCTION This review of New York appeals in the area of intellectual property law covers copyright, trademark, and patent cases. Since federa...

• Albany Law Review
• Vol. 75 Nbr. 2, December 2011

• New Wage Notice Requirements Under New York Law.

This alert describes important new wage notice requirements applicable to employers in New York. On April 9, 2011, the New York Wage Theft Prevention ...

• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2012, January 2012

• NEW YORK STATE LAW OFFICERS UNION, DISTRICT COUNCIL ,, (2nd Cir. 2006)

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SECOND CIRCUIT ...

• Federal Circuits

• New Wage Notice Requirements Under New York Law

This alert describes important new wage notice requirements applicable to employers in New York. On April 9, 2011, the New York Wage Theft Prevention ...

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• United States Law Articles in English

• New York Law Eyes Off-the-Books Frauds

Harsh penalties, including jail time, await violators of a new state law targeting "misclassified" construction workers. Citing millions of dollars in lost tax revenues and the high cost of supporting the uninsured, New York's Construction Industry Fair Play Act establishes strict criteria, including a 12-part test, to determine a worker's proper employment status. The new legislation delivers a payload of financial and professional ramifications for employers who go astray, with maximums of 60-day imprisonments, $50,000 fines and five-year debarments from public projects.

• Long Island Business News
• December 22, 2010

• Law Regarding Enforcement Of Noncompetition Agreements In Illinois Expands In Line With New York Law

Introduction Companies seeking to enforce covenants not to compete in Illinois, the largest corporate hub in the Midwest, now potentially have grea...

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• United States Law Articles in English

• Signature Bank Ranks among Both the Best Business Bank and Best Private Bank in New York Law Journal's Annual Survey.

Bank Appears in Best Business Bank Category for Second Time; Earns its Way onto Best Private Bank List for First Time NEW YORK -- Signature Bank (Na...

• Business Wire
• September 12, 2011

• New York Law

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. -- Glenn Close's character in the new TV series "Damages" is a high-powered attorney who is complicated, contradictory, tough, vulnerable and never quite what she seems. And Close wouldn't have it any other way.

• Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
• July 20, 2007

• Auditor Malpractice - Third Circuit's Recent Application Of New York Law

In Overland Leasing Group, LLC, two New York-based accounting firms that issued independent audit reports for a company were sued for malpractice and ...

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