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In May, the annual New York State Property Tax Report Cards for School Districts were released by the Department of Education.

Fiduciary duty claims between closely-held business owners are commonplace in litigation before the Commercial Division.

One of the few things I remember from being a Cub Scout is the famous slogan “Be Prepared.” As an eight-year-old, I don’t think I was 100% certain what that meant.

Earlier this month, commercial litigators and judges from across New York headed to the Sagamore Resort on Lake George for the NYSBA Commercial and Federal Litigation Section’s 2026 Spring Meeting.

Manhattan Commercial Division Justice Robert R. Reed recently refused to enforce a settlement agreement purportedly reached by the parties via email...

Last fall, I blogged about the challenges of overturning an arbitrator’s award (check out that post here). That case illustrated the difficulties of vacating an award based on a purported erroneous ruling of law.

In an ideal scenario for any property owner or developer looking to build on Long Island, all aspects of a new development project will comply with the applicable provisions of a municipality's zoning ordinance

Last month, in Cuffaro v Zoning Board of Appeals of the Village of Bellport (Index # 620453/2021), the Suffolk Supreme Court reinforced the existing and binding case law that a municipality's issuance of a building permit...

At a recent legislative hearing, the New Rochelle City Council unanimously voted to revise the City's property tax assessment calendar, with changes set to take effect for the upcoming 2026 assessment cycle

The Commercial Division Advisory Council ("Advisory Council") is consistently looking to implement and amend new rules to enhance practice in the Commercial Division.

As noted in the title, civil RICO claims are on such a bad losing streak at the pleading stage in the Commercial Division that they’re beginning to rival the New York Mets. And that’s coming from a die-hard Mets fan.

Lawyers practicing in the Commercial Division are keenly aware of issues related to attorneys' fee awards in commercial cases.

As readers of this blog no doubt are aware, clients sometimes take a "shoot first, ask questions later" approach during the early stages of litigation.

As recently highlighted by my colleagues, the Commercial Division Advisory Council ("Advisory Council") has been hard at work striving to implement and amend certain rules and regulations to enhance practice...

When seeking a default judgment, parties often assume that an unanswered complaint puts them in the driver's seat for a quick and early victory.

A report recently published by Harvard University's Center for Housing Studies (Could Legalizing Mid-Rise Single-Stair Housing Expand and Improve Housing Supply? | Joint Center for Housing Studies) examines how zoning...

Restrictive covenants are common conditions of zoning approvals. Municipal boards typically require applicants to record restrictive covenants as a condition of approval.