Rev. Rul. 57-464 and Rev. Rul. 57-492 have recently been suspended pending completion of a study by the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service concerning the five-year,

On November 16, 2016, Mayor Bill DeBlasio signed into law a bill to safeguard freelance workers against wage theft by hiring parties.

The America Invents Act (the "AIA") is the most significant change to patent law in over 50 years.

On Thursday, June 21, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court decided the South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. case, holding that internet retailers can be required to collect sales tax in

In a previous MHH Alert we highlighted a rare event: a recent New York appellate decision in which the court reinstated a subcontractor's claim, notwithstanding its failure to satisfy a condition precedent to...

April 2018 was a very busy month for the interpretation and application of Chapter 15 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court ...

As a general rule, secured creditors do not have to file a proof of claim in a Chapter 7 case under the Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure ("Fed. R. Bankr. P.").

With a gridlocked Congress, President Obama issued Executive Order 13636, "Improving Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity," on February 12, 2013

Construction on real property can be complicated and expensive, but nowhere is this more accurate than in New York City.

Section 6033(j)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code automatically revokes the tax-exempt status of any organization that fails to file a required Form 990.

When was the last time you changed your underlying lease or finance documents? If you did in the last 10 years, you probably focused on making the document shorter – such as a classic one-page lease

Forum selection clauses are favored by most courts in most jurisdictions, as a contractual mechanism to provide certainty with respect ...

Crisis PR has long been performed behind the "cover" of attorney-client privilege.

One generally does not think of municipalities, who are often sued under the Federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), as being plaintiffs in actions under that statute.

For many reasons, not the least political, NYS contracting agency personnel are under increasing pressure to strictly enforce M/WBE regulations

Moritt Hock & Hamroff counsel Theresa Driscoll takes a look at the recent Second Circuit Momentive decision and uses it to examine the importance of clarity in drafting loan documents and understanding what loan documents say, ...

Technology executives are in a good position to see that contradictory requirements in the areas of data protection and privacy have created a confusing patchwork.

A recent United States Supreme Court decision regarding individualized arbitration agreements and class/collective action waivers provides opportunities for all U.S. employers, and new paid time off...

On May 4th Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a new bill into law that, when it goes into effect on October 31, 2017, will bar New York City employers from inquiring about job applicants' salary histories.

One of the most significant developments in construction law of late concerns an issue I have been actively involved in for some time.