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Getting To Verdict: Being Cost Effective And Winning The Essential Role Of The Trial Swat Team
When it comes down to it, litigation of major commercial cases has become about avoiding trial, not about trying cases. However, in the protracted and expensive discovery and settlement process sometimes it is more beneficial and even cheaper to simply try the case. Most commercial litigators do...
Read MoreThe Economic Impacts Of New York City's Development Boom
On April 4, 2006 the Greater New York Construction User Council presented a seminar which provided an economic forecast as to the conditions which may be anticipated to follow the current real estate boom. The seminar was moderated by Rae Rosen, Senior Economist and Assistant Vice President,...
Read MoreConstruction Projects: Outside Construction Counsel's Role In Representing The Owner - Legal And Practical Strategies For Success
Construction counsel's traditional role is in handling construction contract litigation or arbitration after project completion; after the damage has already been done. Making construction counsel part of the planning process has been effective and has demonstrated value. In instances where the...
Read MoreMortgage Foreclosure: Familiarity Breeds Comfort
Although an expeditious method is available under New York law to foreclose a mortgage on commercial premises by non-judicial means, judicial foreclosure remains favored despite its time-consuming aspects. Judicial foreclosure of a mortgage is governed by Article 13 of the New York Real Property...
Read MoreProject: Corporate Counsel - Law Firms Real Estate, Construction And Environmental Compliance Challenges - Part II
Editor: Is the help of outside counsel desirable in construing, drafting and negotiating architect agreements, construction contracts and environmental consultant agreements? Osborn: In working with these contracts, the biggest problem is lack of expertise. It is perilous for relatively...
Read MoreReal Estate, Construction And Environmental Compliance Challenges - Part I
Part II of this article appears in the May 2005 issue of The Metropolitan Corporate Counsel. Editor: John, your firm specializes in real estate, construction and environmental matters. How can outside counsel help corporate counsel avoid compliance problems? Osborn: Specialized outside counsel...
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