George S. Van Nest Oct 15, 20124 minDEC’s Proposed Environmental Self-Audit PolicyThe New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is working on a new Self-Audit Policy to encourage environmental compliance....
Thomas F. KnabJul 16, 20124 minDeveloping Remedies for LLC MembersLimited liability companies appeared in New York state in 1994, when the New York Limited Liability Company Law (LLCL) went into effect...
George S. Van Nest Apr 16, 20124 minUpdate: NY Litigation Over Marcellus Shale developmentAs previously reported in this column, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is still weighing public comments and...
David H. FitchMar 19, 20125 minBeware the ‘Badges of Fraud’ this Tax SeasonSince the 1913 ratification of the Sixteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution granting Congress the “power to lay and collect taxes on ...
George S. Van Nest Dec 19, 20115 minLocal Regulation of Marcellus Shale DevelopmentAs the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation accepts public comments on proposed regulations to address Marcellus shale...
George S. Van Nest Aug 15, 20115 minRevised Recommendations on Marcellus Shale DevelopmentThe development of the natural gas resources in the Marcellus Shale formation across the southern tier of New York and Pennsylvania has t...
Thomas F. KnabJul 18, 20115 minThe Case of a Mutually Assured DissolutionSix pharmaceutical sales representatives decided to form a corporation, Stonetek. Each of the six shareholders owned 16.67 percent of Sto...
Jennifer A. ShoemakerMay 16, 20114 minCourt Gives Guidance on Improper Solicitation of ClientsIn a unanimous decision, the New York State Court of Appeals ruled that, under certain circumstances, a business seller may give active a...
George S. Van Nest Apr 18, 20115 minA look at New York DEC’s Proposed SEQR Form RevisionsThe New York State Environmental Quality Review Act was adopted in 1976 and requires that state and local agencies evaluate potential env...