Published Articles
Our firm’s attorneys regularly contribute to legal and business publications. Our firm’s articles are listed below.
October 3, 2024
Daily Record: Ongoing or Future Payment Obligations May Survive Guaranty Expiration Clauses
by Adams Leclair
Expiration clauses in a guaranty are used to limit liability the guarantor can incur. They place a temporal limitation on what would otherwise be a guarantee of unlimited duration. As…
September 3, 2024
Analyzing Who is the Prevailing Party?
by Kelly Geary
For lawyers, a frequent question from their clients is: “Can I get my attorney’s fees?” Under the American rule, the typical answer is “No.” But certain contracts may contain “prevailing…
September 14, 2022
Advocate’s View: Appellate Courts Reject Commercial Tenant Attempts to Avoid Rent Obligations
by Robert Yawman
During the Covid outbreak in 2020, New York and several other states issued restrictions on in-person business operations in an attempt to reduce the spread of the virus. These measures…
March 8, 2022
Volume of Business Disputes Remains High
by Rochester Business Journal
Managing Partner Steven Cole was featured in the Rochester Business Journal article “Volume of Business Disputes Remains High”. Click here to read the full article.
January 6, 2022
Daily Record: Legal Leaders See Progress in 2022
by The Daily Record
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for the legal system in a variety of ways over the past two years. As 2021 came to a close, The Daily Record asked…
November 23, 2021
Advocate’s View: Pre-Action Discovery in New York Does Not Create Path for Removal to Federal Court
by Mary Jo Korona
Read the full article here.
November 12, 2021
RBJ: Stacey Trien Focuses her GRAWA Presidency on Empowering Women
by Rochester Business Journal
Stacey Trien’s plan for her term as president of the Greater Rochester Association of Women Attorneys was to focus on the theme of empowerment. But the COVID-19 pandemic made it…
October 27, 2021
Advocate’s View: Mediations — What Will Happen When “Normal” Comes?
by Thomas Stander
As the pandemic continues to challenge and change the way we work across all industries, many of us are growing increasingly impatient with the wait for “normal.” Will we ever…
September 13, 2021
Fixing the Damages in Advance: Recent Case Law Involving Liquidated Damages Provisions
by Robert Yawman
When negotiating a contract, parties may choose to establish the damages owed if a party breaches. These pre-determined amounts, known as “liquidated damages”, commonly appear in real estate contracts, where…