We are thrilled to announce that 14 FRB attorneys have earned their place on the 2023 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list.  Super Lawyers recognizes the top 5 percent of lawyers in New York through a rigorous process of...

By: Matthew E. Foreman, Esq., LL.M., Michelle S. Kabel, Esq., Moish Peltz, Esq., and Davis Rosser Introduction On August 25, 2023, the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) issued proposed...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman is pleased to announce that Partner Hon. Ruth Bogatyrow Kraft has been named Chair of the firm’s Labor and Employment Practice Group. Ruth’s practice continues to enhance FRB’s capacity to...

By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq., Elysse M. Anderson, Esq., with contributions from Brice Wilkerson In 2021, New York enacted a bill – the Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019 (the “Act”) – limiting the amount...

FRB’s Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq., Partner and Co-Chair of the Elder Law Practice Group, was recently featured in Beyond the Balance Sheet, a podcast hosted by Diana Clark and Arden O’Connor of the O’Connor Professional...

By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., Michael A. Curatola, Esq., Ariel S. Holzer, Esq., Dana W. Sivak, Esq., and Terran Cooper In April, New York City Council member Lynn Schulman introduced a bill[1] that would prohibit...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is pleased to announce that Christopher M. Slowik, Esq. and Jason R. Goldfarb, Esq. have joined the firm’s Real Estate Practice Group as Partners, further expanding the...

By: Ariel S. Holzer, Esq., Elysse M. Anderson, Esq., with contributions from Brice Wilkerson Being a landlord is not as simple as collecting tenants’ rent every month. If you are a landlord,[1] you know running a property...

By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. and Melissa A. Guseynov, Esq. We previously reported on the Third Circuit’s decision to dismiss the New Jersey bankruptcy case filed by a Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) subsidiary, LTL...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman’s Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq., Partner and Co-Chair of the Elder Law Practice Group, is prominently featured in the April and May issues of Wolters Kluwer’s Of Counsel: The Legal Practice and...