Lee Tesser, Steve Cohen, Robert Bennett, Danielle Cohen, Matthew Lakind, Gina Makoujy and Stephen Winkles, have been selected to the 2025 New Jersey Super Lawyers list. Each year, no more than five percent of the lawyers in the state are selected by the research team at Super Lawyers to receive this honor. Super Lawyers is […]
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Recent governmental tariffs have sparked debate in the construction industry as parties struggle to best protect themselves from inevitable cost increases. Depending on the size of the contract, contract negotiations may be stalled due to this issue as both owners, contractors and lenders look for certainty on pricing. Some attorneys believe that Force Majeure clauses adequately protect […]
In the reality of working on a construction project, from time to time a contractor may proceed with additional work without following the change order procedure outlined in the parties’ agreement. This often happens where the trade contractor contracts directly with an owner/developer who is not involved in the day to day operations. Where a […]
Effective January 1, 2024, corporations and LLCs are required to provide certain information to FinCEN, a unit of the US Department of the Treasury. Each business entity must disclose their Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) annually. This new reporting requirement is part of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), enacted by Congress in 2021. The CTA requires […]
Arbitration is an alternative to litigation where the parties agree to submit the dispute to an arbitrator to make a binding decision related to the underlying claims. Typically, if it is the parties’ intention to submit any dispute to arbitration the contract between the parties includes an arbitration provision. With the continuing court backlog, more […]