A recent decision from Suffolk County Justice Linda Kevins in Cassata v Michael Macrina Architect, P.C. serves as yet another warning to practitioners concerning the risks and ethical considerations implicated by the use of generative artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the legal profession, and the Court’s inclusion of a sanctions chart for AI-related errors offers a
Special purpose vehicles were always the sort of tool investors used only occasionally, in special circumstances. A hot deal. A founder who didn’t want 100 angels on the cap table. A one-off opportunity that didn’t quite fit inside a fund’s mandate. SPVs were the exception.In 2025, they stopped being that. As Forbes put it recently,
Artificial Intelligence is rapidly influencing the legal profession and remains a hot topic for attorneys and the courts. AI has proven useful for everything from routine administrative tasks to case-analysis summaries. It helps lawyers research quickly, draft faster, and analyze large amounts of information more efficiently. However, as attorneys’ use and reliance on AI increase,
The Commercial Division Advisory Council (“Advisory Council”) is consistently looking to implement and amend new rules to enhance practice in the Commercial Division. On June 11, 2025, the Advisory Council proposed adding a new Rule 6(e) to the Rules of the Commercial Division. The proposed Rule 6(e) governs the use of generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”)
On April 23, 2025, Matt Donovan and Viktoriya Liberchuk moderated a panel featuring Westchester Commercial Division Justices Linda S. Jamieson and Gretchen Walsh. The “town-hall” event covered a wide range of topics, including motion practice, artificial intelligence in legal proceedings, alternative dispute resolution, and trial procedures, to name just a few.
Below are some of
This week’s New York Business Divorce presents the 2025 Winter Case Notes, where we highlight a few recent decisions of interest featuring strict adherence to statutory language and the parties’ governing agreements.
On February 14, 2025, I will be speaking at the Suffolk Academy of Law’s annual Elder Law Update, addressing current developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) that are relevant to trusts and estates practice, among other topics. In preparing for that presentation, I came across a recent Surrogate’s Court, Saratoga County, decision in Matter of
On February 14, 2025, I will be speaking at the Suffolk Academy of Law’s annual Elder Law Update, addressing current developments in artificial intelligence (“AI”) that are relevant to trusts and estates practice, among other topics. In preparing for that presentation, I came across a recent Surrogate’s Court, Saratoga County, decision in Matter of
The Executive Committee of the Commercial and Federal Litigation Section of the New York State Bar Association hosted a very special guest speaker at its final meeting of 2024: The Honorable Timothy S. Driscoll from the Commercial Division of Nassau County. Justice Driscoll opened the meeting with some general points about how he runs his