It is with great pleasure that we announce that three attorneys at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP have been named to 2023 Super Lawyers lists!... Read More
Although many states have now adopted the Multistate Bar Exam (“MBE”), each state still maintains its own set of rules and regulations for how its... Read More
On April 11, 2023, New York State implemented a new model sexual harassment prevention policy and its new model sexual harassment training policy. Employers are... Read More
Should Retainer Funds be Held in Escrow?The American Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility recently published Formal Opinion 505, clarifying attorneys’ obligations... Read More
Under Section 468-a of New York’s Judiciary Law, New York attorneys are required to file a registration every two years along with payment of a... Read More
In New York, there are multiple avenues for clients to dispute attorneys’ fees, such as in court or through a Part 137 Attorney-Client Fee Dispute... Read More
New York State’s highest court, the Court of Appeals, has issued an order amending its rules relating to lawyers who are admitted in another jurisdiction,... Read More
The New York State Bar Association (“NYSBA”) issues ethics opinions in response to inquiries from attorneys as to the permissibility of a proposed course of... Read More
Recently, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Mallory v. Norfolk Southern Railway, a case that will have great consequences for corporations’ due process rights... Read More
Lawyers often ask me how they can set their registration status to “inactive” to avoid paying the biennial $375 registration fee. Unlike some other States,... Read More
Arbitration has, in recent decades, become the conventional means of dispute resolution in civil disputes, both between businesses and between business and consumer. This is... Read More
Although New York has adopted the Uniform Bar Examination (UBE) (which is administered by the National Conference of Bar Examiners), the attorney admissions for the... Read More
It has become commonplace that contracts between businesses will have arbitration clauses, meaning that the parties to the contract agree that any dispute arising out... Read More
Earlier this year, Forbes reported growing numbers in both the amount of cyber attacks and their rates of effectiveness. While every demographic is at risk... Read More
It is with great pleasure that we announce that three attorneys at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP have been named to 2022 Super Lawyers lists!... Read More
Under Section 468-a of New York’s Judiciary Law, New York attorneys are required to file a registration every two years along with payment of a... Read More
Eric Schneiderman, New York’s former Attorney General, resigned from his post in 2018 amid accusations of physical abuse by four women. Following his resignation, the... Read More
In December 2021, the New York City Council passed Local Law 32 that makes it an “unlawful discriminatory practice” for employers with four or more... Read More
Judge Jed Rakoff announced in court today that he is prepared to dismiss former Vice-Presidential candidate Sarah Palin’s defamation claim against the New York Times. ... Read More
We are thrilled to announce that three attorneys at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP have been named to Super Lawyers lists! Managing partner Gregory Ryan... Read More
On September 15, 2021, the New York Law Journal—New York’s preeminent legal newspaper—published an article entitled, “The Law Firm Impact of Reactions to the Pandemic.”... Read More
On Monday, August 23, 2021, the United States Food and Drug Administration (the “FDA”) gave full approval to the Pfizer vaccine for individuals 16 and... Read More
Investigations of attorney misconduct are generally thought to be confidential, and they largely are. But there is one aspect of disciplinary proceedings that leaves some... Read More
On December 15, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed legislation that made significant changes to New York’s statutory Power of Attorney form (“POA”). The new law will... Read More
On Friday, May 28, 2021, the Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) authored new guidance for employers regarding the COVID-19 vaccine (the “Guidance”). The Guidance provides that... Read More
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP is pleased to announce that Alexandra Lyras and George Kontogiannis have become equity partners in the firm. Alexandra handles... Read More
New York’s State Senate Judiciary Committee has voted to advance a bill that would repeal Section 470 of the Judiciary Law, a provision which has... Read More
While the Covid-19 pandemic has affected every corner of the U.S. economy, arguably no sector has been hit harder than the restaurant industry. Sean Kennedy,... Read More
On March 25, The United States Senate voted to pass the PPP Extension Act of 2021. The act would extend the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP)... Read More
The United States Congress is currently debating what will comprise the next stimulus package for the American public. At 5:30 AM, the Senate approved a... Read More
During President Biden’s first day of office, the freshly inaugurated president wasted no time signing seventeen executive orders, ranging from mandating masks in federal buildings,... Read More
Two-time Super Bowl champion, and longtime TRR Client, Leonard A. Marshall was featured in Carver Federal Savings Bank’s new series of conversations with business leaders... Read More
Westchester County Executive George Latimer announced the creation of a new grant program for small businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. The program, called Westchester... Read More
Senior partner at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP, Lewis Tesser, is representing Kristyn Vanderberg-Reed, the Director of Veteran Services for the City of Mount Vernon,... Read More
TRR client, NFL great Leonard Marshall has concluded a deal to serve as Executive Vice President and Brand Ambassador of Pharma GenRx, an industry-leading CBD company.... Read More
There are many situations that, under ordinary circumstances, require in-person meetings, such as will signings. You may be wondering whether it is possible to have... Read More
There have been several important Executive Orders and other responses passed in the State of New York to combat the spread of the Corona COVID-19... Read More
COVID-19 has hit our society hard. It is a health crisis and has thrown us into economic turmoil. Businesses are struggling to pay employees, tenants... Read More
Today, Chief Judge Janet DiFiore of the New York State Unified Court System delivered an address regarding measures the Court is taking regarding COVID-19. The... Read More
We previously reported that TRR Partner Lew Tesser had been tapped by the New York County Lawyers’ Association (“NYCLA”) to chair a task force to... Read More
We are happy to announce that Managing Partner Gregory Ryan and Senior Partner Lewis Tesser were selected for the 2018 New York Metro Super Lawyers... Read More
The New York State Democrats, since gaining control of both the State Assembly and Senate after the 2018 election, have made criminal justice reform a... Read More
Current national data reports that anywhere between 2%–8% of criminal defendants plead guilty to crimes they did not actually commit. A rational reaction to these... Read More
TRR partner Gregory Ryan was quoted as an authority on the fiduciary duty of investment advisers in ACA Insight’s March 25, 2019 issue. In analyzing... Read More
It’s 2019 and Tesser, Ryan and Rochman, LLP is celebrating 35 years of helping its clients achieve their goals. In connection with this milestone, the... Read More
TRR is happy to announce the successful conclusion of negotiations in which former NFL great Leonard Marshall has been named to the advisory board of... Read More
by Gregory Ryan & Colyn Eppes The Super Bowl has become more than just the championship football game; it has become an annual television event... Read More
Every year, Super Lawyers publishes regional magazines which features lawyers in that area who have been selected to the Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list,... Read More
We are happy to announce that three attorneys at Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP have been named to Super Lawyers lists! Managing Partner Gregory Ryan... Read More
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP has over twenty years of experience dealing with attorney and professional ethics matters, including disbarments, suspensions, moral character hearings, and... Read More
The New York State Society for Professional Engineers is a voluntary organization for licensed engineers in the State of New York. They serve as a resource... Read More
For most people, there is no conflict between two basic interests: to enjoy a reasonable degree of privacy, and for criminals to be caught and... Read More
TRR Partner Lew Tesser was recently appointed Chair of the New York Attorney-Client Fee Dispute Resolution (FDRP). The FDRP is a program of the New... Read More
ACA Insight, a publication of the Washington D.C. organization, ACA Compliance Group, drew on TRR Partner Greg Ryan‘s experience with the Advisers Act and the... Read More
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman partner Lew Tesser has a regular column in the Saturday Evening Post, in which he discusses how knowledge of the law... Read More
The Cannabis Law Report recently published Partner Greg Ryan’s piece on New Jersey’s election of Governor Phil Murphy, and what that means for marijuana legalization... Read More
Partner Lew Tesser recently published his first e-book, In the Thick of Things: The Found Photographs of Sgt. T/4 Charles Tesser. The book features over... Read More
Tesser Ryan & Rochman client, Dr. Ziv Ezra Cohen, was recently featured on the news, providing his expert opinion on the psychological factors at play... Read More
The Trump Administration’s proposed tax bill, which features a 25% tax on pass-through income, has called public attention to pass-through entities. Limited liability companies are... Read More
Partner Lew Tesser recently published an article, “In Defense of Lawyers,” in the Saturday Evening Post. In his article, Tesser dispels the myth of the... Read More
Establishing procedures for preserving and managing data is a vital undertaking for businesses and professionals that is unfortunately often overlooked. A Florida law firm learned... Read More
The law firm of Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP congratulates senior partner Lew Tesser on his selection to the 2017 New York Metro Super Lawyers... Read More
For a business, compliance with the law is not a one-time item on a checklist, but an ever-evolving pursuit. This is especially true of businesses... Read More
On September 15, partner Lewis Tesser will be named the recipient of the New York County Lawyers’ Association’s (NYCLA) Jack Newton Lerner award for his... Read More
No matter what type of business you are purchasing or selling, it is critical that the contract of sale be properly drafted. Although each contract... Read More
Airbnb has exploded in popularity in New York City. Tenants have embraced the apartment sharing service as a means of easing the burden of New... Read More
Today, businesses are increasingly choosing to be organized as limited liability companies (LLCs). Consequently, business lenders often require, before granting a loan, that the business... Read More
In a previous blog post, we noted that limited liability companies and S-corporations possess two important similarities: (1) they are “pass through” entities—the profits and... Read More
On February 10th, 2017, TRR Senior Partner Lewis Tesser sat on a panel as part of the Immigration and Asylum Conference 2017. The conference, hosted... Read More
TRR Senior Partner Irwin Rochman recently took an evening out of his busy schedule to judge the New York City Bar Association Moot Court competition.... Read More
On Friday, December 16, 2016, TRR Senior Associate Timothy Nolen presented the CLE “Ethics, Civility and the Newly-Admitted Attorney” at the New York County Lawyers... Read More
Apologies to anyone who has been trying to access our website in the last week or two, we’ve been having serious server issues that continuously... Read More
Managing Partner Gergory J. Ryan and Senior Associate Timothy Nolen are both members of the Cannabis Law Journal Editorial Board. In this most recent issue,... Read More
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP is pleased to announce that its client Leonard Marshall has finalized a new business venture with Home Towne Rx Pharmacies. ... Read More
For Immediate Release: Tesser, Ryan & Rochman, LLP partner Gregory J. Ryan has been named to the Editorial Board of the Cannabis Law Journal. The Journal, published... Read More
by Daniel Reichelscheimer (Associate) and Timothy Nolen (Senior Associate) In starting a business, one of the most important choices the owner must make is the... Read More
Recently, TRR had the fortune to take part in “Cannabis World Congress and Business Expo” at the Javits Center. There, our team met many individuals... Read More
by Managing Partner Gregory J. Ryan The Supreme Court has addressed the viability of civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO) actions for conduct... Read More
Tesser, Ryan & Rochman is excited to introduce its two newest Associates. Marjorie Altman Tesser has been admitted to practice law in New York since... Read More
By Daniel Reichelscheimer (Junior Associate) and Gregory J. Ryan (Senior Partner) In 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law the Compassionate Care Act (“CCA”), which... Read More
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: The entire team at Tesser, Ryan, & Rochman LLP would like to extend our sincerest congratulations to our Senior Partner Lewis Tesser... Read More
Few events can damage a business’ reputation as severely as being accused of illegal conduct. However, one Federal statute, the Federal Racketeer Influenced Corrupt Organization... Read More
Professionals have the burden of complying with all licensing laws. Gregory J. Ryan, Esq. In most counties, including New York County, a home improvement... Read More
By Gregory J. Ryan Pharmacists are licensed by the New York State Education Department. As licensed professionals, pharmacists’ practices are subject to regulations imposed by... Read More
In our latest New York Law Journal piece, “Do New York State Courts Apply the ‘Chevron’ Two-Step for Deferring to Agencies,” Partner Lewis Tesser and... Read More
The U.S. Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for next Tuesday, October 8th to hear argument on the issue of the constitutionality of limitations placed upon... Read More
We recently wrote a note which addressed the difficult situation businesses often face in dealing with an employee, who is a member of a protected... Read More
Businesses often are confronted with a Human Resources dilemma – how to deal with an employee who has exhibited poor job performance but who is... Read More
The entertainment industry has struggled to keep up with technology and the growth of internet sites which make copyrighted material available for public use without... Read More
Gregory Ryan and Irwin Rochman, of Tesser, Ryan, and Rochman, llp. Represent Defendant Charged with Failure to do Proper Background Checks in Arkansas District Court... Read More
It is important for businesses to properly check the immigration status of all workers and to maintain records establishing steps taken to confirm workers’ status... Read More
A recent decision from the Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department, demonstrates the interplay between Federal and New York State law regarding business matters. The case... Read More
Obtaining insurance coverage for legal liabilities can sometimes be a challenge. A recent opinion from the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department,... Read More
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