Jennifer A. Yashar
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Articles
New York State Commercial Lease Decision Overturned on Appeal
USA - July 6 2021 In the first New York State appellate court ruling of its kind, the Appellate Division, First Department, issued an important decision clarifying the…
Update on Developing Case Law in Light of COVID-19: COVID-19 Not "Physical Damage" and a Rare Win for Tenants Claiming Impossibility
USA - May 5 2021 In earlier alerts, we have identified trends in commercial litigation in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including litigation concerning the…
New Restrictions on Commercial Foreclosures and Evictions Imposed in New York State
USA - March 12 2021 On March 9, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the COVID-19 Emergency Protect Our Small Business Act of 2021 (the "Act"). The Act imposes new restrictions on…
Janice Mac Avoy, Emilie B. Cooper, Meyer Last, Matthew D. Parrott, Shira Sandler, Justin J. Santolli
Federal Court Rejects Tenant's COVID-19 Lease Defenses
USA - March 11 2021 As discussed in previous alerts, we have seen an onslaught of litigation concerning the enforceability of commercial leases in light of COVID-19…
New Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Is Approved by Congress
USA - December 28 2020 On December 27, 2020, the Economic Aid Act (EAA) was signed into law to provide financial relief to small businesses suffering from the impact of the…
Michael T. Gershberg, Joshua D. Roth, Gail Weinstein, Steven M. Witzel, Libin Zhang
