The following checklist is meant to act as a guide to various lease terms and provisions specific to farm leases. However, each lease is specific to the parties involved; accordingly, some of the items addressed below may not be relevant to a given...
These Model Insurance Requirements for a Ground Lease (the “Model Insurance Requirements”) consist of an extensive and detailed set of up-to-date insurance requirements suitable for use in a ground lease (a “Lease”). The Model Insurance...
Unlike common law states that have not historically favored the use of a single joint revocable trust for spouses (hereafter referred to as the Joint Spousal Trust or JST), the JST has long been the gold standard estate planning tool of choice in...
Like every other aspect of life in New York over the past year, real property leasing, lending, and sales have been turned upside-down by the Covid-19 pandemic. Countless tenants and property owners have failed to pay full rent or mortgage...
Being invited to serve on the board of a charity you care about is often a wonderful honor and an exciting opportunity. Nonprofit organizations are well served to include an attorney on the board who can help identify, among other legal threats,...
This chapter addresses 12 basic deposition principles, mechanics, strategies, and practices, including who may be deposed, when, where, and how to get them there, limitations on the number and duration of depositions, the relationship between...
Legal counsel often retain specialized analysts to perform valuation, damages, or transfer price analyses. These analyses may relate to disputes involving taxation, shareholder rights, condemnation and eminent domain, bankruptcy, all types of...
There is an increasing supply of qualified candidates looking for their first board seat with a private company. Experienced directors understand how the process works, and what to expect. First-time candidates, however, are thirsty to learn how...
“‘… [W]hen the court adopts the standards of the market place in making valuations there is no reason why it should close its eyes to how the market place arrives at and applies the standards. …‘, ‘It is difficult to perceive why testimony, which...