Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) announced today the launch of a Condemnation practice group. Condemnation, or eminent domain, is the taking of private property by the government for public purposes. The practice group handles proceedings on behalf of clients with any interest in the property taken. The Condemnation practice group is chaired by Jason M. Penighetti, a partner and also a member of the firm’s…
Jeffrey D. Forchelli and John V. Terrana, Co-Managing Partners of Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”), are proud to announce that the attorneys and staff of Koeppel Martone & Leistman, L.L.C. (“KML”), a regional power in real estate tax law, have joined the firm. The addition of KML to FDT’s existing Tax Certiorari practice group establishes FDT as the preeminent real estate tax law firm in…
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) welcomes Gianni V. Sbarro to the firm’s Land Use & Zoning practice group as an associate. Mr. Sbarro, a Sands Point, NY resident, earned his M.S. in Real Estate from New York University, his J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law, and his B.A. from Fairfield University.
New York City has now published its Order and FAQs to employers regarding its private employer vaccine mandate that is set to take effect on December 27, 2021. The Order and FAQs clarify that any employer who employs one or more employees in New York City must require all employees to provide proof of a vaccination shot by December 27, 2021. Employees who fail to…
At her press conference held on December 10, 2021, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that effective Monday, December 13, 2021 masks will be required to be worn in all indoor public places, unless the business or venue implements a vaccine requirement. This mask requirement is for all individuals aged 2 and older. The mask requirement will be in effect until January 15, 2022, and may be…
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) welcomes John P. Gordon to the firm’s Real Estate and IDA practice groups as an Associate. Prior to joining FDT, Mr. Gordon was Counsel at a law firm in Lake Success. Mr. Gordon, a Williston Park, NY resident, earned his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. from College of the Holy Cross.
UPDATE: NY HERO ACT AIRBORNE INFECTIOUS DISEASE PREVENTION PLANS ARE NOW IN EFFECT On July 12, 2021, the Labor & Employment Department sent out an alert advising that under the NY HERO Act, the New York State Department of Labor, in conjunction with the New York State Department of Health, issued a Model Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Plan and that such plans had to…
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) welcomes Rachel L. Partain to the firm’s Tax, Trusts & Estates and Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions practice groups as a Partner. Ms. Partain advises high-net-worth individuals, corporations and partnerships in regard to complex federal and state tax matters. She concentrates in contested tax controversies. Prior to joining FDT, Ms. Partain was a Member of a national law firm known…
On May 5, 2021, Governor Cuomo signed the New York Health and Essential Rights Act (“NY HERO Act”). The NY HERO Act provides that the New York Department of Labor (“DOL”), in consultation with the New York Department of Health (“DOH”), will promulgate new Airborne Infectious Disease Exposure Prevention Standard. It further provides that the DOL and DOH would publish a model Airborne Infectious Disease…
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) is pleased to announce that Alexander Kerzhner has joined the firm’s Corporate and Mergers & Acquisitions practice group as a Partner. In addition to his law degree, Alexander is a Certified Public Accountant. Alexander has extensive experience handling a wide variety of corporate and business transactions, including venture capital and private equity financings, mergers and acquisitions and securities and debt…