Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) is proud to announce that the firm received a regional Best Law Firms® Ranking. For the second consecutive year, FDT has been ranked a Tier 1 firm on Long Island in Litigation – Labor & Employment. Firms included in the Best Law Firms® Rankings are recognized for professional excellence with impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking…
In this article, the author addresses the use of social cost of carbon in the environmental review process. Social cost of carbon (SCC) is a means of quantifying the costs related to emissions of greenhouse gasses.1 The costs related to greenhouse gasses (i.e., climate change costs such as storm damage and droughts) are borne by society as a whole and not by the individual projects…
The New York State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA) requires a review of potential environmental impacts of a project before a proposed project can obtain required approvals. Other environmental statutes require the remediation of contaminated sites. Because the SEQRA process examines impacts of the proposed project and the current environmental condition of the site is not an impact, the SEQRA process can often proceed without…
UNIONDALE, NY, OCTOBER 13, 2023 – Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP warmly congratulates Judy L. Simoncic, the firm’s Deputy Managing Partner, and a partner in its Land Use & Zoning practice group, on being selected by Long Island Business News as one of the 60 Most Influential Long Islanders of 2023. This LIBN team selected leaders across a variety of industries whose influence has impacted the…
UNIONDALE, NY, OCTOBER 6, 2023 – Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) prides itself on providing a collaborative, diverse and inclusive workplace to benefit our employees and clients. The firm’s Women’s Initiative program provides access to educational and social programs dedicated to empowering, supporting and advancing our women attorneys and professionals. FDT is honored to be among the 26 companies recognized in Long Island Business News’…
Corporate practitioners and their clients are accustomed to allocating risks between parties through the use of indemnification clauses in various commercial transactions. The rules differ with respect to indemnification of wage related exposures. This article addresses the evolution and recent developments about enforcement of wage-related indemnification provisions. It also provides guidance for addressing wage related risks in connection with the purchase and sale of businesses.…
Until August 1, 2023, supplemental spousal liability insurance was an optional coverage available under automobile insurance policies issued in New York State that few drivers purchased. However, as of August 1, 2023, New York Insurance Law § 3420(g) was amended to provide that supplemental spousal liability insurance is automatically included in all new or renewal automobile insurance policies issued in New York State on or…
Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP Land Use & Zoning partners Judy L. Simoncic and Kathleen Deegan Dickson, Real Estate partner Lindsay Mesh Lotito, and Tax Certiorari attorney Julia J. Lee were featured in the New York Real Estate Journal‘s 2023 Women in Commercial Real Estate Spotlight.
Multifamily construction and renovations are enjoying a resurgence after taking a pause during the pandemic. And with residential, apartment-style rental units back in vogue with renters and investors, developers are even converting underutilized office buildings and shopping malls into multifamily complexes. As developers step up construction spending to tempt renters with an assortment of amenities, tax assessors are having a field day, tabulating costs on renovations…
UNIONDALE, NY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2023 – Forchelli Deegan Terrana LLP (“FDT”) is pleased to announce that the firm has a combined total of 53 attorneys selected to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers and New York Metro Rising Stars lists. FDT congratulates the following attorneys for being selected to the 2023 New York Metro Super Lawyers list: Stephanie M. Alberts (Estate & Probate); Joseph…