In Raymours Furniture Co., Inc. v. Lexington Insurance Co. et al., No. 655167 2020, 2021 WL 4789148 (N.Y. Supr. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. Oct. 14, 2021), Mound Cotton’s clients were awarded a full dismissal with prejudice on the ground that the presence of the...
This article was published in Daily Business Review on October 14, 2021. Partners Wendy Stein Fulton and William Wilson spoke to the Daily Business Review about the firm’s strategy in Florida.
This article was published in the ARIAS-U.S. Quarterly on September 1, 2021. Partner Amy Kallal and Special Counsel Andrea Fort discuss recent cases involving the efforts to obtain access to arbitration awards which are filed as part of petitions to...
This article was published in Law360 on September 21, 2021. By Matt Perez Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP expanded its Fort Lauderdale, Florida, office this month with the addition of a litigation partner with a focus on insurance, malpractice...
The New York Law Journal published “NY Prompt Pay Act for Construction Contractors,” written by partner Barry Temkin and coauthor Ken Eccleston, on August 10, 2021. This article provides an in-depth discussion of New York’s Prompt Pay Act,...
Partner Michael Koblenz, who represents the buyer in a real estate sale in the Hamptons, commented on the it in The Real Deal. He filed a complaint with the Department of State, alleging gross misrepresentation and exaggeration of the circumstances by...
This article was published on Law360.com (subscription required) on June 10, 2021, in Insurance Authority, and in the daily Insurance newsletter. On June 9, El Salvador became the first country to adopt a Bitcoin standard. The law passed by El...
Barry Temkin co-authored “ABA Remote Work Guide Raises Bar For Atty Tech Know-How” in Law360 (subscription required) with Jennifer Goldsmith, vice president of professional liability claims at Ironshore, discussing ABA Ethics Opinion 498, a...
In addition to a 2018 ABA ethics opinion which outlines when law firms are ethically obligated to notify clients of data breaches jeopardizing the security of their confidential information, the California Bar Association has handed down additional...
The exchange of personal and business information is the (re)insurance industry’s lifeblood: it is necessary to facilitate accurate and profitable underwriting, proper claims management, and the fulfillment of legal and/or regulatory obligations. ...
Partner Matthew Lasky’s article, “Data Protection: Harmonizing Tensions Between the NAIC’s ‘Insurance Data Security Law’ & Traditional Access-To-Records Provisions” was published in the Journal of Reinsurance 2020,...
Partner Barry Temkin’s article, “New ‘Regulation Best Interest’ Becomes Effective for Broker Dealers” was published in New York Law Journal. NYLJ Article
Congratulations to our Partner Costantino Suriano for speaking about Cyber Law at the LEA 2019 Young Professionals Seminar at St. John’s University School of Risk Management on November 7, 2019. The seminar had presentations that covered: Cyber Attacks...
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” has ranked law firms in 75 national practice areas and 122 metro practice areas for 2019. Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass has been named as a Tier 1 firm in the New York Metropolitan area and in Tier 2...
Barry Temkin discussed whether Michael Cohen committed a crime under New York law when he recorded phone calls he had with President Trump in secret in Law360, “Cohen Tapes Show Broken Attorney-Client Relationship.” (subscription required) ...
Partner Barry Temkin was recently quoted in an article in Investment News about a risk alert sent out by the Securities and Exchange Commission to advisers in regards to the overcharging of clients: “This might be a good opportunity for advisers...
Partner Barry Temkin was recently quoted in an article in Investment News about FINRA’s plan to compile a list of high-risk advisers for additional regulatory scrutiny. “I would be deeply concerned by the existence of some kind of list of...
This article is reprinted with permission from the New York Law Journal, Volume 257—NO. 39, Wednesday, March 1, 2017.
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass congratulates its partner Frank J. DeAngelis on his confirmation as a judge of the Superior Court of New Jersey, Morris County. Frank started his career at Mound Cotton over twenty years ago and has been a valued...
Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass LLP is pleased to welcome partner Jill Levy and associate Gina Santangelo to the firm.
MCWG is pleased to note that partner Costantino Suriano continues his role for the St. John’s University Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation as a member of its Advisory Board. The Center for the Study of Insurance Regulation enhances...
Mr. Temkin was quoted on 10/29/2015. in an article titled:” Calculating the Hourly Rate of a Federal Agency Lawyer? It’s Complicated.” Commenting on the request of CFTC counsel for court-ordered sanctions against their adversary...
U.S. News and Best Lawyers have ranked law firms in 74 national practice areas and 122 metro practice areas for 2016. Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass has been ranked as a Tier 1 law firm in the N.Y. metropolitan area and in Tier 2 nationally in the...
Costantino P. Suriano and Daniel Markewich consider a hypothetical lawsuit that a New York liability insurer has defended where the judgment does not exceed the policy limits but the insurer has a sound basis for asserting that part of the judgment is...
