Long before the digital age and proliferation of social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter, Marshall McLuhan mused, “publication is a self-invasion of privacy.” Clearly, Professor McLuhan foresaw the pitfalls that can be associated with sharing too much...
INSIGHTS
Updates and achievements regarding the firm and our partners, as well as observations and analysis on the laws and legislation affecting our community.
Partner Jeffrey W. Pagano Featured In Long Island Business News As “Who’s Who” In Labor & Employment Law
LIBN Who’s Who – Jeffrey W. Pagano Esq. Labor & Employment Law Jeffrey W. Pagano is a partner in the Labor & Employment Law Group at Twomey Latham. Pagano focuses on all forms of corporate operating design, litigation and negotiation, primarily in the area of...
Partner Kathryn Dalli Featured In Long Island Business News As “Who’s Who” in Intellectual Property Law
LIBN Who's Who - Kathryn Dalli Esq. Intellectual Property Kathryn Dalli is a partner at Twomey Latham. Dalli's practice focuses on complex commercial litigation, including business matters, commercial and residential foreclosures, intellectual property...
Senior Partner David M. Dubin Presenting A Continuing Education Course To Real Estate Brokers at Cook Maran’s East Hampton Office On March 22nd
On March 22nd, Senior Partner David Dubin, will be presenting a continuing education course to real estate brokers entitled "Residential Real Estate - An Attorney's Perspective" at Cook Maran's offices in East Hampton. The course is designed to provide real...
Senior Litigation Associate Craig H. Handler Successfully Defeats Motion For Summary Judgment In Lieu Of Complaint
Senior Litigation Associate Craig H. Handler was recently successful in defeating a motion for summary judgment in lieu of complaint filed in connection with contentious litigation between two former business partners. The plaintiff, who sold the defendant his 50%...
New York State Creates Nation’s First Air Corridor For Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
New York State has officially created the Nation’s first “air corridor” where unmanned aerial vehicles can safely fly beyond line of sight for testing and development. Typically, FAA regulations restrict drone operations to line-of-sight only, which requires the drone...
Chris Kelley Serves as Pro-Bono Land Use Counsel For Reconstruction of Sag Harbor Cinema
On January 10, 2018, the Sag Harbor Partnership Inc., a not-for-profit corporation seeking to purchase and rebuild the Sag Harbor Cinema, which was destroyed in a tragic fire in December of 2016, closed on the purchase of the cinema property. To do that, the...
Associate Attorney Terrence P. Russell Joins Twomey Latham
Mr. Russell focuses his practice in the areas of estate planning, trust and estate administration, and elder law. Mr. Russell is graduate of St. John’s University School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Journal of Civil Rights and...
What You Need To Know About The New Tax Law
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE TAX CUTS AND JOBS ACT The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the “Act”), signed into law on December 22, 2017, provides substantial (but mostly temporary) changes to the tax code. This article is a summarized review and discussion of the key provisions of the...
Suffolk County Legislature Amends Suffolk County Sanitary Code And Imposes New Requirements On Wastewater Management
On December 5, 2017, the Suffolk County Legislature passed legislation amending the Suffolk County Sanitary Code, which imposes new requirements on wastewater management intended to improve water quality throughout Suffolk County. Executive Steve Bellone signed the...
Senior Partner, John Shea, Opens 2018 Riverhead Chamber of Commerce Kickoff Breakfast
On January 11th, Twomey Latham sponsored the Riverhead Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Kickoff Breakfast. Senior Partner, John Shea, opened the event, sharing some of the history of the firm as well as the economic advances in the Town of Riverhead over the past 45...
Plastic Bag Fee Takes Effect in Suffolk County
Effective January 1, 2018, shoppers in Suffolk County are required to pay a $0.05 fee for each non-reusable carryout bag used in a retail establishment. The new law, codified in Article XI, Chapter 704, applies to all plastic and paper bags that are provided by a...
