Brief Overview of Sales of Going Concern Businesses and Distressed Real Estate -
For various microeconomic or macroeconomic reasons, it is common to see a once successful company or previously valuable real property, at some…
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/ Bankruptcy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Real Estate - Commercial
The H-1B Cap season is upon us, and we look forward to selections in the newly devised lottery at the end of March, followed by filing of selected cases in the April 1 – June 30 time frame. However, when the dust settles, what…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
The New York State Fair Credit Reporting Act (“FCRA”) (Gen. Bus. Law § 380 et seq.) has been amended to prohibit employers from requesting or using an applicant’s or employee’s consumer credit history for employment-related…
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/ Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
U.S. Department of Commerce Secretary Harold Lutnick announced plans that could significantly alter the ownership and commercialization of inventions arising from federally funded university research.
Secretary Lutnick stated…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Intellectual Property
Effective February 17, 2026, the FTC’s annual adjustments under the HSR Act will increase the initial HSR merger notification threshold to $133.9 million from $126.4 million, and raise maximum filing fees to $2.46 million,…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
This year’s H-1B Pre-Registration Filing Period will run from March 4 to March 19, 2026. The registration fee is $215.00.
The H-1B nonimmigrant visa is one of the most highly utilized and sought-after temporary work visas…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Bayh-Dole Act Compliance: When Is an Invention a “Subject Invention”?
Due to recent high-profile events at the national level involving universities, the Bayh-Dole Act is again at the top of everyone’s minds. One aspect of…
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/ Government Contracting, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On January 14, 2026, the State Department announced on X that it would pause indefinitely the immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries globally. The rationale for the pause is that the agency, through consular…
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/ Immigration Law
The H-1B Cap filing season will likely look very different this coming spring. Employers must consider additional factors for filing H-1B lottery cases, including preparing for the new wage-based weighted system of H-1B cap…
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/ Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
On January 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division published an Opinion Letter (FMLA2026-2) addressing whether leave under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) may be used intermittently or for…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On December 23rd, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it plans to amend regulations governing the H-1B lottery selection process with the goal to ‘prioritize the allocation of visas to higher-skilled…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law
On December 5, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law long-anticipated amendments to RPAPL § 881, the statute governing court-ordered access to adjoining property to perform construction work. The amended statute reflects,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial
As we approach the new year, employers should be mindful of the upcoming state and local minimum wage rate increases effective January 1, 2026. While this alert highlights certain increases in New York, New Jersey, and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
In the first two weeks of December, the U.S. administration has introduced sweeping and significant changes in immigration policy. Our Business & Corporate Immigration practice at Tarter Krinsky & Drogin will be monitoring these…
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/ Immigration Law, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
Foreign investment in the U.S. market, particularly in high-growth technology companies, often begins with the formation of a Delaware corporation. This is a common choice for U.S. startups seeking capital, primarily due to…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
