New York’s current estate tax law contains “cliffs” and “slides” which can have a significant tax impact on your estate, but there are mechanisms to avoid your estate having to pay the State of New York significant amounts that otherwise should go to your heirs. A periodic evaluation of your estate plan by one of… Read more »
February 02, 2016
On January 28, 2016, Jeffrey Carton, Joanna Sandolo, Peter Freiberg, and Myles Bartley attended the annual dinner for the Association for Corporate Counsel Westchester County NY/Southern Connecticut (formerly WESFACCA). The annual dinner brought together approximately 150 in-house and outside counsel for an informal dinner where the chapter’s new leadership and board were announced. The ACC Westchester… Read more »
January 29, 2016
By Lindsey Leibowitz Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) has been engaged in several cases regarding the constitutionality of the prohibition on registering “disparaging” trademarks. Section 2(a) of the Trademark Act prohibits registration of any mark which “consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive, or scandalous matter; or matter which may disparage or… Read more »
January 29, 2016
Brain & Spine Surgeons of New York, a preeminent Hudson Valley neurosurgical practice, has retained Denlea & Carton LLP as its General Counsel. Founded in 1958, the surgeons in the practice are recognized among the nation’s “Top Doctors”, providing the quality of care one finds in a major medical center, with the warmth of a… Read more »
January 06, 2016
