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BNR congratulates its client, legendary director Hype Williams, on being an honoree on VH1’s HIP HOP HONORS.  Hype will be honored for his revolutionary music videos and contributions to hip-hop.  This special event will be broadcast on September 18th, 2017 at 8pm on VH1. The program is hosted by Regina Hall with Missy Elliott performing and Mariah Carey and Martin Lawrence as co-honorees.   Hype was the definitive music video director in the 90’s. His fish-eye lens helped to shine the spotlight on such top-selling artists as Jay-Z, Dr. Dre, Tupac, Notorious B.I.G., Pharrell Williams, Coldplay, John Legend, Beyonce, Nas, DMX, Missy Elliott and P. Diddy. The

Congratulations to Brian L. Berlandi for his selection as a 2017 Upstate New York Super Lawyer!

Brian L. Berlandi has been selected as an Upstate New York Super Lawyer for 2017 in the areas of Business & Corporate Law, an honor reserved for those lawyers who exhibit excellence in practice. Only 5% of attorneys in Upstate New York receive this distinction.

Brian will be featured in Upstate New York Super Lawyers Magazine, in September 2017.

To learn more about Brian L.Berlandi, visit Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP on the web at www.bnrllp.com

Steven Blaustein Has Joined BNR

Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP is pleased to announce that Steven Blaustein has joined the firm as senior counsel. Formerly General Counsel at HAYSVENTURES, LLC, Steven has over 25 years of legal experience in all aspects of the real estate industry, including residential, commercial, building, development, financing, re-financing and investment. Over the course of his career, Steven negotiated and drafted complex commercial office and retail leases, subleases, licensing agreements and assignments representing landlord clients including SL Green Realty Corp., Emerge.NYC LLC, Sitt Asset Management LLC, the

Termination of Retail Commercial Leases

Written by Brittany Belli

Termination of retail commercial leases can happen for a variety of reasons, but it’s important to determine who is responsible for the early termination. If the landlord fails to follow through on their terms of the lease, such as maintaining the habitability of the property, then the tenant may be able to terminate its lease early without any consequences. However, if a tenant chooses to stop paying its rent, or wants to break its lease in order to move to another location,

Representations and Warranties Insurance and Beyond

Written by Richard Romero

Knowing that an investment is in good hands should things go awry is something that all buyers in a healthcare transaction would like to take comfort in.  Luckily, there is transaction insurance in the forms of representations and warranties, and more.  The Ambulatory M&A Advisor explains how these insurances work and how they can ultimately enhance the value of a deal as a whole.

James Epstein, partner at Pepper Hamilton LLP says that essentially, the product that is being used for

Transactions & Negotiations
Smaller Companies Aiming High in HCB Transactions

Written by Richard Romero

In many healthcare business transactions, larger companies sweep in on smaller entities in order to grow their footprint in a geographic location.  However, there are times when a smaller company can make larger strides and pick up the larger competition.   The Ambulatory M&A Advisor finds out the details of these types of transactions and what is to be expected when these moves are made.

Michael Blau, Partner with Foley and Lardner LLP says that a transaction where a

BNR Announcement: Silence

Silence Written by Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks

New York
December 7, 2016

Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP (“BNR”) extends its congratulations to its client, G&G Productions LLC, on the upcoming release of the motion picture Silence. Written by Martin Scorsese and Jay Cocks, and directed by Scorsese, Silence is a historical drama film based on the 1966 novel of the same name by Shusaku Endo. The film was shot entirely in Taipei, Taiwan and stars Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Liam Neeson, Tadanobu Asano and Ciarán Hinds. The film premiered in Vatican City on November 30, 2016 and will

Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP prevails on its motion to dismiss in United States Bankruptcy Court for the SDNY

NEW YORK – Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP client, Paradigm Credit Corporation (“Paradigm”), a New York based commercial mortgage lender, prevailed on its motion to dismiss in United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York. The lawsuit was initiated by Stillwater Liquidating LLC in an adversary proceeding against Paradigm and 24 other defendants, relating to numerous transactions, of which Paradigm was involved in two.  The motion to

New York, New York
February, 2016

Berlandi Nussbaum & Reitzas LLP is pleased to announce that Jamie J. Spannhake has joined the firm as a partner. Prior to joining BNR, Jamie was attorney owner of Spannhake Law LLC, serving clients in New York and Connecticut in the areas of trusts and estates, residential and commercial real estate, and business formation and transactions. She has also served as independent general counsel to several businesses, the commercial litigation department of an international law firm in New York City” with “the commercial litigation departments of

Protecting Your Intellectual Property: Keeping Your Photos, Your Photos

As a photographer, you take photographs to capture and preserve specific moments, and in the age of social media, sharing these photographs is ubiquitous. But just because online sharing is common, does not mean that anyone is entitled to use your photographs – especially if that use is for profit. So how can photographers protect their photographs from unwanted use?

Registration

The first action that a photographer should take is to register their photograph(s) for copyright protection with the U.S. Copyright Office. Registering for