Pryor Cashman LLP

Bucking the 21st century's bigger-is-better evolution, Pryor Cashman successfully balances the highly professional with the personal. As a premier, mid-sized law firm in New York, we are known for getting the job done right and doing it with integrity, efficiency and élan. We have assembled the finest legal minds and business acumen in 12 different practice groups encompassing 88 different practice areas.

We consider ourselves an entrepreneurial law firm, unencumbered by bureaucracy - able to break new ground with unique approaches. An environment where lawyers make independent, informed and creative decisions on behalf of their clients - eliminating logjams and avoiding wasteful over-lawyering. We are known for our expeditious and creative handling of complex challenges, our accessibility, practicality, and equally important, our cost-sensible solutions. We know that solutions don't happen in a vacuum. Problems cannot be solved without a deep understanding of the business and circumstances under which the problem arose. This is why we become specialists in your business, acting as valuable partners to you with impressive legal expertise.

Throughout our 44-year history, Pryor Cashman's attorneys have made it a priority to focus on clearing the path for our clients to achieve their distinct goals while at the same time reducing risk and gaining competitive advantage.

FTC Proposes Overhaul to Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule
Jill C. Braibanti,Jeffrey C. Johnson,Robert J. deBrauwere, January 31, 2012
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has proposed new amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) that, if adopted, will have wide-ranging implications for websites used by children younger than thirteen years of age.

Wage Notice Requirements For All Employees Must Be Distributed By February 1, 2012
Joshua Zuckerberg, January 30, 2012
By February 1, 2012, all private-sector New York employers must provide each of their employees with a written notice pertaining to pay rates and pay dates (the “Notice”). Under the Wage Theft Protection Act (“WTPA”), the Notice must be provided to all employees, even those...

Selling a Community Bank: Practical Tips
Robert C. Lamonica,Pinchus D. Raice, January 18, 2012
You are the chief executive officer of a community bank. Last night, the board of directors agreed in principle with a potential acquirer to sell a majority interest in the bank. The message blinking away on the mobile device at your bedside helpfully says “Selling 75% of the stock at 10%...