Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP

About this office:

Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP is a law firm with a highly sophisticated national and international practice serving clients that include investment banks, commercial banks, insurance and reinsurance companies, mutual funds, multinationals and foreign governments, industrial enterprises, and entrepreneurial ventures such as emerging companies and technology. Stroock has offices in New York, Los Angeles and Miami.

Bankruptcy Litigation; Bankruptcy Reorganization; Biotechnology; Corporate Law; Derivatives and Commodities Law; Employment Law; Energy; Entertainment Law; ERISA; Estate and Gift Taxation; First Amendment Law; Health Care; Insurance; Intellectual Property; Investment Management; Labor and Employment Law; Litigation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Project Finance; Real Estate; Securities; Structured Finance; Taxation; Tax Certiorari; Trusts and Estates.

Co-op and Condo Apartment Alterations - New NYC Department of Buildings Requirements for Work Permits
Richard Siegler, Eva C. Talel, Penny L. Levine, Dale J. Degenshein, August 29, 2008
Effective August 4, 2008, a new Form PW3 - Cost Affidavit - must be submitted to the New York City Department of Buildings ("DOB") in connection with certain applications for work permits, including those for co-op and condo apartment alterations.

Housing Act of 2008 Liberalizes REIT Rules
Micah W. Bloomfield, Jeffrey D. Uffner, August 29, 2008
On July 30, 2008, President Bush signed into law the Housing Assistance Tax Act of 2008 ("the Act").

New York State Brownfields Law Modified by Legislature
E. Gail Suchman, Peter G. Koffler, July 30, 2008
On June 24, 2008, in the last hours of its 2008 Legislative Session, the New York State Legislature finally agreed upon and passed amendments to the tax credit provisions of the State's Brownfields Cleanup Program (BCP).

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