At Hofstra Law, innovation becomes Exhibit A
By GREGORY ZELLER // A $1 million alumnus gift has spearheaded a new Institute for Legal Technology & Innovation at Hofstra University. The Hempstead-based university’s Maurice A. Deane School of…
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For historical perspective, the New York state of mind
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // America celebrates its semiquincentennial anniversary on July 4, the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence – but let’s also recognize the…
ABA approves Touro Law’s ambitious Montana expansion
By GREGORY ZELLER // Go west, young law school. That’s the message from the American Bar Association, which has approved a request from the Touro University Jacob D. Fuchsberg Law…
As GenAI proliferates, keeping the law in human hands
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Generative Artificial Intelligence is revolutionizing the legal world – and maybe shrinking it. GenAI, as it’s known, is transforming how law is practiced, how legislatures…
As AI imposters proliferate, time to reconsider ‘rights’
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // Artificial intelligence is turning the entertainment industry upside down. Platforms like Sora and Anthropic have blurred the lines between real performers and AI-created imposters. Renowned performers…
Rebranding by association in latest big LI law merger
By GREGORY ZELLER // Two Long Island firms – longtime collaborators, each a stalwart of LI business law with a particular set of skills – have raised a new flag….
As fatalities rise, stiffer DWI laws are just the ticket
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // It’s time to adopt new laws that address the plague of drunk driving on Long Island roads. Almost every day, there are impaired-driving reports, DWI…
As AI evolves, the battle for control begins in court
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // In a haunting scene from 1968’s iconic “2001: A Space Odyssey,” sentient computer HAL 9000 turns off two astronauts’ life-support systems so it can assume…
FDT raises tax practice in latest union of LI law firms
By GREGORY ZELLER // A relatively quiet stretch has been disrupted by another merger of powerhouse Long Island law firms. Uniondale-based Forchelli Deegan Terrana announced Thursday that it has welcomed…
As climates change, a strong case for new land laws
By MICHAEL H. SAHN // We need a new, long-range vision for land-use regulation. The land we are regulating is changing rapidly, and this presents challenges and consequences we are…
SilvermanAcampora launches compliance group
By GREGORY ZELLER // By popular demand, business law firm SilvermanAcampora has launched a new practice group to help clients navigate the choppy waters of government compliance. The Jericho firm’s…