By Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq. The rules and guidelines of the Corporate Transparency Act, a federal law passed as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AML Act Title LXIV (Sections 6401-6403)), have been published and will take effect on January 1, 2024. The new...
By Mauro Viskovic, Esq. New York State is on the verge of joining a national trend among states enacting legislation that prohibits basically all non-compete agreements. On June 20, 2023, the New York State legislature passed a bill banning almost all non-compete...
By Floyd G. Grossman, Esq. & Michael J. Spithogiannis, Esq. Rarely does the Supreme Court cite the Magna Carta, but it did so in Tyler v. Hennepin County, Minnesota, 143 S.Ct. 1369 (2023), for the principle that a government may not take more from a taxpayer than...
By Mathew Levy, Esq. & Chaya Rosenbaum, Esq. Email MathewEmail Chaya Effective August 1, 2023 there is a new law that requires health care entities in New York, including physician practices, practice groups, insurance affiliates, facilities, and, notably, management services organizations contracted with medical practices, to file a notice with the state by thirty days before closing on a material…
By Frank A. Mazzagatti, Esq.Email Frank If you are a licensed healthcare provider who has been excluded from participation in federally funded health care programs, your reinstatement is neither automatic nor guaranteed. Exclusion of individuals and entities from participation in any federal health care program is codified in the Social Security Act (the “Act”) and means that you must cease…
Led by Michael D. Brofman and Michael J. Spithogiannis, Weiss Zarett successfully defended a decision it won in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District in which a debtor’s chapter 11 case was converted to one under chapter 7 and a trustee appointed, rather than dismissed as the debtor’s counsel had requested. In sustaining the decision of the Bankruptcy…
The Weiss Zarett Litigation Department, led by trial attorney Joshua D. Sussman, secured a defense verdict on behalf of a limited-service laboratory registrant and its principals (collectively, the Lab”) on commercial claims arising from the COVID-19 testing for a prominent national event. After a one-month trial, the Westchester County jury returned a defense verdict in favor of the Lab. The…
By Nicole A. Emanuele, Esq. Email Nicole Are you a physician who has found yourself at the cusp of resolving a proceeding or dispute with a state or federal entity involving an alleged violation of state or federal law? Your first thought may be to settle the matter quickly and quietly by entering into a stipulation or agreement with the…
By Lisa Giunta-Popeil, Esq.Email Lisa Restrictive covenants have become commonplace in many New York employment contracts, including in the healthcare industry. One frequently included restrictive covenant is an agreement not to compete. While the Federal Trade Commission is currently considering whether to ban non-compete agreements entirely and the New York State Senate and Assembly have also considered bills curtailing non-compete agreements, presently they remain enforceable in New…
By Bruce M. Cohn, Esq.Email Bruce Weiss Zarett Brofman Sonnenklar & Levy, P.C., is pleased to announce that Bruce Cohn, Esq., has joined the Firm as an Of Counsel Attorney. Mr. Cohn has been immersed in healthcare law and operations for many decades, most recently serving for over 13 years as a Vice President and Senior Counsel at NYU/Winthrop Hospital.…