On October 23, 2017, New York State enacted the Safety in Agriculture Tourism Act, which is an inherent risk statute intended to insulate equine and agricultural tourism businesses from liability for the risks incurred by inviting the public onto farm property. The Act was enacted due to the advocacy by the New York State Horse Read More »
Governor Cuomo recently signed into law new legislation that will reform New York's sexual harassment laws. Significantly, the reforms will: Prohibit mandatory arbitration for sexual harassment complaints (except in the case of collective bargaining agreements);Require every employer to adopt sexual harassment policies that meet minimum standards;Require every employer to utilize a sexual harassment prevention training Read More »
Welcome to Bousquet Holstein PLLC. We are pleased you are considering a career with us. Bousquet Holstein is a full service law firm with an expertise in various forms of law including, but not limited to, business transactions and planning, mergers and acquisitions, economic development, commercial litigation, commercial real estate, government relations, estate planning, trust Read More »
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Ryan S. Suser, a Member and Litigation Attorney, recently won an appeal before the New York State Appellate Division for the Third Department. The win affirms a decision favoring Ryan's client. It allows the sale of an interest in vacation property over another party's objection. The question before the Court was whether the property's owner Read More »
200 East Buffalo Street,4th FloorIthaca, NY 14850 Phone: 607.273.6841Fax: 607.272.8806 Bousquet Holstein's office is in Downtown Ithaca, offering a wealth of legal experience in the heart of the Finger Lakes Region, located at 200 East Buffalo Street, 4th Floor. Legal services offered from our Ithaca location include trust and estates; elder law; business law and Read More »
On November 8, 2021, Governor Hochul signed Senate Bill S2628, which requires employers to notify employees when the employer is monitoring or otherwise intercepting the employee's electronic communications. These new notice requirements become effective on May 7, 2022. Requirements S2628 amends § 52-c of the New York Civil Rights Law (the "Amendment") to include the Read More »
Diana G. Rogatch Rachel B. Wadsworth Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to welcome Diana G. Rogatch and Rachel B. Wadsworth to the firm. Diana Rogatch has joined the firm's Brownfield Practice Group. She successfully passed the Uniform Bar Examination in April 2022, and she is currently admitted to practice law in Colorado. She will be Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that attorney Mazaher Kaila has been admitted to practice law in New York State. Mazaher is an Associate in the firm's Litigation Practice Group, and Trusts and Estates Practice Group. Prior to joining the firm, Mazaher took part in the firm's Summer Associates Program where she assisted with Read More »
On January 11, 2020, Joseph J. Porcello, a partner at Bousquet Holstein, presented an interactive brand protection "Toolkit" workshop for the entrepreneur and innovation community at Syracuse University. The event was hosted by the Blackstone LaunchPad powered by Techstars at Syracuse University Libraries. During this active hands-on session, Mr. Porcello discussed steps that a startup can take Read More »