Emily Lantinga is a paralegal in our Immigration Practice Group. Emily assists our attorneys with a variety of family-based and employment-based immigration applications and petitions. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Emily worked as a paralegal in Matrimonial and Family Law and Criminal Defense. Her extensive experience with client interactions provides her with an empathetic and Read More »
As posted on Syracuse.com - Aug 03, 8:00 AMhttps://www.syracuse.com/opinion/2020/08/ny-budget-crisis-puts-critical-free-legal-help-at-risk-commentary.html This commentary was submitted by Susan Katzoff, president of the board of directors of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Onondaga County Inc., on behalf of board members Laurence Bousquet, Sophie Dagenais, Peter Dunn, Anthony Gigliotti, Brittany Hannah, Palmer Harvey, Mitchell Katz, Michael Klein, Brian LaClair, Emilee Lawson Hatch, George Lowe, Mary Miner, Read More »
New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature have agreed to extend and modify the financial incentives under New York's Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) as part of the 2015-2016 State budget, which was signed into law on April 13, 2015. Important program changes to the BCP are also included in the Read More »
Everybody knows that Greg LeMond was the first American to win a Tour de France. 1986. It was epic. Before LeMond, an American could not win a Tour. But he did. He showed them all. LeMond. The first American. Right? Sorry, but this is wrong! The first American to win a Tour de France was Read More »
Last week a United States District Court in the Eastern District of Texas in the case of the State of Nevada, et al., v. United States Department of Labor issued a Preliminary Injunction that temporarily enjoins the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") from implementing certain, long planned, changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act ("FLSA"). Read More »
Public Finance Attorney Jean S. Everett Deteriorating infrastructure and job creation are costly problems that have long plagued many communities. Local governments in New York State faced shrinking revenues and increasing demands for public works projects and services prior to the onset of the pandemic and the outcry for policing reform and equity. Loss of Read More »
In May 2016, the United States Department of Labor ("DOL") issued its highly anticipated final rule for defining and delimiting the exemptions for executive, administrative, outside sales and computer employees, otherwise known as the "White Collar Exemptions" (the "Final Rule"). The Final Rule was designed to update the standard salary level that employers must pay Read More »
Philip Bousquet is one of the founding members of Bousquet Holstein PLLC and focuses his practice on a broad range of business and taxation matters. Phil’s experience includes helping clients understand the impact of New York’s Brownfield Cleanup Program (BCP) legislation on dozens of development projects around New York State. He has lectured on the Read More »
Natalie P. Hempson-Elliott has over ten years of experience representing clients in various business, real estate, and public finance transactions. Natalie has served and advised clients in matters relating to real estate development, commercial lending and financing, leasing, and the acquisition and sale of real property interests. In particular she has significant experience representing not-for-profit Read More »
Gary is counsel to the firm on administrative law. Previously, Gary was senior vice president & chief legal officer of Niagara Mohawk Holdings, Inc. and senior vice president, legal & corporate relations of Niagara Mohawk Power Corporation. Gary served in the U.S. Department of Energy as Deputy General Counsel for Environment & Nuclear Programs managing Read More »