Syracuse, NY - Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Aaron D. Frishman has joined the law firm as Of Counsel in the Estates and Trusts Practice Group. Aaron has extensive experience in providing clients with comprehensive estate and tax planning, drafting wills, trusts, powers of attorney, and health care proxies. Aaron will also be representing Read More »
On October 8, 2014, Christine Woodcock Dettor and David A. Holstein served on a CNY Community Foundation luncheon panel and presented changes in laws and regulations affecting compliance for private foundations. The panel was moderated by Peter Dunn, President & CEO of the CNY Community Foundation. Topics included: Changes from the Nonprofit Revitalization Act of Read More »
Bousquet Holstein PLLC is pleased to announce that Ryan S. Suser has joined the firm as an Associate Attorney in the Litigation Practice Group. His experience includes representing companies and individuals in complex commercial litigation in areas of contract, fraud, and other business matters. Prior to joining Bousquet Holstein, Ryan was a Litigation Associate at Seward and Read More »
Paul M. Predmore has been elected President of the Board of Trustees of the Loretto Foundation. Paul previously served as Secretary to the Board, and has volunteered his time at the Loretto Foundation for 3 years. A member of the Board of Managers at Bousquet Holstein, Paul focuses his practice on Tax Planning and Advocacy, Read More »
As printed in The Central New York Business Journal - September 5, 2014 In June of 2013, Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States in United States v. Windsor. In particular, Section 3 of DOMA defined marriage for the purposes of federal Read More »
On June 21, 2016, the Federal Aviation Administration ("FAA") released its highly anticipated new rules set to serve as the foundation for governing commercial use of small, Unmanned Aircraft Systems ("UAS") and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ("UAVs") in the United States. These new rules, more specifically, Part 107 of the Federal Aviation Regulations, provide a clear Read More »
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 »
On January 16, Governor Cuomo introduced the New York FY 2019 Executive Budget ("Budget"). The Budget includes a proposal to revive an emergency measure, originally passed in the wake of the Great Recession, which would defer taxpayers' ability to claim certain tax credit amounts. Like the original version, which was passed in 2010, the Governor's 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 »
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") announced on August 20, 2018, the adoption of amendments to Rule 15c2-12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Rule") relating to debt and other financial obligations undertaken in a direct placement. Compliance with the changes will be required 180 days after publication of the amendments in the Federal Register. Read More »