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Davidoff Hutcher & Citron LLP

Asset Protection 101 for New York Restaurant Owners with Real Estate Interests

Owning and operating a restaurant in New York comes with significant financial and legal responsibilities—especially when real estate is part of your investment portfolio. As a restaurant owner, you face unique risks that can...more

Stoel Rives LLP

What Landlords Should Know When Restaurant Tenants Go Under

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As anyone who has watched FX’s The Bear knows, running a restaurant is hard work. When restaurants occupying leased commercial space fail, commercial landlords need a gameplan to protect their interests. Some key...more

Pullman & Comley, LLC

Important Lease Concepts Restaurateurs Should Know

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As all restaurateurs know, a good location is an essential ingredient in any recipe for long-term success. But controlling costs is also a key factor. Renting your location—rather than actually purchasing real estate...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Navigating the New York City Retail Landscape: Trends, Tactics, and Tenacity

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In this episode of “Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate,” hosts Stacey C. Tyler and Stephen Tanico discuss the evolution of New York City retail leasing with their guest Julia E. Sanabria, partner in the...more

Melito & Adolfsen

If you own a restaurant in New York and you can show that your landlord harrassed you, Covid-19 may relieve your obligations to...

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COVID-19 has caused many restaurants in the City of New York to close or greatly limit their service, preventing them from paying some or any of the rent to their landlords. In a case involving a restaurant on the upper east...more

Ervin Cohen & Jessup LLP

The Increasing Popularity of Ghost Kitchens Raises Questions Over Restaurant Brands’ IP Protections

Since the inception of the pandemic, “ghost kitchens” - or shared commercial spaces which host multiple restaurant brands only serving food via delivery or takeout - have presented a surprising silver lining for both...more

Lowndes

COVID-19-Related Lease Modifications Raise New Issues of Liability for Unpaid Rent

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As pandemic-related shutdowns battered the retail and restaurant industry, many tenants avoided defaulting on their leases by negotiating a lease workout. These agreements often provided tenants some much-needed rent relief...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Massachusetts Court: Café's Rent Excused by COVID Orders That Frustrated Lease's Sole Purpose

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The COVID-19 pandemic has strained commercial landlord-tenant relationships across the United States. As the courts wade their way through the backlog of lawsuits filed in 2020, there are a growing number of decisions...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Big Win for Restaurant Policyholders in COVID-19 Litigation in North Carolina

A North Carolina court has required Cincinnati Insurance Company to provide business interruption and extra expense coverage to 16 North Carolina restaurants that lost the use of and access to their properties due to COVID-19...more

Goulston & Storrs PC

Last Minute Shifts to Last-Mile Delivery Centers: Considerations for Retail Landlords

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Owners of shopping centers and other retail spaces are again increasingly looking to novel uses, including distribution and warehouse uses, sometimes called “fulfillment centers”, to fill growing vacancies. These emerging...more

Dentons

What Do You Do After a Slip and Fall?

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You’re a restaurant owner and enjoy the beautiful hardwood floors in your restaurant. But, one day, a customer enters your restaurant, slips, falls, and breaks her leg. What do you do?...more

Lewitt Hackman

Su-PERFLUO-us? More Chemicals Added to Prop 65 List

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Business owners manufacturing, buying, selling, or importing products in California already know about the state’s Prop 65 law. But do they also know every single chemical or substance that is on that list?...more

Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

Hot Topics in Commercial Real Estate Winter 2018

Arnall Golden Gregory’s Retail Industry Team would like to thank those that joined us for our Annual Breakfast Briefing “Hot Topics for Commercial Property Owners and Managers” on December 5, 2017. We hope that you found the...more

BCLP

Restaurants vs. Apparel: A Different Recipe for Restructuring A Retail Footprint

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With the holiday season now upon us, analysts are closely watching the restaurant industry, particularly the casual dining segment. Reminiscent of the conditions in 2008-2009, many are speculating whether the increase in...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Can I Park Here? Second Department Takes the Driver’s Seat in Recent Parking Cases

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Last month, the Appellate Division, Second Department, issued two interesting opinions concerning parking. One involved a parking variance and the other involved a restrictive covenant....more

Carlton Fields

Who’s the Boss? In Policies Covering Multiple Insureds, the Details Matter

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Liability policies for businesses are subject to a number of common exclusions; many, for example, do not cover liability to employees of the business who are injured on the job. Frequently, those policies do provide...more

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