March 2016 | Bashian & Papantoniou

March 30

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Litigation
Date:
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- 5098

What Happens When You Are Facing a Claim for Monetary Damages?

Unfortunately, sometimes our clients are faced with tough luck situations where a business deal or loan goes bad and a creditor seeks to collect monies that are allegedly owed. Erik Bashian, head of the Bashian & Papantoniou litigation department, has successfully represented numerous clients...

March 28

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Corporate , Legal Advice
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- 4954

Successfully Representing New York Entrepreneurs

Bashian & Papantoniou partner Andreas Papantoniou successfully spearheaded the sale of a regional franchise chain. The transaction was heavily negotiated between the Sellers and Purchasers and Franchisors, and included successfully negotiating the assignment and modification of several commerc...

March 25

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Legal Advice , Litigation , Real Estate
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- 5144

Bashian & Papantoniou Technologically Savvy and Resourceful

Bashian & Papantoniou is not your regular law firm. Its attorneys are smart and resourceful. For example, in the early hours of Super Storm Sandy, a top client had to close on the sale of property in New York City. The purchaser’s mortgage was running on fumes and time was of the essence...

March 23

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Corporate , Litigation
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- 5135

Strangers to Agreement Can Invoke the Merger Clause and Parole Evidence Rule to Avoid Liability

The Appellate Division, First Department recently held that a defendant who is not a party to an agreement may rely upon the merger clause and parole evidence rule to avoid the introduction of prior drafts of the agreement, negotiations and other communications from being considered when determining...

March 18

Posted By: bpadmin
Posted In: Employment , Litigation
Tags: employee rights, FMLA, retaliation
Date:
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- 4872

Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Retaliation and Interference Claims Under FMLA

When Cathleen Graziadio temporarily left her position as a payroll clerk at the Culinary Institute on Long Island, New York to tend to her two sons who were each hospitalized within 2-weeks of each other her attempts to submit paperwork for leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act (“FMLA”) w...

Month: March 2016