Blog Post: New York’s Appellate Division, First Department, Holds that New York City’s Covid-Era “Guaranty Law” Survives Constitutional Contracts Clause Challenge

On October 20, 2026, the First Department handed down the long-anticipated decision in 516 West 26th Realty LLC v. George Billis Galleries, Inc. (available here). The case concerns New York City’s “Guaranty Law,” which prohibits landlords from enforcing personal guaranties on commercial leases between March 7, 2020 and June 30, 2021,...

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Tuttle Yick Obtains Favorable Settlement under the New York City Human Right Law

Tuttle Yick's employment attorney Alex Banzhaf recently obtained a favorable settlement in a lawsuit under the New York City Human Right Law alleging that a construction foreman sexually harassed three separate workers. The District Attorneys in Manhattan and Brooklyn also commenced criminal actions against the construction foreman based on the allegations.

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Tuttle Yick LLP has been named as a National Tier 2 firm and Regional Tier 2 firm in New York City for Construction Law in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®.

“The Best Law Firms® rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process that includes the collection of client and lawyer evaluations, peer review from leading attorneys in their field, industry leader interviews, and review of additional information provided by law firms as part of the formal submission process. The 16th annual Best Law...

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Blog Post: Trump wants Treasury to redefine “Beginning of Construction.” But does the One Big Beautiful Bill pose a problem?

TLDR. The Trump Administration is calling on the Treasury Department to restrict the use of a longstanding "beginning of construction" safe harbor, which allows solar and wind developers to "lock in" the use of existing, less restrictive tax credit rules by beginning construction of their facilities by July 4, 2026. But Treasury faces...

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