James Mahon and Catelyn Stark of Becker’s New Jersey Litigation Team contributed a chapter entitled “Employment & Labour Laws and Regulations USA 2024” to the recently published International Comparative Legal Guide (ILCG). The chapter covers common issues in employment and labor laws and regulations – terms and conditions of employment, employee representation and industrial relations, […]
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Becker Secures Six-Figure Arbitration Victory Against National Homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. for Construction Defects
Becker’s New Jersey Litigation Team, led by James Mahon and Catelyn Stark, with support from Vincenzo Mogavero and Martin Cabalar, secured a six-figure victory against national homebuilder Toll Brothers, Inc. for construction defects. The clients experienced construction defects in their new home located in the Reserve at Franklin Lakes, in Bergen County. Problems included pervasive […]
Read More“In Leonardo’s Footsteps: Technical Workers, Collective Bargaining and Multiemployer Benefit Plans” – Employee Benefit Plan Review
In recent months it seems as though nearly every day another round of technical worker layoffs makes headlines, forcing workers and the industry at large to question the stability of what had previously been considered a professional occupation immune from involuntary job loss. At the same time, employers in a wide variety of other situations […]
Read MoreBecker Named a Top 50 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine 2023
Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice once again pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs the following: 2022 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total […]
Read More“A Deduction to Be Taken With a Grain of Salt” – Reuters
The institution of marriage has been around long before the Internal Revenue Code (the “IRC”) was legislated into existence. In fact, the state and local tax (“SALT”) deduction was first enacted by President Abraham Lincoln and the Republican Congress during the Civil War as a temporary federal income tax to fund the Union army. Lowry, […]
Read More“Retweets As Evidence: The Developing Case Law” – Law360
Social media encourages seamless communication among a variety of different platforms, such as Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Commentators no longer need to gain notoriety before having their opinions published, broadcast, or heard by millions. Today, social media platforms provide us with the ability to share ideas and opinions with the simple touch of a […]
Read More“Tax Equity Requires Reinstating the Home Office Deduction” – Law360
Over the past two and a half years, the job market has changed tremendously due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During this unprecedented time, employees have experienced a new normal that included working from home, eliminating both the time and cost of commuting to the office. Unable to go to the office, employees were forced to […]
Read MoreBecker Assists Winning New Trial for Rabbi Osher Eisemann, Founder of Lakewood NJ’s School for Children with Hidden Intelligence
July 15, 2022 — A Becker litigation team led by James Mahon represented Services for Hidden Intelligence (SCHI), the foundation which funded the SCHI School, a school for special needs children, located in Lakewood, New Jersey at the original trial. SCHI was charged with several serious criminal violations, including public corruption, grand larceny and money-laundering. […]
Read MoreBecker Named a Top 50 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine
Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice once again pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs the following: 2021 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total […]
Read MoreCommunity Update – May 2022
Hurricane season is here. Time to get ready, and then stay ready. Also check out the Question of the Month to see what impact COVID and Zoom calls have had on board meetings, our deep dive into how the Real Housewives handle their taxes, and a tidy summary of how Florida’s 2022 legislative session will affect Community Associations. The big news this […]
Read MoreThe Real Housewives Meet the Internal Revenue Service
The Maserati was leased, but never reported. Forty thousand dollars a month was paid to a glam squad to “perfect a look” for housewives dining out on an ordinary Tuesday evening. The ostentatious spending—and the outsized personalities that that it accompanies—attracted an audience that very few want: the IRS. In all its variations, The Real […]
Read MoreBecker Client Zlaty Schwartz Gets Major Victory in Diamond Estate Tax Case
Becker client Zlaty Schwartz scored a big victory last week when U.S. District Judge I. Leo Glasser found that a form signed by the wife of Schwartz’s late father, Chaim Lax, a diamond mogul and real estate developer, was not a binding agreement with the IRS. The form in question, Form 890, allowed the IRS […]
Read MoreBeckerNorth Newsletter – September 2021
In September’s newsletter, we cover the digital renaissance of the legal profession, which includes remote court appearances, mastering the art of e-discovery, and the role of computers and other electronic devices in litigation. We also consider options for employee retention during the Great Resignation, a time when 58% of workers ay they would “absolutely” look […]
Read MoreBecker Client Pays No Damages in $3.8M International Financial Transaction Claim
Becker recently achieved a resounding victory on behalf of our client – a U.S. corporation involved in the telecommunications business in Mexico – who had been sued by a former advisor seeking $3.8 million in success fees relating to a corporate financing. Becker litigators James Mahon, Robert Rabinowitz, and Sarah Klein navigated sophisticated international financial […]
Read MoreBecker’s Construction Practice Named to the 2021 Legal 500
Becker is pleased to announce that its Construction Law & Litigation Practice has once again earned a top spot in the Legal 500-U.S. This national rating system highlights practice groups who provide the most cutting edge and innovative advice to corporate counsel. The publication lauded Becker’s “notable strength in construction disputes,” while naming our work […]
Read MoreBecker Named a Top 25 Construction Law Firm by Construction Executive Magazine
Becker’s Construction Law & Litigation practice pushed the firm to the upper ranks of Construction Executive Magazine’s annual Top 50 Construction Law Firms. This national rating system measures and weighs: 2020 revenues from the firm’s construction practice; the number of attorneys in the firm’s construction practice; the percentage of firm’s total revenues derived from its […]
Read MoreArbitration Award Sets Precedential Value on How Property Sale Proceeds Are Distributed for Same-Sex Marriages in NY
Becker Business Litigation Shareholder James J. Mahon, with Associate Samantha A. Lesser, represented client, Jose Fernando Cabrera Salinas, in his quest to gain possession of the proceeds from the sale of his and his spouse’s New York City apartment after a divorce decree in Spain was issued. On October 28 and 29, 2019, the parties […]
Read MoreBecker Obtains Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Former Employees from Utilizing Allegedly Misappropriated Information
Absent an employment agreement with a restrictive covenant or no-compete clause, one would think that a former employee could solicit their former employer’s clients without any problem. While that would normally be the case, the former employees can’t take or use confidential and proprietary information and trade secrets for their own self-enrichment and/or the enrichment […]
Read MoreBecker Achieves Complete Trial Victory for Charitable Foundation in Lakewood, NJ
Becker won a jury trial victory on behalf of its client Services for Hidden Intelligence, LLC (SHI), a charitable foundation in Lakewood, New Jersey. The criminal charges brought by the state of New Jersey against SHI and the rabbi in charge of SHI ,who was a co-defendant, included corruption of public resources, theft by unlawful […]
Read MoreBecker & Poliakoff Expands New York Office With Six Lateral Hires, Establishes New Tax Litigation Practice
NEW YORK CITY – March 10, 2016 – Becker & Poliakoff, a multi-state commercial law firm, announced today that James J. Mahon, co-founder and managing partner of Lawler Mahon & Rooney, has merged his practice into Becker’s New York office. Joining Mahon will be Oliver Edwards VI; Stephen J. Fraher; Albert K. Lawler; Oliver Edwards VII; […]
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