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Spring is generally the time when we clean out our closets and dust off the winter blues. The same can be true for your business. The following are a few tips for business owners to make sure that your records and business practices are in tip-top shape: Review your governing documents.  While it may not be required for everyone, first and second quarter are both a great time to hold your annual meeting of shareholders or members in order to confirm and set officers and directors for [...]

The SLA has emerged victorious from the first round of the ongoing battle with James Dolan with respect to the issues involving his use of facial recognition software to enforce his policy of preventing attorneys from firms handling suits against his properties from entering his venues. On March 30, the Supreme Court dismissed Dolan’s lawsuit on the grounds that the matter was not yet ripe for review. Dolan filed suit against the SLA to vacate the SLA’s pending charges against [...]

Madison Square Garden, the site of many famous fights, is now the venue for a new clash of heavyweights. James Dolan, the owner of Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall and Beacon Theater, made headlines in recent months for his policy of preventing attorneys from firms handling civil suits against his properties from entering his venues. The issue is further compounded by the fact that the venues are using facial recognition software to enforce the bans; causing a number of affected law [...]

As part of the 2023 Budget, a Commission to Reform the Alcoholic Beverage Law was created, with the goal of recommending changes to modernize the State’s Alcoholic Beverage Control Law (the “ABC Law”). The ABC Law was enacted in 1934 and contains many provisions which were deemed necessary in the post-Prohibition era, but which are not conducive to the modern alcoholic beverage industry. Indeed, Governor Hochul’s briefing book for the 2023 budget calls for “a [...]

The New York State Liquor Authority (the “SLA”) recently proposed new regulations to increase and enforce a uniform “split case fee” charged by wholesalers to retailers for purchasing less than a full case of alcohol, or a case consisting of mixed products. Under the three-tier system, licensed retailers (liquor stores, bars, restaurants, etc.) must purchase their alcohol from wholesalers, who generally incentivize retailers to make larger purchases by offering [...]