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FEATURED NEWS AND EVENTS
Celebrating the “Ribbon Cutting” for the Northwell Health Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion at North Shore University Hospital
Michael Sahn, Jon Ward, Joseph Bjarnson and Joshua Brookstein shared the honor of representing our Firm at the “Ribbon Cutting” ceremony for the Petrocelli Surgical Pavilion at North Shore University Hospital. We are proud to represent Northwell Health, and especially grateful to be part of the dedicated Northwell team of executives, design professionals, and medical staff who brought this state-of-the-art healthcare facility from the drawing board to reality. The PSP accommodates new ICU patient rooms and operating rooms for the most sophisticated and advanced medical procedures and services to benefit patients throughout metropolitan region.
Cyber Security Risks & Procedures
The Firm has commenced a lawsuit on behalf of the Garden City Water/Fire District against the First National Bank of Long Island to recover in excess of $11 million stolen out the District’s accounts at the bank by cybercriminals. The District alleges, among other things, that the bank failed to have in place reasonable security procedures to protect the integrity of its bank accounts from the cyberfraud. As a result, the cybercriminals were able to trick bank personnel into, among other things, providing them with confidential log-in information which enabled them to wire in excess of $15.5 million out of the District’s bank accounts, only $4.4 million of which has been returned to the District. The lawsuit is pending before the Commercial Division of the Nassau County Supreme Court. Jon Ward and Joseph Bjarnson are lead counsel in the case for the District.
Read MoreInsights on Citywide Zoning Changes
Daniel Braff and Christopher DeNicola discuss zoning changes proposed in the “City of Yes” for Housing Opportunity proposal.
Read MoreNew York Significantly Expands Wetlands Rules
Since our previous update, the Department of Environmental Conservation (“DEC”) has now enacted its new regulations that implement the State Legislature’s 2022 expansion of freshwater wetlands authority. These changes are anticipated to cover an additional one million acres of freshwater wetlands. The changes will expand regulation of the uses of the wetlands and buffer areas surrounding them.
Read MoreChallenging year ahead for Long Island public schools
In Michael Sahn’s most recent Innovate Long Island article, he discusses the challenges facing public schools, including the rise of charter schools, funding concerns, declining enrollment and needed infrastructure improvements
Read MoreAt Sahn Ward Braff Coschignano we are dedicated to applying our expertise to achieve our clients' goals.
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Firm Member and Partner Elisabetta T. Coschignano was named to Schneps Media’s Power Women of Long Island
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Partner Danny D. De Voe, and Director of Human Resources and Office Manager, Faye Rieckhoff, have been named to Long Island Business News Leaders in Law
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Michael Sahn was Selected as one of The Herald’s Top Chief Executive Officers of Long Island Award
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Sahn Ward Partners Danny DeVoe and John Parker Take Leading Roles at the Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association
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Hillary Massey was a guest speaker at the Long Island Labor and Employment Relations Association
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