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The Hotel Engineers Association of New York Inc. Explores the Best Ways to Renovate, Retrofit and Reposition Properties As many of New York’s magnificent hotels age, keeping up with new technology and trends can be daunting. On Wednesday, March 20th 2013 the Hotel Engineers Association of New York Inc. held a breakfast seminar at the Penn Club, “New Ideas for Your Old Hotel: Renovating, Retrofitting, and Repositioning Properties,” which explored the most efficient and cost effective ways hotels can complete renovations and keep their hotels up to date. Read More	Christopher Jaskiewicz, Chief Adminstrative Officer/General Counsel, Gotham Construction, Moderates Panel Discussion About Labor Law 240 On Tuesday, March 12th the Greater New York Construction User Council (“GNYCUC”) held a seminar, “New York Must Fairly Reform the ‘Scaffold Law’ to Help Development, Large and Small Contractors, and Job Creation” at the Scandinavia House. The seminar, which John Osborn, Esq., General Counsel to the GNYCUC, helped organize, examined Labor Law 240, which subjects real estate developers, building owners and contractors to absolute liability for gravity-related accidents. Read More	John E. Osborn, Esq. and Mark C. Pennington, Esq. Share Post-Hurricane Sandy Lessons Learned As BOMA/NY Points Out Protective Steps In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater New York, Inc. (BOMA/NY) conducted a survey - Hurricane Sandy: Lessons Learned Study. According to the survey results, 62% of respondents, including building owners, managers and staff, who are principal and associate BOMA members, did not coordinate with their insurance carriers before the hurricane. Read More
John E. Osborn, Esq. Participates in Dialogue About PlaNYC with Visionary Artist, Mary Miss On March 13, 2013, John Osborn participated in a spirited and interactive dialogue before 100 attendees at A Blade of Grass forum called Parallel Fields. Joining Mr. Osborn in the discussion was artist, Mary Miss whose project, Broadway: 1,000 Steps, is a bold initiative to transform Broadway into a “green corridor,” bringing citizens with diverse skills and resources together to shape the structure of the City they live in so that it can become more sustainable and environmentally conscious. Read More	Jack Osborn Receives NPCR Green Shovel Award for Partnership in Community Revitalization On Thursday, January 31, 2013 the NPCR (“New Partners for Community Revitalization”) honored John E. (“Jack”) Osborn, Esq. with a Green Shovel Award for Partnership in Community Revitalization at their 5^th Annual Brownfields Forum, “New Connections,” at the National Grid headquarters in Brooklyn. Read More	Mediation and the Business Divorce August 2012 Since business divorce is no less prevalent than personal divorce, the possible fallout from the break up should be anticipated at the onset and not when the swords are already drawn. Click here to read Clare Connaughton's new article on the role of mediation in a business divorce.