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Treatise Update: Friedman and Smith on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property (Eighth Edition)

Friedman and Smith on Contracts and Conveyances of Real Property (Eighth Edition) delivers essential information and guidance to practitioners in the field of real estate conveyancing by helping readers to carefully consider all of the issues and options before finalizing a contract, handle unexpected problems and contingencies, factor in a relevant case law when structuring sound agreements, and avoid drafting ambiguous or incomplete contracts. This book explains common law principles, and thousands of statutes and court decisions, creating a road map for readers on what course of action to take and what to avoid at every stage of real estate conveyancing.

Providing more than 140 sample forms, sample clauses, and checklists that simplify and accelerate transactions, Friedman and Smith on Contracts is a comprehensive guide to every aspect of real estate contracts and conveyances.

The new release includes updates on the following topics:

Chapter 1, Contracts of Sale, provides updated discussion on whether attorney review clauses are illusory.
Chapter 2, Parties to Contracts, includes updated discussion on whether an entity’s change of name on the enforceability of a contract.
Chapter 8, Misrepresentations by Sellers and Buyers, defines seller conduct that amounts to active concealment of defects.
Chapter 9, Mortgage Financing, includes discussion of “points,” which are upfront payments made at closing, sometimes referred to as a premium or discount or origination fees.
Chapter 10, Existing Mortgages—Continuation After Sale, provides discussion of N.Y. Real Prop. Law § 274-A, a New York statute that requires a mortgage holder to provide a payoff statement to a mortgagor who has signed a contract to sell or has received a written mortgage commitment from another lender.
Chapter 23, Contract Remedies for Buyer Default, includes updated discussion of seller’s damages after buyer’s breach, specifically determining the time of breach.
Chapter 24, Contract Remedies for Seller Default, covers the English Good Faith Rule and the American Rile with respect to damages resulting from the seller’s inability to convey proper title.
Chapter 26, Deed Elements, covers updated discussion of conveyances where grantee exercises undue influence over the grantor.
Chapter 33, Land Descriptions, reviews the “being the same” clause.
Chapter 34, Surveys, provides new discussion on when boundary lines touch or pass through buildings.

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Treatise Update: New York Elder Law (Second Edition)

New York Elder Law provides authoritative guidance on how elder law practitioners and their clients can plan around and best confront the varied issues impacting the elderly. In addition to sample wills and helpful practice-orientated checklists, this book features the latest legal developments regarding Medicare, Medi-gap Insurance, Medicaid eligibility, Medicaid home care, nursing home rights, powers of attorney, and health care decision-making.

The new release includes the following updates:

Chapter 3, Medicaid for the Elderly, Blind, or Disabled, covers the E14 Waivers or exceptions put in place for Medicaid renewals from July 1, 2023, through May 2024.
Chapter 4, Medicaid Home Care: A Basic Introduction, includes new discussions covering the new form DOH-5770, Practitioner Statement of Need and LDSS’s submission of a web-based form to NYIA requesting expedited assessments upon receipt of an immediate need request.
Chapter 5, Nursing Homes, reviews visitation requirements for nursing homes, as well as residents’ rights.
Chapter 6, New York Power of Attorney, discusses the effect of a defective notarization on a power of attorney and the requirements to make gifts under the 2009 amendments to the NY GOL.
Chapter 7, Health Care Decision Making, provides new discussion of the Palliative Care Access Act.

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Treatise Update: Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings: A Step-by-Step Guide to Buying and Selling Real Estate (Third Edition)

Holtzschue on Real Estate Contracts and Closings provides thorough legal, technical, and strategic guidance to help implement dispute-free residential deals more quickly and easily. This practice guide clearly explains the governing law and customary industry practices to ensure that readers can successfully prepare for a sale or purchase of real estate, including knowing how to deal with the appropriate documents, tax issues, and brokers, drafting and negotiating the contract. Readers also receive a comprehensive dive and real-life examples of negotiation tactics, lease modifications, proactive planning of troublesome developments, drafting errors, liability mitigation measures, eviction considerations, on-premises conditions and repairs, and considerations relevant to different lease types.

The new release includes the following updates:

Chapter 1, Preparing for the Sale or Purchase, provides an updated discussion on financing.
Chapter 2, Drafting and Negotiating the Contract, includes the N.Y.S. Association of Realtors guidance effective August 17, 2024, for compliance with the National Association of Realtors’ antitrust brokerage commissions settlement.
Chapter 3, Preparing for the Closing, provides an updated discussion of deed descriptions.
Chapter 4, The Closing,includes the latest case developments.

The Tables of Authorities and Index have also been updated.

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New Title! Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence

PLI Press is proud to announce the publication of the new practice guide Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence.

A comprehensive analysis of the law of evidence and practice, this new book focuses on the Federal Rules of Evidence and its interpretive case law that represents the prevailing evidence law in the United States. The text covers all facets of evidence law and practice, including relevance and unfair prejudice, hearsay and its exemptions and exceptions, the Confrontation Clause, direct examination, cross-examination, the various impeachment methods, real and illustrative evidence, and documentary and electronic evidence. The book uniquely combines both the law and practical aspects of evidence law.

Notably, Practitioner’s Deskbook on Evidence covers the following important topics:

Procedural Issues: Objections, Rulings, and Appellate Review (see Chapter 2)
Character, Other Act, and Habit Evidence (see Chapter 4)
The Confrontation Clause (see Chapter 8)
Witness Competence (see Chapter 9)
The Law and Art of Cross-Examination (see Chapter 11)
Expert Testimony and Lay Opinion Testimony (see Chapter 13)
Documentary and Electronic Evidence (see Chapter 15)
Federal Rules of Evidence(see Appendix A)

We are excited to share this new title with you!

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Baby Reindeer Meets PLI

We are thrilled to share that Lyrissa Lidsky, a leading expert on defamation and author of PLI’s treatise Sack on Defamation: Libel, Slander, and Related Problems (Fifth Edition), was recently quoted in the New York Times in an article about the high-profile Baby Reindeer defamation lawsuit. Check out the article: “Based on a True Story, or a True Story? In ‘Baby Reindeer’ Lawsuit, Words Matter.”

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Treatise Update: Commercial Ground Leases (Fourth Edition)

Commercial Ground Leases (Fourth Edition) acquaints readers with key concepts, dispute resolution practices, and drafting strategies concerning commercial ground leases. The book features enlightening discussions on base and ground rents, reappraisals, tenant and landlord financing, subletting, exculpatory clauses, mortgage financing, insurance and damage considerations, defaults, redemption, and rights to repurchase, inflation indexing and other important commercial ground lease concepts, along with dozens of practice-ready forms and checklists.

The new release includes the following updates:

Chapter 3, Base Rent and Other Payments, includes an updated discussion of indexing and step rents.
Chapter 4, Reappraisal of Ground Rents, highlights a new discussion that traces the history of ground rent resets and provides an annotated form of reappraisal clause involving both use value and highest and best use reappraisal techniques.
Chapter 8 , Leasehold Financing, includes new lease provisions.
Appendix A, Ground Lease, includes updated Annual Minimum Rent provision during the Extended Term involves both use value and highest and best use reappraisal techniques.
Appendix X, Inflation Indexing, is updated with Chart 5, which covers the years 1950 to 2024, a total of seventy-five years.

The Tables of Authorities and Index have also been updated.

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Treatise Update: Exempt and Hybrid Securities Offerings (Fourth Edition)

Exempt and Hybrid Securities Offerings (Fourth Edition) is a comprehensive reference on exempt and hybrid securities offerings, and a practical handbook, with step-by-step guides, practice pointers, and forms. This title gives practical guidance for each principal type of exempt offering, including private placements, venture capital financings, institutional debt private placements, PIPE transactions, structured PIPE transactions, Regulation A offerings, crowdfunding transactions, registered direct offerings, continuous offering programs, and more!

The new release includes the following updates which address important market and practice developments affecting exempt offerings:

Trends in the PIPE transaction market, registered direct offering market, and trends in at-the-market offerings
Proposed changes to the accredited investor definition
Proposed changes to Regulation D, Form D, and the Section 12(g) threshold
Changes to the NVCA forms
Amendments to Regulation M
Enforcement activity relating to Regulation M
Amendments to the rules of the securities exchanges relating to shareholder approval requirements
FINRA Notice to Members 23-08 relating to Private Placements
FINRA and other enforcement actions relating to Private Placements
The introduction of Rule 145a

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Bankruptcy Deskbook (Fifth Edition)

Bankruptcy Deskbook provides you with practical guidance to help clients achieve fair remedies and to ensure you avoid legal problems along the way. This treatise covers the demands on Chapter 7 debtors, rules for Chapter 11 small business debtors, requirements for Chapter 13 individual debtors and compliance burdens on attorneys — including strict certification requirements and fee-arrangement disclosure rules that, if unmet, can lead to harsh sanctions. This book guides you step-by-step through the bankruptcy laws, clarifying the purpose, features, mechanics, advantages, and drawbacks of Chapters 7, 11, 12 and 13 in the era of BAPCPA.

All chapters in this treatise have been updated in this release to incorporate the most recent case law affecting issues such as:

Whether bankruptcy courts are bound by the “case-or-controversy” requirement that governs Article III courts.
Whether suits between non-debtors that might diminish the estate are deemed to be “related to” the debtor’s bankruptcy.
Whether an award of damages to remedy a stay violation is entitled to post-judgment interest.
Whether the ruling in Bartenwerfer is to be limited to situations involving agency or partner relationships.
Whether consolidation of an existing student loan satisfies the prepetition debt, creating a new post-petition debt that cannot be discharged without filing a new case.
Whether the failure of a creditor to cast a written vote constitutes acceptance or rejection of a bankruptcy plan.
Whether a settlement need be formally reduced to a writing to be approved by the bankruptcy court.

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Investment Adviser Regulation (Third Edition)

Investment Adviser Regulation: A Step-by-Step Guide to Compliance and the Law (Third Edition) is an essential resource for investment advisers, securities attorneys, compliance personnel, and federal and state regulators. This treatise guides practitioners through the maze of statutory, SEC, and state standards impacting investment advisers, as well as provides advice on the practical aspects of building a practice. It also clarifies key status issues that determine registration and disclosure duties as well as liability exposure.

Highlights of updated information in the latest release include:

Chapter 3, The Jurisdictional Divide Between the SEC and the States. Discussion of recently adopted amendments to Rule 203A-2(e) (commonly known as the “Internet Adviser Exemption”) (see section 3:2.3[C]).
Chapter 32, SEC Record-Keeping Requirements. In connection with adopting amendments to Rule 15c6-1(a) under the Exchange Act to shorten the standard settlement cycle for most broker-dealer trans- actions from T+2 to T+1, the SEC also adopted amendments to Rule 204-2 under the Investment Advisers Act that require all registered investment advisers to make and keep certain records for any transaction that is subject to the amended requirements. New discussion reviews these record-keeping requirements (see section 32:2.16).
Chapter 48, Advisers to Private Equity Funds—Practical Compliance Considerations. Discussion of the May 3, 2023, SEC amendments to Form PF requiring current reporting upon the occurrence of key events (see section 48:2.4[F]); and new discussion of the Private Fund Advisers Rule, which includes sweeping new rules and amendments to the Advisers Act applicable to private fund advisers (see section 48:7).
Chapter 49C, Offering Cross-Border Advisory and Broker-Dealer Services to Non-U.S. Clients; and Chapter 49E, Offering Cross-Border Investment Products and Advisory Services to Clients in Latin America. Discussion of Rule 206(4)-1 under the Investment Advisers Act (“Marketing Rule”), governing investment adviser marketing by replacing the prior investment adviser advertising and cash solicitation rules (see section 49C:2.8 and section 49E:4.2[E]).
Chapter 62, Investment Management M&A. Discussion reviews the Inflation Reduction Act (see section 62:4.1).

To aid in your research, the Table of Authorities and Index have been updated.

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