
Jason T. Polevoy
Counsel
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP
New York, U.S.A.
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WSG Group LeadersTakeaways From 4 NY Virus-Related Tenant Contract Rulings
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP, December 2020
Over the past several months, many disputes have arisen over whether the COVID19 pandemic or government responses to it provide, depending on the jurisdiction, an impossibility or impracticability defense for nonperformance under a contract. Now, we are beginning to see a flood of decisions addressing that defense. We previously wrote about two recent decisions from New York that are instructive on the defense of impossibility — the relevant standard under New York law...
Additional Articles
- Co-Author, “Takeaways From 4 NY Virus-Related Tenant Contract Rulings,” Law360 (December 21, 2020)
- Co-Author, “NY Lenders May Face Barriers In Real Estate Dispositions,” Law360 (September 21, 2020)
- Contributing Author to Lexis Practice Advisor - Real Estate
- “What to Consider in Buying Junior Notes,” Real Estate Forum (May 2015)
- Co-Author, “Hospital Campuses See Medical Office Building Development as Solid Growth Area,” Bloomberg BNA Real Estate Law & Industry Report (April 2013)
- “Protecting Landlords Against Tenant Bankruptcy,” GlobeSt.com (October 23, 2012)
- Co-Author, “Tips for Buyers of Distressed Whole First Mortgage Loans,” New York Law Journal (March 14, 2011)
- Profiled in Mortgage Observer Weekly (June 14, 2013)
- Quoted in numerous articles in Law360 and GlobeSt.com
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