City Bar names Kurt M. Denk executive director of City Bar Fund
The New York City Bar Association has appointed Kurt M. Denk as the first executive director of the…
NYC Bar Association urges passage of law banning Central Park horse carriages as City Council says it ‘expects’ to outlaw them next month
The New York City Bar Association continued its decades-long campaign against New York City’s horse-drawn carriages this week,…
‘The Law is Ours’: NYC Bar Association launches short-form video series of civic explainers
“The Law is Ours” host Janelle Romero Screenshot via NYCBA New Yorkers have questions about the state of…
Energy attorney Rich Miller on a career in the law and love of cities that power NYC
Behind New York City’s powerful electricity grid is a cadre of lawyers working for both private companies and…
NYC Bar Association doubles down on call to ban federal law enforcement from wearing masks
A state law banning federal agents from wearing masks on duty has been stalled in federal courts. The…
Mamdani admin re-establishes brain trust with NYC Bar Association on judicial nominations
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s City Hall will re-establish its partnership with the New York City Bar Association over judicial…
New York City Bar Association adds guidance to ‘safe harbor’ conflict of interest rule for new hires
The rule allows law firms to avoid having a new hire’s conflicts of interest affect the rest of…
New NYC Bar Association President embraces new tools in fight to uphold the rule of law
The New York City Bar Association’s new president, Matthew Diller, made clear in his remarks after being inaugurated…
‘Insurgent’ Queens judicial candidate notches Democratic primary win among three contested races for Civil Court
Four judicial candidates won access to the Democratic line in the three contested primaries for four Civil Court…
amNewYork Law On the Docket: Profiles of people and firms making moves, May 21
Welcome to The Docket, amNewYork Law’s weekly column focused on the movers and shakers in New York’s legal…
NYC Bar Association gives high school students fresh take on the Declaration of Independence’s 250th anniversary
Historian Lisa Anderson of the Gilda Lehrman Institute provided more than 200 high school students with fodder to…
‘Soul Arbitration’: NYC Bar Association screens documentary on displacement of women and children by war in Ukraine
Attendees hear from Victoria Ivasechko, president of the Ukrainian Bar Association, who appeared remotely from Kyiv. New York…