February 15, 2010
Bleakley Platt to Sponsor Yonkers Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast
Bleakley Platt is once again proud to sponsor The Yonkers Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast which will be held this year on Tuesday, February 23rd. This year’s event will feature keynote speaker Joseph Apicella, Executive Project Manager, Streuver Fidelco Cappelli LLC (SFC), who will discuss the $1.5 billion revitalization plan for the downtown area of the City of Yonkers, New York,...Read MoreFebruary 1, 2010
Bleakley Platt Partner, Joe DeGiuseppe, to Speak at SES Employment Law Seminar
Joe DeGiuseppe, the head of the Firm’s Immigration Law and Employment Law Practice Groups, will speak on February 23, 2010, at a CLE accredited seminar being sponsored by Sterling Education Services, Inc. (SES) on the “Fundamentals of Employment Law in New York.” Joe will give presentations on the topics of “Immigration Compliance Issues for Employers” and “Basic Labor...Read MoreJanuary 10, 2010
In Memoriam: William F. Harrington (1931-2010)
On January 23, 2010, our friend, colleague and Chairman, William F. Harrington, affectionately known as “BJ,” passed away at the age of 78. Born on December 3, 1931 in Yonkers, New York to William Patrick and Jane Harrington, he attended St. Joseph’s Grammar School and Gorton High School in Yonkers. He received a degree in accounting from Manhattan College in 1953 and his law...Read MoreJanuary 1, 2010
Bleakley Platt Welcomes New Member to the Firm
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that Jonathan A. Murphy has become a member of the Firm. Jonathan is a graduate of Brooklyn Law School and is admitted to practice in New York. His practice areas include Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation and Regulatory Law; Toxic Torts; Property Loss; Construction Defects; Business Loss Litigation; Administrative Law; and Defense Litigation....Read MoreDecember 15, 2009
Bleakley Platt Partners Appointed to Government Transition Teams
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that William P. Harrington has been appointed to the transition team of the incoming Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. Mr. Astorino will be sworn in as County Executive on January 1, 2010, succeeding Andrew J. Spano who has served as Westchester County Executive since 1998. The Firm is also pleased to announce that James W. Glatthaar has been...Read MoreDecember 1, 2009
Bleakley Platt Sponsors 2009 Annual Event For Orange County Partnership
Bleakley Platt is pleased to have been one of the sponsors for the 23rd Annual Event of the Orange County Partnership (OCP) held on December 1, 2009 in New Windsor, New York. The OCP is a non-profit organization which is committed to the economic growth and development of Orange County. This year’s Annual Event featured Keynote Speaker Ric Edelman, the nationally syndicated radio host, best...Read MoreDecember 1, 2009
Bleakley Platt Recognized as 2009 “Go-To Law Firm”
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce that it has been named a “Go-To Law Firm” for 2009 by The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America. In light of this recognition, the Firm will be featured in the Sixth Annual edition of In-House Law Departments at the Top 500 Companies, a legal reference guide distributed to over 20,000 General Counsel across the United States and Canada, including CEOs...Read MoreJuly 15, 2009
Bleakley Platt Prevails in Case of First Impression on HEAL Grant Funding
On June 30, 2009, Bleakley Platt obtained a decision by the Appellate Division, Second Department, denying plaintiffs’ motion for preliminary injunctive (PI) relief and dismissing the complaint against our Firm’s client, Orange Regional Medical Center (ORMC) with respect to the issue of whether ORMC was required to pay prevailing wage rates for all electrical contracting work being performed...Read MoreJuly 5, 2009
Bleakley Platt Sponsors Harness Racing Museum and HOF Induction Dinner
Bleakley Platt is pleased to have sponsored the 2009 Harness Racing Museum and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremonies and Dinner on July 5, 2009 in Goshen, New York. Among this year’s HOF inductees was Timothy J. Rooney, President of Yonkers Racing Corporation. For more than 35 years, Tim has greatly influenced the Standardbred sport as President of one of Harness Racing’s most successful tracks,...Read MoreJuly 1, 2009
Bleakley Platt Announces Formation of Interest Recovery Practice Group
Bleakley Platt is pleased to announce the formation of its Interest Recovery Practice Group, effective July 1, 2009. The Interest Recovery Practice will help the Firm’s corporate clients address the problem of complex and difficult to identify IRS interest computation errors and omissions on taxes and refunds or credits. These errors regularly cost individual corporations millions of dollars,...Read MoreJune 1, 2009
Bleakley Platt Proudly Supports Orange Regional Medical Center Golf Classic
Bleakley Platt is proud to have been one of the primary sponsors for the 18th Annual Golf Classic hosted by our client Orange Regional Medical Center to benefit ORMC’s Comprehensive Cancer Care Program. ORMC’s oncology program provides a wide spectrum of care that includes cancer prevention, early detection and advanced treatment. The Annual Golf Classic helps make this care possible through...Read MoreMarch 15, 2009