Our Continuing Commitment No images? Click here OUR CONTINUING COMMITMENT Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends. As the week has unfolded, it is clear that the pandemic has continued to expand throughout our region and the Nation. The impact on our lives remains uncertain. What is plain, though, is that the heroic and selfless efforts of the health care professionals and first-responders who care for the ill and sick deserve our unending admiration and respect. All of us at SWC honor their service. We are committed to continuing to meet our clients' needs. We are closely following all legal issues that affect our practice areas, and we are analyzing the federal and state legislation and orders as they are enacted and implemented. We are developing strategies for our clients to deal with issues such as the performance of contractual obligations during the healthcare crisis, employment, environmental and corporate compliance issues resulting from orders to close business operations, insurance coverage issues, litigation issues related to the temporary closure of the courts, the impacts on local governments in providing essential services and conducting the public business notwithstanding the need to cease normal operations, the impact on real estate transactions and the issues in what amounts to a temporary moratorium on land use, zoning and building permit applications during the crisis period. We know that everyone is receiving numerous announcements and notices by email or otherwise about the new legislation and orders. Our focus, however, is on analyzing and understanding these issues now as well as when the crisis abates. We are planning to send periodic advisories on these matters going forward. None of us chose the difficult times that we now confront. Yet, we do have the ability, knowledge and wherewithal to determine and guide our responses. That is our goal and commitment at SWC. We will continue to communicate as we work from our remote locations from Long Island, Manhattan, Westchester and New York City. We extend our sincere thoughts to all as we stay home and stay healthy. Yours Truly, Michael H. Sahn |