Restaurant Law in New York City

Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | 9:00 am –1:00 pm

Format: Webinar

Program Chair:

Louis Pechman
Pechman Law Group PLLC

• Description
• Faculty
• Agenda
• CLE Credit
• Sponsors

• Program Fee:
  $199 Members | $299 Nonmembers
  Small Law Firm: $99 for Members
  In House Counsel: Free for Members | $249 for Nonmembers

• Donald Bernstein
  Bernstein Redo & Savitsky, P.C

  Valerie Bluth
  Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP

  Andreas Koutsoudakis
  KI Legal

  Vivianna Morales
  Pechman Law Group PLLC

  Olivia Piluso
  KI Legal

  Larry Welch
  Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz PC

• 9:00 am – 9:10 am                  Introduction & Overview

                                                              Louis Pechman                      

  9:10 am – 10:00 am                Corporate Considerations

  • LLC v. corporation – entity choices for restaurants
  • Corporate structures for startup restaurants and restaurant groups
  • Investment in restaurant businesses – typical investment terms
  • Acquiring a restaurant business – factors to consider for a purchase of assets or equity of an existing business

                                                          Andreas Koutsoudakis & Olivia Piluso

  10:05 am – 10:55 am              Real Estate Issues

  • Key money deals v. raw spaces
  • Negotiating the term sheet
  • Due diligence required when checking out a space
  • Lease sections to pay attention to for restaurants
  • Tips to addressing pitfalls and concerns with various lease provisions
  • Operations, exit strategies and liability issues
  • Both landlord and tenant points of view

                                                        Larry Welch

  10:55 am – 11:10 am              Break

  11:10 am – 12:00 pm              Liquor License Issues

  • Who may or may not be licensed
  • What premises may or may not be licensed
  • The 200-foot rule and the public interest test of the 500-foot rule
  • Dealing with Community Boards
  • Recent changes in liquor laws

                                                              Donald Bernstein

  12:00 pm – 1:00 pm                Labor and Employment Considerations

  • Wage Notices, minimum wage and overtime issues
  • I-9 Compliance
  • Hospitality Wage Order
  • Sex harassment policies and recommended best practices

                                      Valerie Bluth & Vivianna Morales

• New York: 4.0 Professional Practice
  New Jersey: 4.3 general
  California: 4.0 general
  Pennsylvania: 3.5 general

• Sponsoring Association Committee:
  Hospitality Law, Larry A. Welch, Chair

  Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
  Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org