Committee Reports

With over 140 committees covering an enormous number of issues, the expertise of the City Bar membership is both wide and deep. Through its committees, the City Bar issues hundreds of reports and produces hundreds of events each year.

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Subject Areas

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Absentee Voting
Abuse and Neglect Proceedings
Access to Justice
Access to Justice for Immigrant Detainees
Accounting
ADR/Mediation/Arbitration
Affordable Housing
Afghanistan
Africa
AI/Digital Technology/Crypto
AIDS/HIV
Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Americans with Disabilities Act
Animal Activists and Organizations
Animal Cruelty
Animal Law
Animal Welfare
Animals, Use at Circuses and Exhibitions
Anti-Human Trafficking
Antitrust
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Asylum
Attorney Conduct
Attorney-Client Privilege
Attorney/Client Confidentiality
Attorneys' Fees
Australia
Authenticity, Attribution and Authorship of Fine Art
Authority to Declare War
Aviation
Aviation Safety
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bail Payment
Bail Reform
Ban the Box
Banking Law
Bankruptcy
Bankruptcy Court (SDNY)
Belarus
Bitcoin
Blockchain Technology
Bolivia
Book Club
Brazil
Budget - NYS Executive
Budget - NYS Judiciary
Cambodia
Cameroon
Campaign Finance
Canned Hunting
Career Development
Chad
Child Custody & Visitation
Child Soldiers
Child Welfare
Children
Children, Families and Matrimonial Law
Chile
China
City Bar Justice Center
Civics
Civil Court
Civil Court Judges
Civil Legal Services
Civil Liberties
Civil Liberties/Security
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Civil Rights and Liberties
Class Actions
Climate Change
Colombia
Commercial Division
Commercial real estate
Commercial Rent Control
Commodities Futures Trading Commission
Companion Animals/Pets
Compliance
Confidential Personal Information
Conflict of Interest
Constitutional Convention
Construction
Construction Procurement Laws
Consumer Debt
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Protection, Debtors and Creditors
Continuing Legal Education
Contract of Sale - Real Property
Contracts
Cooperative Apartment Purchase/Sale
Copyright Issues
Corporate Agreements, Sample Contract Boilerplate
Corporate Bankruptcy
Corporate Ethics
Corporate Governance
Corrections, Reentry, and Jails/Prisons
Court Administration
Court Fees
COVID-19
COVID-19/Coronavirus Court Updates
Criminal Justice Reform
Criminal Justice, Community Relations & Civil Rights
Criminal Justice/Criminal Law
Criminal Liable Laws
Criminal Procedure Law
Cross Border Rules
Cryptocurrency
Custodial interrogations
Cybersecurity
Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice
Darfur
Data Collection
Death Penalty
Debt Collection Agencies
Debt Collection Practices
Debt Settlement Companies
Debt Settlement Services
Debtors and Creditors
Democratic Republic of Congo
Department of Justice
Derivatives
Detainees
Detainees, Right to Counsel
Detention of Immigrant Women and Children
Disability Law
Disciplinary Proceedings
Disclosure of Expert Witness Information
Disclosure Requirements
Discovery
Discrimination
District Attorneys
Diversion Program
Diversity
Diversity in the Profession
Diversity on the Bench
Diversity Pipeline
Divorce and Maintenance Laws
Domestic Violence
Domestic Violence Victims
Domestic Violence Victims, Sentencing of
Drug Prohibition
Drug Reform
Drug Use
E-Discovery
Education
Egypt
El Salvador
Election Law and Voting
Election Law Reform
Election Law, Instant Run-Offs
Election Procedures
Election Protection
Electoral College
Electronic Documents
Electronic Filing
Electronic Surveillance
Employee Rights--Health Conditions
Employment Discrimination
Employment Disputes
Employment Law
Endangered Species
Energy
Energy Planning
Energy Projects
Entertainment Activities
Environmental Impact
Environmental Impact Statements
Environmental Impact/Environmental Law
Environmental Policy
Equine Issues
Estate Tax
Ethics Agreements
Ethics Opinion
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Ethiopia
Europe
Executive Compensation
Family Court
Family Court and Family Law
Family Court Judges
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Federal Courts
Financial Assets
Financial services
Financial statements
First Amendment
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
Foreign Investment
Foreign or Sharia Law
Formal Ethics Opinion
Freedom of Expression
Freedom of the Press
Gender Expression Non-Discrimination Act (GENDA)
Gender Related Issues
Genocide
Government Ethics, Accountability and Transparency
Government Integrity
Government Lawyers
Government Transparency
Governmental Affairs
Guantanamo
Guantanamo Bay
Guatemala
Gun Control
Haiti
Harassment
Health Care Facilities
Health Care System
Health Plans and Health Insurance Coverage
Health Services
Healthcare, Health Law and Bioethics
Homelessness
Hong Kong
Hospitality / Restaurants
Hospitals
Housing and Homelessness
Housing Court
Housing Court; Right to Counsel
Human Rights
Human Trafficking
Humane Education
Hurricane
Hurricane Maria
Immigrant Representation
Immigration
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Convictions
Immigration Courts
Immigration Detainers
Immigration Reform
Immigration Representation
In-House/Corporate Counsel
Independence of the Judiciary
Independence of the Legal Profession
India
Indigent Legal Services
Indigent Litigants
Insurance Law
Insurance Regulation
Intellectual Property
International
International Arbitrations
International Criminal Court
International Human Rights
International Law
Interrogation
Invading Trust Principal
IOLA
Iran
Iraq
Istanbul
Jones Act
Judicial Administration
Judicial Campaigns
Judicial Evaluations
Judicial Independence
Judicial Nominations, Commission on
Judicial Reform
Judicial Resources & Court Capacity (Repeal the Cap / Do the Math)
Judicial Salaries
Judicial Selection and Conduct
Judicial Service
Justice Courts
Kenya
Labor and Employment
Landlord-Tenant
Latin America
Law Enforcement
Law School
Law Students
Lawyer Advertising
Lawyer Well-Being and Mental Health
Lawyer's Quality of Life
Legacies
Legal Education
Legal Profession
Legal Services, Civil
Legal Services, Funding of
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, Employment Law
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Rights, Ukraine
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights
Letters to Government Officials on Various Animal Protection Issues
LGBT Rights
Litigation
Litigation Best Practices
Litigation Finance
Low Income Cooperatives
Magistrate Judges
Maintenance in Divorce Proceedings
Maldives
Mandatory Minimum Sentences
Marijuana and Drug Reform
Mass Incarceration
Media and the Arts
Media, the Arts and Intellectual Property
Mediation
Medicaid
Medical Aid in Dying
Medical Marijuana
Member Honors
Mental Disabilities
Mental Health
Mergers and Acquisitions
Mexico
Military
Military Affairs and Justice
Mindfulness
Moldova
Money Markets
Montenegro
Myanmar
New Lawyers
New Lawyers Council
New York City
New York City Council
New York City Government
New York City Schools
New York Law and Practice
New York State
New York State Ethics Reform
New York State Legislative Agenda
New York State's Civil and Human Rights Laws
Nigeria
Non-Profit Organizations
Non-Profit Revitalization Act
Noncompete Agreements
Nonprofit Reform
North Korea
Northern Ireland
Not-for-Profit Corporation Law
NYC Jails
NYC Policy Recommendations
NYS Courts, Judicial Administration and Budget
NYS Judiciary
NYS Legislative Reform/Rules
Open Meetings Law
Outside Counsel
Oversight of Risk Management
Pakistan
Paraguay
Parole Regulations
Patent Eligibility
Patent Infringement
Patents and Antitrust Law
Peru
Philippines
Police Practices
Policy Update
Prescription Drug Abuse
Presidential Impeachment
Presidential Vote
Primary Elections in New York
Prison Rape
Prisoner Reentry into the Workforce
Prisoners
Privacy Rights
Pro Bono
Pro Bono Attorneys
Pro Se Litigants
Professional Licensing
Professional Responsibility
Property Issues
Prosecutorial Conduct
Prosecutorial Disclosure
Public Assistance
Public Service
Puerto Rico
Racial Justice
Raising the Age
Real Estate Form
Real Estate/Property Law/Coop and Condo
Real Property Assessments
Recusal
Redistricting
Reentry and Reintegration
Refugee status
Religious Schools
Removal Proceedings/Deportation
Renewable Energy
Reproductive Health
Reproductive Rights
Republic of Congo
Republic of South Africa
Right to Counsel
Right to Housing
Rule of Law
Rule of Law, Freedom of Speech
Russia
Rwanda
Sale of Condominium
Same Sex Partners
Same-Sex Couples
Same-Sex Marriage
Sarbanes-Oxley Act
Sealing
Sealing of Criminal Records
SEC Comment Letter
Securities
Securities and Exchange Commission
Securities Related Litigation
Securities, Business, and Finance
Senior Citizens
Sentencing
Sentencing Guidelines
Sentencing Reform
Serbia
Service Animals
Sex and Law
Sex Offenders
Sex Trafficking
Sexual Assault
Sexual Education
Sexual Harassment
Sexuality Education
Sierra Leone
Small Firm Practice
Small Law Firms
Smaller public companies
Social Media
Social Welfare
Social, Urban and Consumer Issues
Spain
Sri Lanka
Stop and Frisk
Student Loans
Sub-Saharan Africa
Sudan
Supermax Confinement, Prisons
Supreme Court
Surrogate's Court
Sustainable Development
Sustainable Development and Good Governance
Sustainable Development Goals
Swaziland
Syria
Syrian Refugees
Tanzania
Tax Issues
Tax Patents
Tax Shelters
Tax-Exempt Status
Taxation
Taxation - Corporate Reorganizations
Taxation - Interest on Non-Performing Loans
Taxation Lending Activities by Foreigners
Taxation Partnerships/Partners
Technology
Temporary Protected Status
Terrorism and National Security
Terrorism Prosecutions
Testimony
The Justice System
The Profession, Legal Education and the Organization of the Bar
Trade Controls
Trade Secrets
Trademark Dilution
Trademarks
Transgender Rights
Transition Memo
Transportation and Infrastructure
Trump-Pence Presidential Transition
Trusts and Estates
Trusts and Estates, Administration of
Trusts Estate and Gift Taxation
Trusts, State Taxation of
Tunisia
Turkey
U.S. Supreme Court
Uganda
Ukraine
Undercover Investigations
Uniform Commercial Code
Uniform Commercial Code Article 1
Uniform Commerical Code Article 9
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act
Uniform Voidable Transactions Act
United Kingdom
United Nations
Uzbekistan
Venezuela
Veterans
Violence Against Women
Voting
Voting Rights
Well-Being
West Bank
Western Sahara
Whistleblower
wifi4homeless
Women in Workforce
Women's Equality Act
Women's Rights
Women's Workplace Rights
Workplace Accomodations, Pregnant Women
Zimbabwe

Committees

Administrative Law Committee
Admiralty Committee
African Affairs Committee
Air and Space Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution Committee
Animal Law Committee
Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee
Arbitration Committee
Art Law Committee
Asian Affairs Committee
Assigned Counsel Plan Task Force
Banking Law Committee
Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
Bioethical Issues Committee
Board of Directors
Books at the Bar Committee
Business & Human Rights Committee
Cannabis, Drugs and the Law Committee
Capital Punishment Committee
Career Advancement & Management Committee
Chamber Music Committee
Children & the Law Committee
Children, Council on
City Bar Chorus Committee
Civic Education Committee
Civil Court Committee
Civil Right to Counsel Task Force
Civil Rights Committee
Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
Commission on Campaign Finance Reform
Commission on the Future of CUNY
Communications & Media Law Committee
Compliance Committee
Condemnation & Tax Certiorari Committee
Construction Law Committee
Consumer Affairs Committee
Cooperative & Condominium Law Committee
Copyright & Literary Property Committee
Corporation Law Committee
Corrections & Community Reentry Committee
Criminal Advocacy Committee
Criminal Courts Committee
Criminal Justice Operations Committee
Criminal Justice, Council on
Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights
Criminal Law Committee
Delegation to the State Bar House of Delegates
Disability Law Committee
Diversity Pipeline Initiatives Committee
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee
Domestic Violence Committee
E-Discovery Working Group
Education & the Law Committee
Election Law Committee
Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Committee
Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Committee
Encourage Judicial Service Committee
Energy Committee
Entertainment Committee
Entertainment Law Committee
Environmental Law Committee
Estate & Gift Taxation Committee
European Affairs Committee
Family Court & Family Law Committee
Fashion Law Committee
Federal Courts Committee
Federal Legislation Committee
Financial Reporting Committee
Foreign & Comparative Law Committee
Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
Government Ethics Committee
Health Law Committee
HIV/AIDS Committee
Honors Committee
Hospitality Law Committee
Housing & Urban Development Committee
Housing Court Committee
Immigration & Nationality Law Committee
In-House Counsel Committee
In-House/Outside Litigation Counsel Working Group
Independence of Lawyers and Judges Task Force
Insurance Law Committee
Inter-American Affairs
International Affairs, Council on
International Business Transactions Committee
International Commercial Disputes Committee
International Environmental Law Committee
International Human Rights Committee
International Law
International Law Committee
International Security Affairs Committee
International Trade Committee
Investment Management Regulation Committee
Judicial Administration, Council on
Judicial Selection Task Force
Judiciary Committee
Juvenile Justice Committee
Labor & Employment Committee
Land Use Planning & Zoning Committee
Law Student Perspectives Committee
Lawyer Assistance Program Committee
Legal Education & Admission to the Bar Committee
Legal History Committee
Legal Issues of Climate Adaptation Task Force
Legal Problems of the Aging Committee
Legal Referral Service Committee
Legal Services Awards Committee
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee
Litigation Committee
Litigation Funding Working Group
Marijuana Legalization & Regulation
Mass Incarceration Task Force
Matrimonial Law Committee
Medical Malpractice Committee
Mental Health Law Committee
Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
Middle Eastern & North African Affairs Committee
Military and Veterans Affairs Committee
Mindfulness & Well-Being in Law Committee
Minorities in the Courts Committee
Minorities in the Profession Committee
Monday Night Law/Moderate Means Committee
Mortgage Foreclosure Task Force
National Moot Court Competition Committee
New Lawyer Institute
New Lawyer Practice & Skills Committee
New Lawyers Council
New York City Affairs Committee
Non-Profit Organizations Committee
Patents Committee
Personal Income Taxation Committee
President's Committee on the Efficient Resolution of Disputes
Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies
Private Investment Funds Committee
Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
Product Liability Committee
Profession, Council on the
Professional Discipline Committee
Professional Ethics Committee
Professional Responsibility Committee
Project Finance Committee
Property, Council on
Public Finance Committee
Public Service Committee
Public Service Network
Puerto Rico Task Force
Real Property Law Committee
Recruitment & Retention of Lawyers Committee
Rule of Law Task Force
Science & Law Committee
Securities Litigation Committee
Securities Regulation Committee
Senior Lawyers Committee
Sex & Law Committee
Sex Offense Working Group
Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC
Social Events & Networking Committee
Social Welfare Law Committee
Special Committee on the Role of Amenities in the Land Use Process
Sports Law Committee
State & Local Taxation Committee
State Affairs Committee
State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
Structured Finance Committee
Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies
Task Force on Downtown Redevelopment
Task Force on Employment Opportunities for the Previously Incarcerated
Task Force on Lawyers' Quality of Life
Task Force on Mass Disaster Planning
Task Force on National Security & the Rule of Law
Task Force on New Lawyers in a Changing Profession
Task Force on New York City Charter Revision
Task Force on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures
Task Force on the Lawyer's Role in Corporate Governance
Task Force on the New York State Constitutional Convention
Taxation of Business Entities Committee
Technology, Cyber and Privacy Law Committee
Tort Litigation Committee
Torts and Product Liability Committee
Town & Village Courts Task Force
Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Committee
Trademarks & Unfair Competition Committee
Transportation Committee
Trusts, Estates & Surrogate's Courts Committee
U.S. Presidential Transition
United Nations Committee
Vance Center for International Justice Committee
White Collar Crime Committee
Women in the Courts Task Force
Women in the Legal Profession Committee

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End Date

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Terrorism and National Security

Reports

March 11, 2024

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Financial Services

Reports

August 18, 2021

At-Risk Afghan Nationals Must Be Given Safe Passage: Statement & Recommendations

Reports

February 10, 2021

Restoring Civility, Due Process, and Functionality to the United States Immigration System

Reports

January 13, 2021

Recommendations Respectfully Submitted to the Biden Administration Regarding Principal Actions After Inauguration Related to the Rule of Law

Reports

November 19, 2020

Letter in Support of Legislation Requiring Video Recording of Interrogations of Juveniles in Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings in Family Court

Reports

May 21, 2020

Converting Guantánamo Bay Military Commissions Into An Article III Court

Reports

June 6, 2018

Immigration Status Disclosure- Families Taking in Unaccompanied Minors

Reports

May 8, 2018

Nomination of Gina Haspel for Director of the Central Intelligence Agency

Reports

October 20, 2017

Comment Letter to DHS – Notice of Modified Privacy Act System of Records

Reports

October 10, 2017

Letter Regarding Lack of Clarity in U.S. Policies on Critical Counter-Terrorism and Use of Force Issues

Reports

October 4, 2017

Letter to President Trump regarding Presidential Authority to Initiate War Against North Korea

Reports

June 9, 2017

Recommendations Regarding Compensation and Treatment for Victims of Torture, and Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment

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