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09/25/2025

Jared Barberio, a 2L at New York Law School, is our Fall 2025 Legal Extern in Cuttita LLP’s Real Estate and Sports and Entertainment practices. This scholar and former collegiate football player is excited to work with such a distinguished firm to further develop his skills at Cuttita LLP. Welcome Jared!

08/01/2025

Interesting article highlighting a key legal clash over who controls the future of athletes' NIL compensation. The outcome could reshape how NIL money flows in college sports.

Check out the full article here: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6489243/2025/07/11/ncaa-house-settlement-nil-collective-deal-denial/?fbclid=IwY2xjawL59vFleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETBBV2t5TGlvTEFQTVk4UWpxAR4hdqAWsOpAcgYPu9rr9CNO2gDv4_CzFzmX54uACuSSMvonCh1aDkFK4EM0GQ_aem_NA5W0prn8-EfSv-rAarIWw

*This post does not constitute legal advice and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction. No information in this Post is intended to be a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter.

01/23/2024

Lilly Pollak is a 3L at Brooklyn Law School, who just completed our Fall 2023 Externship. Read the article below for Lilly’s insight on the impact of New York City’s Airbnb and the short term rental market.

This article is written by Lilly Pollak, a 3L at Brooklyn Law School.

On September 5, 2023, New York City began enforcing Local Law 18, establishing strict requirements for short-term rentals, and severely reducing the Airbnb market in the City1. Since then, many have wondered how this new law will affect the New York City housing market and, most importantly, how wil

01/23/2024

Garrity Kuester, a 2L at St. John’s University School of Law is our Spring 2024 Legal Extern in the Cuttita LLP’s Real Estate and Sports and Entertainment practices. Before law school, Garrity attended Colgate University and was on the Division I Women’s Swim and Dive Team. She has always had an interest in Sports and Entertainment, and is currently a part of the Entertainment, Arts, & Sports Law Society. This scholar and former athlete is excited to work with such a distinguished firm to further develop her skills at Cuttita LLP. Welcome Garrity!

06/01/2023

Allie Olnowich, a 2L at Brooklyn Law School, is our Summer 2023 Legal Extern in the Cuttita LLP’s Real Estate and Sports and Entertainment practices. Before law school, Allie attended Syracuse University and was a NCAA Division I Women’s Ice hockey player. She has always had an interest in Sports and Entertainment and plans to continue her career in this area of law. This scholar and former athlete is excited to work with such a distinguished firm to further develop her skills at Cuttita LLP. Welcome Allie!

05/08/2023

At the beginning of 2023, New York’s real estate saw its ups and downs. Within the first two months of the first quarter, few high-end listings sold, and the few that sold had a unique quality about them. However, the first quarter has been experienced somewhat differently for properties ranging from $4 million to $10 million dollars. Each week “contract activity at $4 million and above, jumped from an average of just above 16 deals per week in January to an average of 25 deals per week in February, then to an average of just under 32 per week for the first three weeks of March,” according to the Olshan Luxury Market Report. These lower priced properties have been driving the real estate market up, and the popularity of these apartments have been increasing. Despite the recent collapse of banks, New York’s real estate market continues to experience an increase in activity throughout this spring season and is anticipated to only go up.

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*The information in this social media post ("Post") has been prepared by Michelle Bazinet, a law school graduate, in conjunction with Cuttita LLP, for general informational purposes only. The Post does not constitute legal advice and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction. No information in this Post is intended to be a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No reader of this post should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included in, or accessible through, this Post without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer licensed in the recipient’s state, country or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction. Transmission or receipt of this information does not create attorney-client relationship with Cuttita LLP, or any of its attorneys.

Multiple factors make it difficult to read the tea leaves about what’s coming in the second quarter. But the big price decreases seem behind us, and property costs have plateaued. It’s a good time to make a deal!

03/24/2023

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you were in the process of buying a residence and lost your job? Today, more home buyers are putting an unusual escape clause in their contracts that allow them to back out of the deal if they do lose their job. These types of clauses are known as employment contingency and have become more popular amongst people in the tech and banking sectors who are feeling the effects of the recent layoff wave. This is just one type of an array of contingencies that could be added to a contract, but like any contingency, the clause could weaken your offer. And this is especially true in competitive markets.
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*The information in this social media post ("Post") has been prepared by Michelle Bazinet, a law school graduate, in conjunction with Cuttita LLP, for general informational purposes only. The Post does not constitute legal advice and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction. No information in this Post is intended to be a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No reader of this post should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included in, or accessible through, this Post without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer licensed in the recipient’s state, country or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction. Transmission or receipt of this information does not create attorney-client relationship with Cuttita LLP, or any of its attorneys.

An employment contingency can protect buyers in the event of job losses.

02/10/2023

Former athlete and client of Cuttita LLP, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has handed over the title of NBA's all-time leading scorer to LeBron James. An accolade that Kareem has proudly owned for the past 38 years.
Congratulations LeBron on an amazing accomplishment!

https://www.tmz.com/2023/02/07/lebron-james-breaks-kareem-abdul-jabbar-all-time-scoring-record-nba/

02/03/2023

Have an extra coat, scarf, or pair of gloves sitting around?…. Show some support and donate to an amazing cause, and help those who are without during this winter season. Cuttita LLP has been a proud sponsor of this community effort for the annual Coat Drive over the last 10 years.

For more information please contact [email protected] /
(212) 679-0355.

01/20/2023

Michael DeRenzi, a 2L at New York Law School, is our Spring 2023 Legal Extern in the Cuttita LLP’s Real Estate and Sports and Entertainment practices. Before law school, Michael attended Georgetown University and is a former accomplished college athlete, playing division I baseball. He has always had an interest in sports and entertainment and is excited to work with such a distinguished firm to further develop his skills at Cuttita LLP.
Welcome Michael!

01/06/2023

Following the collapse of FTX, celebrities who promoted FTX are now getting hit with their own lawsuits pending in federal courts in Miami and San Francisco. Celebrities such as Tom Brady, Gisele Bündchen, Stephen Curry, and Larry David, are some of the well know celebrities named as defendants in these lawsuits. Celebrities could be held liable for damages if the investors could prove they did not disclose that “they were being paid to promote the crypto exchange or had invested in the company or were hawking unregistered securities.”

CUTTITA LLP is closely following the legal battle to see how this will develop. Stay tuned for further news updates. CUTTITA LLP – a well renowned law firm with experience in entertainment and sports law for over 25 years!
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*The information in this social media post ("Post") has been prepared by Michelle Bazinet, a law school graduate, in conjunction with Cuttita LLP, for general informational purposes only. The Post does not constitute legal advice and may not reflect the current law in your jurisdiction. No information in this Post is intended to be a substitute for legal counsel on any subject matter. No reader of this post should act or refrain from acting on the basis of any information included in, or accessible through, this Post without seeking the appropriate legal or other professional advice on the particular facts and circumstances at issue from a lawyer licensed in the recipient’s state, country or other appropriate licensing jurisdiction. Transmission or receipt of this information does not create attorney-client relationship with Cuttita LLP, or any of its attorneys.

FTX’s viral Super Bowl ad featured multiple versions of a deeply skeptical Larry David. In light of the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, his fellow celebrities might have done well to heed his advice.

12/28/2022