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The litigation team obtained the dismissal of a two-pronged action against the firm’s client, one of the largest owners of telecommunications towers in the country, which cleared a path for the construction of a new tower and removal a functionally obsolete tower on adjoining property. The action was commenced by a disgruntled landlord who objected to the tower company’s removal of an existing tower on the landlord’s property at the expiration of the lease. The landlord filed a hybrid Article...Read More

Partner Robert D. Gaudioso was elected to the Board of Directors of the New York State Wireless Association (“NYSWA”).Read More

The firm was successful in securing the dismissal of an action brought against a major wireless carrier by plaintiffs seeking monetary damages allegedly stemming from the construction of a nearby cell tower. Our litigation team led by Leslie Snyder and assisted by associates Doug Warden and Adam Moss argued that plaintiffs had failed to state a cause of action by neglecting to specify the nature, extent or amount of the alleged damages. The court agreed. In dismissing plaintiffs’ action, the...Read More

The firm, led by partner Leslie J. Snyder and senior associate Doug Warden, scored a landmark victory on April 24, 2012 when the Appellate Division, NYS Supreme Court (1st Department) entered a unanimous decision affirming the right of our client, Verizon Wireless, to install equipment required for a cell site installation on top of a party wall shared with a neighboring property owner in New York City. The decision is the first in New York State to expressly acknowledge that...Read More

Attorneys from Snyder & Snyder LLP provided an accredited continuing education program for 75 members of the Westchester County Municipal Planning Federation. The Federation consists largely of individuals who serve on zoning and planning boards throughout Westchester County. The firm hosted the event in its conference facility overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown NY, where attendees received an update on legal developments effecting zoning and land use decisions.Read More

Zoning challenges facing religious facilities and the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) were the focus of a presentation by firm attorneys David Snyder and Dan Nottes at a recent international conference of religious leaders held in New York City. The presentation entitled “Your Zoning Rights under Federal Land Use Laws” examined relevant cases and practical applications of RLUIPA, the landmark federal statute that protects religious land uses. The presentation was attended by religious leaders from across...Read More

The firm is increasingly active in the development of energy projects. This winter, we secured land use approvals for the expansion of an electric sub-station in Westchester County, New York that will distribute power from a 1,080 megawatt electric generating station. The sub-station approvals included permission to do work in wetlands and on steep slopes, and were secured in under one year and without litigation. In the biofuel arena, the firm structured a global joint venture for the development of...Read More

The firm was selected as lead zoning and land use counsel for the new emergency response radio network now being constructed by the City of New York. This new interoperable public safety wireless network will provide enhanced dispatch and response capabilities for emergency service agencies including the Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, and various Police agencies. For further information on the firm’s Public Safety Radio practice, please contact Robert D. Gaudioso at RGaudioso@snyderlaw.net.Read More

Once again, the firm was privileged to assist the World Bank in preparing the Doing Business Database. This database provides objective measures of business regulations and their enforcement. The Doing Business indicators are comparable across 145 economies. They indicate the regulatory costs of business and can be used to analyze specific regulations that enhance or constrain investment, productivity and growth. The firm was asked to update a review of United States laws that encourage or discourage investments in real property....Read More

The World Bank asked the firm to help compile a review of United States laws that encourage or discourage investments in real property. The compendium, which the World Bank published in September 04, includes a review of similar laws in many of the world’s industrialized, developing and third world countries. Copies of the Doing Business Database are available at www.doingbusiness.org/Downloads.Read More