June 1, 2021
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Staffing Updates at Berke-Weiss Law

In firm-related news, Rosa Aliberti and Alex Berke have recently been promoted from Associate to Senior Associate. Congratulations to them for their promotions! We want to celebrate and recognize their fantastic work at the Firm and their tenacious dedication to our clients. 

We’d like to extend a warm welcome to Finne Murphy as she joins the team as the new Paralegal/Legal assistant. She graduated from Middlebury College with a degree in English and American Literatures. She’s previously worked as an accessibility partner at Amazon in Seattle, WA.

We are also very excited to welcome Katina Smith as our newest law clerk for the Summer. Katina is a rising 3L at Fordham Law, where she is enjoying her coursework in Negotiations. She is a member of the Fashion Law Society and will be participating in the Mediation Clinic in the fall. She has varied intern experiences from the Brooklyn Housing Court to spending a year as Judge Jeanine Pirro's intern on Fox News. Welcome, Katina!

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Another Tough School Year on the Horizon

August 23, 2021
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The Delta variant impact has been felt, including by parents who were relying on schools being open for in-person sessions this fall. After a year and a half of stop-start at schools, the fall semester is already being hampered with many schools having to close or quarantine significant portions of their population. This is especially bad news as there has been little headway made by legislators or the private sector in finding ways to provide parents with paid leave to deal with care-related emergencies, most notably by the sudden closure of schools.

Remote Work May Impact Career Advancement

August 18, 2021
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There are few silver linings to be found in the last 20 months. But one bright spot has been the expansion of remote work as an option. The flexibility remote work offers is also a boon to companies competing for workers. However, as companies expand their work-from-home policies, they need to be mindful of how it can affect office culture and promotions.

Alex Berke Quoted in Law 360 Piece on the Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Fallout

August 4, 2021
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Alex Berke quoted in Law360 Article, “Cuomo Sexual Misconduct Report A Road Map For Lawsuits.”

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