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,...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...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...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...Read More

During the Republican National Convention in New York City at the end of August 2004, a team of firm lawyers stood ready 24/7, to bail-out employees of a major wireless carrier, whose employees risked inadvertent arrest during the massive protest demonstrations which were anticipated.Read More

In January of 2004, after being certified by the NYS Office of Court Administration, Leslie J. Snyder offered a Leasing and Land Use Seminar to other attorneys as well as our clients. The seminar focused on providing skills, knowledge and strategies, for attorneys on negotiating better deals with prospective landlords.Read More

The March 15, 2004 issue of the RCR Wireless News, reported on the growing list of cases where wireless carriers had successfully litigated in order to obtain approvals to construct antenna sites to remedy gaps in coverage. A case settled by Snyder & Snyder, LLP was highlighted for special attention. That case involved a negotiated...Read More

Using its battle tested strategy of an aggressive first strike, the firm prevailed in a federal litigation brought against a Westchester community which refused to permit a wireless carrier to locate antenna on an existing smokestack. By filing an Order to Show Cause with a Motion for Immediate Injunctive relief, the firm was able to...Read More