Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

09/02/2026

Employees are increasingly turning to AI to draft workplace complaints, interpret workplace rights, and analyze employer communications, but what happens when the AI-generated answer is inaccurate or simply doesn’t apply?

Join FRB Partner Elizabeth Schlissel, Chair of the Labor & Employment Practice Group, and Litigation Associate Carly Galluzzo for "But ChatGPT Said I Was Right: Responding to Workplace Complaints in the Age of AI," the next session in our series, as they examine how AI is reshaping workplace complaints, investigations, and communications – and what HR leaders, business owners, and General Counsels need to know to respond effectively.

Earn 1.0 NY CLE credit by attending. Learn more and register here: https://frblaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/3917883666001/WN_xYp8P1ZORKa9sXelx5xlfw

Workplace complaints have always required careful, strategic handling, but AI is changing the landscape. Employees increasingly turn to AI to draft internal workplace complaints, interpret workplace rights, and analyze employer communications, sometimes conflating issues, hallucinating facts, or cre...

09/01/2026

What happens when the work your business creates isn’t actually yours to own?

Join FRB Intellectual Property Partners Moish Peltz and Steven Cooper on Wednesday, September 9, from 12:30 – 1:30 PM ET for "Mine, Yours, or the Machine’s? The New Rules of IP Ownership in the Age of AI," the next session in our series. Our attorneys will the new rules of IP ownership, including what businesses need to do to own work created by employees, contractors, and AI tools, and how to protect it across the full lifecycle: creation, registration, licensing, and enforcement.

Learn more and register here:

Your company paid for the code, the logo, the content, and the product designs. So you own them, right? Not necessarily. And when AI helped create them, the answer gets even murkier. Join FRB Intellectual Property Partners Moish Peltz and Steven Cooper for a practical webinar on the new rules of IP....

08/31/2026

Were you granted equity in your company? Before you make an 83(b) election, hear Matt Foreman break down what qualifies, what doesn’t, and how missing a deadline could cost you. All in the latest . Listen here: https://bit.ly/4wWGiYg

08/27/2026

We’re pleased to share that FRB Partner Doug Singer will be speaking at the Tompkins Bank & Trust Power Breakfast: “The Power of Purpose” on Tuesday, September 15, from 8:30 to 10:00 AM. Doug will join a panel of business leaders to discuss what it means to be a purpose-driven organization, including how companies can align mission, culture, and business goals, embed purpose into everyday operations, and measure impact beyond the bottom line.

Register today to join the conversation: https://web.thebcw.org/atlas/events/1865/details

08/27/2026

New proposed IRS regulations could significantly change the minimum funding rules for single-employer defined benefit pension plans, including a narrower anti-abuse rule for mid-year plan amendments. FRB Partner Angela Stockbridge examines the proposed changes, immediate reliance opportunities, and what plan sponsors, actuaries, and benefits counsel should consider now in her latest blog article.

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By: Angela M. Stockbridge On August 20, 2026, the Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

08/26/2026

What happens when the work your business creates isn’t actually yours to own? Join FRB Intellectual Property Partners Moish Peltz and Steven Cooper on Wednesday, September 9, from 12:30–1:30 PM ET for "Mine, Yours, or the Machine’s? The New Rules of IP Ownership in the Age of AI," the next session in our series. Our attorneys will the new rules of IP ownership, including what businesses need to do to own work created by employees, contractors, and AI tools, and how to protect it across the full lifecycle: creation, registration, licensing, and enforcement.

Learn more and register here:

Your company paid for the code, the logo, the content, and the product designs. So you own them, right? Not necessarily. And when AI helped create them, the answer gets even murkier. Join FRB Intellectual Property Partners Moish Peltz and Steven Cooper for a practical webinar on the new rules of IP....

08/25/2026

The FRB team stepped away from the office for our Summer Outing at Electric Shuffle NYC! It was a great afternoon of friendly shuffleboard competition, plenty of laughs, and a chance to spend time together outside of the day-to-day. Thank you to everyone who joined us and helped make the outing such a fun afternoon!

08/25/2026

LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER! 📣 Join FRB Taxation Partner Angela Stockbridge for the webinar "Beyond the Paycheck: Tax-Smart Compensation Planning for Closely Held and Family Businesses," a practical conversation about compensation planning for closely held and family businesses, tomorrow, Wednesday, August 26, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET. Explore practical strategies to help business owners maximize tax benefits while supporting long-term business goals, such as:

🔸 The tax advantages of qualified and nonqualified compensation strategies
🔸 When cash balance pension plans can create significant deductible contributions
🔸 How to align compensation planning with tax deferral, succession, and exit planning goals
🔸 Where advisors can identify valuable planning and referral opportunities

Attendees can earn 1.0 NY CPE and 1.0 CFP CE credit. Learn more and register here: https://frblaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/4817860491657/WN_udy03NYLRM6gWxGkhDiS0A

08/24/2026

For businesses, AI use raises an important question: what happens when sensitive information is entered into public AI tools? That information may create discoverable records and potentially compromise confidentiality. Join FRB Partners Moish Peltz and Christopher Warren, Co-Chairs of the Artificial Intelligence Practice Group, for "Privileged Intelligence: The Safer Way for New Jersey Businesses to Use AI With Their Counsel" on Thursday, September 10, at 1:00 PM ET for a practical webinar exploring how businesses can use AI with counsel while preserving attorney-client privilege and reducing potential legal risk.


Learn more and register here: https://frblaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/4517876024535/WN_bVFZZOneTgG6v0xV1UFx7g

08/24/2026

THIS WEEK! 📣 Business owners know compensation is about more than a paycheck, it's a powerful tax planning opportunity. Join FRB Taxation Partner Angela Stockbridge for the webinar "Beyond the Paycheck: Tax-Smart Compensation Planning for Closely Held and Family Businesses," on Wednesday, August 26, from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ET and explore practical strategies to help business owners maximize tax benefits while supporting long-term business goals.

In this webinar, you'll learn:

🔸 The tax advantages of qualified and nonqualified compensation strategies
🔸 When cash balance pension plans can create significant deductible contributions
🔸 How to align compensation planning with tax deferral, succession, and exit planning goals
🔸 Where advisors can identify valuable planning and referral opportunities

Attendees can earn 1.0 NY CPE and 1.0 CFP CE credit. Learn more and register here: https://frblaw.zoom.us/webinar/register/4817860491657/WN_udy03NYLRM6gWxGkhDiS0A