Founding partner Michael J. Cacace has been named Stamford’s 2023 Lawyer of the Year for his work in Real Estate Litigation.
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Congratulations to New Partner, Jennifer Neal Bardavid
Cacace Tusch & Santagata is proud to announce that Jennifer Neal Bardavid has been named a partner of the firm effective January 1, 2022. Attorney Bardavid joined the firm in 2018. Admitted to practice in both New York and Connecticut, her practice focuses...
New Document Execution Standards for COVID-19
By Mark Santagata, Esq. In response to the need for social distancing to limit the spread of COVID-19, Executive Order 7Q issued by Governor Ned Lamont on March 30, 2020 makes it easier to execute legally binding documents electronically and with fewer people in the...
Check Contract Language to See if COVID-19 Excuses Performance
By Mark Santagata, Esq. Because of the unanticipated hardships imposed on businesses and individuals by the coronavirus, parties to private contracts may be unable to satisfy their contractual obligations. Many private agreements contain Force Majeure clauses to...
Responsive Representation As We Adapt to COVID-19
Since 1982, Cacace, Tusch & Santagata has been providing legal support to our clients. As we adapt to the unprecedented disruption of COVID-19, which is just beginning to impact our lives, it will require us all to confront unique and unanticipated situations. If...
Michael J. Cacace Named to 2020 Edition of “Best Lawyers in America”©
Partner Michael J. Cacace was selected by peers for inclusion in the 2020 edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use, Zoning and Real Estate Law. Best Lawyers® is the oldest and most respected peer review publication in the legal profession, with...
A Stamford Land Use Primer
It was less than one hundred years ago that the United States Supreme Court held that government had the right to control the use of private land pursuant to a legitimate use of its police power. The 1926 decision in Village of Euclid, Ohio v Ambler Realty...
Airspace Condominium Units Can Avoid the Need to Subdivide
By Michael Cacace, Founding Partner | In 2007, we successfully argued to the Connecticut Supreme Court that creation of airspace condominium units—thereby creating separate units of development rights on a single parcel—did not require subdivision approval. In Alvord...
Michael J. Cacace Named 2019 Stamford Lawyer of the Year in Real Estate Litigation
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata founder Michael J. Cacace was recognized in the 25th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for his work in Land Use and Zoning Law, Real Estate Law and Litigation in both practice areas. The Best Lawyers directory is published by U.S...
US News & World Report Names CTS a 2018 “Best Law Firm”
Cacace, Tusch & Santagata is proud to again be selected as a Tier One “Best Law Firm” by U.S News & World Report in their 2018 Best Lawyers directory. Best Lawyers maintains one of the most respected and rigorous peer-review evaluation processes in the legal...