Laurie S. Bloom

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• Law360

  7th Circuit says Wisconsin regulators have toxic dust handled

  This article covers a court’s unanimous refusal to revive litigation claiming that client SPX Corp. contaminated Wisconsin properties, with the panel noting a lower court was correct to find the requested injunctive relief improper. Buffalo partner Vivian Quinn, Long Island partner Joe Ortego, and Buffalo counsel Laurie Bloom and Tracey Scarpello, all of the Complex Commercial Disputes group, led the successful defense of SPX.
  May 27, 2021
• Law360

  Demolition Trio Urges 7th Circuit to Uphold 2nd Toxic Dust Win

  This article covers oral arguments from three demolition companies urging the Seventh Circuit to uphold a lower court’s exclusion of experts’ testimony related to toxic dust claims. The article mentions Long Island partner Joe Ortego and Buffalo counsel Laurie Bloom, both of the Complex Commercial Disputes group, for representing SPX Corp., one of the demolition companies.
  Nov 2, 2020
• The Daily Record

  Appeals court issues split ruling on Whole Foods project

  This article mentions Buffalo Complex Commercial Disputes counsel Laurie Styka Bloom for her representation of a local neighborhood association in an ongoing dispute over the details of a proposed development in Rochester.
  July 1, 2019
• Pink News

  Victory as New York trans man granted legal name change at appeal

  Buffalo counsel Laurie Styka Bloom is mentioned in this article for her pro bono work on behalf of the Transgender Legal Defense and Education Fund (TLDEF) to help a transgender man obtain the right to legally change his name.
  Dec 20, 2016
• Law360

  Appeals Court Reaffirms FreshDirect's Bronx Move Subsidies

  The feature story notes a New York appeals court decision affirming a lower court’s order denying a community group’s attempt to renew a challenge to $84 million in city tax subsidies approved for FreshDirect LLC to move its distribution center to Harlem River Yard in the Bronx. Buffalo commercial litigation counsel Laurie Styka Bloom is noted as counsel for FreshDirect.
  April 7, 2016
• Buffalo News

  Area Law Firms Grow by Finding Faraway Clients

  Buffalo Commercial Litigation counsel Laurie Bloom, president of the Erie County Bar Association, is quoted in this story on how Buffalo-area law firms are reaching beyond the local community in terms of their client base and work.
  Jan 25, 2015
• Buffalo Business First

  Legal Elite of Western New York

  Buffalo Commercial Litigation partner Susan Roney and counsel Laurie Bloom are listed among attorneys honored as the 2014 Legal Elite of Western New York.
  Sep 29, 2014
• Buffalo Law Journal

  Volunteer Lawyers Project: Three decades strong

  Erie County Bar Association president and Buffalo counsel Laurie Styka Bloom discusses the bar’s pro bono program, the Volunteer Lawyers Project.
  July 28, 2014
• Buffalo News

  Bloom Sworn in as Bar Association President

  Buffalo Commercial Litigation counsel Laurie Bloom is featured in this article noting the new leadership of the Erie County Bar Association. Laurie is the 108th president of the Association.
  June 13, 2014