Committed To Integrity and Innovation
On 12 June 2023, the SEC withdrew fourteen proposed rules from March 2022 to November 2023 that had been proposed when Gary Gensler served as Chair of the SEC. These withdrawn proposed rules had been targeted by the House Financial Services Committee. The SEC will not...
Before a company is incorporated—that is before documents are formally filed with the proper government entity i.e., the Secretary of State—it may be necessary for the company to enter into a contract to preserve some advantage. Before incorporation, for example, a...
On 26 February 2025, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that developers of “computer codes that facilitate the transfer of cryptocurrency on a decentralized exchange” are not liable for fraud committed by third parties on the decentralized exchange. In...
By T. EDWARD WILLIAMS, ESQ. Jan 18, 2022 Litigation funding, or litigation finance, is an agreement that allows a third party to pay the costs and attorneys fees that are incurred in litigation. The structure of a litigation finance agreement takes many forms – no one...
By T. EDWARD WILLIAMS, ESQ. Jan 18, 2022 New York state and New York City passed (or will pass) changes to their respective labor laws. Below are a few of those changes that have been made or that are pending: New York State Updates Increases in minimum wage and...
By T. EDWARD WILLIAMS, ESQ. Jan 18, 2022 Effective May 7, 2022, New York state private employers must tell employees if the employer is monitoring or intercepting employees’ telephone conversations, transmissions, electronic mail or transmissions, internet access, or...