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Given the cybersecurity risks and threats companies face and the recent spate of well publicized cyberattacks, it is no surprise that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requires…
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By Alex Malyshev. Published in the New York Law Journal. Last March former Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed the Marihuana Regulation and Taxation Act (MRTA) into law to much fanfare. In addition…
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On September 28, 2021, a new amendment to Rule 15c2-11 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (the “New Rule”) will go into effect. The New Rule requires broker-dealers…
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Americans for Prosperity Foundation v. Bonta, No. 19-251, consolidated with Thomas More Law Center v. Bonta, No. 19-255. The Court’s opinion is available here. On July 1, 2021, the Supreme…
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Update January 7, 2025: On December 11, 2024, the Fifth Circuit vacated the SEC’s order approving Nasdaq’s board diversity rules, holding that the rules did not relate to the purpose…
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Even the giants of the information age are working to keep up with tightening standards for privacy policy disclosure. Tech giant Google is currently defending against a class action and…
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In 2019 we wrote about the intersection of non-compete and antitrust laws, which is most pronounced in the area of “wage-fixing” and “no-poach” agreements between competitors. In 2016, during the…
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On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy which the administration said included 72 initiatives aimed at lowering prices, increasing wages,…
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By Jacob Nemon and Jeff Boxer. Published in the New York Law Journal. According to lore, the merchant cash advance (MCA) industry was born in New York, and its law continues…
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By Alex Malyshev. Published in the New York Law Journal. To a large extent legalization of adult-use cannabis, including New York’s passage of the Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act of 2021…