Corporate Update

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    The Priorities for Biden, Gensler and the SEC: A Look Ahead

    By John C. Coffee Jr. | January 20, 2021

    In this edition of his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. reviews the issues that a Democratic administration must face at the SEC after four long years of Republican deregulation.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: What Small Businesses Need To Know

    By Howard Berkower | January 13, 2021

    This article addresses the key features of PPP 2.0 for small businesses, incorporating the Interim Final Rule on the Paycheck Protection Program as Amended by the Economic Aid Act and the Interim Final Rule on PPP Second Draw Loans issued by the Small Business Administration on Jan. 6, 2021.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Stopping the Clock: Tolling Agreements in Federal Criminal Cases

    By Evan T. Barr and Christopher H. Bell | January 6, 2021

    In entering into any tolling agreement, defense counsel should endeavor to limit its scope to a specifically defined investigation arising out of a particular set of facts with carefully enumerated potential charges.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    FinCEN's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: How Financial Institutions Can Enhance AML Programs and Prepare for Changes Ahead

    By Chuck Pine and Carla Suchoski | December 30, 2020

    The regulatory amendments under consideration are intended to upgrade and modernize the national AML regime, where appropriate, to address the evolving threats of illicit finance, and to provide financial institutions with greater flexibility in the allocation of resources to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their AML programs.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Commercial Arbitration Is Alive and Well in New York

    By David C. Singer | December 23, 2020

    Commercial arbitration is flourishing in New York because parties voluntarily agree that arbitration is the preferred method for addressing and resolving disputes that may arise from their contractual relationships. For a wide range of reasons, the freedom of contracting parties to make that choice is a good thing.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Tax Treatment of Damages for Accountant Malpractice: 'McKenny v. United States'

    By David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem | December 16, 2020

    A taxpayer suffers a loss by reason of errors made by a tax advisor, and the tax advisor makes a payment to compensate the taxpayer for the loss. May the payment be excluded from the taxpayer's income subject to tax? In this edition of their Taxation column, David E. Kahen and Elliot Pisem discuss a recent decision in which the Eleventh Circuit court concluded that the taxpayers before it could not exclude the payment at issue from income.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Enforcement of Exclusive Federal Forum Provisions     

    By Joseph M. McLaughlin and Shannon K. McGovern | December 9, 2020

    State court enforcement of exclusive federal forum provisions for 1933 Act claims is the final step to issuers and other participants in securities offerings subject to the 1933 Act curbing duplicative state court litigation, and recent California decisions provide important guidance toward that objective.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    CNH Diversified (Marblegate 2.0) and Strict Foreclosure

    By Barbara M. Goodstein | December 2, 2020

    In this edition of her Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein discusses a recent ruling by the New York Court of Appeals in a case involving strict foreclosure. She writes: While the decision has received considerable attention for the potential power it gives to minority noteholders, it also leaves unanswered questions as to whether the effects on that foreclosure of UCC §$9-620-9-622 were properly considered.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    COVID-19 as Securities Fraud?

    By Angela Turturro | November 18, 2020

    In his Corporate Securities column, John C. Coffee Jr. discusses a proposal by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to the SEC, one which places the SEC at the top of a very slippery slope. The proposal, which seeks to bar liability for certain COVID-19-related statements, would go well beyond the existing statutory safe harbor and cover statements that are expressly not covered by the existing safe harbor.

  • New York Law Journal | Analysis

    Reopening and COVID-19: Risks of Moving Too Fast

    By Philip Berkowitz and Devjani Mishra | November 10, 2020

    Just as many individuals are anxious to get back to bars and restaurants, concerts, theater, and family gatherings, these desires must be tempered by the risks that this behavior presents. In this Employment Issues column, Philip M. Berkowitz and Devjani Mishra write that opening prematurely can constitute an invitation to unwelcome and intrusive government oversight of workplaces, and can result in significant legal liability. Employers may, for the time being, choose to move cautiously before encouraging employees to return to work.

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