By Matthew Solum | May 15, 2020
A recent decision has found that even unfettered contractual discretion might be trumped by an allegation that the fiduciary is self-dealing or has otherwise acted in bad faith.
By Jane Wester | May 6, 2020
The investors are seeking at least $10 million in damages, according to court papers.
By Samantha Stokes | April 27, 2020
Private funds lawyer Leonora Shalet comes to the firm from Schulte Roth less than two weeks after the arrival of Freshfields U.S. M&A leader Mitchell Presser.
New York Law Journal | Commentary
By Patrick T. McCloskey | April 16, 2020
One would expect there to be significant public comment on New York's proposed finder registration requirement before adoption.
By Tom McParland | April 6, 2020
Though her office had been considering the new proposal before the coronavirus outbreak, James said the deepening crisis, in New York and across the country, had spurred the state to take action.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter Fass | February 18, 2020
In his Real Estate Securities column, Peter Fass discusses the SEC's proposed amendments to the definition of "accredited investor."
By Vanessa Blum | Leigh Jones | January 17, 2020
Third-party funding is a recipe for Big Law attorneys to increase their book of business and make clients happy, says Legalist GC Curtis Smolar, a former Fox Rothschild partner.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Jeffrey Alberts and Dustin N. Nofziger | January 7, 2020
Over the past few years, investor money has been flooding into cryptocurrency transmission businesses. Entrepreneurs and investors have been moving quickly to capture market share in this potentially massive market. However, it looks like some of those businesses have moved a little too quickly.
By Tom McParland | December 19, 2019
A three-judge panel of the Manhattan-based appeals court said that the creditors' state law claims for constructive fraudulent conveyance were preempted by a provision of U.S. bankruptcy law, which protects certain transactions involving securities contracts.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Peter M. Fass | December 16, 2019
In his Real Estate Securities column, Peter Fass discusses a release issued by the SEC on May 3, which proposes amendments to the financial disclosure requirements for financial statements of businesses acquired or to be acquired and for business dispositions. The release changes are intended to improve the information investors receive regarding acquired or disposed businesses, reduce complexity and costs of preparing the required disclosures, and facilitate timely access to capital.
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