By Justin Henry | April 9, 2024
The New York City Bar Association's professional responsibility committee proposed statewide changes to Rule 5.4 that would allow lawyers to pledge security interests in unrecovered legal fees to non-lawyers, including third-party financers.
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Elliott Scheinberg | April 9, 2024
Elliot Scheinberg responds to the recent article "Differences Between Annulment and Divorce," where author Michael Liptrot advances "an anachronistic contention regarding the method of property distribution following the dissolution of a marriage."
New York Law Journal | Letter to the Editor
By Lee Rosenberg | April 9, 2024
Lee Rosenberg responds to Michael Liptrot's article, "Differences Between Annulment and Divorce," which the New York Law Journal published on April 8.
By Brian Lee | April 9, 2024
The report advises lawyers to disclose to clients when AI tools are employed in their cases.
By Emily Saul | April 9, 2024
The mayor is represented in the matter by Corp. Counsel – as he was a city employee at the time of the alleged assault – and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan partner Alex Spiro.
By Scott Mollen | April 9, 2024
Scott Mollen discusses two cases dealing with nonpayment proceedings: "2 No. 6th Pl. Property Owner LLC v. Golriz," and "Madison EDJ LLC v. Clerveaux."
By Riley Brennan | April 9, 2024
This complaint was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Mayling Blanco, Katey Fardelmann and Lucy Hoffman | April 9, 2024
This article discusses the recently enacted Foreign Extortion Prevention Act, which—unlike the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act—focuses on the demand-side of bribe payments. But will FEPA also create more potential exposure for U.S. entities? What should U.S. companies do today to prepare?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Vincent C. Lesch and Kevin Mahoney | April 9, 2024
This article focuses on one important maritime statute: the Death on the High Seas Act (DOHSA), including its all-important Commercial Aviation Exception. It also analyzes two unresolved procedural issues in DOHSA cases: whether and when they are removable to federal court and whether a DOHSA plaintiff has a right to a jury trial.
By Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman | April 9, 2024
Two recent cases address the question: "How and when that shareholder can use confidential information gained by reason of that board seat?" Authors Adrienne Ward and Elizabeth Gonzalez-Sussman, provide an overview of the cases and offer guidance for activist and institutional investors. They outline distinctly different rulings, why opposite results were reached, and how institutional investors and activists should approach placing directors on a board.
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