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New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Monica Delgado and Jonathan Harris | January 5, 2024
The fast-paced nature of the legal landscape demands not only legal acumen but also strategic thinking and a keen understanding of the tools at one's disposal. In this dynamic environment, lawyers need to equip themselves with a diverse array of resources to not only survive but thrive. This piece explores a few key tools to empower litigators in their quest for success.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Emily Poler | January 5, 2024
The use of social media as a marketing tool has been common for just about as long as social media has existed. In some situations, particularly where an individual is very closely associated with a specific business, such fuzziness has led to disputes over who owns social media accounts. In this article, Emily Poler discusses three recent federal court decisions and how they have addressed whether a social media account belongs to an individual or a business.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Kenneth Aulet and Shari Dwoskin | December 8, 2023
This article focuses on the confirmation of BlockFi's Chapter 11 plan, and the lessons learned from the case.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By James Mitchell and Kelly Lin | December 8, 2023
The crime-fraud exception often presents a quandary to attorney-client privilege. Is your client's question to you—and your advice—protected by that privilege, or must you disclose it to a grand jury should you be served a subpeona seeking information about any conversations you may have had with a client about extradition? If the crime-fraud exception applies, should you have also considered telling your client of that possibility when they first asked you the question and avoiding the issue altogether?
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By James Pastore, Maura Monaghan and Harold Williford | December 8, 2023
The rapid growth of artificial intelligence has created numerous opportunities for increased efficiency, but that efficiency may create a corresponding risk of increased class action litigation. For example, AI can be deployed to improve the speed of customer interactions with a business, but alleged inaccuracies in AI-generated communications or decisions could give rise to class action consumer protection litigation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Ellen Brickman and Chad Lackey | December 8, 2023
In February 2023, the DOAR Research Center sought to shed light on changing attitudes toward the pharmaceutical industry by conducting a survey, which questioned respondents on their opinions of the pharmaceutical industry and their COVID-19 experiences. This article highlights the results of the survey.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Craig Reiser, Eva Yung and Claire Haws | December 8, 2023
Many states have enacted statutes curtailing lawsuits designed to chill free speech. Known as anti-SLAPP statutes, these laws often include mechanisms to protect defendants from the burdens of litigation—for example, by allowing defendants to obtain a prompt dismissal through a special pre-trial motion, to avoid discovery and to recover their attorneys' fees upon prevailing.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michelle P. Quinn | December 8, 2023
The Emergency Rental Assistance Program was created to provide economic relief to low- and moderate-income households at risk of homelessness due to the pandemic. The program was rushed to meet the immediate threat of evictions due to the COVID shutdowns, and the hastiness of ERAP's creation has led to a wave of litigation, including a recent New York Supreme Court ruling.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Amy Greer, Christopher Nasson and Anna L'Hommedieu | December 1, 2023
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is adding to its toolkit to encourage voluntary self-disclosures in the corporate criminal enforcement space—this time in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Under the new M&A Safe Harbor Policy, such acquiring firms will receive the presumption of a declination, presuming the acquiring company timely self-reports the misconduct, cooperates in the investigation, and engages in appropriate and timely remediation.
New York Law Journal | Analysis
By Michael J. Osnato Jr., Meaghan Kelly and Stephanie Hon | December 1, 2023
SEC settlements are meant to serve a public good by providing clear guidance as to the rules of the road and the consequences of ignoring them. Yet SEC settlements often lack explanation as to how the civil monetary penalties were calculated per the statutory framework or why such penalties were appropriate under the circumstances.
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