The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has been busy so far this month. In the latest roundup, this Blog looks at three enforcement actions taken by the SEC against hedge …
A client contacts you about a potential fraud claim. The client tells you that because of alleged false statements, she decided to hold her securities rather than sell them. She …
On several occasions, this Blog has treated issues related to problems faced by mortgagees foreclosing on certain residential loans. “Appellate Division Second Department Tells Foreclosing Residential Lender to ‘SHOW ME …
Jonathan H. Freiberger, a member of the law firm of Freiberger Haber LLP, was selected by the Queens Economic Development Corporation (“QEDC”) to be a judge in the 2018 Queens …
It is not uncommon for a person or entity holding money to be placed in a situation where multiple parties claim entitlement to the funds being held. Given the competing …
A shareholder is a part owner of a company. While many people understand this very basic concept in business matters, they may not realize what kinds of rights and responsibilities …
E.J.Brooks Company d/b/a TydenBrooks (“TydenBrooks” or “Plaintiff”) manufactures plastic security seals (“Seals”). When TydenBrooks acquired Stoffel Seals Corp. (“Stoffel”) it came to own Stoffel’s fully automated, and confidential, process for …
It is well settled that arbitration is a favored means of resolving disputes. See, e.g., CPLR § 7501 (“A written agreement to submit any controversy . . . to arbitration …
On April 24, 2018, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) announced that Altaba, Inc. (“Altaba”), the successor in interest to Yahoo! Inc. (“Yahoo”), agreed to pay $35 million to …
In Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, Juliet utters the oft quoted phrase, “parting is such sweet sorrow,” when saying goodnight to Romeo. While Juliet may have been upset that Romeo was …
