The Department of Justice (“DOJ”) recently announced that CA Technologies (“CA”) has agreed to pay $45 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act related to a General Services …
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) has proposed a rule change that will allow broker-dealers to project the performance of investment strategies or asset allocations, but not specific stocks, in communications …
Last November, this Blog discussed the faithless servant doctrine under New York law. (Here.) As explained, the courts have applied the doctrine to a wide variety of misconduct, including, but …
On February 21, 2017, the Supreme Court vacated the judgment in Bishop v. Wells Fargo & Co. and remanded the case to the Second Circuit “for further consideration in light of …
The New York Department of Financial Services’ (“DFS”) cybersecurity regulations became effective March 1, 2017, but the rules are slated to be phased in on a rolling basis 180 days …
An important part of any litigation is documentary discovery. As any litigant can attest, especially in complex matters, documents form the foundation of discovery plans and strategies, and, more significantly, …
Your client is engaged in negotiations to sell his company’s widgets in a purchase and sale transaction. After months of negotiations, the parties verbally agree to the salient terms of …
Over the past few weeks, this Blog has explored the advantages and disadvantages of forming a limited liability company (“LLC”), as well as the fiduciary obligations of non-managing members in …
This Blog has previously written about the bases upon which the losing party in an arbitration can challenge the award. (Here.) Among the bases discussed include the arbitrator’s impartiality and …
In a case of first impression for the courts within the Second Circuit, Judge Richard J. Sullivan of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York …
