As discussed in previous Blog posts (here and here), business owners and entrepreneurs wishing to insulate themselves from personal liability for the acts taken in the name of their business …
Practitioners and their clients involved in bond offerings or other credit instruments are no strangers to trust indentures. These agreements typically contain a no-action clause, the primary purpose of which …
Arbitration is an alternative form of dispute resolution where the parties voluntarily agree that a neutral, private person will resolve any legal disputes between them, instead of a judge or …
It is a good idea for homeowners to make sure that hired home improvement contractors are licensed. Licensure, however, is just as important from the perspective of the home improvement …
Recently, this Blog wrote about the success of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Whistleblower Program (here). As noted in that post, over the course of a few weeks, the …
Last month, former Dewey & LeBoeuf, LLP (“Dewey”) executives agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Commission”) to pay civil penalties in connection …
In the prior Blog article GET RID OF A STALE MORTGAGE BY BRINGING AN ACTION UNDER RPAPL 1501(4), we discussed provisions of New York’s Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law …
In today’s business environment, it is not uncommon for departing employees to sign a separation or severance agreement that includes a bar from bringing “any and all” claims related to …
In March, this Blog wrote (here) about Hyuncheol Hwang v. Mirae Asset Sec. (USA) Inc., 2018 N.Y. Slip Op. 30368(U) (here). Hwang involved an employment dispute in which Hyuncheol Hwang …
Sir Walter Scott’s[1] original line is infinitely better (“O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!”) than this Blog title, which, nonetheless helps to illustrate …
