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Recreational Marijuana in New Jersey

Richard G. Lyons

<b><i>Real Estate and Other Issues Will Need Consideration</b></i><p>Given NJ Governor Phil Murphy's campaign pledge to legalize marijuana for recreational use in his first 100 days, the state is on the cusp of a major new revenue stream-recreational marijuana.

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Online Marketing Practices Continue to Pose Regulatory Threats for the Financial Services Industry Image

Online Marketing Practices Continue to Pose Regulatory Threats for the Financial Services Industry

Craig Nazzaro, Brad Rustin & Elizabeth A. DeVos 

Last year, the FTC released a staff report on Cross-Device Tracking, which added to the FTC's efforts to regulate emerging issues in the ever-evolving area of online behavioral advertising. The advertising in question involves the collection of data from a particular computer or device regarding a user's Internet-viewing behavior over time and across non-affiliate websites. Cross-device tracking is the logical next step for this technology.

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Password-Sharing May Be a Federal Crime under the Muddied Waters of the CFAA Image

Password-Sharing May Be a Federal Crime under the Muddied Waters of the CFAA

Shain Khoshbin & Aaron Dilbeck

The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) is a federal statute that provides for not only criminal liability, but also civil liability, when a person accesses…

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The National Opioid Epidemic: The Emergence of a Multi-Layered Approach Image

The National Opioid Epidemic: The Emergence of a Multi-Layered Approach

Richard S. Hartunian, Jacqueline C. Wolff & Andrew C. Case

On Oct. 26, 2017, Eric D. Hargan, Acting Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, announced that, as a result of the opioid epidemic, “a public health emergency exists nationwide.” As a result, counties, states and the federal government have mounted an attack on the pharmaceutical industry.

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From Tension to Success: Broker-Owner Relationships in Retail Leasing Image

From Tension to Success: Broker-Owner Relationships in Retail Leasing

David S. Drobner

If you are involved in lease negotiations on behalf of retail asset owners, you already know that at least some tension inevitably arises while moving the deals along. This article gives focus to the tension, and suggests that the tension is not only desirable, but important to help improve negotiation results for all concerned.

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Lender's Choice In Naming Defendants Is Under Assault Image

Lender's Choice In Naming Defendants Is Under Assault

Bruce J. Bergman

Can a foreclosing plaintiff choose whom to name as a party defendant in a foreclosure action? In New York, in the absence of prejudice to the defaulting property owner, the answer is yes. Although a recent holding of New York's Appellate Division, Second Department, tacitly suggests “no,” the case may not have addressed the actual controlling principles.

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Trial Required to Disprove Malice<br>Court Upholds Conditions Imposed on Zoning Variance<br>Lease Identified<br>Notice of Termination Not Defective for Being Sent By Attorney<br>Hearing Required to Determine Whether Lease Denied for Unconstitutional Reasons

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Regulators are Catching Up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology within the Financial Services Industry Image

Regulators are Catching Up to Cryptocurrency and Blockchain Technology within the Financial Services Industry

Craig Nazzaro, Brad Rustin & John Jennings

<b><i>Part Two of a Two-Part Article</b></i><p>The proliferation of cryptocurrency and blockchain is being driven by the efficiencies and protections afforded to early adopters. The operational efficiencies and resulting cost savings are readily apparent in the financial services industry and are equally coveted by the entities trying to implement them and by the customers who will benefit from the implementation. However, neither party can fully enjoy these benefits without first understanding and overcoming the various regulatory hurdles.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect from Oct.1, 2017 to Jan. 1, 2018. It also looks at recent decisions of interest from Delaware.

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SEC's New Cyber Unit Moves to Tackle 'Scam' Coin Offering Image

SEC's New Cyber Unit Moves to Tackle 'Scam' Coin Offering

Ben Hancock

<b><i>In the First Enforcement Action Initiated By Its New “Cyber Unit,” the SEC Announced It Has Secured a Court Order to Freeze the Assets of Individuals Behind a “Scam” Initial Coin Offering</b></i><p>In the first enforcement action initiated by its new “Cyber Unit,” the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently announced it has secured a court order to freeze the assets of individuals behind a “scam” initial coin offering, or ICO. 

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