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FTX Bankruptcy Sends Tremors Through Crypto Regulation
December 01, 2022
The sudden and spectacular crash of crypto-exchange FTX will send long-lasting tremors through both the nation's financial regulatory and bankruptcy landscapes.
Attorneys Can Have Their (Hybrid) Cake and Eat It, Too
December 01, 2022
Lawyers, especially young lawyers, want to work from home. But there are downsides, such as a decrease in networking and personal relationships. How can technology help balance these out so that attorneys and law firms can have their cake and eat it too.
Legal Malpractice Suit Involving Celebrity Memorabilia Can Proceed
December 01, 2022
A New York appeals court rejected a Manhattan boutique law firm's attempt to dismiss a malpractice action against it, finding that questions remained as to whether the statute of limitations for the claim was tolled and if the firm received sufficient notice about a bankruptcy that prevented its client from collecting a judgment.
Another Appellate Court Vacates A Bankruptcy Court Contempt Judgment
December 01, 2022
The Southern District of New York vacated a bankruptcy court's judgment holding a debtor's business competitor "in contempt for violation of the [Bankruptcy Code's] automatic stay … and assessing sanctions" of $19.2 million.
How Attorneys Can Have Their (Hybrid) Cake and Eat It, Too
December 01, 2022
No one would have predicted hybrid operations — but hybrid is here to stay. Firms have a lot to gain in terms of creating a new culture that attorneys love but that new culture will be built on flexibility and dynamism only technology can manage.
Questions About Fox Corp. CLO Bar Licensing
December 01, 2022
The chief legal officer of Fox Corp. since 2018 didn't become licensed in California until this summer, a delay one law professor described as a "big screw up" that might expose his communications with fellow Fox executives to public disclosure in the multibillion-dollar defamation litigation brought by two voting companies.
Online Harassment In the Workplace
December 01, 2022
As businesses expand their use of augmented reality games for the purpose of meeting and recruitment, internet harassment has become more prominent, particularly workplace sexual harassment.
What Can We Learn from the FTX Bankruptcy?
December 01, 2022
The sudden and spectacular crash of crypto-exchange FTX will send long-lasting tremors through both the nation's financial regulatory and bankruptcy landscapes.
Using Anti-Bribery and Corruption Regimes for ESG Concerns
December 01, 2022
Compliance leaders recognize that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is a growing concern for U.S. companies, but face challenges in determining how to embed compliance structures into their programs. One solution is to look to already existing anti-bribery and corruption (AB&C) compliance measures.
District Court Rules on Ripeness of Claim Under RLUIPA
December 01, 2022
When does a RLUIPA claim become ripe? A federal district court in the Southern District of New York dismissed a RLUIPA claim as unripe, borrowing ripeness doctrine from the takings context and declining to apply a "futility exception" to the requirement that a landowner obtain a final decision before proceeding to federal court.

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