Alyssa Aquino

January 16, 2025 | National Law Journal

The blogger and appellate attorney has been charged with tax evasion in Maryland federal court, and federal prosecutors said he used funds to cover gambling debts and pursue intimate relationships with women.

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 16, 2025 | New York Law Journal

This “is an incredible opportunity for both U.S. and non-U.S. lawyers who want to help companies” navigate the new environment, said Howard Fischer, a former senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The panelists spoke at the New York State Bar Association annual meeting.

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 16, 2025 | International Edition

This “is an incredible opportunity for both U.S. and non-U.S. lawyers who want to help companies,” navigate the new environment, said Howard Fischer, a former senior trial counsel at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The panelists spoke at the New York State Bar Association annual meeting.

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 16, 2025 | New York Law Journal

Chief Judge Debra Ann Livingston of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit was this year’s winner of the Stanley Fuld Award for her contribution to the practice of commercial law and litigation in New York. She used her award to shine a spotlight on judicial safety during a ceremony in Manhattan.

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January 15, 2025 | New York Law Journal

Approved Oil Co. told the Brooklyn federal court that Sprague Holdings was able to consolidate control over the city’s storage capacity for heating oil and diesel fuel, a vital “choke point” in the liquid fuel distribution network, by acquiring Buckeye Terminal, the facility that Approved uses to store fuel for future deliveries.

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 14, 2025 | New York Law Journal

Accepting the former mayor's arguments would lead to “absurd results,” said Administrative Judge Shahabuddeen Ally of the Civil Court of the City of New York.

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January 14, 2025 | New York Law Journal

“There are a lot of consumers and particularly consumer advocates who think that the CFPB has done a great job. Trump held himself out to be a populist … acting, with an agenda that supports consumers,” said Alan Kaplinsky, the former leader of Ballard Spahr's Consumer Financial Services Group. “He’s got to navigate this area carefully.”

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 13, 2025 | New York Law Journal

The justices denied the petition for review without explanation, as is customary, declining to inquire further into Binance’s arguments that purchases made over its platform are extraterritorial and beyond the scope of U.S. securities law.

By Alyssa Aquino

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January 10, 2025 | New York Law Journal

In a 50-page complaint, James outlined a complex fraud scheme that ensnared at least seven people in New York, Florida and Florida and ran from at least January 2024 through June 2024. Various aspects of the operation were conducted through cryptocurrency, a technology with which many of the targets were unfamiliar, according to the lawsuit.

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January 09, 2025 | New York Law Journal

A three-judge panel found that the Helms-Burton Act contains a "merciless" two-year filing deadline that forecloses a series of lawsuits arising from financial transactions that took place between 2000 and 2010.

By Alyssa Aquino

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