February 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Profiles in Courage and CowardiceIf, as per Kennedy, Edmund Ross was an exemplar of human morality and a profile in courage, today's Republican Senators are just the opposite: exemplars of human immorality or amorality—take your pick—and, unquestionably, profiles in cowardice.
By Elliott B. Jacobson
6 minute read
January 22, 2020 | New York Law Journal
Trump's Bad Dream TeamThe recent news that President Trump has added Kenneth Starr, Robert Ray, and Alan Dershowitz to his impeachment defense team should come as no surprise to anyone who has followed the arc of his career or theirs.
By Elliott B. Jacobson
6 minute read
January 28, 2019 | FC&S Insurance
A Primer: DFS Continues Aggressive International Sanctions EnforcementThe New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) continues to aggressively pursue economic sanctions enforcement, as evidenced by the $420 million…
By Bruce Paulsen and Andrew Jacobson
6 minute read
January 25, 2019 | New York Law Journal
A Primer: DFS Continues Aggressive International Sanctions EnforcementThis article will provide an overview of how the New York State Department of Financial Services enforces international sanctions, focusing on the type of conduct that DFS deems to be “non-transparent.” Additionally, the authors discuss the statutory authority underpinning these actions and DFS jurisdiction, which is broad.
By Bruce Paulsen and Andrew Jacobson
6 minute read
November 30, 2018 | New York Law Journal
If Mueller Is Fired, What Then?If Mueller is fired, what, if anything, can be done to investigate whether the President colluded with the Russians in connection with his 2016 election bid and, assuming arguendo he committed crimes in connection with any such collusion, to insure that he is ousted from office and appropriately sanctioned? A review of the available options shows that there are few and that none of them is really good
By Elliott B. Jacobson
7 minute read
August 30, 2018 | New Jersey Law Journal
No, Police Videos Shouldn't Be Public Under OPRAOP-ED: The Law Journal Editorial Board opined that police dash camera and body camera videos should be subject to mandatory disclosure under the state's Open Public Records Act. As a former chief counsel to the New Jersey Attorney General, I respectfully disagree.
By Jeffrey S. Jacobson
5 minute read
August 17, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Critical DFS Cybersecurity Deadline Approaching: Additional Controls RequiredThe regulation defines “cybersecurity events” as any act or attempt, successful or unsuccessful, to gain unauthorized access to, disrupt, or misuse an information system or information stored on such information systems.
By Andrew Jacobson
6 minute read
August 03, 2018 | New York Law Journal
My Mentor Rudy Giuliani Is Unrecognizable to MeAs a young prosecutor, working for Rudy was fun and exciting. He had a great sense of humor, was smart, energetic, supportive.
By Elliott B. Jacobson
1 minute read
June 21, 2018 | Corporate Counsel
Losing the Ability to Conduct Business, Period: The Potential Impact of Multilateral Development Bank SanctionsEvery company participating in multilateral development bank-financed projects must be cognizant of their compliance guidelines and the impact of their investigative and disciplinary functions.
By William Jacobson and Lauren Muldoon
2 minute read
April 06, 2018 | New York Law Journal
Justice Delayed in the Eric Garner CaseWhither the vigorous pursuit of justice in the Garner case? At some point—and perhaps we are past it already—justice delayed is justice denied.
By Elliott B. Jacobson
7 minute read