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February 13, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Profiles in Courage and Cowardice

If, 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 Team

The 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 Enforcement

The 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 Enforcement

This 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 OPRA

OP-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 Required

The 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 Me

As 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 Sanctions

Every 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 Case

Whither 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