Josefa Velasquez

November 06, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A justice of the Steuben Town Court in Oneida County will resign by the end of the year following an investigation by the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct.

By Josefa Velasquez |

4 minute read

November 03, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Two Big Law associates are behind the blog tracking a series of loans involving properties owned by Paul Manafort, President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman.

By Josefa Velasquez |

21 minute read

November 02, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is proposing comprehensive legislation to tighten state data security laws and expand data protections for New York residents in the aftermath of the Equifax breach that compromised 8 million New Yorkers among 145.5 million Americans.

By Josefa Velasquez |

5 minute read

November 01, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New Yorkers Against Corruption, a campaign opposing the constitutional convention mainly funded by labor unions, also has received contributions from the legal community, a review of campaign contributions by the New York Law Journal found.

By Josefa Velasquez |

11 minute read

October 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Sam Hoyt, who abruptly resigned as the regional president of the state's economic development agency in Buffalo Monday, is under two separate investigations by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics and the Inspector General's Office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's office said.

By Josefa Velasquez |

4 minute read

October 31, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A lawsuit filed by an anonymous former student claiming that Colgate University unlawfully expelled him based on allegations of sexual abuse by three female students was dismissed Wednesday by a federal judge for the Northern District of New York.

By Josefa Velasquez |

10 minute read

October 30, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A coalition of progressive groups including the NYCLU and Legal Aid Society announced its opposition to a ballot measure on Nov. 7 that asks whether New Yorkers should hold a convention to revise and amend the state constitution next year.

By Josefa Velasquez |

12 minute read

October 27, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

While the company has its own in-house legal team of roughly 100 lawyers, Nasdaq uses outside counsel for complex litigation and transactional matters.

By Josefa Velasquez |

10 minute read

October 26, 2017 | Corporate Counsel

While the company has its own in-house legal team of roughly 100 lawyers, Nasdaq uses outside counsel for complex litigation and transactional matters.

By Josefa Velasquez | Corporate Counsel |

10 minute read

October 25, 2017 | The American Lawyer

When it comes to landing legal work, which law firms are hunting and catching the big game?

By Sue Reisinger | Stephanie Forshee | Jennifer Williams-Alvarez | Josefa Velasquez |

2 minute read