Josefa Velasquez

October 25, 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 | New York Law Journal

General Motors stepped up campaign contributions to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and members of the state Legislature this year, as Albany was considering allowing self-driving cars to begin operating in New York—something the company has lobbied on since January 2016. The company is set to start testing autonomous cars in New York City next year.

By Josefa Velasquez |

11 minute read

October 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Eric Ellman of the Consumer Data Industry Association told a panel of members of the state Senate that in light of the Equifax breach, lawmakers may be “tempted to grasp headlines” but should focus on mitigating cybersecurity threats.

By Josefa Velasquez |

7 minute read

October 24, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A Schenectady County Court judge should have recused himself from an appeal taken from his own previous decision, the state's Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday.

By Josefa Velasquez |

7 minute read

October 23, 2017 | New York Law Journal

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman's civil rights bureau has subpoenaed The Weinstein Co. to investigate whether the allegations of sexual harassment against its co-founder is a broader issue within the company.

By Josefa Velasquez |

6 minute read

October 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The New York Department of Financial Services issued final regulations Wednesday aimed at stopping “unscrupulous practices” in the title insurance industry.

By Josefa Velasquez |

4 minute read

October 20, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The state Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed a February 2016 order by the Appellate Division, First Department, that Muss Development was not required to return a prospective buyer's nearly $4 million deposit on a parcel of land in Staten Island.

By Josefa Velasquez

6 minute read

October 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

A secretary to Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines, was not deprived of a fair trial when a lower court found the secretary guilty of criminal tax fraud over the secret sale of a Monet painting that had been in the Marcos home, the Court of Appeals ruled.

By Josefa Velasquez | New York Law Journal |

5 minute read

October 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. was New York's largest lobbying spender in the first half of 2017, according to a report issued by the state's Joint Commission on Public Ethics released yesterday. Other big spenders included the Greater New York Hospital Association and the Rent Stabilization Association.

By Josefa Velasquez

4 minute read

October 19, 2017 | New York Law Journal

The Association of Justices of the Supreme Court of the State of New York has voted to oppose holding a constitutional convention in 2019.

By Josefa Velasquez | New York Law Journal |

4 minute read