Michael A. Mora

December 19, 2024 | Daily Business Review

The Fountainebleau alleges the rabbi has used his social media accounts to defame the landmark hotel and its staff as part of a "shakedown" to benefit his charitable organization.

By Michael A. Mora

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December 19, 2024 | New York Law Journal

A crypto coin inspired by the viral social media meme suffered a near-total collapse in less than a day, leading a group of investors to file suit against founders of the cryptocurrency.

By Michael A. Mora

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December 18, 2024 | The Recorder

“Ultimately, I have no evidence from you about what is to come,” U.S. District Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín of the Northern District of California told BiT Global Digital Ltd.'s counsel on Wednesday.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

December 18, 2024 | National Law Journal

“A criminal statute of limitations on regulations cannot be retroactive, but on the civil side, if it is clarifying existing law subject to SEC jurisdiction and authority, it would be something that could be enforced going forward,” said Neama Rahmani, the president of West Coast Trial Lawyers.

By Michael A. Mora

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December 17, 2024 | The Recorder

“We've filed our response to BiT Global’s effort to stop our delisting of wBTC before any discovery or even formal response to their bogus claims,” Paul Grewal, the chief legal office of Coinbase, said on X.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

December 17, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

“We believe our lawsuit is only the tip of the iceberg with respect to potential claims against the defendants,” said Chase Potter, a partner at Iacuone McAllister Potter.

By Michael A. Mora

3 minute read

December 16, 2024 | Law.com

“Power over external affairs is not shared by the states,” U.S. District Chief Judge Kristine G. Baker ruled in the 43-page order, quoting long-standing U.S. Supreme Court precedent.

By Michael A. Mora

5 minute read

December 13, 2024 | The Recorder

"This complaint is touching on things that have happened in the traditional tech space, but not the crypto space yet," said Kevin Kneupper, a partner at Kneupper & Covey.

By Michael A. Mora

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December 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal

“The way the crypto Ponzi schemes seem to be evolving is that they appear to be a lot more sophisticated,” said Marcelo Diaz-Cortes, a partner at Levine Kellogg Lehman Schneider + Grossman in Miami who is an expert not involved in the matter.

By Michael A. Mora

4 minute read

December 12, 2024 | Texas Lawyer

“With 20/20 hindsight, Blockware could have avoided this whole problem by contracting directly with Bitmain instead of going through a middleman,” said Bob Jarvis, a professor at Nova Southeastern University College of Law who is not involved in the matter.

By Michael A. Mora

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