Michael was born and raised in South Florida. He went to undergrad at Florida Atlantic University and earned his master's degree from the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He is the crypto litigation reporter for Law.com, as well as an editor for ALM Global. You can email him at [email protected].
September 13, 2024 | New York Law Journal
SEC Says Farewell to the Term 'Crypto Asset Securities'"It's just the evolution where there were way too many scams by crypto folks that lead to the SEC's aggressive overreach and regulation enforcement, that you have a pendulum that goes one way and the other way and now it is maybe slowing down a bit," said Terrence Yang, a strategic advisor to Swan Bitcoin.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
September 12, 2024 | National Law Journal
Biotech CEO Sent $1M in Crypto to Wrong Wallet. Now He's Suing the Issuer for Its Return"This is an attempt to deviate from that precedent," said Daniel Maland, the immediate-past co-chair of the Florida Bar Business Law Section Blockchain and Digital Assets Committee. "They're trying to hold crypto exchanges accountable to a different standard."
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
September 11, 2024 | National Law Journal
SEC Charges Apex Partner Behind $852K Alleged Crypto Fraud"This shows that individuals appear to be still using crypto as bait to lure investors into what are essentially old-fashioned get-rich-quick schemes," said Arlo Devlin-Brown, a partner at Covington & Burling.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
September 10, 2024 | Law.com
Athena Bitcoin, Genesis Coin Face Potential Class Action Over 'Epidemic' Elder Fraud"We're taking a new legal problem and we're trying to find solutions for our client," said Marc E. Dann, an ex-state attorney general.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
September 09, 2024 | New York Law Journal
NextEra Energy Pension Plan Connected to Allegedly Fraudulent Real Estate Action"It's another thing to be exposed to a broad claim where the potential award could conceivably be in the tens of millions of dollars if the judge allows the valuation of the underlying asset," said Jason Giller, a managing partner at Giller Law who is not involved in the case.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
September 05, 2024 | New York Law Journal
International Crypto Bank Faces New York Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuit"It was a cutting-edge bank and should have been a great success, but the CEO misrepresented the financials and allegedly stole the money," said Jeffrey W. Gutchess, a partner at AXS Law Group.
By Michael A. Mora
3 minute read
September 03, 2024 | The Recorder
Greenberg Traurig's Strategy to Recover $4M in Malicious Email Spoofing Attack"This will be important for people to look at because … I think it will be one of those test cases in the blockchain space," said Dr. Tonya M. Evans, a tenured law professor at Penn State Dickinson Law.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 29, 2024 | Texas Lawyer
In Dallas, Real Estate Investor Sues Person Allegedly Behind 'LPWhisperer' X AccountDavid Sillers, a partner at Clare Locke in Alexandria, Virginia, represents the plaintiff, Scott Everett, in the defamation-by-tweet lawsuit against the defendant, Jakub Kostecki, who allegedly goes by the handle LPWhisperer on the social media website X.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 28, 2024 | National Law Journal
'Any NFT Is a Security': What an SEC Wells Notice Sent to OpenSea Could Mean for Attorneys"The risk has been in the back of people's minds, but it has not been the same type of issue as creating a cryptocurrency," said Cameron Pick, a partner at Marshall, Gerstein & Borun.
By Michael A. Mora
4 minute read
August 26, 2024 | New York Law Journal
DraftKings Faces $65M Lawsuit by National Football League Players Association"The NFLPAs actions in this suit could have a chilling effect in the future, with companies coming out with new technologies, things like artificial intelligence and so forth," said Ivan Parron, the managing partner at Parron Law and an uninvolved sports entertainment law expert.
By Michael A. Mora
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