Richard Trotter

February 07, 2020 | New York Law Journal

How will courts apply New York's own illegality doctrine to commercial cannabis disputes?

By Paul D. Sarkozi and Richard Trotter

11 minute read

September 27, 2019 | New York Law Journal

Will New York join the 11 other states in which recreational cannabis will be legal in 2020? If it does, where will federal courts in New York and New York's Commercial Division turn for guidance as they adjudicate novel issues presented by the commercialization of a formerly illegal substance, and one that remains illegal at the federal level?

By Paul D. Sarkozi, Maxwell Palmer and Richard Trotter

8 minute read

April 11, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Insider trading issues are again dominating the headlines.

By Ralph A. Siciliano, Vincent Syracuse, Paul Sarkozi, Richard Trotter

4 minute read

March 28, 2013 | Inside Counsel

On Feb. 27, the U.S. Supreme Court held in a unanimous ruling in Gabelli v. SEC that actions by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for civil penalties must be brought within five years from the date on which the claim first accrued, as opposed to five years from discovery...

By Ralph A. Siciliano, Vincent Syracuse, Paul Sarkozi, Richard Trotter

9 minute read

March 14, 2013 | Inside Counsel

Youve been negotiating with the other side and have finally nailed down most of the terms. You want to memorialize those terms in a preliminary agreement or memorandum of understanding, but make everything subject to a final written formal document in case you still cant agree on the final terms....

By Vincent Syracuse, Paul Sarkozi, George du Pont, Richard Trotter

5 minute read

February 28, 2013 | Inside Counsel

In 2007, Congress significantly increased the arsenal of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for combatting violations of U.S. economic sanctions.

By Tammy Bieber, Vincent Syracuse, Paul Sarkozi, Richard Trotter

10 minute read