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New York Law Journal

Cryptocurrency Offers No Escape From International Sanctions

Recent U.S. enforcement activity illustrates how the government is taking strong action against persons involved with misuses of cryptocurrency in order to meet this threat and deter others.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Using Private Equity To Aid Struggling Housing Authorities

The pandemic has created a financial nightmare for federal and state housing authorities who are being mandated to upgrade, improve infrastructure, and maintain service, all while dealing with a dramatic drop in revenue. One solution has been for these authorities to partner with private sources of equity.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

'Willing to Work With Borrowers': Herrick's NJ-Based Practice Co-Chair Eyes Foreclosure Landscape

"I think that the court's recent order will certainly facilitate the completion of commercial foreclosure proceedings. But it will not necessarily result in business as usual," says Scott Tross, co-chair of the real estate litigation and dispute resolution practice group at Herrick, Feinstein, and leader of the firm's Newark office.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Lawyer Leads Jones Day's New State AG Practice

Antonio Dias, like many partners at the Ohio-based Am Law 100 firm, has decades of experience representing clients in matters involving state attorneys general. But the firm is putting a name to the practice as corporations anticipate greater scrutiny from state AGs under the Biden administration.
3 minute read

Delaware Law Weekly

Wilmington Trust Found Not Liable for Claims From Beneficiary and Successor as Trustee

U.S. District Judge Colm Connolly said that while duties with regard to the trust ware not handled "responsibly" on all sides, no illegality on the part of Wilmington Trust could be proven.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawyers Line Up to Defend Antitrust Allegations Over GameStop Trading Halt

Appearing before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, which will hear arguments on March 25 about whether to coordinate nearly 50 class actions over the trading scandal, were Cravath's Kevin Orsini for Robinhood and Bartlit Beck's Adam Hoeflich for Citadel. Also appearing was Thomas Redburn of Lowenstein Sandler for Melvin Capital Management.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Why Is CDI Corp.'s Ex-General Counsel Joining Big Law?

"When you come into a law firm you've got to build your practice, but you're going to have that practice. So you're controlling your future in a lot of ways," Brian Short said.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Finance Guru, Lawyer Splits from Wells Fargo for Big Law

Stacy Hopkins vacated her position as a senior VP for Wells Fargo Commercial Capital's health care group to rejoin Paul Hastings.
3 minute read

Litigation Daily

Litigators of the Week: The Quinn Emanuel Trio Who Fended Off Citi's Attempt to Claw Back Half a Billion in Mistakenly Wired Funds

Adam Abensohn, Benjamin Finestone and Robert Loigman grabbed headlines this week in the case spinning out of a nearly billion dollar blunder that rocked the finance world.
10 minute read

The American Lawyer

Ex-SEC Chairman Clayton, Former Acting Solicitor General Wall Rejoin Sullivan & Cromwell

Before his three-and-a-half-year term as SEC chairman, Clayton was among Wall Street's top-earning corporate partners. He will also take a new role with Apollo Global Management's board of directors.
3 minute read

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