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Cannabis-Industry Lawyer Raises Questions After His Bank Terminates Account

"Our first duty as attorneys is to our clients and the ethical rules that apply to us," Khurshid Khoja, founder of Greenbridge Corporate Counsel said. "We are licensed by the state and it's our duty to protect confidentiality and to keep our clients safe." He added: "We can't have banks interfering with that."
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Weil's Polkes Looks for Financial Litigation Trends to Continue in 2018

After an eventful year for the firm, Weil, Gotshal & Manges partner Jonathan Polkes says he expects more of the same in 2018.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

Otterbourg: How Smaller Firms Compete in a Supersized Market

Richard Stehl, the chairman of Otterbourg, a 50-attorney law firm, speaks to the New York Law Journal about the advantages and challenges of being a smaller law firm in a city where everything is supersized.
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Judge Approves $25M Merrill Lynch Settlement in 'Unicorn' Case

The class action settlement is notable for including a payment nearly three times the amount of the plaintiffs' losses.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jones Day Advises Mercantil Bank in its Spinoff From Venezuelan Parent

The company's next step in the U.S. is to further expand the bank's business in South Florida, Houston, Texas and New York City.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Former Embraer Exec Pleads Guilty to Jets-for-Cash Bribery Scheme

A multimillion deal was cemented with a bribery agreement between a Saudi energy company official and the executive with the Brazilian aircraft manufacturer Embraer.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Year in Review: These Issues Dominated Albany in Tumultuous 2017

The New York Law Journal takes a look back at 2017 and reviews the highlights and lowlights of the year in Albany, exclusive of state court rulings.
11 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Bankruptcy Court Authorizes Rejection of Employment Separation Agreements

The Bankruptcy Code can be an effective tool for reducing liabilities and enhancing asset value for the benefit of creditors. One of the more important tools is the right to not only assume favorable contracts pursuant to Section 365, but also to reject those which are not.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Miami Leads Nationally on Underwater Mortgages in Third Quarter

In the Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall metro area, 13 percent of mortgages were underwater, higher than the 5 percent national average.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

What's Ahead for Fintech in 2018?

Industry leaders, including GCs and the head of the CFTC's innovation lab, took a look back at the year 2017 for fintech, and reflected on what's to come.
6 minute read

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