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The Legal Intelligencer

Appreciating Bitcoin: A Holiday Guide to Legal Hot Topics in Virtual Currency

Five years ago, one bitcoin sold for less than $15. Two years ago, the unit price was about $500. Now, the price of a bitcoin has topped $15,000, and it's climbing fast enough to garner front-page attention by major newspapers.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

Bitcoin and the Real Estate Lawyer

Elizabeth Jaikaran looks at the counseling issues at play when cryptocurrency is used to fund real estate transactions, and discusses the first wholly Bitcoin-funded real estate transaction, which closed in September of this year.
6 minute read

The Recorder

Is It Worth the Hassle to Accept Bitcoin for Legal Services?

The ethics of receiving payment in cryptocurrency is similar to the ethics of bartering for legal services.
6 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Recreational Marijuana in NJ: A Legal Primer

OP-ED: A few of the legal challenges that an aspiring entrepreneur may face in opening up shop in local municipalities.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Badolato to Lead Insurance Practice at Newark's Walsh Pizzi

Richard Badolato, a New Jersey Banking and Insurance commissioner and longtime Connell Foley lawyer, is set to join spinoff firm Walsh Pizzi O'Reilly Falanga of Newark in January, the firm announced on Thursday.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Tosses NY Banking Regulators' Suit Over Fintech Charter

Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald said the DFS' lawsuit failed to meet requirements under the ripeness doctrine.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Real Estate Outlook: Lending Could Slow for New Condos and Retail

South Florida isn't looking at much changes to the real estate lending market in 2018, although some expect less demand for new condominiums and retail loans.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Manager of Chippewa Lender Not Protected by Tribal Immunity in RICO Suit

The manager of a title-lending company established under Chippewa Indian law is not immune from a racketeering case that targets his personal assets, a federal judge has ruled.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Jay Peak Receiver's Team Negotiates $150M Settlement With Raymond James

Attorneys at three South Florida law firms combine to extract a record-setting EB-5 fraud settlement in the case of a Vermont ski resort.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Shutts & Bowen Attorneys Make Sure Angola Pays for Power

Faced with the seizure of U.S. assets identified by the law firm, Angola paid $45 million for power generated at two plants.
2 minute read

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