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Corporate Counsel

Soon-to-Be-Public Stock Trading Platform Hires Securities Industry Veteran as GC

Andrew Koslow comes to TradeZero after amassing years of experience at prominent investment and securities firms.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

JPMorgan's Options Whale Gets ETF Copycat as Hedging Booms

JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s big options-powered trade may even sow volatility in corners of the U.S. stock market.
6 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Can the Law Really Accommodate NFTs?

The notion of possessing something online that is truly unique is where most people think the value of NFTs is - but this is a misconception. The real value comes in being able to prove ownership of the original from which everything else was derived.
5 minute read

The Recorder

Silicon Legal: Robinhood Contends With Scrutiny Against Free Stocks Tactic

Lawyers in the securities space should keep an eye on this one.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

'Too Far, Too Fast': Miami Lawyers File MDL Against Robinhood Days Before Multibillion-Dollar IPO

"This case serves as a reminder to startup lawyers that their clients' ambition to change the world needs to be tempered somewhat by the realities on the ground," said Sean Burstyn, a plaintiff case team attorney.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Can the Federal Reserve Jumpstart the Distressed Debt Markets?

As the Federal Reserve exits the corporate bond market, could a debt market revival be on the horizon?
6 minute read

The American Lawyer

'Bombast' and 'Theatrics' Are Muted by Virtual Dealmaking. Will They Return Post-Pandemic?

Dealmakers have learned a lot from being forced to negotiate over video, and some of those lessons will outlast the pandemic.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Up With WhatsApp? The Retention of Work-Related Messages

A review of regulatory guidance concerning the retention of communications sent by text such as SMS and messaging apps like WhatsApp and GroupMe. The article also looks at recent enforcement activity involving these types of communications and concludes with some practical steps broker-dealers may consider to enhance compliance.
8 minute read

National Law Journal

Lawsuits Over GameStop Trading Expand Beyond Robinhood, Alleging an Antitrust Conspiracy

One attorney has filed a motion before the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to coordinate 42 class actions into multidistrict litigation in the Northern District of California. Robinhood is one of 35 defendants and their subsidiaries facing lawsuits over the Jan. 28 trading halt, according to court papers.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Talk Is Cheap: Lawsuits Are Flying, But the GameStop Stock Hike Might Not Be Criminal

Should the Securities and Exchange Commission move from its position of "actively monitoring" to investigating regulatory concerns, it could justify a move from Robinhood to halt trading.
4 minute read

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