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Mid-Market Roundup: Where to Look for Industry Growth

A new crop of female associates in Texas; Philly firms adjust with tactful downsizing; anticipating white-collar work in New York; and cannabis law sees a green light in Jersey.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Streamlined Case, Bankman-Fried's Lack of Credibility Led to Guilty Verdict, White-Collar Attorneys Say

Attorneys predicted a "massive penalty" when the disgraced crypto entrepreneur is sentenced in early 2024. He still faces a second set of charges.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Teaching an Old Bond New Tricks: Blockchain-Based Digital Bonds Are Reinvigorating the Global Bond Market: Part 2

Part two of a two-part series on how blockchain-based digital bonds are reinvigorating the global bond market. This part provides an overview of digital bonds and the growing digital bond market.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

FTX Founder Sam Bankman-Fried Found Guilty on All Counts in Crypto Fraud Trial

Jurors heard testimony from former FTX customers, investors and, crucially, a group of former employees who testified about Bankman-Fried's state of mind and behind-the-scenes actions as his companies grew and then collapsed in November 2022.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sam Bankman-Fried Lawyer Closes by Asking Jury to Find FTX Founder Acted in Good Faith

Assistant U.S. attorney Nicolas Roos asked jurors if they noticed that Bankman-Fried's testimony, on direct examination, was "smooth, like it'd been rehearsed a bunch of times"—but that his cross-examination was "uncomfortable to hear."
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Teaching an Old Bond New Tricks: Blockchain-Based Digital Bonds are Reinvigorating the Global Bond Market: Part 1

Part one of a two-part series on how blockchain-based digital bonds are reinvigorating the global bond market. This part provides an overview of the technology powering this market shift, as well as certain regulatory and other considerations for capital markets participants.
9 minute read

National Law Journal

SEC's NFT Regulations Need Clarity and Guidance Provisions, Say Regulatory Attorneys

Lawyers voice concern with what they call the SEC's use of enforcement actions against cryptocurrency firms based on nebulous regulations concerning non-fungible tokens.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

Cross-Examination of Sam Bankman-Fried Dives Into Prior Public Statements

Bankman-Fried said he was not sure whether he described the FTX platforms as safe.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

NASCAR Driver Landon Cassill Inks First Settlement in Voyager Class Action

"I'm glad this case was amicably resolved and am sorry that so many other people also lost money with Voyager," said NASCAR driver Landon Cassill, a defendant in the Voyager class action.
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Sam Bankman-Fried Addresses 'Mistakes' on Witness Stand in FTX Fraud Trial

Over several objections from prosecutors who argued that Bankman-Fried was providing "narrative" rather than simply responding to Cohen's questions, Bankman-Fried described his leadership of FTX and Alameda Research, the crypto trading firm he founded in 2017.
4 minute read

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