By Jonathan H. Freiberger The Courts of New York will not aid in the enforcement of a contract when the subject matter is illegal. Cases standing for this seemingly unremarkable proposition are varied. For example, in...more
Food trucks have become as ubiquitous on the streets of Manhattan as pigeons in Central Park. Unsurprisingly, the New York City food truck business is highly regulated, requiring licensure of those participating in the...more
The Law Commission has published an impressive paper on smart legal contracts to which Allen & Overy, along with many others, contributed; but what does it all mean? ...more
Employees in Oregon have greater protections against workplace harassment thanks to the recently-passed Workplace Protection Act (the “Act”), which would prohibit requiring nondisclosure agreements for employees or applicants...more
A business giving loans to another business was found to have engaged in moneylending and it was ruled that it was hence unable to recover its unpaid principal amounting to almost SGD9 million in the case of Ochroid Trading...more
In today’s business environment, greater employee mobility and technological advances underscore the need to protect a company’s confidential information and trade secrets. Stories of employees departing with confidential...more
Despite California’s prohibition against non-compete agreements, a federal court in the Eastern District of California recently ruled that a California resident may be subject to the non-compete covenant in his employment...more
Two federal appellate courts have affirmed, on different grounds, the cancellation of large life insurance policies that were alleged to be stranger originated life insurance (STOLI), permitting the issuing insurers to retain...more
REAL PROPERTY UPDATE - Foreclosure/Unclean Hands: defense of unclean hands insufficient where borrower alleges bank’s loan officer inflated borrower’s income and assets to qualify for loan where borrower signed off on...more