On March 2, 2021, Virginia joined California in enacting a generally applicable consumer data privacy law.
Virginia has become the second U.S. state to enact a comprehensive data privacy law. On March 2, 2021, Governor...more
The Situation: On January 1, 2021, the California Consumer Financial Protection Law ("CCFPL") will go into effect, and the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation ("DFPI") will become the financial sector's new...more
The Development: The First Department held that the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") has broad authority to investigate virtual currency companies, while narrowing the scope of jurisdictional challenges that can be made to...more
9/4/2020
/ Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Ex Parte ,
Martin Act ,
Motion to Vacate ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Virtual Currency
On June 11, 2020, California budget negotiators tabled California Governor Gavin Newsom's proposal to create a state version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("mini-CFPB"). As discussed in a previous Jones...more
On January 10, 2019, California Governor Gavin Newsom proposed a plan to create a California version of the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB") as part of the state's proposed 2020-21 budget. According to...more
This week New York legislatively circumvented one of the few judicial constraints on New York's Martin Act and Executive Law, restoring a six-year statute of limitations for claims under these broad statutes.
On August 25,...more
9/3/2019
/ Credit Suisse ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Institutions ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Martin Act ,
New Legislation ,
Proof of Intent ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statute of Limitations
The New York Department of Financial Services makes good on a promise to fill the void left by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
On April 29, 2019, the New York Department of Financial Services ("DFS") announced...more
The Situation: On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration announced additional sanctions targeting the so-called "troika of tyranny" – Venezuela and its key regional allies, Nicaragua and Cuba. These sanctions notably...more
On June 12, New York's highest court ruled in a 4-1 decision that Martin Act claims are subject to a three-year statute of limitations, rejecting the New York Attorney General's argument for a six-year limit, and overruling...more
On June 21, 2017, a New York appellate court curtailed on constitutional grounds an investigative subpoena issued by the New York Attorney General. In the Matter of Evergreen Assoc., Inc., 54 N.Y.S.2d. 135 (App. Div. 2017)....more
8/17/2017
/ Abortion ,
Appeals ,
Attorney General ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Corporate Counsel ,
First Amendment ,
Freedom of Association ,
Government Investigations ,
Motions to Quash ,
NY Appellate Court ,
Protective Orders ,
Subpoenas ,
Unauthorized Practice of Law