In the space of forty-eight hours, two judges of the Northern District of California issued detailed, partially contrasting opinions on whether large language model (“LLM”) training that copies entire books without permission,…
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Getty Images, a well-known visual media company and supplier of stock images, is facing off against a London-based artificial intelligence company, Stability AI, in what is considered to be the first major copyright trial of the…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Choosing the right legal structure for a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) can make or break a web3 project before it deploys. From tax efficiency and governance mechanisms to liability protection and regulatory…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade, Nonprofit Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Taxation
The Celsius Network bankruptcy case has been a significant event in the cryptocurrency world, leading to numerous legal battles and adversary proceedings. One of the critical aspects of this case is the recently proposed…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking
Over the past few decades much has been written about the benefits of engaging in asset protection planning to protect one’s legacy from future unknown, unforeseen lawsuits and other third-party claims. Antidotally, those of us…
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/ Business Organizations, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued a staff statement (the “Statement”) titled “Offerings and Registrations of Securities in the Crypto Asset Markets.” This development underscores the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In a significant legal victory for lenders, the Supreme Court of New York recently ruled in favor of our lender client in a residential foreclosure action against the estate of its borrower. This decision confirms that statutory…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
As cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin surge to unprecedented values—crossing the $100,000 mark at the time of this writing—both seasoned investors and newcomers are pouring billions into this thriving asset class. The U.S. Securities…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
On the evening of January 27, 2025, the Trump Administration’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a “Memorandum for Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies” titled, “Temporary Pause of Agency Grant, Loan, and Other…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Elections & Politics, Health, Insurance
In this episode of Block and Order, Kyle Lawrence and Moish Peltz dive into the legal drama surrounding President Trump’s meme coin and other crypto-focused executive orders. They also explore DeepSeek AI’s effect on the market,…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The Worker Adjustment Retraining Notification Act (“WARN Act”), as well as certain state statutes, require employers to provide employees with advance notice of a plant closing or a mass layoff. A company’s failure to provide…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
Recently, New York State Supreme Court Justice Thomas Marcelle ordered an immediate halt to warrantless searches of licensed hemp retailers. These searches had been conducted in connection with raids targeting smoke shops and…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law
Recently, President Biden announced that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office to issue clemency actions intended to nullify prison terms he…
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/ Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Elections & Politics
Heading into 2025 New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed two new cannabis related bills, one of which would bring back the previously discontinued Cannabis Growers’ Showcase program, effectively allowing adult-use cannabis…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Taxation
