On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) of the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued No-Action Letter No. 25-50, granting interim relief for certain commodity pool operators (“CPOs”)…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The New York LLC Transparency Act (the “Act”) entered into effect January 1, 2026 (“Effective Date”). In its final iteration following Governor Hochul’s veto at the end of 2025, the imposition of the beneficial ownership…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade
I have found myself in a strange and amazing predicament. Let me explain. I am an American. I was born and reared in Albany, in the State of New York – anyway, just over the river, in the country.
Originally Published in New…
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/ Nonprofit Law
Anthropic’s legal troubles show no signs of abating. Last month, Judge Eumi K. Lee of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California denied Anthropic PBC’s second motion to dismiss in Concord Music Group Inc. v…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Effective December 5, 2025, the State of New York amended Real Property Actions and Proceedings Law §881 (RPAPL §881). The amendment significantly changes how developers may obtain access to adjoining properties through judicial…
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/ Civil Procedure, Construction Law, Real Estate - Commercial
On November 17, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (the “SEC”) Division of Examinations (the “Division”) published its examination priorities for 2026 (the “Priorities”)…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The last thing any employer wants to end their year with is a complaint concerning harassment, safety, and inappropriate behavior. Yet such complaints are often the outcome of year-end holiday parties, even those hosted with the…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Even after the holiday party is over and employees return to their day-to-day responsibilities, employers may continue to face risks arising from conduct that occurred at the party…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On October 21, 2025, in 1995 CAM LLC v. West Side Advisors, LLC, the New York Court of Appeals delivered a ruling concerning a guarantor’s liability under a “good guy” guaranty…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
Barring a lobbying and political “Hail Mary,” one of the brightest lights of the adult beverage industry, the marketing and sale of intoxicating hemp beverages, along with other hemp-based products such as gummies and other…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Elections & Politics
Many people (and even some seasoned financial advisors) believe that you can simply gift your existing life insurance policy to your irrevocable life insurance trust (ILIT) without any implications…
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/ Insurance, Taxation
During most divorce proceedings, the legal focus tends to center on important topics such as child custody, spousal support, and the equitable distribution of marital assets…
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/ Family Law, Taxation, Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Private sector employers in New York should get ready to comply with or certify their exemption from the New York State Secure Choice Savings Program (“New York Secure Choice”), the state’s mandatory employer-facilitated…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
It is wise for employers to carefully re-evaluate employee training materials on an annual basis, as well as following court decisions and new employment legislation. This may be such a time, given a recent decision from the…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Artificial intelligence (AI) is changing the creative landscape. With a simple prompt, AI has the power to elevate amateur sketches and napkin doodles into brand-worthy logos, proprietary code, novel innovations, and creative…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
