Blue Sky Laws: Defending State-Level Securities Violations
Decision affirms long-standing market convention. On May 22, 2020, Judge Gardephe of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York held that syndicated term loans do not constitute securities under various...more
A recent dispute between plaintiffs domiciled in California and defendants domiciled in New York caused U.S. District Court Judge Arthur D. Spatt to ponder whether to apply New York's Martin Act or California's Corporate...more
Forum-selection clauses afford an opportunity to contractually preselect the jurisdiction for dispute resolution. While forum-selection clauses are enforceable, parties often disagree about their scope and whether they can be...more