New York Law Journal - This Week's News

NY Pension Fund Wins Order Forcing BJ's to Hold Shareholder Vote on Deforestation Study

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:36:19 EST

]]>U.S. District Judge Leo Sorokin's injunction marks the first time since the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission changed its shareholder proposal reviewal process that a federal judge has forced a...

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New Rule Would Clarify Who's in Charge Under 'Joint Employer' Status

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:50:57 EST

]]>It's hard to tell how judges would receive the new rule, which would govern disputes that are becoming more common with the rise in outsourcing, staffing agencies and franchises.

Federal Judge Finds Wigdor Law Partner 'Lied' to Court, Directed Client to Destroy Evidence

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:02:56 EST

]]>U.S. District Court Judge Jessica Clarke sanctioned Wigdor Law partner Jeanne Christensen. Clarke declined to dismiss the case as requested by Black, instead ordering disciplinary disclosures of her...

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US Army Soldier Charged With Insider Trading Over Alleged Polymarket Bets on Maduro's Capture

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:48:48 EST

]]>According to U.S. officials, the case against Gannon Ken Van Dyke marks the first time that the federal Commodity Futures Trading Commission has pursued insider trading charges for conduct involving...

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Podcast Series Examines Rule-of-Law Concerns by Highlighting Influential Past Leaders

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 00:29:51 EST

]]>"When we were having conversations about sort of the current environment around the rule of law, and how the courts are responding to these issues, it became clear that there were so many avenues...

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Wiggin and Dana Leans In on AI After Strong Financial Growth in 2025

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:56:57 EST

]]>The firm increased revenue and net income for 2025. Its investments in technology include hiring an AI director out of Yale Law School.

CPLR 5511: The Varied Implications of Jurisdictional Aggrievement, Part III

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:54:11 EST

]]>Part III reviews: (i) CPLR 5511, default; (ii) default, admissions, burden of proof; (iii) Default by disruptive behavior; (iv) CPLR 321, the Second Department, default by not attending the trial,...

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Tap to Agree: The Perils of AI and Form Prenups

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:28:45 EST

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NJ Roundup Attorney Defends $7B Accord After Complications With Fed Court Claims Emerge

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:37:58 EST

]]>Seeger, of Seeger Weiss in Ridgefield Park, New Jersey, told Law.com that the injunction motion is a “tactic to hijack the settlement in exchange for a better deal for their own Roundup...

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Judicial Ethics Opinion 25-165

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 03:59:59 EST

]]>On these facts, a judge who learns from a prosecutor about a potential buyer for the judge's family's business asset need not disqualify nor make any disclosure when that prosecutor appears before...

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Friday Newspaper

Fri, 24 Apr 2026 01:00:59 EST

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NY Court of Appeals: Domestic Violence Survivors Act Hearings Can't Be Waived

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:30:40 EST

]]>A defendant may not be compelled to waive the 2019 legislatively-mandated hearings, even after negotiating lenient plea deals, the top court held on Thursday.

'It Sets a Very Bad Precedent': Roundup Settlement's Critics Ask Federal Judge to Intervene

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:27:29 EST

]]>Two co-lead plaintiffs' counsel in the Roundup multidistrict litigation filed an injunction motion earlier this month before U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria, in California's Northern District, to...

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NY Top Court: Car Rental Companies Are Not Bound to Provide Primary Coverage to Consumers

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:13:29 EST

]]>The Court of Appeals resolved a tort dispute between a rental car company and a renter by removing New York from the dwindling number of states that had recognized vicarious liability for leasing...

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Working Remotely Across State Lines? Lawyers May Face Fee Disputes

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:02:58 EST

]]>Attorneys who work remotely from states where they are not barred are unlikely to face regulatory enforcement, but they may risk losing fee disputes with clients, according to legal ethics professor...

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Lewis Brisbois Embraces Single-Size Offices in NYC Relocation

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:56:36 EST

]]>The firm expects to accommodate a growing number of attorneys in its new 140 Broadway office, even as it shrinks its footprint from 100,000 to 70,000 square feet.

New Ruling Hints at How Courts Might Weigh Privacy Against First Amendment

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:49:41 EST

]]>The decision in Atlas Data Privacy v. Sterling Data Company signals to civil litigators that a constitutional defense won't always end a case early, and provides a glimpse of how courts can be...

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Uber, DoorDash Pressed to Explain How NYC's Tipping Laws Impair Free Speech

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:49:36 EST

]]>U.S. District Judge George B. Daniels for the Southern District of New York wasn't sure how the First Amendment applied to a law requiring Uber and DoorDash to prompt users to tip drivers before or...

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Pillsbury Sued Over Alleged Race, Pregnancy Discrimination by Former In-House Recruiter

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:56:01 EST

]]>Sonya Wilson had worked for the firm for nearly a dozen years prior to her departure in January 2026.

Gibson Dunn Regulatory Chair Joins Holtzman Vogel as New York Managing Partner

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:14:35 EST

]]>Akiva Shapiro left Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher after more than 17 years in order to take on a managing partner position at Holtzman Vogel Baran Torchinsky & Josefiak in the latter firm's New York...

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Parental Alienation in Divorce: Judicial Insights

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:09:08 EST

]]>Alan Feigenbaum and Deepti Shenoy present a Q&A with retired matrimonial Judge Richard Dollinger where they examine parental alienation in custody disputes and highlight the challenges courts...

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See Who Passed the February 2026 Bar Exam

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 09:09:17 EST

]]>Of the 3,855 candidates the Board examined in February, 1,567 passed for an overall passing rate of 41%.

Filing Bar Complaints

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:03:59 EST

]]>"This column briefly addresses the long history of bar regulation in the U.S., and then focuses on a recent DOJ proposed rule to divert bar complaints to themselves. Parenthetically, and...

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Judicial Ethics Opinion 25-164

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 02:59:59 EST

]]>(1) When a judge concludes, based on communications he/she received directly from Judge A, that Judge A has committed a substantial violation of the Rules Governing Judicial Conduct and that the...

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Thursday Newspaper

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:00:59 EST

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US Appeals Court Asks if Appeal Was Waived in $500M Case Against U.S. Soccer

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:53:51 EST

]]>Fresh off his trial win in the Live Nation antitrust case, Winston & Strawn's Jeffrey Kessler appeared before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to argue that the district court...

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New York's Top Court, in Split Decision, Reverses Murder Conviction

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:07:33 EST

]]>New York Court of Appeals Judge Jenny Rivera wrote for the majority in overturning a conviction for the 2006 fatal shooting of an alleged rival drug dealer in Manhattan, on speedy trial grounds....

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If Sullivan & Cromwell Can File an AI-Contaminated Brief, Is Risk-Proof Use of the Technology Even Possible?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:58:13 EST

]]>The Wall Street elite firm filed a brief in a New York bankruptcy case with fictitious and inaccurate citations generated by artificial intelligence, illustrating that no one is immune to the...

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Brown Rudnick IP Partner Leaves to Head Sills Cummis Trade Secrets Practice

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 00:11:21 EST

]]>Jason M. Sobel spent the bulk of his legal career at the now-dissolved Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, before joining Brown Rudnick in March 2021.

How Much Is Too Much? A View on Concentration of Assets in Trusts

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:58:46 EST

]]>This article discusses the risks of asset concentration in trust management, using the case of Lincoln First Bank as an example. The bank was liable for failing to diversify a large Kodak stock...

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The Rising Utilization of Hybrid Dispute Resolution Procedures and Potential Ethical Concerns

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:25:50 EST

]]>Hybrid dispute resolution methods like med-arb or arb-med can raise ethical issues, especially when the same neutral serves in both roles. If a neutral mediates and later arbitrates, confidential...

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A Model Too Powerful to Release

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 10:13:22 EST

]]>Anthropic's new AI model, Claude Mythos, shows advanced capabilities, including identifying major software vulnerabilities, raising urgent cybersecurity concerns. While its creators admit uncertainty...

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Go-To Law Schools: Columbia Reclaims the Throne, Georgetown and Vanderbilt Join the Top 10

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:59:59 EST

]]>"T14" law schools dominated by taking the top six positions this year, while Vanderbilt Law and Georgetown Law both climbed four spots to make the top 10.

Quantum Computing and Bitcoin: Why 'Q-Day' Is Not an Existential Threat

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 09:51:51 EST

]]>Recent advances in quantum computing raise long-term concerns for Bitcoin's security, but the threat is not immediate. Experts estimate that vulnerable cryptography could be phased out between 2029...

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Ontario and New York Take Different Approaches to Ticket Resale Prices

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

]]>Ontario and New York have taken sharply different approaches to regulating the secondary ticket market with Ontario proposing a price cap, and New York aiming to regulate disclosure. The divergent...

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Judicial Ethics Opinion 25-163

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:59:59 EST

]]>(1) A full-time judge may not be a voting shareholder of a closely-held family company engaged in manufacturing and selling specialized vehicles to municipalities and other entities, but may continue...

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When AI Builds the Business, What Can Still Be Protected as a Trade Secret?

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:47:59 EST

]]>Artificial intelligence is changing how businesses are created and operated. Entrepreneurs are increasingly relying on generative AI tools to develop marketing strategies, write code, design...

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Bad Faith Disregard of Benefits and Science in Federal Environmental Deregulation

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:23:59 EST

]]>"This article is focused on environmental regulations and on the administration's assault on environmental science, especially climate science."

Wednesday Newspaper

Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:00:59 EST

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Distress M&A: Ard Finance A Global Enterprise Combining an LME With a Foreign Insolvency Proceeding and Chapter 15

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:27:47 EST

]]>Recent cases show that investors relying on New York law in global restructurings should be cautious, as U.S. courts increasingly recognize foreign insolvency proceedings like Luxembourg's JRP....

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Proceed with Caution: Developing Near Wetlands in the Wake of 'Chautauqua Lake Property Owners Association et al. v. New York State'

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:10:42 EST

]]>In 2022, New York expanded its wetlands law, but recent court rulings have annulled DEC's regulations, leaving landowners without guidance and shifting the burden to prove wetlands are regulated. The...

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Lawmakers Continue to Push for State-Level Rollback of Qualified Immunity

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:34:56 EST

]]>The legislation highlights violent acts of law enforcement and prison guards that have become "national symbols of police brutality and institutional racism."

NYC's Meister Seelig & Schuster Adds Longtime Criminal Defense Attorney to Lead Expansion Into Nashville

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:28:52 EST

]]>Kim Hodde will lead the criminal defense practice at the midsize firm known for representing a slew of celebrities, while being responsible for growing the new office in a variety of practice areas.

Mintz Appoints Seasoned Litigator as New York Office Head

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:11:48 EST

]]>Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo has a new managing partner for its New York office, a commercial litigator who said in an interview he wants to grow the office and foster further...

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New York AG Sues Coinbase, Gemini Over Their Prediction Markets

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:46:20 EST

]]>State Attorney General Letitia James argues that Coinbase and Gemini needed gambling licenses from the New York State Gaming Commission in order to operate their prediction markets in the state.

Weinstein Defense Casts Third Rape Trial as a Matter of 'Consent, Choice and Regret'

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:32:20 EST

]]>Harvey Weinstein's third sex crimes trial opened on Tuesday as prosecutors attempt to secure a conviction on a single count of third-degree rape. The defense told jurors the case is about consent,...

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Seward & Kissel Sees Slight Dip in Revenue, 10% Boost in PEP, Amid Shifting Partnership

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:05:32 EST

]]>The firm's loss of nine equity partners helped boost its PEP by double digits, while the firm increased its nonequity tier by a similar margin.

Lease Termination on Apartment Sale Upheld; Rent-Impairing Violations Bar Rent Recovery: This Week in Scott Mollen's Realty Law Digest

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:00:35 EST

]]>This week, Scott Mollen discusses “298 East Village Owner LLC v. Stewart, where the court held that a landlord validly terminated a residential lease after selling the apartment and properly...

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Supreme Court Won't Review Order Certifying Cities' $12B Antitrust Suit Against Big Banks

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:20:51 EST

]]>By refusing to hear the banks' appeal, the Supreme Court cleared the way for the case to proceed in the Manhattan federal court, which allowed Philadelphia, Baltimore and San Diego to pursue their...

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Proposed Regulations on the Taxation of Foreign Governments

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 09:06:53 EST

]]>Ezra Dyckman and Charles Nelson explain how newly proposed Treasury regulations clarify when foreign governments' U.S. investments will be treated as taxable commercial activity.

Sneak Peek at the 2026 Go-To Law Schools: Big Law Nos. 1-10

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

]]>Here's a first look at the law schools that sent the highest percentage of 2025 graduates to associate jobs at Am Law 200 firms.

Costs of Failing to Govern Corporate AI Defenses

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:45:39 EST

]]>Costs from a data breach can spiral quickly, but there are ways to mitigate any fallout beforehand and for legal to work collaboratively with IT in making post-breach assessments.

Built to Blame: The Product-Service Divide and Emerging Liability for AI-Inflicted Harm

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:01:12 EST

]]>As AI becomes more integrated into various industries, courts are debating whether liability for harms should be based on a "product" approach—focusing on defective design or warnings—or...

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Wachtell Restructuring Head Josh Feltman Arrives at Kirkland After Years-Long Recruitment

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 06:59:59 EST

]]>While the running narrative is that the former Wachtell restructuring leader was brought in as a backfill after David Nemecek left, Kirkland leaders acknowledged pursuing him for over a decade.

Tuesday Newspaper

Tue, 21 Apr 2026 01:00:59 EST

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Supreme Court Denies Cert in Class Action Targeting Former NY Governor's Nursing Home Policy

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:27:48 EST

]]>Federal appeals against former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo have been exhausted concerning his controversial nursing home patient transfer policy. His spokesman suggested the 15,000-plus deaths had...

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Conduct Watchdog Seeks Removal of Previously Censured Jurist

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:58:02 EST

]]>The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct is seeking the retired justice's permanent removal because it says he lacks understanding of basic legal principles, despite sitting on the bench...

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Trump's Threat to Hijack the Midterm Elections Is Real

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 13:14:59 EST

]]>President Donald Trump and his MAGA supporters were apoplectic when their favorite tyrant, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, lost big in his country's recent election. Republicans are...

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'It's Going to Happen': Harvey CEO Details Why AI Is Here to Stay in the Legal Industry

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:59:30 EST

]]>Harvey CEO Winston Weinberg joined Maria Glover, a professor at Georgetown Law, and Tobey Scharding, a professor at Rutgers Business School, for a keynote conversation Friday at NYU Law's "Charting...

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Recent Decisions Reshape Copyright Liability for AI Platforms and Their Users

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:55:17 EST

]]>Legal cases show that AI and copyright law are evolving. The Supreme Court's Cox ruling makes it harder for copyright owners to hold AI companies liable unless they induced or facilitated...

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Family Court: 10 Mysteries

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:32:33 EST

]]>This column—the author's final New York Law Journal contribution—touches on 10 mysteries that emerged in writing 20 pieces on family law appeals.

A Never-Ending Story—New Opinions on Nonlawyer Ownership

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:59:59 EST

]]>Although not breaking new ground, each opinion sheds some light on the committee's thinking on the issue, and shows that New York is not opposed to some kinds of relationship with nonlawyer-owned...

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Paul Weiss Lures Litigator From Chicago Boutique

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:59:59 EST

]]>“I would not have left for another litigation boutique, said Adam Hoeflich. “But when Scott (Barshay) reached out, it seemed like a good opportunity for a new chapter.

Sidley and Linklaters Among Latest to Expand Leasing in NYC

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:59:59 EST

]]>Each firm signed for around 50,000 additional square feet in their existing spaces, continuing a trend of law firms expanding in their current New York offices or relocating entirely to get more...

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2 Latham Partners Head to Dunn Isaacson Rhee

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 05:59:59 EST

]]>Danielle Conley and Jude Volek both worked in the Biden administration White House before joining Latham.

Monday Newspaper

Mon, 20 Apr 2026 01:00:59 EST

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Silent Failure: Legal Implications of Incomplete Reporting of Sexual Abuse in Youth Residential Facilities

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:31:28 EST

]]>This article discusses how underreporting and systemic issues in youth residential facilities hinder efforts to address sexual abuse. Despite laws like PREA and mandatory reporting, abuse often goes...

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CPLR 5511: The Varied Implications of Jurisdictional Aggrievement, Part II

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:56:04 EST

]]>Part II examines: (i) assignment of judgment or rights; (ii) individual and corporate aggrievement; (iii) standing; (iv) third-party standing, organizational standing; (v) non aggrieved party, CPLR...

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The Alani Nu Lawsuit Is a Product Liability Case—The Brand Strategy Is the Evidence

Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:41:25 EST

]]>This article discusses how branding and marketing strategies can conflict with warning labels. It examines how Alani Nu's soft packaging and influencer campaigns targeted at teens suggest wellness,...

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'No Longer One Size Fits All': Tweaks to U.S. Sentencing Guidelines May Ease White-Collar Penalties

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:49:03 EST

]]>The U.S. Sentencing Commission has passed a proposed amendment adjusting how fraud victims' losses are determined for inflation. This is the first revision to account for inflation since 2015, the...

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Governor's Proposed Pied-à-Terre Tax Draws Critics from Real Estate Lawyers

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:05:22 EST

]]>Hochul announced her proposal for a pied-à-terre tax on luxury second homes in New York City on Tax Day. It will give state lawmakers additional fodder to consider as part of state budget...

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Arnold & Porter Adds Former Federal Prosecutor Eric Snyder as White%E2%80%91Collar Partner

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:05:42 EST

]]>Arnold & Porter has hired veteran trial lawyer Eric Snyder as a partner in its White%E2%80%91Collar Defense & Investigations practice. He served 16 years as a federal prosecutor, serving in...

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Feds Charge Executives With Using Sham Contracts to Inflate AI Business Revenues

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:48:35 EST

]]>Prosecutors claim the executives of the now-bankrupt iLearningEngines Inc. fabricated customer relationships and contracts to inflate revenues by hundreds of millions of dollars. The case was filed...

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Federal AI Policy Threatens State AI Laws

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:49:20 EST

]]>The U.S. is working to create a federal AI law that overrides conflicting state laws, especially in employment. Recent recommendations and executive orders aim to promote innovation while challenging...

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Invalidating Releases Based on Fraud in the Inducement

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:43:59 EST

]]>This column addresses recent Commercial Division and appellate authority that clarifies exactly when fraud in the inducement can defeat a release, and when it cannot.

The $150 Billion Problem: Trump Tariff Refunds in M&A Deals

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 08:24:29 EST

]]>The Supreme Court's decision invalidating Trump's tariffs has created a pool of uncertain refund claims, introducing a complex new issue in M&A deals where targets may be entitled to tariff...

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Don't Bet Against the CFTC: Misuse of Confidential Information on Prediction Markets

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 07:59:59 EST

]]>This article explores recent trends in the use of confidential information on prediction markets, how the CFTC regulates that conduct, and practical considerations for businesses.

Judicial Ethics Opinion 25-162

Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:59:59 EST

]]>Once a surrogate becomes aware that he/she has personal extra-judicial knowledge of an apparently material fact that was omitted from the petition in an uncontested probate proceeding, the surrogate...

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Commission Report Says New York Continues to Set Records in Lobbying Spending

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 18:42:25 EST

]]>The report highlights Greenberg Traurig and Cozen O'Connor Public Strategies, LLC, among the top lobbying shops in Albany, and also examined spending by the New York State Trial Lawyers Association.

Judge Wants to End Florida Bar Support for Lawyers in Crisis

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:51:00 EST

]]>Rather than make what he called an "aesthetic change" to the language, Justice Adam Tanenbaum said he wants to see the Florida Supreme Court “consider scrapping" the rules that require The...

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Law School Professors, Deans Urge ABA to 'Retain and Strengthen' Diversity Accreditation Standard

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:41:05 EST

]]>The vast majority of commenters opposed the repeal of a DEI standard required for law school accreditation. Only two supported the repeal.

NY Jurist Who Repeated Racial Slur Is Set to Contest Watchdog's Recommendation for Removal

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:00:46 EST

]]>The New York Court of Appeals suspended Canandaigua Town Court Justice Walter W. Jones, Jr., with pay on Thursday. Jones is appealing a watchdog's recommendation for his removal, explaining he merely...

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Winston & Strawn Presses Forward with Hunter Biden Suit, Arguing for Communications with Democratic Donors

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 16:12:50 EST

]]>The law firm alleges Hunter Biden went to Democratic Party donors to get his outstanding legal fees with the firm paid off, but now is refusing to turn over those communications during discovery.

‘Nobody's Beyond Help': Q&A With NY Lawyer Assistance Program Director Meredith Heller

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:57:29 EST

]]>Heller reflects on her journey with the LAP, the mental health challenges lawyers today are facing, and her vision for leading the program into its next chapter while continuing the work of reducing...

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Swiss Litigation Boutique Opens in NY With Cross-Border Focus

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:08:30 EST

]]>5Gambit Disputes launched its New York office on April 1, right as it brought on its second American partner.

The Life of a Leading Lawyer: Robert L. Haig Reviews 'Counsel, the Courtroom Is Open' by Mark C. Zauderer

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:24:12 EST

]]>Mark C. Zauderer, a well-known New York trial and appellate lawyer, explains how he has spent so many years not only serving his clients—many of them wealthy and famous (and some...

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Made in America, or Else: The Growing Fraud Risk of Domestic-Origin Claims

Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:27:13 EST

]]>Pryor Cashman attorneys Sid Kamaraju, David Abramowicz, and Daniel Pohlman discuss how the new “Made in America executive order increases the risk of fraud liability for companies that...

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