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Last week, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission announced new procedures to bring over 200 companies with market-based rates into compliance with Commission regulations or lose their market-based rate authority.

Due to COVID-19, the world has changed dramatically in a short amount of time, including pandemic fears, a global economic slowdown and uncertainty as to when the economy will fully recover.

ALM's New York Law Journal examines Sterlington's strategic launch of its Matrimonial and Family Law practice, led by partner Kelly A. Frawley and counsel Joseph Hyland, both formerly of Kasowitz. The article explores how this new practice fits within the firm's broader growth strategy focused on serving founders, CEOs, high-net-worth individuals, and their interconnected business and personal legal needs.

On May 1, 2023, First Republic Bank was placed in receivership, and the deposits and substantially all the assets of First Republic Bank were acquired by JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. ("JPM").

Private fund strategies are migrating from institutional investors to retail vehicles like BDCs, interval funds, and tender offer funds, raising critical questions about liquidity mechanics, valuation governance, and regulatory oversight.

On July 7, the SEC released its Spring 2026 Regulatory Flexibility (“Reg Flex”) agenda detailing an ambitious list of thirty-eight potential rulemakings for the upcoming year.

This update is intended to provide some basic background regarding Chapter 15 in the hedge fund context and some of the considerations presented by the Cayman and US filings.

On August 6, 2020, an Illinois appellate court ruled that a petition by political activist John Tillman seeking leave to invalidate approximately $16 billion of Illinois's general obligation bonds...

California voters could see a new billionaire wealth tax initiative on the November 2026 ballot. If enacted, the statewide ballot initiative – Initiative No.25-0024...

In 2009, each individual had a $3.5 million estate tax exemption. If a married individual had assets over $3.5 million, without careful planning, those assets in excess of $3.5 million...

It is important to make sure the privacy and cybersecurity concerns are addressed and the governance and information security infrastructures are set up to get it right from the start.

The August 2023 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 5%, an increase from the July 2023 rate of 4.6%.

The October 2025 Section 7520 rate for use with estate planning techniques such as CRTs, CLTs, QPRTs and GRATs is 4.60%, down from 4.80% in September.

On October 21, 2024, the Massachusetts Superior Court issued a final ruling in favor of four Eaton Vance closed-end funds and their trustees, rejecting "activist" investor Saba Capital's challenge to the funds' voting.

As of this writing, the U.S. dollar is coming off sharp gains relative to its currency counterparts around the world.

IRA account holders typically designate individuals as beneficiaries who will inherit the account upon the account holder’s death – such as “all to spouse” or “in equal shares to children.”

New York Significantly Changes its Estate Tax – No Decrease in Estate Tax for the Wealthy