Efforts to legalize adult-use and medical cannabis do not show sign of slowing up, with nearly 39 states having legalized cannabis in some capacity (and 21 states and the District of Columbia now allowing adult-use).

Join Carter Ledyard and management consultants Plan A Advisors on a lively exploration of nonprofit boards and bylaws. This multi-part series will help nonprofit executives and board members...

Two competing bills with two very different approaches to post-employment restrictive covenants are being considered by the New York State legislature.

High on the list of subjects that will neither be discussed nor acted on during the coming presidential campaign is U.S. ratification of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), the most important international effort in history to protect the marine environment.

Recent U.S. court decisions are reshaping the legal landscape for Japanese companies operating in America, from massive antitrust verdicts to contested tariff refunds and discovery conflicts. Five critical developments from May through July 2026 demand attention from Japanese businesses engaged in U.S. trade and litigation. Understanding these rulings is essential for managing legal risk and protecting commercial interests in the American market.

As most readers are aware, a statute of limitations sets a deadline after which lawsuits are prohibited.

The federal regulation at issue governs not only actual water bodies, but also wetlands which, based on their surface or subsurface connections, potentially impact those waters.

While it appears that New York is currently reassessing its approach to the roll out of its adult-use cannabis program, it is important to take a step back and look at movement on the national level...

Cannabis is currently listed as a Schedule I controlled substance under the CSA. Schedule I substances are defined as drugs with no currently accepted medical use and a high potential for abuse...

Since 2000, Rule 10b5-1 plans have been widely used by officers and directors of issuers, who may regularly become aware of material nonpublic information but still wish to purchase or, more typically, to sell shares.

On February 10th, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the Department of Justice not to initiate new investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA")...

On January 1, 2024, two new California statutes that could have a national impact on employee restrictive covenants, such as noncompete and non-solicitation agreements, will become effective.

Consider the following. Irma works as a manual laborer, as that term is defined by the New York Labor Law (NYLL) and her employer regularly pays Irma her wages every two weeks.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg created a blizzard of new environmental and infrastructure initiatives in his 12 years in office.

A recent Ninth Circuit decision provides useful guidance regarding the risks of damages for distributors accused of copyright infringement.

This article addresses key considerations related to registering a DBA as a nonprofit organization, including what a DBA is, when it makes sense to use a DBA, and where and how to register that DBA...

New York is the first state to pass right to repair legislation for digital electronic devices, revolutionizing the right to repair legal landscape across the country. On December 28, 2023...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") recently announced the creation of a Cyber and Emerging Technologies Unit ("CETU") that will focus on fraudulent conduct...

The constant evolution of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, cryptocurrencies, and data privacy make these domains and industries exciting and, at many times, overwhelming.

State-level cannabis legalization efforts in the United States have accelerated over the last decade, especially in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized...