The Loan Syndications and Trading Association will publish new versions of the forms of Par Trade Confirmation, Distressed Trade Confirmation, Purchase and Sale Agreement and Collateral Annex.

Generative artificial intelligence is transforming the way we do business, make art, and learn new information. Every day, another company launches or updates a product or service that integrates generative AI.

A discussion which outlines ten important components of the New York environmental regulatory scheme, including several new and noteworthy legal developments.

The Federal Arbitration Act (the "FAA") allows a party to file an immediate appreal from a district court’s denial of a motion to compel arbitration

IRC Secs. 2041(b)(2) and 2514(e), relating to five percent powers of withdrawal, have been part of the estate tax law since the enactment of the Internal Revenue Code of 1939.

Federal officials have announced their intent to make sweeping changes to a slew of environmental regulations, particularly those impacting fossil fuel production and use.

The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, or the JOBS Act, significantly reduces regulation and the attendant cost of raising capital, conducting an IPO and related public company reporting obligations.

The Securities and Exchange Commission recently adopted several significant amendments that will change the way private placements are conducted.

There are basically only three ways that someone can cook the books if they want to falsely show more positive results than truth.

A discussion on two recent cases, from the Eleventh Circuit and New York, which illustrate the limitations that "no-action" clauses in indentures place on the ability of Security holders to enforce claims against third parties.

There has recently been much attention devoted to the potential liability of art experts who are asked for opinions about the authenticity of artwork, and the resulting impact on the market if experts refuse to express their views openly.

2023 will be an exciting (at least, interesting) year for cybersecurity, data privacy, and crypto. Several state data privacy laws went into effect on January 1, 2023, momentum continues...

Patent law has evolved in many ways since 1790. One of the most notable is that physical models are no longer required, as they were until around 1880.

Of course, a dealer to whom art has been consigned for sale does not own the art, having only the contractual right to transfer the owner’s title.

The esports and gaming technology industry is experiencing rapid growth, with global revenue expected to surpass $3 billion by 2025. As companies rush to invest in this lucrative sector...

The Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA") is a new U.S. federal law requiring most U.S. corporations, LLCs, and other entities, as well as similar non-U.S. entities registered to do business in the U.S...

This essay examines the defense of laches in claims to recover works of art and its particular importance in New York, and offers advice both for those attempting to recover art and those defending against claims from the distant past.

Organizations exempt from income tax under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (the "Code") are permitted to carry on activities that are unrelated to their exempt purpose. When these unrelated activities generate revenue for the organization.

Non-U.S. individuals making direct investments in the United States face a bewildering U.S. tax regime.

A federal district court in Texas has recently concluded that an SEC equity receivership is collective in nature as that term is used in the definition of a "foreign proceeding" in section 101(23) of the Bankruptcy Code, which is based on the Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency (the "Model Law") developed by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law ("UNCITRAL").