On March 15, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit vacated in its entirety the Department of Labor's revised investment advice fiduciary rule (the "Fiduciary Rule") ...

In an effort to address gender-based pay disparities, effective May 15, 2022, the New York City Human Rights Law ("NYCHRL") will require employers with four or more employees...

Cohen fear about a 'peaceful transition' is worth considering given Trump's attacks on judges, Congress and media, and the criminal trials he may face.

The Coop-Condo Abatement is only one of many benefits available to cooperative and condominium homeowners.

At the same time congressional committees are investigating allegations of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, the judiciary has been grappling with another critical challenge to American democracy:

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ("CFPB" or "Bureau") yesterday issued its first ever No-Action Letter ("NAL") through its Project Catalyst initiative, and the industry.

This Stroock Special Bulletin provides an overview of these changes, and other significant ways in which the Tax Reform Bill will impact executive compensation programs.

Yesterday the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight issued a time-limited no-action letter stating that from March 1, 2017, to September 1, 2017...

On October 5, 2016, the CFPB released its long-awaited rule covering prepaid cards. This Stroock Special Bulletin provides an overview of the Rule, which requires prepaid card providers to give consumers enhanced disclosures and other protections.

On April 4, 2017, the Federal Register posted a notice of delay of 60 days by the U.S. Department of Labor of the first scheduled applicability date for the so-called investment advice "fiduciary" (or conflict of interest) rule ...

On July 28, 2016, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau released an outline of proposals that it is considering to, in Director Richard Cordray's words, "drastically overhaul the debt collection market".

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA) gave the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) enhanced powers in August 2018.

On March 8, President Biden signed a broad and sweeping Executive Order ("EO") imposing new sanctions on the Russian energy sector...

We cannot stress enough that the Business Judgment Rule does not give boards carte blanche.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's ("CFPB" or "Bureau") May 10, 2017 field hearing and issuance of a Request for Information ("RFI") regarding the small business lending market, particularly credit issues facing small businesses owned by women and minorities, have stirred worries about new regulatory burdens on this sector.

This Stroock Special Bulletin provides an update with respect to litigation involving arbitration provisions.

The changes in the AMT may present opportunities for those who may wish to consider granting incentive stock options, or ISOs.

Spurred by strong community support for permanent affordability, interest in community land trusts ("CLTs") has been growing at a rapid pace.

unanimous Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Securities and Exchange Commission's power to recover ill-gotten profits from misconduct, also known as "disgorgement," is subject to a five-year statute of limitations.

On Friday, President Trump issued a Memorandum to the Secretary of Labor concerning the investment advice "fiduciary" rule under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended ("ERISA"), which is scheduled to be "applicable" on April 10 (the "Fiduciary Duty Rule").