Companies large and small are on heightened alert for cyber incidents following the SolarWinds Orion Platform software attack that came to light in late 2020.

As a consequence of the results in the U.S. Senate runoff elections in Georgia, the Democrats are, at least in theory, in a position to pass legislation via the "reconciliation process."

Prior to March 1, 2021, U.S. employers should urgently assess whether any current or prospective foreign national employees may require H-1B sponsorship.

Depending on how the 60-day period is calculated, this could prevent the rule from taking effect before this year's H-1B lottery process.

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered the first phase of his 2021 State of the State address today. He began by announcing that his presentation was an overview, ...

On December 1, 2020, the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") adopted regulatory amendments to, among other things, modernize the blue sky filing requirements for securities...

On November 4, 2020, we provided an election update and indicated that there were not yet results available in New York because of the large number of absentee ballots that had to be counted.

The Department of Labor has released a final regulation regarding fiduciary responsibilities for the exercise of proxy voting rights and other shareholder rights associated with securities held by a benefit plan.

Late on Monday, October 19, 2020, the New York State Department of Labor began issuing guidance on the New York State Sick Leave Law, which was added to the State's Labor Law in April of this year.

Governor Andrew Cuomo delivered his proposed 2021 - 2022 State Budget presentation today. He focused on how this would be a different type of budget this year because of the effects of...

On October 30, 2020, the Department of Labor issued final regulations restricting ERISA plans from making investment decisions based on "non-pecuniary" factors.

In a registered direct offering, commonly known as an RD, a company engages a placement agent to privately and confidentially market its securities on a "best efforts" basis to a targeted group of

On December 27, 2020, the President signed the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Business, Nonprofits and Venues Act (the "Act") into law. Section 324 of the Act creates a new program for...

Governor Cuomo delivered day one of his 2021 State of the State address on Monday, which provided an overview of his 2021 priorities.

On December 21, 2020, Congress introduced the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Business, Nonprofits and Venues Act (the "Act").

Tuesday, November 3, 2020, was election day across the country.

Just in time for the holiday weekend, the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) released its Paid Family Leave (PFL)

For the upcoming 2021 proxy season, companies should be aware of certain regulatory and advisory developments in preparing annual reports and proxy statement disclosures in 2021.

If we put the last quarter of 2020 aside, this year could be marked by the sheer number of SEC enforcement actions and settlements in the crypto space, with more rumored to be in the works.

It seems fair to say that no one will be sorry to see the end of 2020.