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What Are New York's 'Hot Topics'?
In June, Chief Judge Judith S. Kaye appointed a Matrimonial Commission charged with reviewing the state of divorce law in New York and recommending reforms. The group, chaired by Appellate Division Associate Justice Sondra Miller of the Second Department, is made up of 32 members appointed in April. The Committee is holding several public forums at which groups and individuals involved in matrimonial matters can air their views on how best to improve New York's system in order to reduce the emotional and financial hardships of divorce.
In this special issue, we give you an overview of some of the issues that have been raised before the Commission in the two listening sessions held thus far in New York City and Albany.
Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
'Insurable Interest' and the Scope of First-Party Coverage
This article reviews the fundamental underpinnings of the concept of insurable interest, and certain recent cases that have grappled with the scope of insurable interest and have articulated a more meaningful application of the concept to claims under first-party property policies.