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Movers & Shakers
Flaster/Greenberg PC has announced that attorneys John W. Fried and Lee M. Epstein, formerly name partners of Fried & Epstein LLP, have joined the firm as shareholders effective Jan. 1, 2013.
Fried, who will work in Flaster/Greenberg's New York offices, is a member of the Insurance Coverage Counseling and Litigation for Policyholders Practice Group, and serves as head of the White Collar Criminal Defense Practice Group. His civil practice is devoted to representing policyholders in complex business-related insurance coverage disputes, involving general liability, property, directors and officers, errors and omissions, professional liability and other types of business-related insurance policies. He also represents individuals seeking insurance recoveries pursuant to disability, life and health insurance policies. Fried's criminal defense practice involves representing business organizations and individuals who may be or who are the subjects of criminal investigations and/or prosecutions. In addition to expanding the Insurance Coverage Practice, the firm will add a White Collar Criminal Defense Practice, headed by Fried.
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.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
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Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
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Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.