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New Whistleblower Rewards Program Includes Monetary Incentive Image

New Whistleblower Rewards Program Includes Monetary Incentive

Carl W. Hittinger & Jacqueline Romero & Tyson Y. Herrold

On July 8, 2025, the DOJ, the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the USPS Office of Inspector General entered into a memorandum of understanding creating a whistleblower rewards program “to enable whistleblowers to report specific, credible and timely information about possible federal criminal violations.” The first of its kind, it creates a monetary incentive for whistleblowers to report criminal antitrust violations involving such conduct as price fixing, bid rigging, market allocation and even certain types of predatory conduct by monopolists.

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Estate of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother Seeks Proceeds from Sale of Her Son’s Music Catalog Image

Estate of Notorious B.I.G.’s Mother Seeks Proceeds from Sale of Her Son’s Music Catalog

Christine Simmons

After an ongoing battle to gain proceeds from a major sale of The Notorious B.I.G.’s music catalog, a lawsuit from his mother’s estate makes perfectly clear what it wants from his widow Faith Evans: More money, fewer problems.

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What Should Clients Do After Getting a Large Settlement?

Bryce Sanders

You might have a client who has won a large judgment in court. After settling up with your firm, they have a large sum of money. Logically, they should preserve the money or put it to work providing an income for the future. How involved should you be? How involved do you want to be?

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NYC Law Firms Follow National Trend of Booming Leasing Activity

Ryan Harroff

As Big Law grows in New York, several Am Law 50 firms this year have been seeking additional office space in Manhattan, backing up a trend seen nationally of booming leasing activity in the legal industry.

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Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Down 15% in First Half of 2025 Image

Commercial Chapter 11 Filings Down 15% in First Half of 2025

Dan Roe

Demand in the bankruptcy portion of the restructuring practice has been a little sluggish this year as commercial Chapter 11 filings declined 15% compared to the same period in 2024, according to a new report from the American Bankruptcy Institute and Epiq.

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New York Real Estate Law Reporter Staff

Denial of Special Permit Lacked Rational BasisChallenge to ZBA Determination Not Time-Barred

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Fresh Filings

Entertainment Law & Finance Staff

Notable recent court filings in entertainment law.

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Best Practices and Common Pitfalls In Trust Accounting

Diana C. Manning & Benjamin J. DiLorenzo & Kyle A. Valente

Trust accounting — specifically, the management and recordkeeping of client trust accounts — is an aspect of legal practice that demands meticulous attention. This article identifies best practices for trust accounting and recordkeeping and outlines common pitfalls in an effort to help lawyers maintain compliance and uphold client trust.

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End of Florida’s Business Rent Tax Could Make the State Attractive to Real Estate Investors Image

End of Florida’s Business Rent Tax Could Make the State Attractive to Real Estate Investors

Vivienne Serret

Some attorneys at Florida’s largest law firms are optimistic that a recently enacted legislative measure that eliminates the business rent tax will help make the state even more attractive to out-of-state businesses and investments.

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What to Do With Misappropriated Cryptocurrency Assets Becoming Common Issue In Bankruptcies Image

What to Do With Misappropriated Cryptocurrency Assets Becoming Common Issue In Bankruptcies

Jason Trager & Serkan Ersanli

How can a court order be served to an anonymous individual during litigation? And if that individual is holding misappropriated cryptocurrency in a self-custodied, anonymous wallet, can those funds be seized and recovered? These questions are becoming more common in digital assets disputes, bankruptcies and litigations.

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