In this episode of Just Compensation, Megan Monson and Jessica I. Kriegsfeld talk to Anthony O. Pergola, Vice Chair of Lowenstein’s Emerging Companies & Venture Capital practice group, about the complexities and challenges of…
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/ Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
House Introduces Bipartisan Bill To Clarify Crypto Regulation -
On May 29, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, led by House Committee on Financial Services Chairman French Hill (R-Ark.), introduced the Digital Asset Market…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On May 19, the Eastern District of New York (the Court) dismissed claims brought by the Town of Oyster Bay, New York (the Town) under Section 20(a)(1) of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)1 and for public nuisance damages.2…
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/ Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has previously provided guidance through risk alerts, proposed rules, and enforcement actions that outline expectations for registered investment advisers and other financial firms…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Protocol Staking Under the Federal Securities Laws -
Historically, the SEC has taken issue with certain staking activities under the federal securities laws. The SEC previously alleged that staking-as-a-service programs were…
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/ Administrative Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On May 27, Circle Internet Group Inc., the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, announced its plan to go public via an initial public offering (IPO) on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). According to Circle’s Form S-1, Circle will…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On May 21, Congressman Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) reintroduced the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA), which aims to provide regulatory clarity and enhance blockchain development in the United States. Specifically, among other…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum titled Civil Rights Fraud Initiative announcing the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) plan to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to “aggressively” pursue…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law, Labor & Employment Law, Government Contracting
Last Friday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed its first indictment against a foreign national for providing material support to a Mexican drug cartel that the current administration recently designated a foreign…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Host Warren K. Racusin, Chair of Lowenstein's Trusts & Estates practice, invites Meghan M. Federman and Joanne Mournet, President at DOYLE Auctioneers & Appraisers, to cover how estate planning for art and valuables differs from…
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/ Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
Last week, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Head of the Criminal Division Matthew R. Galeotti announced key changes to the DOJ’s enforcement priorities during his keynote address at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Staff noted that Securities Exchange Act (SEA) Rule 15c3-3(b) only applies to securities carried by a broker-dealer. Accordingly, if a broker-dealer carries non-security crypto assets (e.g., Bitcoin or Ether), a…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
In this episode of "Terra Firma: Conversations on Commercial Real Estate," Kegan A. Brown, partner in Lowenstein's Environmental Law & Litigation group, joins Real Estate partner Kimberly E. Lomot for a discussion on PFAS, and…
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/ Environmental Law, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Toxic Torts
In this episode of "Don't Take No For An Answer," host Eric Jesse and Heather Weaver from Lowenstein's Insurance Recovery Group invite guest Michael Young, partner at Reichardt Noce and Young, to discuss an insurer's duty to…
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/ Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance
On May 15, the SEC withdrew the joint statement previously issued by the Division of Trading and Markets and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) regarding broker-dealer custody of digital asset securities…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
