New York

  • May 08, 2025

    2nd Circ. Weighs New Deportation Test Post-Loper Bright

    The Second Circuit on Thursday kicked the tires on a new test for immigrant removal proceedings stemming from criminal convictions, mulling the case of a Chinese man with two convictions in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision ending deference to agency decisions.

  • May 08, 2025

    Halkbank Wants Justices To Take 2nd Look At Immunity Claim

    Turkish state-owned bank Halkbank has urged the U.S. Supreme Court to take a second look at an appellate decision holding it doesn't have common-law foreign sovereign immunity from money laundering allegations, arguing the decision "authorizes the first criminal trial of a foreign sovereign instrumentality in world history."

  • May 08, 2025

    Musk Objects To New Job For SEC's Former Litigation Chief

    Elon Musk is opposing a move by plaintiff-side firm Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP to hire the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's former chief litigation counsel, arguing in a court filing that the lawyer "played a personal and substantial role" in suing Musk while at the SEC.

  • May 08, 2025

    Feds Oppose Sentencing Delay For Nadine Menendez

    Manhattan federal prosecutors on Thursday asked a judge to deny a request from former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez's wife, Nadine Menendez, to delay her sentencing on bribery charges for three months, saying she had not provided any "real information" about the request.

  • May 08, 2025

    Judge Asks DOJ To Define DEI In Health Grant Case

    A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday ordered U.S. Department of Justice lawyers to provide the Trump administration's definitions of diversity, equity and inclusion, saying he needs to know so he can consider whether that is a valid basis for pausing federal health research grants.

  • May 08, 2025

    SafeMoon Fraud Turned Me Into A 'Monster,' Key Witness Says

    A former SafeMoon developer told a Brooklyn federal jury Thursday that his "moral compass was skewed" by corruption at the cryptocurrency outfit, as he blamed the company's CEO for allegedly conspiring to loot the company.

  • May 08, 2025

    Katten Adds CMBS Pro From Cadwalader

    Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP announced that a new partner has joined the firm's structured finance and securitization practice from Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, noting that she will expand the firm's commercial mortgage-backed securities capabilities.

  • May 08, 2025

    Wife Of Former FTX Exec Says Charges Are Built On Deception

    Attorney and cryptocurrency lobbyist Michelle Bond, the wife of jailed former FTX executive Ryan Salame, told a Manhattan federal judge that her campaign finance case should be tossed because prosecutors broke a promise that she wouldn't be charged if her husband pled guilty.

  • May 08, 2025

    2nd Circ. Revives Arbitration In Hurricane Damage Suit

    The Second Circuit on Thursday revived a bid by surplus insurers seeking to arbitrate claims over hurricane-related property damage in Louisiana, in a ruling that overturns its own precedent on the interpretation of a treaty governing international arbitration.

  • May 08, 2025

    Rising Tide Of Trump Pardons Not Lifting All Boats, Attys Say

    President Donald Trump signed off on more pardons and commutations during his first 100 days in office than any president in modern history while bypassing the traditional clemency process that goes through the U.S. Department of Justice, potentially giving false hope to those who believe they have a chance to benefit from the executive actions but lack White House connections.

  • May 07, 2025

    Ex-OneTaste Staffer Says She Was Sexually Exploited

    A former salesperson for OneTaste on Wednesday testified in the forced labor trial of its former top leaders that she was traumatized and "lost touch with reality" during her time working for the sexual wellness company, and felt coerced into taking part in unwanted sexual acts.

  • May 07, 2025

    UnitedHealth Hid Biz Impact Of CEO's Killing, Investor Says

    UnitedHealth Group concealed how public scrutiny of its coverage policies and backlash from the killing of its CEO was harming its business, leading to plummeting stock prices when the insurer lowered its 2025 earnings outlook, according to a proposed investor class action filed Wednesday in New York federal court.

  • May 07, 2025

    DOJ Drops Bias Claims Over NY Fire Dept. Hiring Practices

    The U.S. Department of Justice dropped its claims on Wednesday in long-running federal litigation against New York City over allegedly discriminatory hiring practices against minority firefighter applicants, two weeks after President Donald Trump signed an executive order that seeks to end disparate impact as a theory of liability for unlawful discrimination.

  • May 07, 2025

    HUD Blocked From Withholding Grants Over DEI Policies

    A Washington federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from forcing New York City, Boston, San Francisco and Seattle's county to adhere to policies against diversity, equity and inclusion or risk losing federal funds for homeless services, saying the strings attached are likely unconstitutional.

  • May 07, 2025

    Fertility Co. Accused Of Selling Bogus Tests Wasting Embryos

    Women who sought fertility treatment filed a proposed class action against CCRM Fertility in Colorado federal court Wednesday, alleging the fertility clinic chain "aggressively" marketed its preimplantation genetic testing to thousands of vulnerable patients despite knowing the test is unreliable and wasted preciously limited, viable embryos.

  • May 07, 2025

    NY Legal Aid Union Accused Of Antisemitism At NLRB, EEOC

    A United Auto Workers affiliate representing attorneys at a New York legal services organization violated federal laws when the union thwarted antisemitism measures in the workplace, a nonprofit alleged Wednesday in announcing charges it filed at the National Labor Relations Board and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

  • May 07, 2025

    Coffee Exporter Hit With $31M Judgment Over Missed Shipments

    A Florida federal judge said Wednesday she would enter a roughly $31 million judgment for a "green" coffee retailer that said it prepaid for coffee shipments that were never received from a Nicaraguan green coffee bean exporter.

  • May 07, 2025

    Chubb Can't Get Archdiocese's Abuse Coverage Suit Trimmed

    A New York state court refused Wednesday to toss the Archdiocese of New York's claims for bad faith and violations of the state's deceptive trade practices law in a suit seeking coverage from Chubb units for thousands of sexual abuse lawsuits.

  • May 07, 2025

    Deutsche Bank, Computacenter Sued For Firing Whistleblower

    An ex-information technology employee at Computacenter has sued the company, Deutsche Bank and his ex-supervisor for $25 million in New York state court alleging he was fired for blowing the whistle on a security breach in which his colleague's girlfriend purportedly accessed private client information.

  • May 07, 2025

    NYC Developer Conned Investors Out Of $10M, Feds Say

    A real estate developer involved in several projects in New York City was charged by federal prosecutors with misappropriating about $10 million in investor funds and using the money to finance a lavish lifestyle and cover gambling losses.

  • May 07, 2025

    16 States Sue DOT Over EV Charging Infrastructure Funds

    The Trump administration has illegally cut off congressionally approved funding for electric-vehicle charging infrastructure projects, a group of states alleged in a federal lawsuit filed on Wednesday.

  • May 07, 2025

    Tennis Group Told Not To Try To Sway Players In Antitrust Suit

    A New York federal judge on Wednesday rebuked the Association of Tennis Professionals for making coercive statements to players about joining a proposed antitrust class action against various professional groups within the sport, saying it is improper because of its interest in the outcome of the case.

  • May 07, 2025

    Judge Rejects New Trial Over Antitrust Loss To US Soccer

    A Brooklyn federal judge denied a defunct soccer league's request for a new antitrust trial against MLS and the U.S. soccer governing body, rejecting a challenge to a jury instruction that asked about the existence of a relevant market.

  • May 07, 2025

    Feds Must Return Detained Student To Vt., 2nd Circ. Says

    The Second Circuit on Wednesday ordered that detained Tufts University graduate student Rümeysa Öztürk be returned to Vermont from Louisiana while a district court weighs her claims that the government jailed her for expressing pro-Palestinian views.

  • May 07, 2025

    3rd Circ. Rejects Feds' Bid To Challenge Venue In Khalil Case

    A Third Circuit panel rejected the Trump administration's last-ditch attempt to transfer Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil's challenge to his detention by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from New Jersey federal court to Louisiana federal court.

Expert Analysis

  • What 2024 Trends In Marketing, Comms Hiring Mean For 2025

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    The state of hiring in legal industry marketing, business development and communications over the past 12 months was marked by a number of trends — from changes in the C-suite to lateral move challenges — providing clues for what’s to come in the year ahead, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • 5 Notable Anti-Money Laundering Actions From 2024

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    Regulators' renewed interest in anti-money laundering programs in 2024 led to numerous enforcement actions and individual prosecutions in industries like banking, cryptocurrency and gaming, including the blockbuster TD Bank settlement and investigations of casinos in Nevada, says Michael Beckwith at Dickinson Wright.

  • Wage Whiplash: Surviving A Compliance Roller Coaster

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    As the transition to the Trump administration causes mounting uncertainty about federal wage and hour policies, employers can transform compliance challenges into opportunities for resilience and growth by taking key steps to comply with stricter state and local requirements, says Lee Jacobs at Barclay Damon.

  • Series

    Group Running Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The combination of physical fitness and community connection derived from running with a group of business leaders has, among other things, helped me to stay grounded, improve my communication skills, and develop a deeper empathy for clients and colleagues, says Jessica Shpall Rosen at Greenwald Doherty.

  • Marketing Messages Matter In State AG Consumer Protection

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    Attorneys general interpret marketing claims far more broadly than many companies may realize, so to mitigate potential risk, businesses should be vigilant about all consumer messaging, including communications that may not traditionally be considered advertising in the colloquial sense, say attorneys at Cozen O'Connor.

  • 7th Circ. Ruling Muddies Split On Trade Secret Damages

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    The Seventh Circuit's recent endorsement in Motorola v. Hytera of a Second Circuit limit on avoided-cost damages under the Defend Trade Secrets Act contradicts even its own precedents, and will further confuse the scope of a developing circuit conflict that the U.S. Supreme Court has already twice declined to resolve, says Jordan Rice at MoloLamken.

  • Opinion

    6 Changes I Would Make If I Ran A Law School

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    Reuben Guttman at Guttman Buschner identifies several key issues plaguing law schools and discusses potential solutions, such as opting out of the rankings game and mandating courses in basic writing skills.

  • Implications Of NY Climate Case For Generating Facilities

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    Regardless of how Greenidge Generation LLC v. New York Department of Environmental Conservation develops on remand, this decision has immediate repercussions for generating facilities seeking permit applications and renewals in New York, likely involving Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act considerations, say attorneys at Hodgson Russ.

  • Firms Still Have The Edge In Lateral Hiring, But Buyer Beware

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    Partner mobility data suggests that the third quarter of this year continued to be a buyer’s market, with the average candidate demanding less compensation for a larger book of business — but moving into the fourth quarter, firms should slow down their hiring process to minimize risks, say officers at Decipher Investigative Intelligence.

  • AV Compliance Is Still A State-By-State Slog — For Now

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    While the incoming Trump administration has hinted at new federal regulations governing autonomous vehicles, for now, AV manufacturers must take a state-by-state approach to compliance with safety requirements — paying particular attention to states that require express authorization for AV operation, say attorneys at Frost Brown.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: 1 Type Of Case Complexity Stands Out

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    In contrast to some cases that appear complex due to voluminous evidence or esoteric subject matter, a different kind of complexity involves tangled legal and factual questions, each with a range of possible outcomes, which require a “sliding scale” approach instead of syllogistic reasoning, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Why State Captive Audience Laws Matter After NLRB Decision

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    As employers focus on complying with the National Labor Relations Board's new position that captive audience meetings violate federal labor law, they should also be careful not to overlook state captive audience laws that prohibit additional types of company meetings and communications, says Karla Grossenbacher at Seyfarth.

  • A Closer Look At SDNY Bankruptcy Rule Amendments

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    The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York’s recent amendments to its local rules aim to streamline key Chapter 11 processes, resolve misunderstandings about previous iterations of the rules and urge caution about the use of artificial intelligence, say attorneys at Skadden.

  • How Litigation, Supply Chains Buffeted Offshore Wind In 2024

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    U.S. offshore wind developers continue to face a range of challenges — including litigation brought by local communities and interest groups, ongoing supply chain issues, and a lack of interconnection and transmission infrastructure — in addition to uncertainty surrounding federal energy policy under the second Trump administration, say attorneys at Liskow & Lewis.

  • FTX Exec's Sentencing Shows Pros And Cons Of Cooperation

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    The sentencing of former FTX tech deputy Gary Wang, whose cooperation netted him a rare outcome of no prison time, offers critical takeaways for attorneys and clients navigating the burgeoning world of crypto-related prosecutions, says Andrew Meck at Whiteford.

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