On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act of 2019 (the “SECURE Act”), a widely supported bipartisan piece of legislation which significantly amends portions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (the “Code”). The SECURE Act was Continue Reading
Consumer Financial Services Law Report | How Subprime RMBS Can Prepare Us for Subprime Auto Litigation in the Time of COVID-19
As our readers know, as far back as 2017, we sounded the alarm on the parallels between pre-crisis residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) and today’s subprime auto ABS. Since then, we’ve shared the viewpoints of participants and analysts who have echoed reasons for concern and the Continue Reading
Law360 | What NY’s Eviction Moratorium Means for Landlords, Tenants
Gov. Andrew Cuomo has extended New York’s moratorium on both commercial and residential evictions through at least August 20. In addition, New York’s Civil Court (where landlord-tenant summary proceedings are typically brought and heard) remains closed to all new nonemergent proceedings and Continue Reading
Employee Relations Law Journal | The Benefits of Using Contract Equity to Attract, Reward, and Retain Key Employees of Closely-Held Companies
In today’s hypercompetitive business environment, non-public companies are always looking for effective and creative ways of attracting, retaining, and incentivizing their key employees. For many non-public companies, the perfect solution is a phantom equity arrangement (also known as a contract Continue Reading
D+G Memorandum: Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (the CARES Act)
On March 27, 2020, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act (or the CARES Act), which provides $2 trillion in aid in response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. This memorandum provides a summary of certain key provisions of the CARES Continue Reading
Advertising Week 360 | Navigating Through the Weeds of CBD and Cannabis Advertising
The cannabis industry is booming in the United States, and marketers are anxious to get in on the action. However, uncertainty over the conflicts between federal and state law and the complex regulatory landscape makes it challenging for advertisers, brands, publishers, agencies, and others in the Continue Reading
AdExchanger | CCPA Makes the Digital Advertising Industry Feel Like Charlie Brown
The rollout of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) has been, perhaps, the most disjointed process for such a significant legal development in recent memory. While the latest revisions to the proposed draft regulations contain many positive developments, many in the ad tech industry can’t help Continue Reading
Law360 | How to Enforce a NY Lease Guarantee Against a UK Co.
Great Britain formally left the European Union on Jan. 31. While the impacts will be far reaching, one change will be the enforcement of court judgments between the U.K. and the rest of the EU. For a judgment in an EU member state to be enforced in the U.K., parties will likely have to follow the Continue Reading
Advertising Week 360 | 2020: Truth, Change and Creative Storytelling
At the dawn of a new decade, the most critical issues facing the advertising industry involve the intersection of advertising and law. Confronted with rapid change fueled by data and technology, and the vanishing absence of truth caused by political leaders, the industry must do what it does best – Continue Reading
Employee Relations Law Journal | Final Regulations Provide Employers with More Flexibility in Offering HRAs to Employees
The Departments of Treasury, Labor, and Health and Human Services have jointly issued final regulations (the Final Regulations) providing employers with greater flexibility in offering health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) to employees. Specifically, employers will be able to offer employees an Continue Reading