By: Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq. and Kate Dargan Updated Medicaid Resource & Income Allowance Figures for 2026 The New York Department of Health has issued updated guidelines setting forth the resource and income allowance...

By: Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq. A common misconception about qualifying for home care benefits through the Community Medicaid program is the belief that the applicant (or their loved one) “makes too much money to get...

FRB recently launched the Deep Bench Briefings, a webinar series designed for Founders, CEOs, General Counsels, and Chief Legal Officers who need actionable, business-first legal guidance without the fluff. In our first...

By: Matthew E. Foreman, Megan E. Wilson, and Bristol Francis Introduction Effective December 24, 2025, the United States Postal Service (“USPS”) amended the Domestic Mail Manual (the “D.M.M.”) by introducing section...

A federal court in the Southern District of New York just ruled that some conversations with AI chatbots are not protected by attorney-client privilege, even if you later share the output with your lawyer. For this reason, we...

Over the past year, crypto legal strategy has shifted from defensive positioning to proactive engagement with regulators, product teams, and market structure policy. In a recent episode of Block & Order, Kraken Chief...

By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. Merchant cash advance (“MCA”) providers have long relied on form agreements and carefully chosen labels—purchase of future receivables, not a loan, no fixed term—to insulate their...

By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M. Recently, Governor Hochul signed Assembly Bill A10140 into law, providing critical relief and regulatory certainty to cannabis dispensaries impacted by the proximity measurement controversy...

By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. and Elizabeth E. Schlissel, Esq. KEY TAKEAWAYS  A New York Federal court just held that documents generated using an AI tool (Claude) and later shared with his attorneys are not protected by...

By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. and Kyle M. Lawrence, Esq. January underscored a quiet but consequential shift in the digital asset industry. Across recent Block & Order conversations and the January Weekly Dockets, the message...