By: Andrew P. Cooper, Esq., LL.M., Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq., and Terran Cooper Earlier this week, the Committee on Finance of the New York City Council held a hearing to discuss the City’s ongoing enforcement efforts...

By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. and Melissa A. Guseynov, Esq. In a recent decision of interest, the Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that a non-compete clause within a franchise agreement as well as...

By: James M. Black, Esq. Daniel J. Gershman, Esq., and Vaughn C. Collopy, Esq. with contributions from Christopher Rivera On August 16, 2024, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued a pivotal ruling in the case of...

By: Matthew E. Foreman, Esq., LL.M. and Samuel J. Brady, Esq.[1] A question of burning relevance to certain taxpayers and their advisors is whether losses incurred in cryptocurrency trading can (a) be deducted generally and...

By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. and Melissa A. Guseynov, Esq. Bankruptcy Judge Andrew B. Altenburg Jr., sitting in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of New Jersey, recently held that as a result of...

By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq., Moish E. Peltz, Esq., and Richard E. Weltman, Esq. The Celsius Network bankruptcy case is a landmark event in the cryptocurrency world, not just because of the scale of financial failure but...

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman is pleased to announce the formation of its Special Needs Planning & Special Education Law Practice Group, led by FRB Senior Counsel Patricia A. Craig, Esq. and Partner Kimberly S. Bliss,...

By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. and Carolyn Stoller, Law Clerk at Falcon Rappaport & Berkman and J.D. Candidate at University of Maryland Carey School of Law Introduction  The music industry is ever evolving, given the vast...

By: James M. Black II, Esq., Elysse M. Anderson, Esq., and Jennifer B. Cytryn, Esq. The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) was signed by Congress back in January of 2021, but the Beneficial Ownership Information Reports...

By: Matthew E. Foreman, Esq., LL.M. and James K. Ivanov Overview On May 3, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued its opinion in Farhy v. Comm’r (“Farhy DC”),[1] reversing the Tax...