By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. A recent decision from the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, In re Erica Itzhak, Adv. Pro. No. 25-01029 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Oct. 21, 2025), highlights a subtle...
Onshore Optimism, Offshore Reality: Why Token Projects Still Aren’t Launching in the U.S.
Nov 12, 2025
By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. and Kyle M. Lawrence, Esq. After years of lobbying for clearer crypto policy, the U.S. industry finally got what it asked for — or at least, the beginnings of it. Between the passage of the GENIUS...
Bankruptcy Court Grants In Rem Relief to Creditor, Strengthening Protections Against Serial Bankruptcy Filers
Oct 30, 2025
By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. and Melissa A. Guseynov, Esq. In a recent decision that reinforces creditor protections against serial bankruptcy filers, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of...
TTAB Decision on WORLDWIDECRYPTO Provides an Instructive Reminder for Crypto Trademark Applicants
Oct 23, 2025
By: Moish E. Peltz, Esq. A Crypto Trademark Case Worth Noting A recent decision from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) offers an important reminder for companies and entrepreneurs in the digital asset and...
By: Matthew E. Foreman, Esq., LL.M. and Tonya L. Hurd It’s probably safe to say that anyone with a cell phone or an email account has been the target of a scam, such as phishing, smishing, or quishing.[1] The scammers,...
By: Hon. Ruth B Kraft and Daniel J. Gershman, Esq. Although New York and California remain epicenters for ADA and privacy-related website litigation, these issues are not confined to those jurisdictions. Plaintiffs’ firms...
By: Michael L. Moskowitz, Esq. Newly released data shows a significant rise in bankruptcy filings across the U.S., with commercial businesses seeing some of the steepest increases. Rising Commercial Filings In July 2025,...
IRS Releases Revenue Procedure 2025-28 Providing Guidance on Electing to Accelerate Deduct R&E Under Section 174
Oct 01, 2025
By: Matthew E. Foreman, Esq., LL.M. and Joelle Vilinsky On August 28, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2025-28, providing procedural guidance for taxpayers on the treatment of research and...
By: Douglas E. Singer Is there value for a purpose-driven for-profit company — which I’ll refer to as a social enterprise — to have an independent director responsible for overseeing the company’s social and...
By: Dana Walsh Sivak, Esq. and Samantha A. Lyons, Esq. Since 2020, two important changes to the Medicaid program have been looming on the horizon for applicants and recipients of community-based Medicaid benefits (including...