An update to this article is now available. Read the latest update here. On December 23, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed a Texas district court order from the case of...
Falcon Rappaport & Berkman (FRB) is proud to announce the firm has been ranked in the Chambers and Partners 2025 New York: Long Island Regional Spotlight Guide for Corporate/Commercial Law for the second year in a row....
By: Douglas E. Singer, Esq. So, you’re very excited. You’re about to launch a new purpose-driven company. Or maybe you have one, but something just doesn’t seem to be working the way you’d like. Here are five critical...
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: 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...
FRB Partner and General Counsel James M. Black II, Esq., has been appointed as the Chair of the Elections Commission for the prestigious World Liberty Congress (WLC), marking a significant milestone in his ongoing efforts to...
By: James M. Black II, Esq., Daniel J. Gershman, Esq., and Christopher Rivera On April 7, 2024, a discussion draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (“APRA”) was introduced by two members of Congress: Cathy McMorris...
By: James M. Black II, Esq., Daniel J. Gershman, Esq., and Christopher Rivera The recent passage of H.R.7521, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (the “Act”), by the House of...
By: James M. Black II, Esq., Daniel J. Gershman, Esq. and Christopher Rivera The U.S. Departments of Justice and Commerce, as well as the European Commission recently launched the EU-US Data Privacy Framework (“DPF”),...
Constitutional Clash: U.S. District Court Landmark Decision Declares the Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional
Mar 12, 2024
By: James M. Black II, Esq., Alexander R. Migliorini, Esq., MBA, and Jennifer B. Cytryn, Esq. Overview In 2021, Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will be administered and enforced by the Financial...