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Governor Murphy Signs Law Extending Filing Deadline for Due Process Petitions Related to Pandemic

On March 3, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed a bill into law that can benefit families whose...

New Jersey Appellate Division Holds Material Adverse Change to Borrower’s Financial Condition Sufficient to Invoke Cross-Default Provisions

Pratt’s Journal of Bankruptcy Law published an article written by Michael R. O’Donnell, Michael P. Crowley and Kevin Hakansson in its February/March 2022...

SEC May Require Advisers and Funds to Draft Cybersecurity Policies and Disclose Incidents

Following the rise of cybercrime and on the coattails of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Office...

New Jersey Appellate Court Holds Bank’s Actual Knowledge of Unrecorded Interest in Property Insufficient to Void Sheriff’s Sale

In a decision approved for publication, the New Jersey Appellate Division recently affirmed the dismissal of a...

New York Insurance Disclosure Act May Cause Significant Changes In New York State Court Lawsuits

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act...

Cryptocurrency Finds Itself in the Sights of Robust Regulation

Charlie B. McKenna, partner in the Firm’s White Collar Criminal Defense and Investigations Group, and Hunt S....

After ‘The Year That Crypto Went Mainstream,’ What Follows?

In 2021, the crypto space saw major advances in mainstream recognition, as evidenced by, among other things,...

FINRA to Prioritize Cryptocurrency, Options Account Paperwork, and Expungement Reform in 2022

During a January 19, 2021, webinar with the SIFMA Compliance & Legal Society, FINRA president and CEO Robert...

The New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act Means Big Changes for NJ Auto Insurers

On January 18, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law the New Jersey Insurance Fair Conduct Act...