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July 13, 2023

Second Circuit Revisits 'Mantikas' in 'Taste of Mexico' Case

New York Law Journal
July 12, 2023

Commercial Division Denies Car Dealership Owner’s Motion to Dismiss Suit Brought by Dealership’s Operating Companies, Puts Internal Dispute Back in Gear

July 10, 2023

'Mallory' Decision Could Have Profound Implications for Out-of-State Companies Registered to Do Business in NY

New York Law Journal
July 5, 2023

Supreme Court Curtails Consideration of Race in Higher Education

Employment Law Alert, Tax-Exempt Organizations Alert
June 29, 2023

Preparing For A Greater AI Presence In The Securities Industry

Law360
June 27, 2023

Upside For Advertisers After 2nd Circ. False Ad Suit Revival

Law360
June 26, 2023

The Supreme Court Confirms The Government’s Significant Discretion To Dismiss False Claims Act Cases

White Collar Defense and Investigations Alert
June 23, 2023

The Supreme Court Acts to Protect People from Over-Zealous Prosecutors and Unduly Broad Criminal Statutes

NYU Law's Compliance & Enforcement Blog
June 21, 2023

Introducing the GOAT Trust

Founder Focus Alert
June 20, 2023

New York City Bans Employment Discrimination Based on Height and Weight

Employment Law Alert
June 19, 2023

Grin and Bare It, Part II: Tax Issues for the Usufruct Owner in the United States

Tax Notes
June 16, 2023

Tofurky's Beef With La. Labeling Law Leaves Open Questions

Law360
June 5, 2023

New York Expands Employees’ Lactation Accommodations

Employment Law Alert
June 5, 2023

Supreme Court Rejects Objective Standard for Scienter for False Claims Act

White Collar Defense and Investigations Alert
June 1, 2023

Joining Other Government Regulators, NLRB GC Seeks to Curb Most Non-Compete Agreements

Employment Law Alert
May 30, 2023

New York City Adopts Final Rule on Use of Artificial Intelligence in Employment Screening and Hiring Process

Employment Law Alert
May 17, 2023

Commercial Division Reaffirms that a Party May Waive Right to Arbitration Through Conduct

May 16, 2023

Commercial Division Dismisses Duplicative Claims under the Doctrines of Res Judicata and Collateral Estoppel

May 15, 2023

Commercial Division Rejects Co-Owner's Petition for Judicial Corporate Dissolution Amidst Protracted Unwinding of a Bronx Family Business

May 2023

Acquitted-Conduct Sentencing: A Quagmire Neither the Supreme Court Nor the U.S. Sentencing Commission Can Continue to Avoid

Business Crimes Bulletin
May 11, 2023

The End of the COVID-19 Emergency Declarations

Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Alert
May 9, 2023

New York State Division of Human Rights Model Anti-Harassment Policy Updates

Employment Law Alert
May 3, 2023

The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Expands Federal Protections

Employment Law Alert
April 26, 2023

Commercial Division Clarifies the Scope of Motions to Compel Arbitration in Commercial Disputes

April 12, 2023

Where Meat-Free Labeling Stands as 5th Circ. Mulls State Law

Law360
March 30, 2023

Commercial Division Finds Alleged Obligations Under Term Sheet Constitute Unenforceable Agreement to Agree

March 29, 2023

Commercial Division Dismisses Breach-of-Fiduciary-Duty Case on Summary Judgment in Long-Running Familial Dispute

March 27, 2023

Donations of Private Stock: Timing is Everything

March 22, 2023

Commercial Division Dismisses ’33 Act Claim for Lack of Contemporaneous Falsehood

March 16, 2023

"Fit" For Dismissal: SDNY Rejects Class Action Misapplying FDA's "Healthy" Regulation

March 7, 2023

Grin and Bare It: Usufruct and Naked Ownership Structures in the United States

Tax Notes
March 6, 2023

OFAC Advises Companies To Institute Rigorous Compliance Controls In Light Of Russia-Related Sanctions

March 1, 2023

Nothing Fishy About Expecting Consumers to Read the Ingredient List

February 15, 2023

Second Circuit Narrows Reach of Wire Fraud and Insider Trading Prohibitions

Business Crimes Bulletin
February 9, 2023

New Rules on Charitable Gifts of Cryptocurrency

February 6, 2023

Pending FDA Cosmetics Review Allows Class Action Defense

Law360
January 25, 2023

OFAC Announces Amendments Authorizing General Licenses For Humanitarian Relief

January 23, 2023

DOL Issues New Regulations on ESG Investing for ERISA Retirement Plans

January 18, 2023

FTC Proposes New Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses

January 18, 2023

New York Employers Must Provide Digital Copies of Workplace Notices To Their Employees

January 18, 2023

New York Not-for-Profit Governance Reminders for the New Year

January 12, 2023

Commercial Division Decision Provides Example of a Pre-Answer Motion to Dismiss Based on Documentary Evidence

December 15, 2022

FinCEN Issues Final Rule for Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements Under the Corporate Transparency Act

November 9, 2022

The Pinckney Plan, Dubious History and Originalism

The National Law Journal
November 1, 2022

Carrots and Sticks: DAG Lisa Monaco Puts Her Stamp on DOJ’S Corporate Criminal Enforcement Policies

Business Crimes Bulletin
October 27, 2022

IRS Extends Deadline for Plan Amendments Under Certain Provisions of the CARES Act and the Relief Act

October 19, 2022

The End to Mandatory Arbitration of Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Disputes

October 6, 2022

Avoiding a Trap for the Unwary: Gains from Secondary Sales Treated as Compensation

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Firm Partners to Speak at American Conference Institute's 2026 Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Conference
On Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Partners Jay Cho and Aron Fischer will speak at the American Conference Institute's 2026 Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Conference, the premier forum for biosimilars strategy, innovation, and litigation trends. On June 2 at 12:00pm, Mr. Cho will speak on a panel titled "The Evolving Parameters of the Safe Harbor Defense to Patent Infringement: Excluded Activities and the 'Reasonably Related' Standard." He will join Eric W. Dittmann (Partner, Paul Hastings), James T. Evans, Ph.D. (Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Global IP Litigation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), and Henry Gu (SVP, Head of Intellectual Property, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals) for a discussion on critical elements of the Safe Harbor defense and recent case law. On June 3 at 2:00pm, Mr....
Firm News
Firm Achieves Significant Lanham Act Win for Johnson & Johnson
On April 17, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our clients, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“J&J”), when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a preliminary injunction in a Lanham Act suit filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC (“Bayer”).   The dispute concerned a retrospective scientific study sponsored by J&J that compared the real-world efficacy of both companies’ prostate cancer medications, concluding that J&J’s ERLEADA was associated with a reduction in overall risk of death approximately 50% greater than Bayer’s NUBEQA. Bayer alleged that the study was methodologically flawed, and that J&J’s publication of the study results therefore constituted “false advertising.” The statements at issue included a presentation given by the study authors at a medical...
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Employment Law Compliance for Start-Ups
Before you press "go" to launch your next business idea, as a founder and entrepreneur of a start-up company you should address an important (if uninspiring) step: employment law compliance. Complacency now can turn into an expensive distraction later, with the potential to create surprise liabilities and maybe even scuttle future deals. This alert flags core employment law issues every start-up should tackle now so they don't snowball later. Onboarding Compliance Checklist Before work can begin, employers must check an ever-growing number of compliance boxes: Register to Do Business: Register your company in each state where you have employees (e.g., the local departments of tax, labor, state, etc.). Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance: Obtain both in each state where you have employees. New Hire Reporting:...
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New Executive Order Regarding IRA Enhancements
Introduction On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) designed to expand access to retirement savings for the tens of millions of American workers who currently lack employer-sponsored retirement plans, including many small-business employees, part-time workers, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals facing barriers to saving for retirement. The Order is designed to complement the Federal Saver's Match enacted under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which provides eligible workers with a federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 for retirement savings, and to promote high-quality, low-cost individual retirement account (“IRA”) access. Key Provisions and Implications The Order directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the “Secretary”) to establish, by January 1, 2027, an informational website (TrumpIRA.gov) that will serve as a...
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It’s All Relative: Judge Komitee Holds That an Infringing Sale Can Take Place at Multiple Times Both Before and After a Patent Issues
Judge Eric Komitee recently denied a motion to dismiss patent infringement claims accusing flood prevention products sold pursuant to a contract that was entered into before the patent issued but delivered and installed after issuance.   In 2013, plaintiff FloodBreak, LLC filed its patent application for a device that prevents flooding in subway systems. In 2016, while that application was pending, defendants T. Moriarty & Son, Inc. and James P. Moriarty, Jr. (collectively, “TMS”) contracted with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) to supply flood-mitigation devices for the New York City subway. After the patent issued in 2017, FloodBreak sued TMS’s supplier and obtained a stipulated judgment that its devices infringe. FloodBreak then filed suit against TMS alleging infringement by TMS’s offer...
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Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk
From sports betting to prediction markets, the phenomenon some call "the casino-ification of America" has captured the American zeitgeist. Sports betting in particular has become ubiquitous since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which opened the door for states to legalize sports gambling. Fans can now regularly bet on games and player performances directly from their smartphones. And, as several recent criminal indictments have alleged, some bettors are capitalizing on their access to inside information to obtain an unfair advantage on their wagers. This article will discuss how, because sports-related inside information continues to become more valuable, organizations including professional sports leagues, governing bodies, college athletic conferences, athletic departments and teams are playing an increasingly prominent role in...
Blog Post
SEC Enforcement Results for FY 2025: “Unique Period of Transition”
The Securities and Exchange Commission issued a press release on April 7, 2026, announcing the agency’s enforcement results for transitional period under the new presidential administration.[1] Describing FY 2025 as “a unique period of transition,” the statement pointed to a pulse of enforcement actions initiated between October and December 2024 [2] under outgoing SEC Chair Gary Gensler, critiquing the activity as “unprecedented rush” and the focus as an “aggressive pursuit of novel legal theories.”[3]. Current SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins described the shift as having “redirected resources toward the types of misconduct that inflict the greatest harm—particularly fraud, market manipulation, and abuses of trust.”[4] During FY 2025, the SEC brought 303 standalone enforcement actions, a combination of civil suits and administrative procedures that...
Blog Post
Bankruptcy Court Denies Motions to Convert Case and to Appoint an Examiner
A bankruptcy judge has ruled that a debtor can satisfy the Bankruptcy Code’s rehabilitation standard by selling its assets as a going concern and thereby avoid conversion from chapter 11 to chapter 7. In the same decision, the court denied a motion seeking the appointment of what the movants called an “examiner with expanded powers.” In re Deqser, LLC, Case No. 25-10687, 2026 Bankr. LEXIS 1004 (Bankr. D. Del. Apr. 22, 2026). The debtors operated a laundry business that serviced hotels located in New York City. The business suffered a downturn following an electrical fire at its facility as well as problems with its software. The debtors filed chapter 11 in early 2025. During their case, the debtors lost about $200,000 a...
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Stephanie Glaser to Speak at American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law
On Wednesday, June 3, Counsel Stephanie Bunting Glaser will speak on a program at the American Conference Institute's 6th Annual Summit for Women Leaders in IP Law titled "Copyrights in Synthetic Media: Protecting Creativity in the AI Era." Ms. Glaser will join Emily Lanza (Senior Counsel, U.S. Copyright Office, Office of Policy & International Affairs) to explore new challenges created by artificial intelligence in copyright law and offer strategies for safeguarding creative assets. To learn more, please click here.
Firm News
Firm Obtains Dismissal of False Claims Act Suit on Behalf of McGraw Hill
On May 15, 2026, Patterson Belknap successfully secured the dismissal of a False Claims Act lawsuit brought by the Florida Attorney General's Office (the "Florida AG Office") against the firm’s client, education solutions provider McGraw Hill, LLC ("McGraw Hill"), in Florida's Second Judicial Circuit Court. The lawsuit was brought in August 2025 following an investigation and subpoena process in which the Florida AG's Office alleged that McGraw Hill violated Florida’s “most favored nation” pricing statute. The Court ruled that Florida’s most favored nation statute did not regulate the sale of materials within Florida, requiring dismissal of the entirety of the Florida AG Office’s complaint with prejudice. The case was brought by the State of Florida against McGraw Hill and Savvas, another provider...
Event
Firm Partners to Speak at American Conference Institute's 2026 Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Conference
On Tuesday, June 2 and Wednesday, June 3, 2026, Partners Jay Cho and Aron Fischer will speak at the American Conference Institute's 2026 Biosimilars & Innovator Biologics Conference, the premier forum for biosimilars strategy, innovation, and litigation trends. On June 2 at 12:00pm, Mr. Cho will speak on a panel titled "The Evolving Parameters of the Safe Harbor Defense to Patent Infringement: Excluded Activities and the 'Reasonably Related' Standard." He will join Eric W. Dittmann (Partner, Paul Hastings), James T. Evans, Ph.D. (Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel, Global IP Litigation, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.), and Henry Gu (SVP, Head of Intellectual Property, Zentalis Pharmaceuticals) for a discussion on critical elements of the Safe Harbor defense and recent case law. On June 3 at 2:00pm, Mr....
Firm News
Firm Achieves Significant Lanham Act Win for Johnson & Johnson
On April 17, 2026, Patterson Belknap secured a significant victory for our clients, Johnson & Johnson and Janssen Biotech, Inc. (“J&J”), when the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York denied a preliminary injunction in a Lanham Act suit filed by Bayer HealthCare LLC (“Bayer”).   The dispute concerned a retrospective scientific study sponsored by J&J that compared the real-world efficacy of both companies’ prostate cancer medications, concluding that J&J’s ERLEADA was associated with a reduction in overall risk of death approximately 50% greater than Bayer’s NUBEQA. Bayer alleged that the study was methodologically flawed, and that J&J’s publication of the study results therefore constituted “false advertising.” The statements at issue included a presentation given by the study authors at a medical...
Publication
Employment Law Compliance for Start-Ups
Before you press "go" to launch your next business idea, as a founder and entrepreneur of a start-up company you should address an important (if uninspiring) step: employment law compliance. Complacency now can turn into an expensive distraction later, with the potential to create surprise liabilities and maybe even scuttle future deals. This alert flags core employment law issues every start-up should tackle now so they don't snowball later. Onboarding Compliance Checklist Before work can begin, employers must check an ever-growing number of compliance boxes: Register to Do Business: Register your company in each state where you have employees (e.g., the local departments of tax, labor, state, etc.). Workers' Compensation and Unemployment Insurance: Obtain both in each state where you have employees. New Hire Reporting:...
Publication
New Executive Order Regarding IRA Enhancements
Introduction On April 30, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (the “Order”) designed to expand access to retirement savings for the tens of millions of American workers who currently lack employer-sponsored retirement plans, including many small-business employees, part-time workers, independent contractors, and self-employed individuals facing barriers to saving for retirement. The Order is designed to complement the Federal Saver's Match enacted under the SECURE 2.0 Act, which provides eligible workers with a federal matching contribution of up to $1,000 for retirement savings, and to promote high-quality, low-cost individual retirement account (“IRA”) access. Key Provisions and Implications The Order directs the Secretary of the Treasury (the “Secretary”) to establish, by January 1, 2027, an informational website (TrumpIRA.gov) that will serve as a...
Blog Post
It’s All Relative: Judge Komitee Holds That an Infringing Sale Can Take Place at Multiple Times Both Before and After a Patent Issues
Judge Eric Komitee recently denied a motion to dismiss patent infringement claims accusing flood prevention products sold pursuant to a contract that was entered into before the patent issued but delivered and installed after issuance.   In 2013, plaintiff FloodBreak, LLC filed its patent application for a device that prevents flooding in subway systems. In 2016, while that application was pending, defendants T. Moriarty & Son, Inc. and James P. Moriarty, Jr. (collectively, “TMS”) contracted with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (“MTA”) to supply flood-mitigation devices for the New York City subway. After the patent issued in 2017, FloodBreak sued TMS’s supplier and obtained a stipulated judgment that its devices infringe. FloodBreak then filed suit against TMS alleging infringement by TMS’s offer...
Publication
Insider Trading Safeguards Can Mitigate Sports Betting Risk
From sports betting to prediction markets, the phenomenon some call "the casino-ification of America" has captured the American zeitgeist. Sports betting in particular has become ubiquitous since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2018 decision in Murphy v. NCAA, which opened the door for states to legalize sports gambling. Fans can now regularly bet on games and player performances directly from their smartphones. And, as several recent criminal indictments have alleged, some bettors are capitalizing on their access to inside information to obtain an unfair advantage on their wagers. This article will discuss how, because sports-related inside information continues to become more valuable, organizations including professional sports leagues, governing bodies, college athletic conferences, athletic departments and teams are playing an increasingly prominent role in...
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