Luiza Coelho da Rocha
- Oct 25, 2022
A Future of Uncertainty in Crypto Regulation
The days when investing in cryptocurrencies was an unknown, risky venture reserved for the most daring investors are long gone. According...
James Anson-Holland
- Oct 18, 2022
A Trustee's Fiduciary Duty to Meet Discretionary Beneficiary Needs?
Does a trustee have a fiduciary duty to meet a discretionary beneficiary’s needs? If you were to read the petitioner’s reply brief filed...
Tasneem Zakir
- Oct 13, 2022
Working for Uber: Full-Time Employment or Just a Side ‘Gig’?
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development recently fined Uber and its subsidiary Rasier $100 million for wrongly...
Sam Cadd
- Aug 17, 2022
Elon Musk’s “Spam Bot” Problem
On April 25th 2022, Elon Musk entered a merger agreement with Twitter, Inc., in a highly publicized deal that has remained in the news...
Funmilayo Fenwa
- Mar 6, 2022
Impact Investing: What is it and why consider it?
Now more than ever, companies are increasingly measured not only by their revenues, but also by the societal impact they have. As a...
Pedro Arango
- Nov 30, 2021
ESG & Biden’s Administration: Department of Labor's & the SEC's recent efforts to enhance ESG's role
Several legal barriers have prevented institutional investors (including the employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement...
Ananya Dhar Choudhury
- Nov 7, 2021
Are Covid Passports Closing the Door for Developing Nations?
At a recent informal meeting of the heads of delegations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India raised concerns regarding the new...
Gargi Bohra
- Oct 25, 2021
Nasdaq’s diversity inclusion rules: All bark and no bite?
Background In August 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s proposal on diversity inclusion premised on the self-accountability framework of...
Bozidar Bogosavljev
- Mar 20, 2019
Credit Default Swaps: Legal Gambling or Clear Market Manipulation?
Credit default swaps (CDSs), despite being relatively simple-to-understand financial instruments by definition, have become a contentious...
Mica Ruppin
- Mar 22, 2017
Twitter Users: Consider Advocating for a Benefit Corporation Instead of a Cooperative
In the past few months, the hashtag #WeAreTwitter gained traction as Twitter users began voicing their thoughts about the company’s...