SEC Tests 'New Policy' Against Crypto Executive Behind $198M Fraud
"This case is a step in the right direction and underscores that just because a cryptocurrency is involved, the [U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission] is not going to shy away from protecting investors," said Daren H. Firestone, a former federal prosecutor who is now a partner at Levy Firestone Muse, where he represents whistleblowers in the cryptocurrency industry.
How I Made Partner: 'Be Responsive. Be Reliable. Be Proactive,' Says Laura Franco of Mintz
"Consider each partner at the firm a potential client. When communicating with any client (including internal ones), treat them as if they are the most important item on your agenda, because in that moment, they are. Be responsive. Be reliable. Be proactive. Your job is to do everything you can to make your partners look good to their clients."
IRS Brain Drain Could Undermine Enforcement, Tax Experts Warn
“Even if one believes that taxes should be lower or simpler, we need a strong IRS to administer whatever code exists for fairness, fraud prevention, collecting lawful revenue, said tax law professor Bridget Crawford. “And so weakening the IRS really undermines the rule of law and shifts the tax burden to compliant taxpayers while enabling evasion by wealthy and powerful people.
New York Judge Hits Pause on CFTC KuCoin Deal
"More broadly, the stay is consistent with the [Commodity Futures Trading Commission's] current policy of not pursuing purely regulatory violations under the Commodity Exchange Act without evidence of willful disregard," said Lene Powell, a senior legal analyst at Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory U.S.
'All You Care About Is Churning These Out': Second Fed Judge Mulls Sanctions for Prominent Phila. Attorney
"What should I do about the fact that I have a lawyer who purports to be a leader in the plaintiffs' trial bar, as Judge McHugh points out, who has just told me that for many years, many years, over the course of untold numbers, perhaps in the thousands, someone else has signed the pleading over his name," U.S. District Judge Gerald J. Pappert for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania said.