Esports 2021: Business and Legal Issues to Watch

February 11, 2021

By: Robert Auritt 2020 was the year of the pandemic and the year that thrust esports into the limelight at a time when almost all traditional sports were ground to a halt. As such, the world of esports experienced...

The Balancing Test Between Data Privacy and Public Health in a Pandemic

January 15, 2021

By: Steven Masur and Maria Samson The 2019 novel coronavirus “COVID” has disrupted seemingly every facet of daily life. From closing schools to altering the 9-to-5 workday, the pandemic has made us question constructs that have long been established...

Client Alert: Don’t Forget Your Year-End Corporate Due Digilence

October 27, 2020

While 2020 is what we can only hope will be a unique year in many respects, in other ways it is just another year. The end of any year presents an opportunity for each of us to take stock...

Smart Creatives Use Loan-Out Companies

July 8, 2020

By: Steve Masur and Danika Johnson Artists, performers, celebrities, and freelancers in the know use loan-out companies. A loan-out company is a personal LLC or corporation formed to do business on your behalf. Instead of signing agreements yourself and...

EARN IT Act & the Crusade Against Encryption

June 15, 2020

By: Jason Gershenson and Maria Samson In the midst of a global pandemic, a contentious bill attacking encryption and heightening censorship seeks congressional approval. On March 5, 2020, several US. Senators sponsored the Eliminating Abusive and Rampant Neglect of...

Cannabis Advertising Laws: The States’ Way or the Highway

January 22, 2020

By: Sarah Siegel and Liam McKillop As cannabis continues to be classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, federal law prohibits any written advertisement placed in a newspaper, magazine, on the internet, or in any...

A Limited Shield of Privacy for New York Residents

November 19, 2019

By: Steve Masur and Cameron Ashby New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act” or the “Act”) into law on July 25, 2019, nearly two years after the bill...

The Hazy Relationship between the FDA and CBD

November 7, 2019

By: Sarah Siegel and Liam McKillop Walking around New York City, it could be easy to be under the impression that the sale of certain CBD products is legal. You can walk into your local convenience store and buy...

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Big Tech and the Coming Antitrust Assault

November 1, 2019

By: Rob Griffitts Big tech has been under assault by Europe’s regulators for years now, but until recently, not much has been happening in the US. But after a series of scandals, most notably Facebook’s privacy issues with Cambridge...

What the FUCT: Can the USPTO Still Deny Your Vulgar or Offensive Mark?

September 23, 2019

By: Steve Masur and Cameron Ashby The Supreme Court recently struck down a federal law that banned trademarking words and logos that are “immoral” or “scandalous”. The court reasoned that this federal requirement for registering marks was a form...

The CBD’s of Trademarks

September 9, 2019

By: Jon Avidor and Joshua Weisenfeld Recent cannabis legalization in 11 states has pushed congress to more formally address the issue of federal regulation and decriminalization. On December 20, 2018, Congress continued this process and moved forward with partial...

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