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Leja Kress & Richard Agerbeek, Co-Founders of Sweden Unlimited Discuss Entrepreneurship, Digital Design, and More

May 17, 2021

Driven entrepreneurs with a great idea can have the power to change the world. In this series from MGA, we interview founders and CEOs that are making a difference by launching innovative products and services which are changing...

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...

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...

Epic Games vs. Apple: A Battle for Control of a New Space

September 11, 2020

By: Robert Auritt and Ilana Faibish It would be an error to view Apple’s current fight with Epic Games as a mere dust-up about commission rates or antitrust issues, though it is also surely both of those things. This...

Sync Negotiations: How Much Should You Ask for Your Music?

July 15, 2020

By: Steven Masur Synchronization rights negotiations become relevant whenever someone wishes to use your or your client’s music in combination with visuals and moving images such as in movies, television shows, video games, or YouTube videos. Many lawyers write...

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...

Examining the SAFE Banking Act’s Potential Impact on the Cannabis Industry

May 31, 2020

Jon Avidor

By: Jon Avidor and Liam McKillop Last September, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Banking Act of 2019 (the “SAFE Banking Act”) garnered enough votes in the House of Representatives to pass through to the Senate. This was an important first step...

Crypto Mom’s SEC Safe Harbor Proposal for New Token Offerings

April 20, 2020

By: Steven Masur and Cameron Ashby During the 4th International Blockchain Congress in Chicago, Hester Pierce, Commissioner for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) (aka, the “Crypto Mom”), announced the “Token Safe Harbor Proposal,” or the “Proposed Securities...

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...

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