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Founded in 1919, Patterson Belknap is a law firm of over 200 lawyers committed to providing high quality legal advice and service to clients and to…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 23 May 2022
DOJ Issues New Guidance for Charging CFAA Cases
In a significant development in anti-hacking criminal enforcement, the Department of Justice last week released new guidance for charging violations…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 23 May 2022
Crypto Exchange Platforms Grapple with Consequence of Filing Bankruptcy
In the world of cryptocurrency, exchange platforms act as intermediaries allowing investors to buy and sell assets while making money through…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 19 May 2022
Judge McMahon Finds That No Construction Is Necessary: “Period. End of Story”
On May 5, 2022, United States District Court Colleen McMahon (S.D.N.Y.) issued a claim construction decision in a long-running set of patent and…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | China, USA | 19 May 2022
Commercial Division Permanently Stays International Arbitration
Earlier this year, in In re New York State Dept. Of Health (Rusi Tech. Co., Ltd.),[1] Albany County Commercial Division Justice Richard Platkin…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 18 May 2022
Supreme Court Agrees to Hear a Case About the Scope of the Fraud Exception to Discharge
A discharge in bankruptcy usually discharges a debtor from the debtor’s liabilities. Section 523 of the Bankruptcy Code, however, sets forth certain…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | Russia, Ukraine, USA | 17 May 2022
New OFAC General License Clarifies Ability to Engage in Humanitarian Aid in Ukraine and Russia
In connection with the war in Ukraine, the United States has significantly enhanced its sanctions against the Russian Federation. However, the…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 16 May 2022
Commercial Division Force Majeure Decision Provides A Good Overview of the Law Surrounding Leases and the COVID-19 Pandemic
A few months ago, a Commercial Division court granted summary judgment in favor of the plaintiff-landlord in a case involving a commercial lease for…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 13 May 2022
The First Department Enforces Settlement Agreement, Despite Claims of Economic Duress
The First Department’s recent decision in Zhang Chang v. Phillips Auctioneers LLC seems to have ended the long, turbulent dispute over Gerhard…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 12 May 2022
New York City Salary Law Amendment
On April 28, 2022, the New York City Council passed an amendment, Int. No. 134-A, to the New York City salary transparency law. The amendment was…
Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP | USA | 12 May 2022
Commercial Division Holds Oral Modification to Written Agreement Unenforceable Under New York’s Statute of Frauds
A recent ruling in the Suffolk County Commercial Division highlights the risk a party faces when agreeing to, and later attempting to, enforce an…
