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New York City Blogs
Conflicts Costs and Clashes — Playboy Points to Conflicts in Firm Fee Fight, Conflicted Firm Faces Client Suit Over Kept Fees, Top City Attorney Faces Ethics and Conflicts Charges
“Nelson Mullins Faces Ex-Client’s $1M Fee Suit Over Conflict” —
- “A former client of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is suing the firm and two partners over their fees, claiming they failed to disclose a conflict in representing
Taxing NYC’s “Wealthy” By Reducing The Credit For Unincorporated Business Tax
Taxes Galore
There are so many things that New York City has in abundance. Some are good while others are less desirable. It often depends upon whom you ask. One item that will certainly find its way into both categories
Judicial Notice (08.30.26): Paying The Piper
Welcome to Original Jurisdiction, the latest legal publication by me, David Lat. You can learn more
SEC Proposes Amendments to Exchange Act Rule 3a12-8 to Add European Union Debt Obligations
The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed amendments to Rule 3a12-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to add the debt obligations of the European Union (EU) to the list of foreign government debt obligations designated as “exempted…
Purchaser for Value Defeats Quiet Title Action
On August 26, 2026, the Second Department issued a decision in 853 Lexington, LLC v. JB Lexington, LLC, 2026 NY Slip Op. 05066, holding that a bona fide purchaser for value defeated a quiet title action, explaining:
The plaintiff
USCIRF Urges Sanctions Against India During Visit of Hindutva Leader
As reported by The Hindu, India’s Mohan Bhagwat, head of the Hindu nationalist Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) organization, arrived in the United States on Tuesday as part of RSS’s 100th anniversary global outreach efforts. He is scheduled to speak to an
Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar Award: Call for Submissions
The below announcement is reproduced from the AALS’s Property Law Digest:
Albany Law School and the Elisabeth Haub School of Law at Pace University are pleased to announce their jointly sponsored competition for the inaugural Trusts & Estates Emerging Scholar
75-Country Immigrant Visa Pause Struck Down: What Families Should Do Now
By Richard T. Herman, Esq.
Immigration Attorney with 30+ Years of Experience
Herman Legal Group – The Law Firm for Immigrants
Last updated: August 27, 2026
Quick Answer
A federal court has struck down the State Department’s 75-country immigrant visa
SEC: 38 Entities Feigned Legitimacy as U.S. Advisers Through False Filings to Lure Retail Investors
The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged 38 entities alleging that they made material misrepresentations in Forms ADV filed with the Commission between 2025 and 2026 to falsely portray themselves as legitimate advisory firms to U.S. investors…