On May 12, 2026, we produced a 90-minute webinar in which we explored one of the most important and rapidly developing issues in consumer financial services law: coerced debt and the emerging legislative efforts designed to address it. The webinar
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NY Holds Law Enforcement Agencies Must Meet and Confer Over Advance Notice and Opportunity to Be Heard Before Releasing Personnel Records
By Mastagni Law
In a decision carrying substantial weight for California public safety employers, the New York Public Employment Relations Board has ruled that municipalities violated their duty to bargain when they refused to negotiate procedures providing officers with advance notice of records…
The “Lost Bitcoin” Litigation: Can Dormant Wallets (Such as Those Belonging to Satoshi) Be Claimed as Abandoned Property in New York?
A lawsuit pending in the New York Supreme Court (the trial level court) presents a novel and consequential legal question in the digital asset space: can long-dormant Bitcoin wallets be treated as “abandoned property” under traditional state law?
The case,…
Pillsbury’s SALT Practice Earns Top Rankings in Chambers USA 2026
We are pleased to announce that Pillsbury’s State & Local Tax (SALT) practice has once again been recognized as a national leader in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA. Our California SALT practice maintained its position at Band 1, and…
NYS Law Restricts Employer Background Checks
By Tracey Levy
When the internet and AI put so much data at our fingertips, it can seem quaint to think that there would be limits on the information that individuals can access with regard to job applicants and employees. Recent amendments to New York State’s Fair Credit Reporting Act thereby serve as…
Crowell & Moring Hosts ACSS New York Chapter Event on Cartels, Foreign Terrorist Organizations, and Financial Crime Compliance
On June 4, 2026, Crowell Partners Caroline Brown and Anand Sithian hosted the ACSS New York Chapter at the New York office for an in-person panel discussion titled “Renewed Focus on Cartels, Transnational Criminal Organizations, and Foreign Terrorist Organizations: Compliance…
NYC Council Pushes for $4.5M to Fund 9/11 Ground Zero Toxin Report
By Pb911prod
More than two decades after the September 11 attacks, the health consequences for Ground Zero responders and survivors are still coming into sharper focus. The New York City Council is now pushing to allocate $4.5 million to fund a comprehensive
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Second Circuit reinstates racial discrimination case
The Court of Appeals has reinstated a racial discrimination lawsuit, holding that the plaintiff alleged enough facts in her complaint to plausibly assert that she was denied a promotion and then terminated from her position because of her race.The case…
Proskauer Honors Public Service and Community Engagement at the 18th Annual Golden Gavel Awards
On May 28th, the Proskauer community gathered for the 18th Annual Golden Gavel Awards ceremony to celebrate and honor those lawyers and staff members who went far above and beyond to contribute to the Firm’s pro bono, corporate social responsibility,…
When The Door Is Opened, Who Knows What Comes Through
Every once in a while, someone calls for a new constitutional convention to fix the myriad problems people have with the existing Constitution. Do away with the Electoral College? Make the Senate more democratic? Allow for the criminalization of hate…