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Want to hire a Foreign Professional on an H-1B Visa: The H-1B Electronic Registration Process is Right Around the Corner!
On January 27, 2023, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) announced that the initial registration period for the fiscal year (FY) 2024 H-1B cap will open on March 1, 2023, and end on March 17, 2023. USCIS will continue …
Pennsylvania Annual Reporting Requirements Update
Act 122 (the “Act” or “HB 2057”), signed into law on November 3, 2022, amends Title 15 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes dealing with Corporations and Unincorporated Associations. It repealed …
What Happens When Governance Is Ignored?
As the FTX and Alameda Research investigations unfold, we find ourselves privy to the private business practices, expenses, romances, and living arrangements of their executives. Poised against the backdrop of …
Saas & Cloud Computing Contracts: Read the Fine Print
“You get NOTHING, you LOSE, GOOD DAY, SIR!” These were the words Gene Wilder boomed at Charlie at the end of ‘Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory’ after quoting the …
Opportunistic TCPA Claims Call for Careful Examination & Vigorous Defense
Download this Infographic By: Michael H. Sampson, Esq. and James K. Paulick, Esq. Despite the U.S. Supreme Court’s favorable ruling in Facebook, Inc. v. Duguid, 141 S Ct. 1163 (2021), cases alleging …
FTX and Bankman-Fried: From Congress to Lobbyists and Campaigns to the US Attorney’s Office
The FTX collapse and Bankman-Fried arrest has tentacles that reach beyond corporate and individual investors’ shocking torrential economic losses. Before Bankman-Fried’s fall from grace, Congress invited him to speak at …
The FTX Financial Plummet: Complex Cryptocurrency Financial Scheme or Just Plain Fraud?
So, no one in the company said, “This looks odd…or…this is not compliant…or…this lacks governance?” No one at FTX bristled at the lack of commercial standards? No one saw this …
Honest Services Fraud – Is It Hanging in Limbo as a Statute?
Less than two weeks ago, New York federal court judge, Judge Oetken, dismissed Bribery charges against New York’s former Lieutenant Governor, Brian Benjamin. Two charges did survive, but the Court …
Understanding and Mitigating Cyber Risk in the Cannabis Industry
Seed-to-Sale Tracking, Personally Identifiable Information, Text-Message Marketing, and More On December 13, 2022, Leech Tishman attorneys Michael H. Sampson (Co-Leader, Cannabis Industry Group; Leader, Insurance Coverage Group) and James K. Paulick (Leader, Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Group) …
The SEC Took the Fluff Out of ESG False Claims Enforcement
In the realm of white collar crime trends, clients should examine their ESG policies and investor reports. ESG and the SEC. ESG – Environmental Social Governance – are sustainability metrics …