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Florida Litigation Update: Voluntarily Dismissal Trumps Arbitration Award

May 7th, 2015 Over the past few years, we have written about significant developments in the area of commercial arbitration proceedings here [Complex Commercial Litigation Update: New York’s Separate Entity […]

What a FinCEN dragnet means for 700 Miami businesses

Regulators announced Wednesday that a geographic targeting order was going to be put in place April 28, impacting almost 700 Miami businesses in the electronics exporting industry.

Trade Based Money Laundering in the News: Miami-Area Electronics Exporters Targeted in FinCEN Anti-Money Laundering Initiative

April 22nd, 2015 On April 21, 2015, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a Geographic Targeting Order (GTO) to approximately 700 businesses in the Miami, FL area which export electronics, including […]

Pot, Bitcoin Companies Pay Steep Fees for Bank Access

As financial institutions worldwide move to cut off relationships with industries that regulators consider risky, the few banks that serve these businesses are charging hefty fees for basic services.

Class Action Litigation Update: Who Should Decide Whether an Arbitration Clause Permits Classwide Arbitration: the Court or the Arbitrator?

April 2nd, 2015 Over the past two years, a series of court cases has renewed the debate over the availability of classwide arbitration in agreements that lack an express class […]

Hectic Trial Schedule May Have Forced $100M Engle Deal

By Carolina Bolado February 25, 2015  The $100 million settlement announced Wednesday resolving hundreds of Engle tobacco cases pending in Florida may have been the result of an aggressive trial […]

Asymmetrical Reporting: A Trap for the Unwary

By Joseph DiRuzzo III February 19, 2015 As the regulatory state continues to grow with every passing year, businesses’ obligations to provide information to, and file reports/forms with, local, state, […]

Industry: BitLicense Revision Leaves Room for Continued Debate

New York’s bid to become the first state with a dedicated regulatory regime for the digital currency industry took a step forward this week when the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) published an updated draft of its BitLicense proposal.

Podcast: Criminal defense attorney Andrew Ittleman on digital currency law

By: Trace Mayer, J.D. February 5, 2015 To listen to the podcast, click here.

Federal Marijuana Regulation: Why is Flexibility Critical in the Dawn of Legalization?

January 28th, 2015 Attorneys Andrew Ittleman and Jessika Tuazon of Fuerst Ittleman David & Joseph published their article, “Federal Marijuana Regulation: Why is Flexibility Critical in the Dawn of Legalization?” […]