by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Governor Cuomo recently signed into law changes to New York’s estate and income taxes. As the headlines noted, the changes provide some welcome tax relief to many middle class New Yorkers. However, wealthy clients may see little benefit under the new rules, and...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
The Second Circuit recently affirmed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s ability to negotiate settlements without requiring an admission of wrongdoing, thus vacating and remanding a decision to the contrary by Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
In April 2013, the SEC and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly issued final rules (the “Red Flag Rules”) requiring certain investment advisers and other regulated entities to develop and implement written identity theft prevention...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Upcoming revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) will result in numerous additional pharmaceutical licensing transactions becoming subject to filing requirements under the HSR Act. On November 6,...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
Google has entered into a $17 million settlement with thirty-seven states and the District of Columbia in order to resolve allegations that the company had circumvented privacy settings pertaining to Safari, Apple Inc.’s Web browser. The states and the District...