The current issue of a leading life settlements industry newsletter predicts that 2019 should be a good year to invest in life settlements because it is a growing recognized investment class; but also and frighteningly, because aging boomers will … Continue reading
Category Archives: The Law
I wanted to alert you to a great article written by my partner Dr. Vince Capuano about, well, patents, cannabis and bongs made out of apples. Please take a look, post your comments and join the ongoing conversation about the … Continue reading
Years ago (six? more?) Congress legislated that the SEC should design a mandatory disclosure comparing CEO comp to the median compensation of all entity employees. It took the SEC years to institute that disclosure requirement, during which time its bald … Continue reading
A week ago, I posted for the first time about virtual currency; today’s emails bring an analysis by Securities Law guru Jim Hamilton describing a new bi-partisan (is that still a word?) bill introduced in the House: the Token Taxonomy … Continue reading
The wires this week are all aflame with the news of passage of the new Farm Act, which was promptly signed by the President. The bill legalizes hemp, a plant with substantial industrial use which has been banned in the … Continue reading
It is a generalization, but one I am willing to make, that Delaware courts tend to restrict the rights of shareholders and side with Delaware-formed corporations in allowing companies wide latitude in governing themselves and setting ground-rules of dispute resolution. … Continue reading
Seems Harvard is under attack by everyone these days. One group has sued claiming bias in favor of white undergraduate applicants to the detriment of Asian students. But Harvard Law School, including particularly the Harvard Law Review, is being sued … Continue reading
The SEC today released their list of matters which they will be most focused upon in the coming year. Matters relating to advisers are these: protection of retail investors, including seniors and those saving for retirement. Clarity of disclosure of … Continue reading
It has been a while since my last post but end of year is pretty busy for attorneys. I have been collecting items about which I want to share my views, however, and this is the first of a brief … Continue reading
In dealing with Millennial employees, it seems that some of the old rules of compensation are not effective. In a recent breakfast meeting of the New England Chapter of the National Association of Corporate Directors, directors serving on corporate compensation … Continue reading