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Business & Finance

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Addressing issues affecting businesses, non-profits, consumers and labor relations.

The City Bar’s business and finance committees address the myriad legal issues that affect corporations, businesses and financial institutions. This includes areas of law such as securities, bankruptcy, investment management, product liability, consumer affairs and labor. We also cover industries such as sports law, fashion law and insurance law.

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Reports
- Report in Support of the Unsworn Affirmations Expansion (May 25, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Examining the New York City Bar Association's Decision to Join the United Nations Global Compact (May 23, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Business & Human Rights Committee United Nations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support of Consumer and Small Business Protection Act (May 15, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Animal Law Committee Civil Court Committee Consumer Affairs Committee Legal Problems of the Aging Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in Support of Requiring a Personal Financial Literacy Course in NYS High Schools (May 12, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee Education & the Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on the Safeguarding Rule Proposal (May 08, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Private Investment Funds Committee Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Federal Trade Commission Proposed Rule (April 18, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Committee Trade Secrets Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in Support of Enacting New York Version of ‘Emerging Technology Amendments’ to the Uniform Commercial Code (February 16, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on Digital Technologies
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to the Request of the FinCEN for Comment on its NPRM, Regarding Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards (February 14, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 13, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Sex & Law Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Civil Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Women in the Legal Profession Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Education & the Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Insurance Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Criminal Courts Committee Entertainment Law Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC Trade Secrets Committee Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Second Amendment to 23 NYCRR 500 on Cybersecurity Requirements for Financial Services Companies (January 09, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Outsourcing by Investment Advisers - Comment Letter to SEC (December 27, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in Response to SEC Request for Comment on Proposed Rules Regarding Investment Advisers to Private Funds (CCO Independence Provision) (November 01, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to SEC: Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Trading (October 28, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Mayor Adams Regarding Mining and Use of Cryptocurrencies in New York City (July 19, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Environmental Law Committee Energy Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies and Projections (June 13, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Twenty-First Century Anti-Trust Act (June 09, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Secret Ingredients: How to Protect Recipes (June 06, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Hospitality Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in Support of Modernizing New York's Not-For-Profit Corporation Law (May 31, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- U.S. National Action Plan on Business & Human Rights Review (May 31, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Business & Human Rights Committee Vance Center for International Justice Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance and Incident Disclosure: SEC Comments (May 09, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment Letter to SEC: Investment Advisers Act Release No. 5955 - Regulatory Framework for Private Fund Advisers (April 28, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Private Investment Funds Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment Letter Regarding Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies (Investment Advisers Act Release No. 5956; File No. S7-04-22) (April 11, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee Private Investment Funds Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment Letter on Proposed Modernization of Share Repurchase Disclosures (April 01, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in Response to the Request of the SEC for Comment in Response to Proposed Amendments to Form PF (March 22, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee Private Investment Funds Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in Response to the Request of the SEC for Comment on CCO Independence Provision of Security-Based Swap Proposal (March 21, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in Response to the Request of the Securities and Exchange Commission Regarding Form PF and Private Fund Proposal (March 04, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Private Investment Funds Committee Compliance Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Amicus Brief in Support of Appellants: IN RE PURDUE PHARMA, et al. (February 23, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Opposition to Nondebtor Release Prohibition Act of 2021, in Favor of a Uniform Law Approach (February 03, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2022 New York State Legislative Agenda (January 11, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Visitor Information Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Task Force on the Rule of Law Election Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Courts Committee Housing Court Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Trade Secrets Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee Insurance Law Committee Animal Law Committee Civil Court Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Legal Steps to Implementation of Campaign Policy Proposals: Eric Adams Mayoral Transition (December 17, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): New York City Affairs Committee Visitor Information Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support of the Adjustable Interest Rate (LIBOR) Act of 2021 (December 08, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee Project Finance Committee Securities Regulation Committee Structured Finance Committee Banking Law Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Real Property Law Committee In-House Counsel Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on legislation regarding consent to jurisdiction by foreign businesses authorized to do business in New York (August 26, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Governor Cuomo Supporting Electronic Notarization in New York with Appropriate Regulations (July 09, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Litigation Committee Real Property Law Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Recommendations Respectfully Submitted to the Biden-Harris Administration Regarding Entrepreneur Focused Policy Initiatives (June 03, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Committee U.S. Presidential Transition
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Framework for Chief Compliance Officer Liability in the Financial Sector (June 02, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement on the Application of the Business Responsibility to Respect Human Rights to Environmental Human Rights Abuses (May 28, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Business & Human Rights Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on the Consumer Credit Fairness Act (May 28, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for the OCA Advisory Committee on Civil Practice’s Proposed Amendment of CPLR 2106 To Expand the Use of Unsworn Affirmations (May 25, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Council on Judicial Administration Litigation Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for Bill Removing Unnecessary Donor Disclosures & Burdensome, Redundant Filing Requirements from Non-Profit Organizations (May 25, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Uniform Foreign-Country Money Judgments Recognition Act (May 20, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in response to the request of the FinCEN for comment on the ANPRM regarding Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Requirements (May 06, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Computer-Security Incident Notification Requirements for Banking Organizations and Their Bank Service Providers (April 12, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed 19 NYCRR Part 146 (April 05, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report Opposing Pending Legislation to Permit Electronic Notarization in New York; Urges Legislature to Consider Comprehensive Alternatives (March 26, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Real Property Law Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report Opposing Mezzanine Debt Tax Proposal Which Includes Non-uniform Amendments of the New York UCC (March 17, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Real Property Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for the Enactment of LIBOR Replacement Legislation (March 11, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee Securities Regulation Committee Structured Finance Committee Banking Law Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Real Property Law Committee In-House Counsel Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Response to Request for Input on Business and Human Rights: Towards a Decade of Global Implementation (March 01, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Business & Human Rights Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Minerva Surgical v.Hologic Brief for The New York City Bar Association as Amicus Curiae in Support of Neither Party (March 01, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Patents Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Legislating Fairness: Regulating the Use of Noncompete Agreements for Lower-Salary Employees (February 22, 2021) PDF
  
  Author(s): Trade Secrets Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Summary of Key Recent Changes by the SEC to the Private Securities Offering Exemption Framework (December 04, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Emerging Companies and Venture Capital Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in Support of the Save Our Stages Act: Live Performance Venues Are Vital (November 17, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Entertainment Law Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter Responding to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Proposed Rule Related to Anti-Money Laundering Program Effectiveness (November 16, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for Federal Legislation Restoring Tax-Exempt Advance Refunding for States and Municipalities (October 07, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Public Finance Committee Project Finance Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Nike v. Wu: Amicus Brief (September 02, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed SEC Rule Amending the Reporting Threshold for Institutional Investment Managers (August 31, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on SEC Proposal on Good Faith Determinations of Fair Value, Investment Company Act Release No. 33845: File No. S7-07-20 (July 21, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Legislation Requiring Certain Perils Be Covered Under Business Interruption Insurance During COVID-19 Pandemic (June 03, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment Letter to the SEC About Use of Derivatives by Registered Investment Companies and Business Development Companies (May 01, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in Support of Two City Council Bills that Modernize Protections for Consumers and Workers (April 30, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposal to Require Payment of Jurors by Employers (April 14, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Courts Committee Labor & Employment Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- COVID-19 Related Tax Issues: Letter (April 10, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): State & Local Taxation Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement of the New York City Bar Association Urging Congress to Include Nonprofits in Federal COVID-19 Stimulus (March 24, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee Visitor Information
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Made in NY: Electricity (March 18, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Energy Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Opposition to Proposed Donor Disclosure Requirements for Certain Non-Profits: Report (March 16, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report to the President by Litigation Funding Working Group (February 28, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Litigation Funding Working Group
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Investment Adviser Advertisement Proposals: Comments (February 10, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee Private Investment Funds Committee Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Chief Compliance Officer Liability in the Financial Sector (February 04, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Compliance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Margin and Capital Requirements for Covered Swap Entities: Comments (January 29, 2020) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Working Group Releases Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration (2020) (November 21, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee Technology, Cyber and Privacy Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Rules for Modernization of Regulation S-K Items 101, 103 and 105: SEC Comment (October 22, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Request for Comment on Amendments to Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses (July 29, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment: Financial Disclosures about Acquired and Disposed Businesses (July 18, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for the Uniform Partition of Heirs Property Act (June 12, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Civil Court Committee Transition Memo to Attorney General Letitia James (June 10, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for Legislation to Improve Credit Shelter Bequests (May 31, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Estate & Gift Taxation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment: Fund of Funds Arrangements (May 03, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- The Accidental Franchise and the New York Restaurateur (April 24, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Hospitality Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment on Earnings Releases and Quarterly Reports (April 11, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Opposition to Lowering JCOPE Monetary Disclosure Threshold - 2020 NYS Executive Budget (March 09, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee Family Court & Family Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in support of the enactment of the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act in New York (March 06, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Support for Proposed Amendments to Chapters 7 and 10 of the Model Business Corporation Act (March 05, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
- CFTC Comment: Registration and Compliance Requirements for Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors (January 08, 2019) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment on DOL Proposed Rule: Definition of “Employer” under Section 3(5) of ERISA (December 21, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC Labor & Employment Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment: Proposed Rules for Financial Disclosures (December 05, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Alternatives to Traditional Capital Raises for Restaurateurs (August 10, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Hospitality Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report Supporting Technical Amendments to Articles 1, 7 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (July 16, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment on Proposed SEC Rule for Auditor Independence (July 12, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- SEC Comment: Standard of Conduct for Investment Advisers (June 27, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Opposition to Proposed Changes to NYS Business-to-Business Arbitration Proceedings (May 17, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Ariel Palitz, Senior Executive Director of NYC Office of Nightlife (May 15, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Hospitality Law Committee
- Report Opposing the Bankruptcy Venue Reform Act of 2018 (January 29, 2018) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- A Guide to Paid Family Leave Policies for New York State Employers (December 29, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Sex & Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment Letter to CFTC on Project KISS Initiative (September 29, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to FDA in Support of Citizen Petition filed by the Good Food Institute (August 23, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Animal Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment Letter to SEC on Proposed Auditing Standard 3101 (August 23, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Amendments to New York Civil Practice Laws & Rules 4503(a)(1) Regarding Communications of Common Interest (June 20, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Professional Responsibility Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee Corporation Law Committee Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment on the Impact of Ellington v. EMI Music on Drafting and Interpreting New York Contracts (May 25, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Model Form of Non-Disclosure Agreement (updated May 2017) (May 12, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in Opposition to the DAIRY PRIDE Act (March 03, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Animal Law Committee Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter Concerning the Completion of the “Covered Agreement” between the United States and the European Union on Prudential Insurance Regulatory Matters (February 28, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Recommendations to the Trump Administration Regarding National Infrastructure (February 22, 2017) PDF
  
  Author(s): Construction Law Committee Transportation Committee Project Finance Committee U.S. Presidential Transition
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Request for Permanent Extraterritoriality Exemption from Rule 17g-5(a)(3) Requirements under the Securities Exchange Act (October 20, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Current Issues in Securitization (September 23, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to SEC in response to Request for Comment on Business and Financial Disclosure Required by Regulation S-K (August 31, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report Offering Proposals Regarding the Deduction Deferral Rule of IRC Section 404(a)(5) (August 11, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Taxation of Business Entities Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Vera v. Republic of Cuba (Second Circuit Court of Appeals) (August 2016) (August 10, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on U.S. Department of the Treasury White Paper entitled “Opportunities and Challenges in Online Marketplace Lending" (August 01, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in support of the Preserving Access to CRE Capital Act (June 16, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in support of the Expanding Proven Financing for American Employers Act (June 16, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in support of legislation ensuring effective implementation of the Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (June 13, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed SEC rule change to require listed companies to publicly disclose compensation or other payments by third parties to board of directors members or nominees (May 20, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Technical Amendments to Articles 1, 7 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (May 20, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report proposing the Uniform Voidable Transactions Act in New York (April 05, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2016 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 16, 2016) PDF
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Memo in support of proposal to repeal state veil-piercing law (January 21, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment letter to SEC regarding liquidity risk assessment of open-ended funds (January 14, 2016) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter in response to SEC's request for comment on financial disclosure requirements in Regulation S-X applicable to entities other than the Registrant (November 30, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Current Issues in Securitization (October 27, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Structured Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Effect of Tax-Exempt Status of Change of State of Domicile of Tax-Exempt Entities (July 23, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment on Legislation to Ban the Sale and Use of Employer Data Reports without Consumer Consent (April 30, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposed Amendments to the Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (April 20, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement in Opposition to the Proposed New Definition of "Independent Expenditure" in the 2015-16 NYS Public Protection and General Government Budget (March 24, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Model Form of Non-Disclosure Agreement (February 11, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2015 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 03, 2015) PDF
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on proposed amendments to remove references to credit ratings of nationally recognized statistical rating organizations (October 14, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Investment Management Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC on its initiative to improve the quality and usefulness of public company disclosure (September 03, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on the Proposed Rulemaking by the NYS Department of Financial Services Regarding Debt Collection by Third Party Debt Collectors and Buyers (August 14, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on the Consumer Credit Fairness Act - A.9053/S.7349 (August 07, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Motorola v. Standard Chartered (New York Court of Appeals) (July 25, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the New York Department of Financial Services concerning proposed amendments to Insurance Regulation 52, Holding Companies (June 25, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on legislation which would modernize Articles 1, 7 and 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (June 17, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter on legislation which would provide that an application by a foreign business organization to conduct business in New York would constitute consent to the general jurisdiction of the courts of New York for all actions against that organization (June 09, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on legislation which would delay the effective date of a number of the sections in the Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (June 03, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Proposed Reforms Relating to Consumer Credit Cases (May 29, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on the Possible Impact of Halliburton II on Securities Class Action Litigation (May 2014) (May 28, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Securities Litigation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the US Department of Labor commenting on the proposed amendment relating to reasonable contract or arrangement under Section 408(b)(2) of ERISA Fee Disclosure (May 27, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Effort Standard: A Draft Template (May 20, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Corporation Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Amicus Brief: Geron v. Seyfarth Shaw LLP (NYS Court of Appeals) (May 12, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the National Futures Association (NFA) commenting on the NFA's authority to impose a capital requirement on its commodity pool operator and commodity trading advisor members (March 31, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the New York Department of Financial Services on proposed regulation regarding enterprise risk management and own risk and solvency assessment (March 06, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Summary position in support of the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act (January 01, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in support of the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act (January 01, 2014) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Supplemental report on the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act (HMBLAA) providing additional detail concerning the eligibility of banks for contributions to HMBLAA as "qualified investments" under the Community Reinvestment Act, and the New York Community Reinvestment Act (December 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Federal Reserve System regarding capital and accounting standards for certain insurers under the Collins Amendment of Dodd-Frank (December 2013) (December 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Insurance Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed amendment to adopt the use of forms for default applications in consumer debt cases (December 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on proposed rule making by the NYS Department of Financial Services regarding debt collection (October 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board commenting on File Reference No.2013-300, Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entity's Going Concern Presumption (October 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Governor Cuomo in support of the Non-Profit Revitalization Act of 2013 (July 16, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on proposed Regulation SCI and proposed Rules 13n-6 and 822 in the context of their possible application to security-based swap data repositories (SB SDR’s) and security-based swap execution facilities (SB SEF’s) (July 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- 2013 Policy Recommendations for New York City's Next Mayor (May 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Animal Law Committee Banking Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Council on Children Civil Court Committee Civil Rights Committee Consumer Affairs Committee Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Advocacy Committee Criminal Courts Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Criminal Law Committee Disability Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Drugs & the Law Committee Education & the Law Committee Environmental Law Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Monday Night Law/Moderate Means Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Matrimonial Law Committee New York City Affairs Committee Real Property Law Committee Sex & Law Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Transportation Committee United Nations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on A.597 which would amend the Budget Planning Law to permit entities other than Type B not-for-profit corporations to offer debt management services and allow such entities to conduct business in New York, subject to licensure, fee limitations, consumer disclosures, and additional conditions (May 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on the Governor's Economic Development Budget proposal amending the Banking Law to permit all types of nonprofit corporations to become licensed budget planners (May 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on A.455-A/S.219-A which would amend the General Business Law by requiring the licensing of debt collection agencies and amend the Civil Practice Law and Rules regarding pleading requirements (Reissued May 2014) (May 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on A.1113-A/S.3999-A (the Short-Term Financial Services Loan Act) which would allow check cashers to make small, short-term loans (April 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Office of the NYS Attorney General commenting on the Attorney General's Non-Profit Revitalization Act Program Bill (March 06, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and Securities and Exchange Commission commenting on the use of the term "notional amount" in recent regulation and the issues arising in the calculation of "notional amount" (March 01, 2013) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees commenting on the draft guidelines for reviewing applications for compensation and reimbursement of expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. Section 330 by attorneys in larger Chapter 11 cases (November 2012) (November 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Charities Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General providing initial comments on the Attorney General's Program Bill, the Non-Profit Revitalization Act (September 21, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Non-Profit Organizations Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on proposed Omnibus Uniform Commercial Code Modernization Act (August 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Profiteering From Financial Distress: An Examination Of The Debt Settlement Industry (May 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Proposal to Adopt the Home Mortgage Bridge Loan Assistance Act of 2012 (March 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Banking Law Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Executive Office for U.S. Trustees commenting on the draft guidelines for reviewing applications for compensation and reimbursement of expenses filed under 11 U.S.C. Section 330 by attorneys in larger Chapter 11 cases (January 2012) (January 01, 2012) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Revised Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code (December 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- The FCPA and its Impact on International Business Transactions - Should Anything Be Done to Minimize the Consequences of the U.S.'s Unique Position on Combating Offshore Corruption? (December 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): International Business Transactions Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC and CFTC on proposed rules concerning swaps dealers and major swap participants (November 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the FTC urging 1) clarity with respect to eligible contract participant status and provision relating to swap position limits; and 2) temporary expemtive relief for transactions currently covered by certain Commodity Exchange Act sections (July 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on S.2493 which would expand the definition of budget planning in include debt management and debt settlement and regulate the activities of budget planners (Reissued March 2013) (June 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding implementation of the Commission's Dodd-Frank Rules (June 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Testimony before the Department of Consumer Affairs on proposed amendments to the rules regarding the licensing of process servers (June 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code (June 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Amicus Brief: U.S. Electronics, Inc. v. Sirius Satellite Radio, Inc. (New York State Court of Appeals) (May 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): International Commercial Disputes Committee Arbitration Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the FTC commenting on proposed rulemaking regarding federal speculative position limits applicable to exempt and agricultural commodities (April 01, 2011) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments to the FTC and SEC on proposed rulemaking under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (November 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Testimony before the NYC Council Committee on Consumer Affairs on Debt Settlement Companies (November 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Financial Accounting Standards Board commenting on the FASB's proposal relating to disclosure of certain loss contingencies (File Reference No.1840-100) (September 2010) (September 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee Securities Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the CFTC commenting on the CFTC's proposed rulemaking under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (September 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Second Report on Revised Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code (July 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on A.6640/S.6649 amending the CPLR in relation to the validity of service of process (June 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on NYC Council Intro 6-A which amends the laws governing process servers in New York City (March 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on proposed amendments to UCC Article 9 (March 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Testimony before the NYC Council regarding Intro. 6-A which amends the laws governing process servers in New York City (February 01, 2010) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Int. No. 1037-A which would amend NYC Administrative Code with regard to process servers (December 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on legislation requiring that debt collection agencies be licensed by the state (Reissued March 2011) (October 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to congress regarding the Over-the-Counter Derivatives Markets Act of 2009 (October 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Tax Treatment of Recoveries in Employment Disputes (August 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Labor & Employment Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on the Permanent Editorial Board for the Uniform Commercial Code proposed commentary on Uniform Commercial Code sections 4A-502(d) (creditor process served on a receiving bank) and 4A-503 (injunctions or restraining orders with respect to funds transfers) (June 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Federal Trade Commission commenting on the revised proposals concerning the prohibitions on market manipulation and false information in Subtitle B of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (May 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments on Swap Hedge Exemption Concept Release (May 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Testimony on the Consumer Credit Fairness Act - A.7558/S.4398 (May 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC in response to Release No. 33-8982, Roadmap for the Potential Use of Financial Statements Prepared in Accordance wit International Financial Reporting Standards by U.S. Issuers (April 2009) (May 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission regarding the Commission's proposal to amend its governing commodity pool operator periodic account statements and annual financial reports (March 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report in support of Intro. 0660-2007 which amends the administrative code of the City of New York in relation to buyers of consumer debt (February 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Consumer Affairs Committee Civil Court Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission expressing concerns about the proposed amendments to Commission rules 4.26 and 4.36 concerning the electronic filing of disclosure documents by commodity pool operators and commodity trading advisors (January 01, 2009) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Statement to the Obama Administration's transition team regarding the regulation of financial services (December 2008) (December 01, 2008) PDF
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Federal Trade Commission offering comments on a proposal by the FTC regarding market manipulation and false information (October 01, 2008) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on proposed revisions to the Cross-Border Tender Offer, Exchange Offer and Business Combination Rules and Beneficial Ownership Reporting Rules for Certain Foreign Institutions (July 01, 2008) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Federal Trade Commission commenting on the proposals concerning the prohibitions on market manipulation and false information in Subtitle B of the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 (June 01, 2008) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments submitted to the National Association of Securities Dealers expressing concerns with Notice to Members 07-27, Member Private Offerings (August 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter commenting on a proposed new risk-based capital adequacy framework (CAF) (June 01, 2007) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to NYS house leaders regarding the adoption of statute based on the Uniform Fradulent Transfer Act (December 2006) (December 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report of the Task Force on the Lawyer's Role in Corporate Governance (November 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Task Force on the Lawyer's Role in Corporate Governance
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) commenting on the proposed revisions to the Guidelines for Commodity Pool Programs (November 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission commenting on whether there are any conflicts between the criteria and relief in Advisory 18-96 and Commission Regulation 4.13(a)(4), Electronic Filing of Part 4 Exemptions (November 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity and Futures Trading Commission expressing support for the proposal to amend the rules governing advertising by commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors (September 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on the proposed NASD Rule 2290 Regarding Fairness Opinions in Corporate Control Transactions (May 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on the proposal regarding disclosure of compensation of directors serving on special committees of boards of directors (May 01, 2006) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in support of the Commission's proposal to define the term "client" of a commodity trading advisor in a new Commission rule (December 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC commenting on proposed rules to revise the accelerated filer definition and accelerated deadlines for filing periodic reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (October 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Financial Reporting Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comment regarding Notice to Members 04-83 - Request for Comment on Whether to Propose New Rule That Would Address Conflicts of Interest When Members Provide Fairness Opinions in Corporate Control Transactions (May 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Senate Opposing the Bankruptcy Venue Bill (Fairness in Bankruptcy Litigation Act of 2005) (February 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Bankruptcy & Corporate Reorganization Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Comments to NASD regarding Whether to Propose New Rule That Would Address Conflicts of Interest When Members Provide Fairness Opinions in Corporate Control Transactions (February 01, 2005) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC regarding proposed rule changes by the NASD relating to the implementation date of notice to members (October 01, 2004) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC regarding the notice of filing and immediate effectiveness of proposed rule changes relating to the treatment of commodity pool trail commissions (September 01, 2004) PDF
  
  Author(s): Futures & Derivatives Regulation Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Report on Revised Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code (June 01, 2004) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC Concerning (File No. S7-14-03; Release No. 34-48301) Disclosure Regarding Nominating Committee Function and Communications Between Security Holders and Boards of Directors (September 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC Commenting on Possible Changes to the Proxy Rules (June 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to Jeffery Kover, US Department of State, Regarding UNCITRAL Model Legislation Provision on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects (June 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Project Finance Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the US Department of Commerce Regarding the State Uniform Commercial Code Exception in Electronic Signatures in the Global and National Commerce Act (February 01, 2003) PDF
  
  Author(s): Commercial Law & Uniform State Laws Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
- Letter to the SEC Regarding File No. S7-43-02; Release No. 33-8145, 3-46788 Proposed Rule: Conditions for Use of Non-GAAP Financial Measures (December 01, 2002) PDF
  
  Author(s): Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee
  
  Subject Area(s):
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- A Conversation with Chris Hedges: Corporate Totalitarianism (May 13, 2021)
- IP Forecast: 2nd Circ. To Hear Funder's Fake Nikes Fine Fight (Law360) (May 06, 2021)
- Emerging Legal Paradigms: Conscious Contracts®: An Inter-generational Roundtable on the Purpose of Contracts & the Future of Law (April 29, 2021)
- New York City Bar Association Proposes Solution to the Error-Correction Problem in Modern Arbitration (April 23, 2021)
- NY Bills Would Curb No-Poach And No-Rehire Pacts (Law360) (April 20, 2021)
- 2021 New York State Budget Recap: Funding Education and Avoiding Problematic Policies (April 12, 2021)
- In-House Pros Talk How To Handle Top Privacy Issues (Law360 Pulse) (April 09, 2021)
- COVID-19 and Product Liability - City Bar Podcast (April 06, 2021)
- A Conversation with David Snyder of the American Property Casualty Insurance Association - City Bar Podcast (April 06, 2021)
- Libor Transition Hits 'Milestone' With NY Legacy Contracts Fix (Law360 Pulse) (March 25, 2021)
- New York City Bar Applauds Passage of LIBOR Discontinuance Legislation (March 24, 2021)
- Bankers And Regulators Want More Cooperation To Combat Money Laundering (Buzzfeed) (March 22, 2021)
- New York City Bar Association Supports LIBOR Discontinuance Legislation (March 12, 2021)
- Commissioner Rettig On The State Of The IRS (Forbes) (March 08, 2021)
- Supreme Court Urged To Rein In Use Of Assignor Estoppel (Law360) (March 02, 2021)
- NYC Bar Pushes State To Restrict Use Of Noncompetes (Law360) (February 23, 2021)
- Riding the IRS (Politico) (February 22, 2021)
- City Bar Advocates Regulating the Use of Noncompete Agreements for Lower-Salary Employees in New York (February 22, 2021)
- IRS chief says tax-collection bureau is having ’15 minutes of fame’ — and here’s how he’s hoping to make the most of it (Market Watch) (February 19, 2021)
- Tax season: What the IRS says clients and advisors can expect (Financial Planning) (February 18, 2021)
- What to Know in Washington: Biden Immigration Agenda Takes Shape (Bloomberg Government) (February 18, 2021)
- IRS Commissioner Expects More Funding, ‘Radical’ Staffing Boost (Bloomberg Tax) (February 17, 2021)
- IRS Ready For Next Round Of Stimulus Payments, Rettig Says (Law360) (February 17, 2021)
- Employers Might Require Vaccinations, Legal Experts Say (Law360) (February 11, 2021)
- How Jim Crow-era laws still tear families from their homes (ABA Journal) (February 01, 2021)
- Presentation of Report by the Litigation Funding Working Group (January 27, 2021)
- Consumer Legal Funding Going into 2021 (Litigation Finance Journal) (January 05, 2021)
- Litigation Funding During The Pandemic (The Recorder) (December 28, 2020)
- Sharp Drop in City Bankruptcies Could Foreshadow Big Jump Next Year (City Limits) (December 21, 2020)
- Managing CCO Risk Without A Liability Standard From SEC (Law360) (December 17, 2020)
- Chief Compliance Officers (CCOs) and Personal Liability (Board and Fraud) (November 11, 2020)
- Pursuit of Big Nike Counterfeit Win Clashes With Banking Law (Bloomberg Law) (October 29, 2020)
- SEC’s Peirce raises concerns over CCO liability (October 28, 2020)
- Vance Center and Transparency International Panama Encourage Reform on Registration of Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (October 28, 2020)
- When the Nail Fails – Remarks before the National Society of Compliance Professionals (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) (October 19, 2020)
- Compliance Series Recap: The CARES Act Loan Programs Revisited (September 04, 2020)
- Small businesses can again seek help with commercial leases through city program (New York Business Journal) (August 11, 2020)
- Online dispute resolution could help make justice delivery efficient, affordable, and accessible (The Times of India) (July 07, 2020)
- Litigation Funding in a COVID-19 World (New York Law Journal) (June 15, 2020)
- The Scammers Are Coming (Connecticut Law Tribune) (May 28, 2020)
- NY City Bar Association Issues Report on CCO Liability: New Recommendations for the SEC (Investment Adviser Association) (May 05, 2020)
- Some Needed Guidance For Remote Arbitration (Law360) (April 29, 2020)
- Postponed Events, Cancelled Trips, Disrupted Business – Insurance and Coronavirus Collide - City Bar Podcast (April 14, 2020)
- Observers Say Litigation Finance Poised for Hard Times (Bloomberg Law) (April 07, 2020)
- 2020 New York State Budget Recap: Unusual Circumstances, Bail Reform Rollback, and the Legalization of Compensated Gestational Surrogacy (April 06, 2020)
- Statement of the New York City Bar Association Urging Congress to Include Nonprofits in Federal COVID-19 Stimulus (March 24, 2020)
- From the Policy Department: Update on Our Advocacy Work (March 23, 2020)
- Ignoring Warnings Earns US Bank Compliance Officer a $450K Personal Fine (Corporate Counsel) (March 12, 2020)
- A Conversation with the Chairman and Chief Executive of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission - City Bar Podcast (March 11, 2020)
- “Operation Codebreaker” and the Culture of Compliance (Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance) (March 04, 2020)
- Legal Issues With International Art Exhibitions (February 27, 2020)
- New Report Stirs Old Fears of Compliance Officer Liability (Navex Global) (February 25, 2020)
- The New York City Bar Association Goes to Bat for Compliance Officers (The National Law Review) (February 13, 2020)
- In-House Compliance Counsel Leading Push for More Guidance From Regulators (New York Law Journal) (February 10, 2020)
- NYC Bar Publishes Recommendations on CCO Liability (Compliance Building) (February 05, 2020)
- Compliance Chiefs Face Undue Personal Risk, NYC Bar Says (Law360) (February 04, 2020)
- Study: Compliance officers in finance face ‘unnecessary risks’ (Compliance Week) (February 04, 2020)
- Report Urges Action on CCO Liability (Radical Compliance) (February 04, 2020)
- New York City Bar Association Releases Report on Compliance Officer Liability; Makes Four Recommendations to Regulators (February 04, 2020)
- Fordham Professor Urges Insurers To Fight 'Mootness Fees' (Law360) (January 29, 2020)
- 2020 NYS Legislative Agenda (January 07, 2020)
- 2019 New York State Legislative Session Recap Chart (December 20, 2019)
- Uniform Voidable Transactions Act Signed Into Law (New York Law Journal) (December 09, 2019)
- City Bar Applauds Governor and Legislature on Passage of the Uniform Partition of Heirs’ Property Act (December 06, 2019)
- Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2019 (JDSupra) (December 04, 2019)
- DOJ Atty Says FCPA Trial Prep Shifting Despite Alstom Win (Law360) (December 03, 2019)
- North Carolina Attorneys Can Accept Cryptocurrency as Fiat Fee (Inside Bitcoins) (November 26, 2019)
- Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration Published (Infosecurity Magazine) (November 21, 2019)
- Working Group Releases Cybersecurity Protocol for International Arbitration (2020) (November 21, 2019)
- What Small Brands Can Learn From the Barneys New York Bankruptcy (Fashionista) (November 14, 2019)
- With revised bill, council will revisit commercial rent control (Crains) (November 08, 2019)
- EU's Data Privacy Reg Still Has Arbitration Attys Confused (Law360) (October 04, 2019)
- Canada: Data Protection And Cyber Risk Issues In Arbitration Dealing With Regulation, Cyber-Attacks And Hacked Evidence (Mondaq) (September 19, 2019)
- Before victims filed claims, some targets of abuse lawsuits moved to shield assets (Times Union) (August 20, 2019)
- Copyright Cavalry Supports Pirate Ship Photog At High Court (Law360) (August 15, 2019)
- Statement by City Bar President Roger Juan Maldonado on the End of the New York State Legislative Session (June 21, 2019)
- Legal Funders, US Chamber Weigh In On NYC Bar Study (Law360) (June 04, 2019)
- Advocating in the Heat of the Legislative Session (May 31, 2019)
- New York Launches Cybersecurity Unit (JD Supra) (May 23, 2019)
- Program Recap: "A More Perfect Union: Uniform Laws in New York State" (May 08, 2019)
- Incoming DFS Chief Calls Cyber the “Number One Threat” Facing Industry and Government (April 16, 2019)
- Reintroduction of the Safe Banking Act Would Cover Cannabis (April 15, 2019)
- Insurance Coverage Remains Sparse, Confusing for Cannabis Industry (April 15, 2019)
- Current Issues in Insurance Regulation 2019 – April 12 (April 02, 2019)
- Sens. Reintroduce Litigation Funding Transparency Bill (February 14, 2019)
- New York City Bar Association Forms Litigation Funding Working Group (January 31, 2019)
- Compliance Committee Hosts Delegation from China (January 21, 2019)
- 2019 NYS Legislative Agenda (January 07, 2019)
- 2019 NYS Legislative Agenda (January 07, 2019)
- U.S. Cryptocurrency Regulators Show Unified Front To New York City Bar Lawyers (June 07, 2018)
- Stech's Take: Law Professors Push Venue Reform Bill (WSJ Pro) (March 03, 2018)
- When can title companies give gift cards? Never, state says (February 27, 2018)
- New York City Lawyers’ Group Fights Bankruptcy Venue Bill (January 30, 2018)
- City Bar Releases Guide to Paid Family Leave Policies for New York State Employers (December 29, 2017)
- Insurance well suited to blockchain, speakers say (December 12, 2017)
- New York cyber regulations add urgency to risk managers’ response (October 03, 2017)
- The New York City Garment Center: A Pattern for Success (September 29, 2017)
- ABA Panelists Look to Calm Artificial Intelligence Fears (August 11, 2017)
- SEC's foreign corruption unit chief to leave by month's end (April 04, 2017)
- SEC Chairman Nominee Won’t Abandon Anti-Bribery Law (April 04, 2017)
- Punching in: Acosta Take Two, Chipotle of Tinkering (Bloomberg Law BNA) (March 13, 2017)
- Trump’s S.E.C. Nominee Disclosure Offers Rare Glimpse of Clients and Conflicts (March 08, 2017)
- 2017 NYS Legislative Agenda Item (March 02, 2017)
- Under New Chairman, S.E.C. Enforcer Role Might Shrink (January 09, 2017)
- Recently Enacted Legislation: Amendments to the Non-Profit Revitalization Act (November 30, 2016)
- Deputy Attorney General Details New Policy of Criminal Liability for Companies and Employees (August 18, 2016)
- Need more job candidates? Consider eliminating drug tests (August 05, 2016)
- 10 things debt-settlement companies won’t tell you (July 19, 2016)
- Top NY Finance Cop Blasts Idea Of Federal Fintech Charter (July 11, 2016)
- City Bar Issues Report in Response to USDA’s Proposed Amendment to Organic Livestock and Poultry Production Regulations (June 27, 2016)
- 10 Takeaways from Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates’ Remarks at the 2016 New York City Bar Association White Collar Crime Conference (May 13, 2016)
- Islamic Law and Finance in America; Sharia and the Claims of ISIS (March 04, 2016)
- City Bar Releases 2016 Legislative Agenda (February 18, 2016)
- City Bar Releases 2016 State Legislative Agenda (February 16, 2016)
- Judge Calls on Congress to Pass Insider Trading Law (October 23, 2015)
- Justice Dept. Shift on White-Collar Crime Is Long Overdue (September 11, 2015)
- DOJ Official Cites BNP As Example Of How Not To Cooperate (May 12, 2015)
- Court Affirms Separate Entity Rule in Banking Context (November 15, 2014)
- City Bar Proposes One-Sentence Rule for SEC Initiative to Enhance Disclosure (September 08, 2014)
- Credit Suisse Parts with Litigation Finance Group (July 02, 2013)
- City Bar Proposes Revisions to NYSE Risk Management Rules (March 07, 2013)
- Event Transcript: Doing Business in Developing Countries: The Importance of the Rule of Law (February 27, 2013)
- The Financial Crisis and the "Revolving Door" (February 12, 2013)
- City Bar Calls for Tight Restrictions on Debt Settlement Services (May 17, 2012)
- For the Public and Private Good - Samuel W. Seymour (May 15, 2011)
- Dodd-Frank and Other International Developments Affecting the Global Financial System After the Crisis (August 22, 2010)
- Bar Association Questions Incentives (October 29, 2009)
Events
- International Comparative ESG Considerations (June 05, 2023)
- Blockchain: Tax, Trust and Estate Issues (June 12, 2023)
- Risk Management and Controls: What Stakeholders Can Learn From the Recent Bank Failures (June 13, 2023)
- David v. Goliath: Can Small Businesses Competing against Platform Monopolies Trust in Antitrust? (June 14, 2023)
- Representing Early-Stage Startups (June 21, 2023)
- NY Court of Appeals Round Up - Day 1 (June 26, 2023)
- NY Court of Appeals Round Up - Both Days (June 26, 2023)
- NY Court of Appeals Round Up - Day 2 (June 28, 2023)
- Estate Planning Misfires of the Rich and Famous 2023 (July 12, 2023)
- Cannabis Law Conference 2023 (July 17, 2023)
- Ethics and the “Reasonable” Legal Fee (July 18, 2023)
- Accounting for Lawyers (August 01, 2023)
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