The New York State Unified Court System recently published for public comment a proposal that would require state’s lawyers to take one hour of continuing legal education (CLE) on cybersecurity topics. The proposal, if adopted, would make New York the first state to explicitly require cybersecurity education for its attorneys.

US Treasury task force may ask real estate professionals to examine cash deals more closely; PFAR President says that exceeds the scope of a Realtor's duties

Senate Bill 106 brings with it a number of changes for Notaries this year. Notaries in The Sunflower State can expect to increase their bond amount, use a journal and more starting on January 1, 2022.

In 2008, federal prosecutors brought a case against the owners of a 36-story midtown Manhattan office building they alleged was linked to the Iranian government, in violation of economic sanctions on the country. It wasn’t until nearly a decade later, in 2017, that a jury concluded the U.S. government could seize the building.

On March 3rd, 2022, we published an article entitled The Effect of US Sanctions Against Russia on Commercial Real Estate Documentation (the “Seyfarth Article”) that discussed a number of different ways US persons in real estate can undertake due diligence to help ensure that they do not engage in transactions with blocked companies and persons under OFAC’s recently expanded rules.

As a follow up to the above article, we thought it would be useful to highlight two recent Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) alerts:

This entry is part of Nelson Mullins’s ongoing “Bankruptcy Basics” blog series that is intended to address foundational aspects of bankruptcy for non-bankruptcy practitioners and professionals. This entry will explain the concepts of the bankruptcy “estate” and “property of the estate” and the importance thereof.

The United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently granted a title company’s motion for summary judgment, holding that an E&O insurance carrier was required to defend its insured in a related lawsuit brought by the title company arising out of wire fraud.

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According to various sources, the “sandwich” is named for the Earl of Sandwich, an 18th-century British aristocrat deeply fond of cribbage and cards. The Earl supposedly didn’t like to stop gambling even to eat, and began eating meat held between two pieces of bread. That left one hand free to hold his cards, and it also helped avoid getting grease on his hands (or the cards). So, according to legend, was the “sandwich” — or at least the name “sandwich” — born.

A family settlement agreement is a way for heirs to agree to a distribution of the decedent’s estate that is different from how the decedent desired. While most estates are handled and the decedent’s property is distributed in the manner the decedent wanted, sometimes there might be a mistake in the will or some other unanticipated result as a consequence of poor drafting of an estate plan.

When we teach people how to avoid falling victim to phishing sites, we usually advise closely inspecting the address bar to make sure it does contain HTTPS and that it doesn’t contain suspicious domains such as google.evildomain.com or substitute letters such as g00gle.com. But what if someone found a way to phish passwords using a malicious site that didn’t contain these telltale signs?

What happens if you build part of your house, cottage or garage on your neighbour’s land and your neighbour wants it removed?

A beloved family home in Sydney's west is the picture of defiance after years of its owners dismissing developers with the Aussie catchcry: 'Tell 'em they're dreamin'.' The home is slap bang in the middle of a new-build development in The Ponds area near Quakers Hill which has seen hundreds of high-density detached homes spring up.

Nothing enhances your property value quite like a pristine, private beach on the Atlantic — or erodes it like a parade of pickup trucks adorned with flags and fishing gear.

For agents interested in growing their business by expanding into multiple states, we’re here to make the process simple and profitable. We offer you one point of contact to streamline your options and solutions.

A townhouse in Houston that allows homeowners to live just like Rachel and Monica — and Chandler, Joey, Phoebe and Ross — hit the real estate market on Friday morning. The home was listed for $330,000.

A phonebooth in the middle of nowhere probably isn’t the most useful thing, beyond making us consider philosophical questions such as “if a phone rings in the desert, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” It’s so absurd that if someone told you there’s a phone booth in the middle of the Mojave, you’d probably assume it was a joke

A video that starts out talking about set dressing on TV sitcoms turns out to be a deep dive into the work of French painter Jean-François Millet. Millet didn't have much success in his career, and quite a few setbacks and tragedies. His works were never appreciated in his lifetime, but bring millions today.

Before moving out of Tokyo for her new job, Akari Shirai wanted to eat at the favorite restaurant she used to visit with her then-husband. There was one issue: She didn’t want to be flooded with thoughts about her divorce by going alone. But she didn’t feel like inviting a friend and explaining the situation, either.

So she rented Japan’s “do-nothing guy.”

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