How Private Keys Create Flexibility, Security, and Risk within Digital Exchange Platforms

By: Jon Avidor, Jason Gershenson and Armando E. Martinez As cryptocurrency exchange activity continues to grow, it becomes increasingly more important to understand how to protect these assets. Storing cryptocurrency safely is often confusing for first-time and even experienced buyers. Popular digital exchange platforms often make it deceptively easy to assume that they provide retail […]

Cannabis Advertising Laws: The States’ Way or the Highway

By: Jon Avidor, Sarah Siegel and Liam McKillop As cannabis continues to be classified as a Schedule I drug under the Controlled Substances Act, federal law prohibits any written advertisement placed in a newspaper, magazine, on the internet, or in any other publication which has the purpose of “seeking or offering illegally to receive, buy, […]

A Limited Shield of Privacy for New York Residents

By: Steve Masur New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act (the “SHIELD Act” or the “Act”) into law on July 25, 2019, nearly two years after the bill was originally proposed. The SHIELD Act amends New York’s General Business Law to reflect the data privacy needs of […]

The Hazy Relationship between the FDA and CBD

By: Jon Avidor, Sarah Siegel and Liam McKillop Walking around New York City, it could be easy to be under the impression that the sale of certain CBD products is legal. You can walk into your local convenience store and buy CBD-based chocolate candies over the counter, or you may have walked by one of […]

Breaking Up Is Hard To Do: Big Tech and the Coming Antitrust Assault

By: Rob Griffitts Big tech has been under assault by Europe’s regulators for years now, but until recently, not much has been happening in the US.  But after a series of scandals, most notably Facebook’s privacy issues with Cambridge Analytica and a shift in the political climate, a US backlash is gaining momentum.  Detractors on […]

LA’s Social Equity Program: Transforming Past Wrongs for a Just Future

By: Steve Masur It is no secret that minority communities have been adversely affected by the War on Drugs.  Though the need for prison reform has recently come to the political forefront, it has not solved the current problems of the newly released.  Higher instances of imprisonment among marginalized groups have led to disenfranchisement as […]