MIchael Goldman- Many did not take the threat of an impending global pandemic serious at the beginning of March 2020. That is, until the NBA and NHL made the executive decision to pause their 2019–2020 seasons. While fans turned their attention towards issues of their own health and safety, team executives focused on the financial […]
Alexa Browning – Right now, the coronavirus outbreak is instilling panic and chaos throughout not only Wuhan, China, where the virus originated, but across the entire globe. The World Health Organization has called it a global public health emergency. Coronavirus is similar to a respiratory illness in that it causes symptoms of runny nose, fever, […]
Peter Buckley – California’s Assembly Bill No. 5 (“AB5”) is set to drastically change the landscape “independent contractors” and “technology companies” operate in. AB5, signed into law by Governor Newsom, went into effect on January 1, 2020. The Bill seeks to prevent companies from misclassifying employees as independent contractors in an attempt to skirt employee […]
Mauricio Perlaza – WorldCom, Enron, and the Madoff Ponzi Scheme: aside from the obvious fraud, what do these financial fiascos have in common? In each case, a court-appointed fiduciary was tasked with overseeing the remedial measures ordered by a presiding court. However, while the bankruptcy trustee in Enron and the receiver over Madoff set important […]
