Having written on this subject before, I am always amazed at the extent that shareholders, who are now dissatisfied with one another, will go to when they are no longer of like mind as to how the business should be run. A recent case in the Commercial Part of the Albany County Supreme Court is…

In this classic song by Billie Holiday, she recounts those places where she will be seeing “you.” Not in one place, but many. The same can be said for fiduciary duties. Indeed, they exist in many contexts and in multiple areas of the law. First, what is a fiduciary duty? It exists when one is…

Published in the January 2025 issue of Nassau Lawyer The Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) proposed ban on non-competition agreements (the “ban”) was scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024. However, on July 3, 2024, the District Court in the Northern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction staying the proposed rule1. On August…