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Kylie’s Trademark Reality
By Pritika Ramesh In April 2015, Kylie Jenner filed an application with the United States Patent and…
DeVos: A Potential Grizzly Due Process Violation
By Victoria Garcia Recently confirmed Secretary Betsy DeVos discussed many topics related to education during her confirmation…
Comparing two regulatory approaches to Bitcoin
By: Elizabeth Nwabueze On February 1, 2017, Switzerland’s seven-member Federal Council began consulting amendments to the country’s Banking…
Trump’s “Two-for-One” EO and its Impact on Small Business
By: Kalli Wells On January 30, 2017 President Donald Trump issued an executive order (“EO”) designed…
Apple and the Pandora’s Box of Publicity Rights
By: Vanessa Michaud On January 24th, 2017, Apple found out just how far down a slippery slope…
Star Trek Fan Film Axanar is Moving Forward but…
By Stephanie Liao Axanar, a $1.2 million production that drew its inspiration from the widely popular science-fiction…
New York Anti-Money Laundering Law Taking Financial Institutions by Storm
By Ronalda Smith On January 1, 2017, the New York State Department of Financial Services implemented…
Limiting Liability: Managing Your Mortgage is Hard Enough
By Will Warmke Mortgage companies in the United States are statutorily granted the power “to sue and…
Proposed Sharkfin Ban Encompasses a Devastating Trade
By Sara Sass* The Shark Fin Trade Elimination Act of 2016 “makes it illegal to possess, buy,…
Court strikes down Aetna-Humana Merger
By Sandra Fadel Aetna’s announcement that it would acquire Humana for $37 billion wasn’t the only merger…
