Center for Business and Financial Law at New York Law School

07/23/2025

What does it mean to "tokenize" an asset such as stocks and bonds? Read the backgrounder below.

Tokenization has long been a buzzword for crypto enthusiasts, who have been arguing for years that blockchain-based assets will change the underlying infrastructure of financial markets.

07/16/2025

A federal banking regulator is developing a policy to clearly lay out what would be required for nonfinancial companies such as automakers and retailers to establish their own banks.

03/10/2025

We're having a great semester with great lunchtime speakers, including the Executive Vice Chairman of NASDAQ, a nationally-renowned trial lawyer, and an internship panel with advice from New York Law School students. See the photos below!

11/07/2024

We had an engaging fireside chat today about private credit funds with Michael Mezzacappa '98 (at right), a Partner at Proskauer Rose and Co-Head of its Private Credit Group, and Center Director Professor Howard S. Meyers.

03/27/2024

Many thanks to Chris Giordano '93 (Partner and Chair of the U.S. Mergers and Acquisitions Group at DLA Piper) for giving insights into his practice during a lunch hour Fireside Chat with our students at New York Law School. Professor Howard Meyers (at right), director of the Center for Business and Financial Law, interviewed Chris and moderated the discussion.

10/27/2023

Many thanks to Lucas Charleston '08, a Partner at Akin Gump LLP, as he spoke about his practice in complex financings & transactions and also offered valuable advice to students during yesterday's fireside chat with center director Professor Howard Meyers.

09/15/2022

Many thanks to Faraz Rana, the former Chief Legal Officer of startup Bread, for yesterday's lunch lecture "Fintech Startup: From Inception to Successful Exit"!

03/16/2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating whether accounting firms, including the Big Four, are violating conflict-of-interest rules when they audit a client's books while, at the same time, offer consulting and tax services to that same client. Critics believe that some accounting firms may carry out a lax audit so that a client will be more likely to use (and pay for) its money-making non-audit services.

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a probe into conflict-of-interest concerns within the financial sector that includes the Big Fou

03/16/2022

Most cities and states in the United States do not prohibit discrimination based on a person's weight, but that may be changing in Massachusetts and New York, among other places.

Weight-based discrimination costs some Americans their jobs. Bills in New York and Massachusetts could expand protections to tens of millions of people.

03/10/2022

In a more coordinated approach, federal agencies ranging from the Justice Department to Treasury to Commerce must study and devise recommendations on how to regulate cryptocurrencies and other digital assets under a long-awaited executive order issued by the White House.

The president signed an executive order that will coordinate efforts among financial regulators to better understand the risks and opportunities presented by digital assets.

03/08/2022

A new law coming into effect in NYC starting on May 15th will require employers to include salary ranges for their job openings. See the video below from the Wall Street Journal to learn about the pro and cons of the law, according to its supporters and opponents.

New York is rolling out a new law requiring employers to list salary ranges on job postings. Similar laws in places like Colorado aim to even the playing field

04/23/2020

The deadline for submitting apps for New York Law School's inaugural hackathon has been extended to Monday, June 1, 2020, by 5:00 pm. For more information, please click on the flyer below (ignore the date on the flyer) or visit https://www.nyls.edu/center-for-business-and-financial-law/cbfl_events/hack-nyls-2020/