Your Contract’s Most Boring Clause Could Save You Millions
Why Every Business Should Pay Attention to Its Dispute Resolution Clause By Thomas Przybylowski Nobody reads the back of the contract. The front of the agreement gets all the attention. That’s where you’ll find the purchase price, payment terms, deadlines, deliverables, warranties, and everything the parties spent weeks negotiating. Once those issues are settled, most […]
Cybersecurity for Law Firms: Why Every Attorney Must Protect Client Data
When a client entrusts your law firm with details about a merger, a criminal investigation, a trade secret, a divorce, or an estate plan, they expect that information to remain confidential. That expectation has always been fundamental to the attorney-client relationship. Today, honoring that trust requires more than professional discretion. It requires cybersecurity. The American […]
The PSLRA Discovery Stay: Why the Pleading Stage Decides Securities Cases
By Thomas Przybylowski, Securities Litigation Attorney At a Glance The PSLRA’s automatic discovery stay halts nearly all discovery while a motion to dismiss is pending, making the pleadings — not discovery — the decisive stage in securities fraud litigation. The stay isn’t purely defense-friendly: it also blocks plaintiffs from getting the internal documents defendants often […]
When a Business Dispute Becomes an Emergency: TROs and Preliminary Injunctions
By Thomas Przybylowski, Litigation Attorney (New York & New Jersey) At a Glance A TRO and a preliminary injunction are emergency court orders that restrain a party’s conduct before a case reaches trial. The federal standard, from Winter v. Natural Resources Defense Council, requires a likelihood of success, a likelihood of irreparable harm, a favorable […]
SEC and Crypto Regulation: What Companies Need to Know
By Thomas Przybylowski, Securities & Litigation Attorney At a Glance On March 17, 2026, the SEC and CFTC issued a joint interpretive release clarifying how federal securities laws apply to crypto assets. The new framework sorts crypto assets into five categories, with only digital securities treated as securities outright. SEC v. W.J. Howey Co. remains […]