Rating signifies highest level of professional excellence as ranked by peers NEW YORK CITY – December 16, 2015 – Five corporate and securities shareholders in the New York office of Becker & Poliakoff have been recognized by Martindale-Hubbell as the “New York Area’s Top AV Rated Preeminent Lawyers” in 2015. Specifically, […]
By Robert E. Kessler and Gary Dymski A Seaford man, formerly the chief compliance officer at a Woodbury brokerage firm, conspired to defraud investors of more than $500,000, federal prosecutors said Thursday. William Michael Quigley, ex-chief compliance officer of Trident Partners, a registered broker-dealer, is charged in a two-count indictment […]
Business leaders who fail to properly prepare for an eventual theft or corruption of valuable company data do a disservice to their company’s stakeholders, in particular its shareholders and customers. Boards, officers and other senior-level managers who do not recognize the pervasiveness of data breaches leave their organizations legally vulnerable […]
A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit case in Finnerty v. Stiefel Laboratories may have changed the disclosure landscape for privately held companies— and not necessarily for the better. Stiefel Laboratories Inc. was a family-owned, privately held company for over 160 years. Coral Gables-Based […]
Pine Street Associates vs. Southridge Partners decision termed “a big win for hedge fund investors” NEW YORK, April 29, 2013 – Becker & Poliakoff just obtained an appellate reversal of an important action between two hedge fund titans. Pine Street Associates, a hedge fund that is affiliated with Omega Advisors […]
