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Our law firm’s New York attorneys handle many divorce and family matters for our international clients. The major issues that arise are, typically, jurisdiction of the New York courts, service of process, and the grounds for the New York divorce. We wrote an article on the Grounds for a New York divorce and will be posting an article soon, also, on International Service of Divorce Documents in New York soon.
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Start-ups in New York looking for investment capital should consider the classification of investors that can and cannot partake in private offerings. Under the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation D, an organization may issue a private offering of stock to raise funds without officially registering to “go public.” We discussed the nature of Regulation D offerings, which are also called “private placements” in an earlier blog post.
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Charging interest rates that exceed the state maximum allowed by law is called usury (also commonly referred to as “loansharking”), which is illegal. When it comes to determining at what rate a particular interest charge becomes actionable on a civil basis (where a borrower can object to the terms of the loan), and at what rate the charge may actually expose the lender to criminal liability, New York Law can be a little complicated.
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