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Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
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March 17, 2026
Through the Looking Glasses: Will the Public Accept Meta Ray-Bans?
By: Nicole Kardell
What do a plastic grocery sack and a pair of Meta Ray-Bans have in common? The harm they can do to others who are powerless to their use. A grocer may pack a shopper’s groceries in a disposable plastic bag, and the shopper may be fine with the packing – the bag is cheap for both. But the environment ends up paying a hefty toll for this repeated transaction. AI-linked eyewear, like the Meta Ray-Bans, may seem great to the wearer, who has the convenience of handsfree constant connectivity. He may be able to get answers to all of life’s questions from Meta AI. His AI-glasses can tell him where he is, where he is going (GPS), and what to…
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
March 16, 2026
The New Corporate Enforcement Blueprint: DOJ’s “First-Ever” Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement Policy
By: Robert Ward
Understanding the DOJ’s New Corporate Enforcement Framework On March 10, 2026, just weeks after the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) released its updated voluntary corporate self-disclosure program for fraud and financial misconduct, the Department of Justice introduced its first Department‑wide Corporate Enforcement Policy (CEP). The CEP establishes a uniform approach for evaluating voluntary disclosures and cooperation across all DOJ…
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
March 16, 2026
ABA White Collar Conference: Political Commentary vs. Best Practices
By: James Trusty
This year’s ABA White Collar conference in San Diego displayed a good number of the usual suspects in these week-long educational echo chambers: smug moments of schadenfreude when panelists smirk at Trump administration missteps, not-so-subtle calls to arms by former prosecutors who hoist the “Rule of Law” banner, and former Southern District of New York (SDNY) prosecutors touting the superiority of their old office, even…
SEC Takes Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity
May 13, 2014
SEC Takes Proactive Approach to Cybersecurity
By: Steven Eichorn
Last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) Office of Compliance Inspections and Examinations (“OCIE”) formally announced its cybersecurity initiative in a Risk Alert. The initiative followed up on OCIE’s announced prioritization of cybersecurity preparedness as part of its 2014 Examination Priorities. The initiative is also timely because the general public is becoming more conscious of cybersecurity risks and its dangers as they learn of…
Zealous Counsel or Unethical Social Media Maven – How Far Can a Lawyer Go?
May 9, 2014
Zealous Counsel or Unethical Social Media Maven – How Far Can a Lawyer Go?
By: Michelle Cohen
Social media has opened a Pandora’s box of information about just about everyone today, including jurors, witnesses, opposing counsel, defendants and plaintiffs. As lawyers we want to leave no stone unturned in pursuing a client’s interest, but just how far can we go without jeopardizing our case? For instance, can counsel (or someone acting at counsel’s direction, such as a paralegal) review a publicly available…
Ifrah Law Report: Johns Hopkins Symposium on Social Costs of Mass Incarceration
May 8, 2014
Ifrah Law Report: Johns Hopkins Symposium on Social Costs of Mass Incarceration
By: Jeffrey Hamlin
On April 28, 2014, Ifrah Law attorneys Jeff Hamlin and Casselle Smith attended a symposium on incarceration presented by The Johns Hopkins University and its Urban Health Institute. The day–long program focused on adverse impacts of mass incarceration and potential strategies for mitigating them and reversing trends toward continued prison growth. Throughout the day, panels comprised of medical professionals, sociologists, legal scholars, and ex–offenders took…
Another SDNY Judge Finds the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines Wanting
April 30, 2014
Another SDNY Judge Finds the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines Wanting
By: Ifrah Law
In a sentencing hearing yesterday in the Southern District of New York, yet another judge reached the conclusion that the quasi-mathematical formulaic approach of the United States Sentencing Guidelines fails to account adequately for differences between criminal defendants. But, in this case, the result was to the detriment of the individual being sentenced in that case. Judge Jed Rakoff made headlines in October 2012 when…
Are High Frequency Traders Playing Fast and Loose With the Rules?
April 18, 2014
Are High Frequency Traders Playing Fast and Loose With the Rules?
By: Ifrah Law
When high frequency trading (HFT) first crept into the public consciousness, it related to primarily to the question of whether rapid, computer driven trading posed risks to the safety and stability of the trading markets. Now it appears that HFT may have also been a means for some traders to gain a possible illegal advantage. High frequency trading involves the use of sophisticated technological tools…
