Who is the Attorney General of New York?

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today continued her efforts to protect investors from fraudulent and deceptive virtual or “crypto” currency trading platforms by requiring Bitfinex and Tether to end all trading activity with New Yorkers.

What did Attorney General James do about Bitfinex?

However, an investigation by the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) found that iFinex — the operator of Bitfinex — and Tether made false statements about the backing of the “tether” stablecoin, and about the movement of hundreds of millions of dollars between the two companies to cover up the truth about massive losses by Bitfinex.

Is it legal to use Bitfinex in New York?

Bitfinex and Tether — and other virtual currency trading platforms and cryptocurrencies operating from various locations around the world — are still subject to OAG jurisdiction if doing business in New York;

Can a plaintiff’s lawyer interview a former employee?

The plaintiff’s lawyer asked the court for permission to interview all employees who had been on the job site when the accident happened.

Can a corporate lawyer represent more than one client at a time?

One may argue that such a scenario is impossible, because only current client conflicts under Rule 1.7 are unwaivable. Because a corporate in-house lawyer represents only one client at a time – the corporation – he or she can never have a conflict under Rule 1.7, so the argument might go.

Can a lawyer communicate with an adversary’s former employee?

This is the so-called “no-contact” rule, which prohibits a lawyer from communicating about the subject matter of the litigation with a party known to be represented by counsel in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of that party’s lawyer or is authorized by law to do so.