By Cary Zimmerman Recently, substantial attention has been paid to how the Opportunity Zone (“OZ”) program applies to direct investments in real estate assets, with many early adopters hustling to use the program to make such brick-and-mortar investments. But a common...
Corporate & Securities
Even Church Can’t Save You From Wire Fraud
Just last month, two churches made national news when they became victims of a crime that is rapidly on the rise: wire fraud. The churches were both duped under similar circumstances that are becoming more and more common. Saint John XXIII in Milwaukee, Wisconsin lost...
“The Baker Effect:” Exploring the Economic Impact of a Successful Browns 2019 Season
When KJK Partner Jim Sammon’s cell phone rang one afternoon in early May, 2018, he expected it to be a client calling with a challenging new legal question. Much to his surprise, legendary Sports Illustrated writer Peter King was on the line, looking to get Sammon’s...
New SEC Cyber Unit Files First Charges, and Cryptocurrency Company is the Target
Earlier this week, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s new Cyber Unit filed charges in its very first cyber fraud case, and its target was PlexCoin, a cryptocurrency startup based on the app platform Ethereum, and the company's founder, Dominic Lacroix. PlexCoin...