Governor Signs New York LLC Transparency Act into Law

By Robert A. Johnston Jr., Melissa L. Wiley, Paula A. Ladd, Samantha Sigelakis-Minski, Sara Lazarevic, and Stephanie Stephenson On Dec. 22, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the New York Limited Liability Company Transparency Act (“NY LLC Transparency Act”) into law.1 The NY LLC Transparency Act is modeled on the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), a federal law aimed at tackling tax evasion […]

Jeffrey Epstein’s elite circle was huge. What was the source of his $580m fortune?

Reported by Edward Helmore It has long been known that the disgraced sex offender Jeffrey Epstein operated at the center of a globe-spanning network of the rich, famous and powerful but the documents released Wednesday were nonetheless shocking in revealing the sheer magnitude of his elite circle. Through the prism of a defamation lawsuit involving allegations against […]