Ashwini Jayaratnam

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (“RICO”) is well known for having outgrown its original purpose. No longer a mere tool for prosecuting the mob, today it casts a net over a range of garden variety...more New York’s Commercial Division has long prided itself on adopting practices and procedures similar to the federal courts. A recent amendment to its rules takes a further step in that direction by mandating initial disclosures...more The point when what began as a negotiation, or even a conversation, ripens into a full-blown lawsuit is rarely clear. Yet it is certainly clear that the courtroom is not where any of the parties to a once-promising business...more While entity distinctness is a bedrock principle of corporate law, it may often appear redundant and unnecessary for a limited liability company (“LLC”) to sign its own operating agreement. That was likely the thinking of the...more