Tens of millions of people have used at-home DNA kits like 23 and Me, or Ancestry.com. The results are interesting and fun. But are they...

Employers and Retirement Plans reportedly earn big changes starting in 2020, including headlines noting highlights like these:

Small...

Minimum Wage:

Minimum wage will increase Dec. 31. Wages will be $15 an hour in New York City, $13 on Long Island and in Westchester, and...

Last week, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority ("FINRA") announced that it had fined Robinhood Financial, LLC for "best execution...

Signed into law on December 20th, 2019, the $1.4 trillion federal spending package includes repeal of significant health taxes in the...

On January 1, 2020, Lakeshore Health Care Center in Irving, NY will permanently close. Like 700 other vulnerable hospitals nationally,...

Any investor will tell you that they prefer to invest in a company with experience--someone who has launched a venture before and shown...

The Securities and Exchange Commission announced on Dec. 18 that it is looking for public commentary on amendments to its category of...

The Medical Society of New York, AARP and AMA agree, U.S. markets should be allowed to import drugs from Canada to reduce drug costs for...

Yet another business competition has kicked off in New York State.  The 76West Clean Energy Competition will be accepting...

The World Economic Forum released a new report on the global gender gap this week, which estimates that gender parity is not expected to...

Private equity and venture capital funds are preparing for a downturn in the economy. This is impacting investments with higher...

The New York Court of Appeals holds a physician is civilly and criminally liable for the opioid overdose deaths of his patients. It is...

• Can you bring and consume your own alcohol on a plane?

Anyone who’s flown in the last several years should know that all liquids must be...

Generally Bankruptcy courts have maintained that waiving or contracting away the right to file for relief under the Bankruptcy Code is...

Nearly 10,000 years ago, an ancient human chewed on birch pitch, an early form of chewing gum, then discarded it.  Thirty years ago,...

We often talk about how entrepreneurship can be a path forward for communities that have fallen on hard times--how we can create...

In an exciting launch today, the UB Community Health Equity Research Institute will study the root causes of health disparities across...

Another Buffalo startup company has seen its value skyrocket.  A firm founded by former Sabres owner and Paychex founder Tom...

Despite continued deregulation of the federal government under the Trump Administration, technology entrepreneurs should expect to be...

Ah, the most wonderful time of the year. The snow, the hustle and bustle of holiday parties, last minute shopping (***reminder to...

PitchBook has been recently highlighting the increased public pressure on private equity firms. High profile failures such as Toys R Us...

For many Investors sitting on appreciated investments, December 31st looks like a deadline for investing in Qualified Opportunity Zones....

Lawmakers in Albany are as close as ever to achieving for New York what national efforts have thus far not been able to accomplish -...

I read the Flutie Flakes story and it reminded me of when our region first began to cooperate on a regional basis.  So I wrote an...

Senate Bill S-6184A has been delivered to Governor Andrew M. Cuomo. This Bill seeks to regulate the production and marketing of hemp...

On Friday afternoon, an 8 person California jury needed less than a hour of deliberations to find in favor of Elon Musk in the defamation...

Bumble Bee, StarKist, and Chicken of the Sea are paying the price for concocting  a major price fixing scheme in the tuna industry....

These are the days Western New Yorkers celebrate and cheer.  It is the holiday season, the Bills are winning and the Sabres are...

The failure of surgical staples made by Medtronic, Boston Scientific and Lifesciences heart valves, implants by Allergan, Mentor, and...

Startup founders seem to face innumerable questions when launching a business. Who do they want on their team? What will the name of...

Both Republicans and Democrats brought constitutional scholars before the judiciary committee to give their expertise about the...

As investors become increasingly concerned with a potential recession on the horizon it is important to look at opportunities that...

Colligan Law LLP's opportunity to assist our client in leaving this legacy is one of the many reasons we have a vibrant natural resource...

It is that time of year! No, not the holidays. It is time to choose next year's health insurance coverage. National candidates for the...

Comedians often use NDAs to keep their jokes from overexposure. The idea is that when they test out shows in front of live audience they...

Farming is a necessary and vital business to the American economy.  Profitable farming however, is often held hostage by factors...

American farmers are some of the hardest working, self-reliant business owners on the planet.  Those defining characteristics are no...

At my first job out of law school there was a lawyer who liked to say "the wheels of justice turn slowly, but grind exceedingly fine."...

Because CBD is being sold everywhere, most thought it was legal to buy and sell CBD products. But the Federal Food and Drug...

The last year saw AI technology development take a leap forward. With it is coming massive interest from investors and governments alike...