Alexei Dulub is the founder and CEO of PixelPlex, an R&D company powering meaningful digital transformation across industries. Though tokenization isn’t a novel concept, recent years have witnessed a resurgent interest in it. As businesses increasingly align with the Web3 paradigm, entities ranging from financial institutions to asset managers are exploring tokenization’s potential. In essence,…
Opinion | Was Trump’s Real Estate Hype Fraud or Just Business as Usual?
The New York attorney general’s lawsuit against Donald Trump over his real estate business hinges on one question: Where does puffery end and fraud begin? To put it differently, how much can Mr. Trump overstate what he’s worth before he crosses the line into illegality? There’s no doubt that Mr. Trump vastly exaggerated his net…
Real Estate Broker Gets House Arrest in Homeless-Shelter Bribery Scheme
A New York real estate broker was sentenced to nine months of house arrest this week for paying a former shelter operator hundreds of thousands of dollars in a yearslong bribery scheme to profit from city funding meant for homeless people. The broker, Sheina Levin, 61, owned a real estate company in Brooklyn. As the…
New trouble roils China Evergrande, fueling real estate crisis fears
HONG KONG — Just a few weeks ago, China Evergrande, the world’s most debt-saddled real estate developer, was writing its next chapter and working to resolve financial disputes with its creditors. Then a stream of bad news came, and the pages were torn up. Staff at the company’s wealth management arm have been detained by…
Nonprofit to use nearly $400,000 grant to expand legal services
Little Rock-based nonprofit law firm Center for Arkansas Legal Services (CALS) will receive a $394,344 grant from Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit Legal Services Corp. (LSC), according to a Wednesday (Sept. 20) news release. The money will be used to hire staff to lead the creation of a criminal record-sealing clinic for low-income Arkansas residents. CALS is…
Recognizing the connection between health care and legal services
A partnership between a south Minneapolis health care center and law firm has helped Minneapolis residents for almost 30 years now. Community-University Health Care Center (CUHCC) opened in 1966, with University of Minnesota Medical School professors wanting to provide care to low-income community members, refugees and immigrants. Their partnership with Stinson, LLP started in 1993,…
Critical review of civil legal services underway
Hector D. LaSalle.Photo: Office of Governor Kathy Hochul via AP At the state Court of Appeals in Albany, Chief Judge Rowan Wilson gathered experts at a hearing on Monday, Sept. 18, for a hard look at where New York’s civil legal services are falling short. The meeting, which spanned four hours, heard from 12 representatives…
Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada expands services, announces new $30M complex
LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada announced the development of a second building near its headquarters and the expansion of services Thursday. Officials said the new building, Legal Aid Center of Southern Nevada Advocacy & Justice Complex, will be located at 801 E. Charleston Boulevard. Currently sitting at the location is…