Alexander G. Malyshev

1 month ago | reuters.com | Alexander G. Malyshev |Sarah Ganley

Marijuana plants for the adult recreational market sit on the back of a tractor for planting at Hepworth Farms in Milton, New York, U.S., July 15, 2022. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton - RC2JCV9KPKSP May 14, 2025 - Last month, the United States Supreme Court issued a pivotal 5-4 decision ruling in favor of a commercial trucker suing three CBD companies under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO).

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Alexander G. Malyshev |Bryan Hall |Edmundo Elias-Loyola

On April 2, 2025, President Trump used the power granted to him by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to issue an Executive Order titled “Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff to Rectify Trade Practices that Contribute to Large and Persistent Annual United States Goods Trade Deficits” (the “EO”).1 Contrary to its name, the EO is not limited to imposing tit-for-tat tariffs on countries that impose tariffs on US goods, but rather focuses on economic policies that...

2 months ago | mondaq.com | Bryan Hall |Alexander G. Malyshev |Edmundo Elias-Loyola

Welcome to the newest issue of our newsletter devoted to legalupdates that affect clients throughout Latin America withoperations or investments in the United States. In this issue webring you news on our upcoming events as well as thought leadershipfrom practice areas such as securities, employment law,cybersecurity, privacy law, and the risks of reciprocaltariffs.

Mar 21, 2025 | mondaq.com | Alexander G. Malyshev |Sarah Ganley

State-level cannabis legalization efforts in the United Stateshave accelerated over the last decade, especially in the wake ofthe 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized "hemp" (cannabis withvery low levels of naturally occurring Delta-9 THC, theintoxicating cannabinoid found in cannabis).

Mar 18, 2025 | today.westlaw.com | Alexander G. Malyshev |Sarah Ganley |Carter Ledyard

(March 19, 2025) - Alexander Malyshev and Sarah Ganley of Carter Ledyard & Milburn LLP discuss opposition efforts to legalization of cannabis that seek to influence laws and policy at the state and federal levels. State-level cannabis legalization efforts in the United States have accelerated over the last decade, especially in the wake of the 2018 Farm Bill, which legalized "hemp" (cannabis with very low levels of naturally occurring Delta-9 THC, the intoxicating cannabinoid found in cannabis).