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The Basile Law Firm P.C.
Apr 8, 20247 min read
The Basile Law Firm P.C. - Recent Court Wins
This article covers the recent firms legal wins in court for public company issuers and their shareholders.
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Aug 30, 20235 min read
Counterfeit Shares & Market Manipulation in the Public Markets
Counterfeit Shares and the Public Markets
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Apr 7, 20234 min read
TOXIC DEBT STOCK REPAYMENTS TO LENDERS MAY BE THE NEXT TIME BOMB UNDER BANKRUPTCY AVOIDANCE LAWS
Lenders Forced Stock Conversions may be attacked in Bankruptcy as a Fraudulent Conveyance
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Eric J. Benzenberg, Esq.
Apr 4, 20233 min read
Can a deSPAC be used to Combat Counterfeit Shares and Naked Short Selling?
In a deSPAC transaction, the SPAC raises money through an initial public offering (IPO) with the intention of acquiring a company within...
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Feb 9, 20233 min read
Merchant Cash Advance Industry in New York – Not so Fast!
Merchant Funders, companies that purport to purchase future accounts receivables from small underfunded private and public companies, and...
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Jan 31, 20236 min read
Should Default Interest be Included in a New York Criminal Usury Analysis
Default Interest and Criminal Usury - Should New York recognize default interest rate and charges on loans for usury purposes
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Dec 14, 20226 min read
Should the NY Attorney General Expand its Investigation to Convertible Note Lenders - Usury Laws.
Our law firm is known for taking the position that fixed discount convertible notes used to finance small underfunded public companies...
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Agapija Cruz, Esq.
Nov 1, 202212 min read
Florida Courts Should Apply New York’s Adar Bays Analysis to Determine Usury
Usurious loans have been the scourge of finance since early times. Despite being condemned as wrong and sinful for over 4000 years,...
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Eric J. Benzenberg, Esq.
Mar 29, 20224 min read
Why a CEO MUST Consult an Attorney Prior to Amending a “Choice of Law” Provision in a Contract
Most laws in our country don’t tend to differ much between states. In fact, it’s probably accurate to say that a majority of states’...
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Marjorie M. Santelli Esq. and Christopher M. Basile, Esq.
Feb 27, 20228 min read
How RICO and the Adar Bays Decision Can Help Microcaps Recover Losses Caused by Toxic Lending
On October 14, 2021, the New York Court of Appeals issued its decision in Adar Bays. The Adar Bays decision put a major dent in the...
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Eric J. Benzenberg, Esq.
Feb 18, 20223 min read
Toxic Lender's Stall Tactics Fail in Minnesota State Court
After commencing litigation against DarkPulse, Inc. in a Minnesota State Court, convertible note purveyor Carebourn Capital, L.P. has...
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Christopher M. Basile, Esq.
Nov 15, 20214 min read
How Toxic Lenders are Responding to SEC Investigations and Enforcement Actions
As many of you already know, and for those CEOs of small public companies that do not know, the United States Securities and Exchange...
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Oct 22, 20216 min read
New York's Highest Court Rules Convertible Notes Subject to Criminal Usury Laws
The Basile Law Firm P.C. has been steadfast in representing our OTC Markets issuer clients in both federal and state courts around the...
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The Basile Law Firm P.C.
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Beware of Fake Corporate Restructuring Groups
Our firm receives dozens of calls from small public companies that have been misled by rogue advisors claiming they do restructurings,...
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Jan 20, 20216 min read
OTC Markets Death Spiral Funders Days may be Numbered
For the last several years, toxic convertible note funders have had their way with small, under-funded OTC Markets publicly trading...
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Eric J. Benzenberg, Esq.
Jan 16, 20217 min read
Merchant Cash Advances - What You Should Know
How did the Merchant Cash Advance industry transform into a greedy, bloodsucking system of usurious loans?
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Sep 28, 20204 min read
The New Type of Convertible Note Transaction on the OTC Markets – a Dirty Trick?
Professor Basile covers a new lending instrument by Toxic Lenders on the OTC Markets
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Mark R. Basile, Esq.
Sep 4, 20204 min read
OTC Market Issuers May Recoup Hundreds of Millions from SEC Actions against Toxic Lenders.
Many CEO’s and investors in small public companies trading on the OTC Markets are closely following the SEC lawsuits instituted against...
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The Basile Law Firm P.C.
Jun 9, 20206 min read
Transfer Agents and a new Standard for Rule 144 Opinion Letters
Transfer agents require convertible note holders to supply a legal opinion letter from a securities attorney explaining the legal basis...
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The Basile Law Firm P.C.
Apr 19, 20203 min read
SEC Finally going after Toxic Convertible Note Debt Lenders
The OTC Market is plagued with thousands of small public companies taking thousands of small loans in the form of convertible debt. If an...
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