Michele SchechterDirectorFinancial PoiseConnectEmail Professional Biography Michele has been a director with Financial Poise since 2012. More Legal and Business Bylines From Michele Schechter Choosing, Building, and Protecting Your Brand - (Posted On Tuesday, July 01, 2025) How To Read a Balance Sheet – And Why You Care - (Posted On Friday, April 18, 2025) Cyber Risks: Is Your Business Exposed? - (Posted On Sunday, April 13, 2025) An Ounce of Prevention: Policies, Procedures, and Proactivity in Employment - (Posted On Sunday, April 13, 2025) Buying Assets in Bankruptcy: Opportunities, Risks, and Strategies - (Posted On Sunday, April 13, 2025) Board of Directors 101: Roles, Responsibilities, and Best Practices - (Posted On Tuesday, March 25, 2025) The Basics of Business Formation: What Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know - (Posted On Thursday, March 13, 2025) Common Issues and Strategies in Business Breakups - (Posted On Tuesday, February 25, 2025) The Nuts and Bolts of a Chapter 11 Plan - (Posted On Thursday, February 20, 2025) If You Don’t Know the Numbers, You Don’t Know the Business - (Posted On Wednesday, February 19, 2025) Current Legal Analysis Federal Agencies Roll Out New NEPA Regulations by: Steven G. Barringer , Kerri L. Barsh $30 Million Message: Jury Awards Substantial Punitive Damages for Trade Secret Theft by: Steven J Pearlman , Nicole O. Swanson NYDFS and Other State Regulators Impose $4.2 Million Penalty on Money Transmitter by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia DHS Ends Temporary Protected Status for Haitians in the United States by: Ashley K. Kerr Rhode Island Enacts Ban on Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Bureaus by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Needle Little Regulation: What Texas’s New IV Therapy Law Really Says by: Stephen M. Angelette , Laura D. Pone CFPB Funding Cut Nearly 50% by “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia DFPI Finalizes $300,000 Settlement with Crypto Kiosk Operator for Alleged Digital Asset Law Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia Eighth Circuit Vacates FTC’s “Click-to-Cancel” Negative Option Rule by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia CFPB Terminates Two Consent Orders Addressing Overdraft Fees and Mortgage Servicing Violations by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia HUD Requests Public Input on Buy Now Pay Later Loans and FHA Mortgage Eligibility by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal , Mehul N. Madia NLRB Acting General Counsel Cowen Directs Regions to Prosecute Secret Recordings of Collective Bargaining Sessions as Per Se Violations of the NLRA by: John S. Bolesta , Keahn N. Morris OCR Enters into Two More Settlements for Failure to Conduct Security Risk Assessments by: Linn F. Freedman Supreme Court Upholds Texas Age-Verification Law, Raising LGBTQ+ Privacy Concerns by: Robinson Cole Etsy Sued Over Pixel Trackers: What It Means for Your Business by: Kathryn M. Rattigan Upcoming Events Jul 15 2025 Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered? Jul 15 2025 Loper Bright: Has the Demise of Chevron Deference Mattered? Jul 17 2025 EPR for Packaging is Here and Expanding: What Cosmetic and Personal Care Products Companies Need to Know Jul 17 2025 180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies Print