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May 23, 2013

Legal Analysis and Law Articles on Financial Institutions, Securities, SEC, Executive Compensation and Corporate Governance

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The National Law Review is a free resource of articles addressing legal issues related to the financial services and securities industries. Legal topics addressed include: financial regulatory, compliance, debt finance, broker-dealer, insolvency and restructuring, investment management and structured transactions. Details of actions by state and local governments, and by other governmental agencies as well as mediation and arbitration and civil actions from across the U.S. are added daily.

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The Advantages of Purchasing Property from a Bankruptcy Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/23/2013
N.Y. Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) Holds Taxpayer’s Motives for Acquiring Stock and How Stock Is Used Irrelevant in Determining Investment Capital McDermott Will & Emery 5/22/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Recent Updates: April 4, 2013 - May 3, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/22/2013
The Stockton Saga Continues: Untouchable Pensions on the Chopping Block? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/22/2013
CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. Leaves Rules for Patent-Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Inventions Unclear Armstrong Teasdale 5/21/2013
Ever Wonder What Money Is? California Has Some Answers And I Have Some Questions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/21/2013
Renminbi Qualified Foreign Limited Partner: an Incremental Step Toward RMB Internationalization in the Private Equity Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/21/2013
Senator Leahy’s EB-5 Amendment Added to Comprehensive Immigration Reform Bill Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/21/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Makes First Preemption Determinations on State Unclaimed Property Laws Relating to Gift Cards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/21/2013
Bitcoin And The Corporations Code Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/20/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/20/2013
Mississippi District Court Defers to New York Court in Bond Action Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
Federal Reserve Division Director Michael S. Gibson Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
SEC Warns About Exemptive Order Compliance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/19/2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Issues Clarification of the Treatment of Certain Sovereign and Securitization Positions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
The Jobs Act: Improving Access to Capital Markets for Smaller Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/19/2013
Fair Disclosure and Social Media Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/19/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Adopts Final Rules for Execution Facilities and Other Matters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/19/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: May 6-10, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2013
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Division Director James R. Wigand Testifies on Cross-Border Resolution Plans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/18/2013
California Court Explicates Scope of Usury Exemption For Real Estate Brokers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/18/2013
Selecting An Annuity Provider: Part II Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
FINRA’s (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) 2013 Regulatory and Examination Priorities Include Variable Annuity Sales Practice Issues Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Makes First Preemption Determinations on State Unclaimed Property Laws Relating to Gift Cards Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/18/2013
Wisconsin Business Tax Act 255 and Convertible…Equity Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/18/2013
SEC Reopening Comment Periods for Certain Rulemaking Releases and Policy Statement Applicable to Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/18/2013
Federal Reserve Requires 18 Largest US Bank Holding Companies to Submit Stress Test Results Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/18/2013
Little Change in Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Score of Sustainable Growth Rate (SGR) Fix Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/17/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) Issues Interpretive Guidance on Use of Back Tested Index Data by ETPs Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/17/2013
Distribution Payments in “Guise”: An SEC Examination Priority Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/17/2013
The Ninth Circuit Holds that Bankruptcy Courts Have Authority to Recharacterize Debt as Equity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/16/2013
Additional Annual Reporting Requirements, Authority for “Age-Restricted Housing” Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Districts on Horizon for Indiana Redevelopment Commissions Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/16/2013
But Wait, California May Require Even More In Annual Reports To Shareholders Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/16/2013
Bonuses: Announcements at UK Town Hall Meetings Can Create Enforceable Individual Contractual Entitlements McDermott Will & Emery 5/16/2013
Supreme Court To Decide If It Will Decide Whether Securities Exchange Act Section 16 Plaintiff Has Constitutional Standing Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/15/2013
The HAMPer Is Getting Full Re: Home Affordable Modification Program Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/15/2013
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Issues Final "Sunshine" Rule, Establishing New Reporting Requirements for Drug and Device Makers and Some Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/15/2013
Understanding the Limits of Convertible Debt Seed Financing Structures Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/14/2013
Federal Circuit Fails to Set Clear Standard for Patent Eligibility Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/14/2013
California Requires Many Foreign Corporations To Send Annual Financial Statements To Shareholders Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/14/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - May 13, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/13/2013
Medical Office Building (MOB) Financing Pointers Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/13/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Securities Laws Preempt California Labor Code's Ban on Forced Patronage at Brokerage Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/13/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Reopening Comment Periods for Certain Rulemaking Releases and Policy Statement Applicable to Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/12/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Provides Guidance on Communications with the Public Concerning Unlisted Real Estate Investment Programs Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/12/2013
Collateral Damages: Secured Creditors, Turn Over Repossessed Collateral, Or Else! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2013
SEC Settles Suit for Misleading Advisory Contract Approval Disclosure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/12/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Final Rule on International Remittance Transfers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/12/2013
SEC to Return Escrowed EB-5 Investment Funds to Immigrant Investors of Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/11/2013
How to Minimize Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Risk in Health Care Acquisitions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/11/2013
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) EB-5 Engagement with Securities and Exchange Commission Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/11/2013
UK Extends Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFMD) Transitional to Non-European Economic Area (EEA) Fund Managers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/11/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds that Federal Securities Laws Preempt California Labor Code's Ban on Forced Patronage at Brokerage Firms Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/10/2013
Whistleblower’s Claims Against Former Employer Survive Summary Judgment Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/10/2013
SEC Roundtable Discusses Current Securities Law Topics at 33rd Annual Ray Garrett Jr. Corporate and Securities Law Institute Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/10/2013
The Legal Challenge to the SEC’s Conflict Minerals Reporting Regulations Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/10/2013
Quoted Companies Alliance (QCA) Revises UK Corporate Governance Code for Small and Mid-Size Quoted Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/10/2013
An Exemption For Foreign Subsidiary Formation Under California Corporate Securities Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/10/2013
New Restrictions on Bank “Payday Loans” Dickinson Wright PLLC 5/9/2013
When Are A Franchisor's Financial Performance Representations Actionable? Armstrong Teasdale 5/9/2013
Noncompliance with Continuing Disclosure Undertakings Creates Vacuum Where Other Public Statements by City Officials Held to 10b-5 Standard Andrews Kurth LLP 5/9/2013
California Businesses Beware: California Supreme Court Expands the Fraud Exception of the Parol Evidence Rule Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/9/2013
Thoughts on Convertible Debt Valuation Caps Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/8/2013
US Aircraft Regulatory Registration Basics for Financings Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/6/2013
An Update On North Carolina's New Lien Agent System Poyner Spruill LLP 5/6/2013
Update on The Proposed European Cap on Bank Bonuses McDermott Will & Emery 5/6/2013
Takeover Code Amendments Extend the Rights of Pension Scheme Trustees Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/6/2013
The Venture Capital Valuation Paradox Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/5/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Proposal Regarding Cross-Border Security-Based Swap Activities Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/5/2013
Delaware Federal Court Dismisses Securities Fraud Action Against Power Plant Executives Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/4/2013
Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) Liability And Private Equity Firms Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/4/2013
Transfer $8 Million Out Of Accounts In New York? That Action Alone Is Not Sufficient To Establish Personal Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/3/2013
Gaming Company's Regulatory Delays Insufficient to Give Rise to a Securities Fraud Claim Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 5/3/2013
The Public Utility Holding Company Act (PUCHA), Chenery & The Run For The Roses Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/3/2013
Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) Safe Harbor Analysis Now the Same in Both Ninth and Second Circuits McDermott Will & Emery 5/3/2013
The Good Angel Investor (Part 2): After the Closing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/3/2013
District Court Grants Motion to Compel Against Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC), Holding that "Facts" Are Not Work Product In SEC Confidential Witness Interviews Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/3/2013
No Happy Trails For Victorville Tax Increment Bond Financing Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 5/2/2013
Practical Discussion Of Issues And Effective Strategies For Internal Investigations Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/2/2013
Treasury Changes Course on UK Implementation of Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/2/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Payday and Deposit Advance Loan White Paper Gives Glimpse into Future Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and Federal Reserve Board Issue Reports on Deposit Advance Products Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/1/2013
Addressing the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act ("FDCPA"): Technical Errors Did Not Constitute FDCPA Violations Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 5/1/2013
Where Do Your Interests Lie Under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/1/2013
The Good Angel Investor (Part 1): Doing the Deal Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/1/2013
Top Five Traps for the Unwary in Spin-Offs McDermott Will & Emery 4/30/2013
Release and Indemnification of Corporate Trustee Survives Scrutiny (Barely) Schiff Hardin LLP 4/30/2013
New California Court of Appeal Decision May Affect Administration of Foreclosure-Avoidance Actions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/29/2013
Implementing Measures of European Market Infrastructure Regulation Take Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/29/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - April 29, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/29/2013
Ninth Circuit Holds Private Company Rules Preempt California Law Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/28/2013
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) Propose Limits on Deposit Advance Loans Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/28/2013
The National Securities Markets Improvement Act (NSMIA) Didn't Lay A Preemptive Finger On These Transactions Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/28/2013
Grand Jury Indicts Swiss Lawyer and Banker in Tax Evasion Scheme Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/28/2013
Delaware Supreme Court Upholds Federalism, Comity & Finality Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/27/2013
National Futures Association (NFA) Amends Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors (CTA) Quarterly Reporting Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/27/2013
SEC Announces First Non-Prosecution Agreement Involving Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Violations Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/27/2013
Federal Court Sides With Second District Court of Appeals In Privity Split Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP 4/26/2013
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Reports Meaningful Use Participants to Face Potential Audits Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/26/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Imposes Second Highest Penalty Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/26/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (FINRA) Formalizes Position on Pre-Inception Index Performance Data Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/26/2013
Proposed New York City Bill Would Ban Credit Checks from Hiring Process Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
Investment in Clean Energy Dips in First Quarter of 2013 Lewis and Roca LLP 4/26/2013
Student Loans: Nondischargeability Questioned in Seventh Circuit and Beyond Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/26/2013
SEC and Commodity and Futures Trade Commission (CFTC) Issue Final Joint Rules on “Red Flags” Compliance Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/26/2013
Museum Loans - Part Two Re: International Loans Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/25/2013
Federal Reserve Adopts Retail Foreign Exchange (Retail Forex) Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/25/2013
Detroit Casinos’ March Revenues Slightly Decrease from Same Month Last Year Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/24/2013
Tavenner Nomination Clears Senate Finance Committee Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 4/24/2013
Companies in 2013 Are Less Prepared for Major Risks Than They Were in 2011 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/23/2013
More Securities Fraud Cases Now Involve Foreign Regulators Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/23/2013
Accelerating Back-End Mergers in Public Company Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2013
Agencies Provide Additional Instructions for Submission of Resolution Plans and Extend Deadline Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Class Action Lawsuits Target Medical Collections Varnum LLP 4/22/2013
Federal Reserve Proposes Assessments for Bank Holding Companies with $50 Billion or Greater in Assets Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Steve Antonakes, Acting Deputy Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Addresses Bankers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) and Intermarket Surveillance Group (ISG) Extend Effective Date for Certain Electronic Blue Sheet Data Elements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/22/2013
Private Equity Firms Achieve Only Partial Dismissal of “Buying Club” Antitrust Lawsuit McDermott Will & Emery 4/22/2013
Court Finds Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act Only Applicable in Domestic Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Staff Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
SEC and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Adopt Joint Rules to Help Protect Investors from Identity Theft Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/21/2013
Energy & Environmental Law Update - Week of April 16, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/21/2013
Venture Funds: Don’t Fear the LLC McDermott Will & Emery 4/21/2013
Bill Introduced to Require Study on Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (Basel III) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/20/2013
American Bankers Association (ABA) Endorses Bill to Mandate Examination Fairness Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/20/2013
Investment Regulation Update - April 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/20/2013
ICE Clear Europe Authorized to Portfolio Margin Swaps and Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/20/2013
Pay Attention: Final Rules on Loan Originator Compensation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/19/2013
CME Block Trade Advisories Clarify Nonpublic Information Restrictions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/19/2013
Startup Finance: A Venture Capitalist's Thoughts on Wash-Out Rounds Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/19/2013
National Futures Association (NFA) Amends Futures Commission Merchants Capital Requirements for Forex Transactions with ECPs Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/19/2013
Yet Another Reaffirmation That Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Is For Customers Only Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/19/2013
Taxpayer Challenges Validity of IRS Transfer Pricing Regulation McDermott Will & Emery 4/19/2013
Claims Trading From The Inside Out: Ninth Circuit BAP Holds That A Non-Insider Claimant's Vote On A Plan Is Not Discounted Merely Because The Claimant Purchased Its Claim From An Insider Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/19/2013
New Swap Business Conduct and Record-Keeping Regulations Kick in for Municipal Bond Issuers and Borrowers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/18/2013
New Court Decision Clarifies California Mechanic's Lien Valuation Statute Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/18/2013
Recent Court Decisions Hold That the Absolute Priority Rule Still Protects Creditors of Individual Chapter 11 Debtors Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/18/2013
SEC Issues Guidance on Social Media and Regulation Fair Disclosure (FD) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/18/2013
Expectant Parents: Financial and Legal Tips Varnum LLP 4/17/2013
Cheek Survives Concepcion: What Broker-Dealers Need To Know About Enforcing Arbitration Agreements In Maryland Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - Week of April 15, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/17/2013
Deadline Approaches for Amending Compensation Committee Charters Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/17/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Grants No-Action Relief for End Users from Swap Reporting Requirements Schiff Hardin LLP 4/16/2013
Closing the HAMPer II: North Carolina Court Allows Common Law Claims to Proceed and There's Some Mention of HAMP in the Decision too Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/16/2013
“Red Flag” Compliance Requirements Come to Investment Advisors, Broker-Dealers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/15/2013
SEC Staff Meets with IRS to Discuss Tax Implications of a Floating Net Asset Value (NAV) Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/15/2013
Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Block Trade Advisories Clarify Nonpublic Information Restrictions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/15/2013
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Grants No-Action Relief for End Users from Swap Reporting Requirements Schiff Hardin LLP 4/15/2013
On CISPA (a Cybersecurity Bill), Privacy Advocates Fight While Tech Companies Stay Silent MapLight 4/15/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Proposed Rule to Clarify Responsibilities of Clerical Employees of Swap Dealers and Major Swap Participants Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/15/2013
Investment Company Institute Files a Brief in Appeal of Court Decision on Rule 4.5 Challenge Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/15/2013
Federal Court Finds Section 15(a) of the Exchange Act Only Applicable in Domestic Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/14/2013
SEC Sets Examination Priorities for 2013 Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/14/2013
Corporate Aspects of the UK Financial Services Act 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/14/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Staff Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/14/2013
Compliance Staff Concerned with Workload, Compensation Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/14/2013
SEC and Former Morgan Keegan Directors Reach Tentative Settlement in Fair Valuation Case Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/14/2013
ICE Clear Europe Authorized to Portfolio Margin Swaps and Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/14/2013
SEC Sanctions Investment Adviser for Failure to Adhere to Fund's Stated Investment Objective Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
Second Circuit Bars Criminal Defendant from Accessing Assets Frozen by Regulators Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/13/2013
President Obama Nominates Mary Jo White as New SEC Chair Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
D.C. Developments on the Cybersecurity Front – UPDATE Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/13/2013
FINRA Appeals Schwab Class-Action Ban Ruling Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
SEC and CFTC Adopt Joint Rules to Help Protect Investors from Identity Theft Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/13/2013
SEC Provides Guidance on Social Media Filing Requirements Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
SEC Issues Risk Alert and Investor Bulletin on Investment Adviser Custody Rule Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
Update: London Stock Exchange Publishes Final Rulebook for High-Growth Segment Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/13/2013
China Law Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/13/2013
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR): An Overview of the New Framework Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/13/2013
Supreme Court Rules That SEC Can't Extend Fraud Deadline Godfrey & Kahn S.C. 4/13/2013
Cyprus Bailout: Potential Recourse for Lost Investments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/12/2013
Attention Private Fund Advisers: Are you Registered as a Broker-Dealer? Should You Be? Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 4/12/2013
Using Social Media to Disclose Corporate Facts? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/12/2013
Successor Liability Under the FLSA: Seventh Circuit Holds Purchaser of Assets from Receiver of Company Which had Violated FLSA Liable Despite “Free and Clear” Nature of Sale Dickinson Wright PLLC 4/12/2013
Creditors Can Reach Benefits Under “Top Hat” Plan, United States District Court of Maryland Rules Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/12/2013
Closely Held Corporations and Stock Sales Raymond Law Group LLC 4/11/2013
SEC Clarifies Position on Unregistered Broker- Dealer Sponsors of Internet Funding Networks Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/11/2013
Legislative Alert for the Week of April 8, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2013
Illinois House Considers Bill to Allow “Bonding Off” of Mechanics Liens Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/11/2013
Cybersecurity Disclosure: A Panel Discussion with the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2013
The Fate of Argentina's Debt Restructuring is Getting Closer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/11/2013
Two Recent SEC No Action Letters Establish Standards for Crowdsourcing Online Platforms Limited to "Accredited Investors" to Avoid Registration as a Broker-Dealer Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2013
Delaware and California Courts Split as to Whether a Reverse Triangular Merger Results In an Assignment By Operation of Law, Creating Potential Pitfalls for Delaware and Other Foreign Corporations Located in California Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/10/2013
To Collect On Blank Indorsements, Make Sure There Are No Gaps Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/10/2013
Take "Notice": Change to North Carolina Lien Laws Is In Effect Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/9/2013
Supreme Court Upholds Ability of Successful Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Defendant to Recover Costs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/9/2013
New UK Financial Regulation Architecture Takes Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/8/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Amends Filing Requirements for Dually Registered Clearing Agencies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/8/2013
Public Company M&A Development: Proposed Amendments to Section 251 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) Should Lead to Increased Use of Negotiated Tender Offers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/8/2013
Federal Reserve Board Approves Final "Predominately Engaged in Financial Activities" Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/8/2013
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Announces Availability of Educational Videos Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/7/2013
Attacks on Proxy Statement Equity Compensation Disclosure Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/7/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission Approves Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/7/2013
U.S. Securities Laws and the EB-5 Investor Program: The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Perspective Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/7/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Advisory Committee on Small and Emerging Companies Makes Recommendations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/7/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Rule Regarding Persons Associated with Multiple Swap Dealers or Major Swap Participants Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Southern New York District Court Rejects Evidence from "Confidential Witnesses" as Basis for Securities Class Action Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Staff Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Federal Court Dismisses Securities Class Action Alleging Misrepresentations About "Cannibalization" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know About Milestone Financing Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/6/2013
SEC Extends Compliance Date for Certain Large Trader Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
EU versus Google: A Test Case for the Viability of a Global Data Protection Policy? Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/6/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Releases Public Complaint Database Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/6/2013
Thomas J. Curry Named Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) Chairman Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/5/2013
Class Action Lawsuits Target Medical Collections Varnum LLP 4/5/2013
Social Media May Satisfy Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure) But Not Without Risk and Preparation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/5/2013
FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future Transactions Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2013
From Facebook to Regulation FD (Fair Disclosure): SEC Releases Guidance on Use of Social Media Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/5/2013
Deadline for Filing FICA Tax Refunds is April 15 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/5/2013
SEC Provides Guidance Regarding Social Media and Regulation Fair Disclosure (Regulation FD) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/5/2013
Hannaford Data Breach Class Action Certification: Denied Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/3/2013
Kazakhstan’s Bankruptcy Law Overhaul Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/3/2013
Argentina Seeks Access to Financial Information on Nationals Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/2/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Finalizes ATM Disclosure Rule Changes Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/1/2013
The Pleading Bar for Securities Fraud Cases Is Higher Than It Looks Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 4/1/2013
FINRA Proposed Rule Change to Extend Temporary Limit on Application of FINRA Rules to Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/1/2013
Tax Measures in 2013 UK Budget Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/1/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: March 11 - 15, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/1/2013
New International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Protocol for Swap Documentation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 4/1/2013
UK Financial Services Authority Sets Precedent Under New Penalty Policy Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/1/2013
NASDAQ Files to Change Order Processing Algorithm, Permit Registration of Market Makers and Amend Order Types on PSX Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
New York District Court Bars Discovery of SEC's Requests for Extension Under Dodd-Frank Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
SEC Issues FAQs Regarding Rule 15a-6 and Foreign Broker-Dealers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
Maybe It Can Happen Here Re: High-Tech Startup/Venture Capital Community in Wisconsin Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/31/2013
Asset Protection Expanded in Ohio Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/31/2013
SEC Approves on an Accelerated Basis FINRA Rule Change Relating to Margin Requirements for Credit Default Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/31/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: March 12 - 22, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/30/2013
Flood Insurance Changes Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
April 10 Deadline for Swap End User Legal Entity Identifier Requirement Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
Upcoming Deadlines – Dodd-Frank Reporting and Recordkeeping Schiff Hardin LLP 3/30/2013
NASDAQ Proposes Internal Audit Function Requirement for Listed Issuers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Discontinuation Guidance from International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/30/2013
National Futures Association (NFA) Issues Reminder of Futures Commission Merchant (FCM) Responsibility for Review of Guaranteed IB Promotional Materials Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/29/2013
Lenders Beware -- Fifth Circuit Has Lowered the Bar for Cramdown Plan Confirmation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2013
Proposed Change to FINRA Rule Regarding Release of Disciplinary Complaints, Decisions and Other Information Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/29/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: March 11 - 15, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/29/2013
Massachusetts Public-Private Partnerships: Time to Prime the Pump McDermott Will & Emery 3/29/2013
The Siren Song of Securities: The Perils of Expert Networks & The Risks of Insider Trading Rutgers School of Law 3/28/2013
Massachusetts Statute Concerning Collection of 'Personal Identification Information' During Credit Card Transactions Triggers Wave of Class Action Litigation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/28/2013
The Risks and Perils of Crowdfunding McDermott Will & Emery 3/28/2013
Florida Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) Regulatory Issues Update Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/28/2013
Time to Come Clean: Attorney Warns About the Price of Unreported Foreign Bank Accounts Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 3/28/2013
First-of-its-Kind Legislation Known As the Maritime Amendment Act (No. 1), 2013 Passes Vedder Price 3/28/2013
Second Circuit Reverses Class Certification Order, Holding That a Clearing Broker's Alleged Knowledge of Fraud Against Shareholders, Absence Direct Involvement, Is Insufficient to Create a Duty of Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/27/2013
Supreme Court Narrows 'State Action' Immunity From Antitrust Laws Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/26/2013
Liability from Maryland’s Secondary Mortgage Loan Law Fails Its Assignment Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/26/2013
Delaware Court of Chancery Addresses Director's Duties In Connection With Change of Control Put Provisions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/26/2013
New York Agencies Make Additional Revisions to Proposed Regulations Relating To Compensation and Administrative Expenses Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/25/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 25, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/25/2013
CFTC Grants Relief from Required Clearing for Partial Novation and Partial Termination of Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/25/2013
Agencies Release Proposed Revisions to Interagency Questions and Answers Regarding Community Reinvestment Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/25/2013
Banking Agencies Issue Guidance on Leveraged Lending Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/25/2013
California's Revised Uniform Limited Liability Company Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/24/2013
FINRA's Frequently Asked Questions on Electronic Blue Sheet Submissions Updated Regarding Order Execution Time Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
Cayman Islands to Enter into a Model 1 Intergovernmental Agreement "IGA" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
Federal Court Rejects "Core Operations" Theory of Scienter in Battery Manufacturer Fraud Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) Publishes Second EU Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Consultation Paper Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/24/2013
SEC Publishes Guidance on Filing Requirements for Interactive Content Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
SEC Oversight of Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Exempt from FOIA Request Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
For Private Equity Investors, Internal Revenue Code Section 1202 May Be Worth Another Look McDermott Will & Emery 3/23/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Grants Relief from Required Clearing for Swaps Resulting from Multilateral Portfolio Compression Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
Federal Court Rules Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) Does Not Have Authority to Fine Trader for Manipulation of Futures Contracts Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
Items of Interest in Recently Finalized Regulations on Noncompensatory Partnership Options McDermott Will & Emery 3/23/2013
The Seventh Circuit Expands Scope of Absolute Priority Rule to Protect Creditors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/23/2013
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Publishes European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Q&As Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/23/2013
Benefits of Quotation on the Over-The-Counter (OTC) Markets in lieu of Exchange Act Registration Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 3/22/2013
NASDAQ Proposes Internal Audit Function Requirement for Listed Issuers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/22/2013
SEC Secures Largest-Ever Settlement for Insider Trading Case Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/22/2013
Broker-Dealer Litigation: 2012 Annual Survey Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/22/2013
What You Need to Know About Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act's (FATCA) Impact on Non-U.S. Retirement Plans McDermott Will & Emery 3/22/2013
Africa Legal Update - March 21, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/22/2013
Federal Court Affirms Discounted Stock Options Are Deferred Compensation Subject to Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/21/2013
Recent SEC Settlements Serve as Cautionary Tale About the Use of Unregistered Broker-Dealers by Investment Advisers Andrews Kurth LLP 3/21/2013
Attorneys Can Be Considered Debt Collectors Under Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) Varnum LLP 3/20/2013
UK Financial Services Authority Releases Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD) Regulatory Survey Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/20/2013
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive – How Does It Affect Non-EU Managers? Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/20/2013
Illinois Legislature Overrules Cypress Creek and Resolves Controversial Mechanics’ Lien Enhancement Issue In Favor Of Contractors Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/19/2013
Are You “Betting the Company” Through Your Handling of Customer Funds or By Virtue of Transfer of Title Provisions Related to Acquisition of Goods? Armstrong Teasdale 3/19/2013
Reminder: Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) Requirement Effective April 10, 2013 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/18/2013
Update: Crane Decision is Overturned by The United States District Court for the Central District of Illinois Much Shelist, P.C. 3/18/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 18, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/18/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Releases Informal Guidance Addressing Fiduciary Responsibilities With Respect to Target Date Funds McDermott Will & Emery 3/18/2013
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Risk Alert Identifies Common Adviser Custody Rule Deficiencies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/18/2013
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Amends Rules to Address Extraordinary Market Volatility Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/18/2013
SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Approves Off-Balance Sheet Supplemental Schedule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) Changes Membership Application Fees Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
SEC Proposes Rules Regarding Technology Systems Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
Ontario’s Risk Management Solutions Go Global Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/17/2013
CFTC Reminds Market Participants of Swap Data Reporting Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/17/2013
Futures Commission Merchants "FCMs" Required to Have Chief Compliance Officer by March 29 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/16/2013
New Antidumping Case Against Korean OCTG May Be More Than a Rumor This Time Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/16/2013
Texas District Court Addresses Misappropriation Theory of Insider Trading Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/16/2013
International Hotel Investment Forum - Berlin Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/16/2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/16/2013
Mary Jo White, Nominee for Chair of the SEC, Appears Before Senate Banking Committee Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/16/2013
How Do You Compensate Directors of Startup Companies? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/15/2013
UK Financial Services Authority Releases Draft Handbooks for New Regulators Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/15/2013
Lenders Beware -- California Decision May Ignite Next Wave of Lender Liability Litigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/14/2013
Protect Your CEO's Tweets and Posts from Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Action von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/14/2013
Use of Broker-Dealers in EB-5 Offerings Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2013
Advertising & Marketing Alert - Are Your Ad Disclosures Clear and Conspicuous? The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Dictates Disclosures in Digital Advertising Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/13/2013
A Renewed Concern Regarding the Presence of Enforcement Attorneys During Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Supervisory Examinations Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 3/13/2013
Second Circuit Rules That Putative Auction Rate Securities Class Action Complaints Failed to Adequately Plead Antitrust Conspiracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/13/2013
To the Nation’s Largest Banks: Thanks for Reading. Regarding Disclosure of Data Security Risks and Breaches. Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/13/2013
The Lender as Successor Developer Revisited Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/13/2013
French Court Ruling Calls into Question One-sided Jurisdiction Clauses Vedder Price 3/13/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Issues Two Important Securities-Law Opinions Andrews Kurth LLP 3/12/2013
North Carolina Supreme Court Gives Stamp, It's Stamp of Approval Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/12/2013
U.S. Court of Appeals (2nd Circuit) Orders Argentina To Submit Proposal For Alternative Payment Plan To Avoid Debt Default... Again Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/12/2013
Manufacturers: Can Your Project Qualify for Tax-Exempt Financing? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/12/2013
Second Circuit Reverses Dismissal of Securities Act Violation Claims, Holding that Plaintiff's Allegations Were Sufficient to Plead a Reasonable Inference of Misrepresentations in a Prospectus Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
SEC Speaks 2013: Enforcement Division Highlights Need for Strong Compliance Programs and Continued Efforts to Expand Reach of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Investigations Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 11, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/11/2013
Legal Notices in Bankruptcy Proceedings: To Read, or Not to Read? Much Shelist, P.C. 3/11/2013
Frequently Asked Questions About Legal Entity Identifiers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/11/2013
Providing Guaranteed Lifetime Income Benefits: Managing Fiduciary Responsibility Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
SEC Seeks Information to Assess Standards of Conduct and Other Obligations of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/11/2013
Guidelines Monitoring Group Updates Walker Guidelines Re: Good-Practice Reporting by Private Equity Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/11/2013
Bankrupt Municipality May Reduce Retiree Benefits Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/11/2013
Management Participation in Secondary Sale Transactions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Insurance Companies Take Steps to Reduce Their Risks Under Guarantees in Outstanding Variable Contracts Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Proposed IRS Guidance Would Facilitate Partial Annuity Distributions from Pension Plans, but Raises Concerns for Some Plan Sponsors Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Oregon Flocks to Fraud on the Market Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/11/2013
Supreme Court Affirms Certification Decision in Amgen Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans & Trust Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/11/2013
Delaware Chancery Court Addresses Records Inspection Requests Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/10/2013
Higher Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) Act Premerger Notifications Effective Became February 11, 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Considerations in the Sale of Individual Annuity Contracts to Plans Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/10/2013
How EB-5 Petitions and the Investment Company Act of 1940 Intersect Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/10/2013
Fourth Circuit: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Rule Is For Customers Only Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 3/10/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Apply the "Discovery Rule" to Extend the Five-Year Statute of Limitations for SEC Punitive Fraud Enforcement Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/10/2013
What Can You Expect From Your Fidelity Bond? Much Shelist, P.C. 3/10/2013
London Stock Exchange Publishes Draft Rulebook for New Fast-Growth Segment Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/10/2013
Sale of U.S. Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in Latin America Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/10/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 25 - March 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2013
Michigan ATMs Hit With Class Action Lawsuits Alleging Non-Compliance with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Requirements Varnum LLP 3/9/2013
National Futures Association (NFA) Proposes Amendment Permitting Certain Loans by Commodity Pools to Related Entities Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/9/2013
Third Circuit Reinforces Limits to Directors' Exposure for Misconduct by Corporate Employees Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Supreme Court Denies Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Extra Time to Bring Enforcement Actions for Civil Penalties Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/9/2013
Germany Enacts High-Frequency Trading Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/9/2013
Line in the Sand: Siemens Argentina Case Limits Personal Jurisdiction Under the "FCPA" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Approves Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) Swap Data Reporting Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/9/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Holds that Class Action Securities Fraud Plaintiffs Need Not Prove the Materiality of the Alleged False Statements or Omissions to Support Certification of a Class, Resolving Circuit Split Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2013
Michigan Court of Appeals Says Unscheduled Debts Are Not Discharged in Bankruptcy Varnum LLP 3/8/2013
Non-Marital Values of Accounts in a Divorce Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/8/2013
New ERISA Fiduciary Concern When Employer Stock Offered as 401(k) Plan Investment Option Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 3/8/2013
Pilot Development of Cross-border Renminbi (RMB) Loans in China's Qianhai District Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/8/2013
In a Matter of First Impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Damages for Loss of Consumer Credit are Recoverable Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Dickinson Wright PLLC 3/8/2013
Supreme Court Holds That Proof Of Materiality Is Not A Prerequisite To Certification Of Fraud-On-The-Market Securities Class Actions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/7/2013
Illinois Mortgages Are Not Required to Disclose Interest Rate and Maturity Much Shelist, P.C. 3/7/2013
Raising Capital - What You Don’t Know Could Hurt You Lewis and Roca LLP 3/6/2013
UK Government Publishes Proposals for Changes to Law on Share Buy Backs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/6/2013
Protect Your CEO's Tweets and Posts from U.S. Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Action von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/6/2013
California Lenders Beware - Oral Statements may Trump Written Agreements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/6/2013
Preparing for the 2013 Proxy Season Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/6/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 4, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/5/2013
Considerations in Underwriting the Financial Gap Between Filing and Approval of the I-526 Petition Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/5/2013
Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) Issues Advisory to Financial Institutions: Update on Tax Refund Fraud and Related Identity Theft Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/4/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Revises Clearing Compliance Schedule for iTraxx Credit Default Swap (CDS) Indices Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/4/2013
A Breach a Day…Or More Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 3/4/2013
Whatever Your Impression is About Venture Capitalists, Understand These 4 Things First Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/4/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) 2013 Examination Priorities Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/4/2013
Supreme Court Ruling Lowers Class Action Hurdle for Securities Fraud Cases Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/3/2013
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Technical Standards Published in the Official Journal of the European Union Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/3/2013
Launch Date for Trademark Clearinghouse Revealed by ICANN Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2013
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Issues Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Remuneration Guidelines Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/3/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Trading and Markets Discusses Issues with Exchange-Traded Products Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/2/2013
One-Day Prohibition Imposed on Short Selling of Four Italian Shares by United Kingdom (UK) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/2/2013
European Commission Announcement Concerning European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulatory Technical Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/2/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 25, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/2/2013
Recent Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Speeches Focus on Investor Protection and Disclosure Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/1/2013
Supreme Court Rules Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Has Five Years to Seek Penalties McDermott Will & Emery 3/1/2013
The Limits of Delegation Under the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 3/1/2013
Illinois Supreme Court Issues New Procedural Rules for Foreclosures Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
High Impact Entrepreneurship in Wisconsin: The Smoke and the Fire Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/28/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 18-22, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/28/2013
Highlights from United States Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or the Commission) Speaks 2013 Vedder Price 2/28/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Offers Changes to Proposed Rules Governing Markups, Commissions and Fees Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Permits Cantor Clearinghouse to Clear Certain Foreign Exchange Options Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/28/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Identifies Investment Adviser, Investment Company Examination Priorities for 2013 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 2/27/2013
Federal Reserve Board Extends Comment Period to Implement Enhanced Prudential Standards and Early Remediation Requirements Until April 30, 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/27/2013
UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) Updates Guide to the New Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) Handbooks Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/27/2013
Final Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Regulations Impact Foreign Oil and Gas Traders Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/27/2013
Highlights from Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Speaks 2013 Vedder Price 2/26/2013
Deposit Insurance Coverage Seminars for Bank Officers and Employees Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposes Rule Change that Would Require Reporting Over-the-Counter (OTC) Equity Transactions Within 10 Seconds Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Head of Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Investment Management Division Announces Top Regulatory Priorities Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Favors the Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Action Involving Novel Issues of Statutory Interpretation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Issues Guidance for Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) Plans to Engage in Cleared Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/26/2013
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Recommends Proxy Advisor Code of Conduct Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/25/2013
Market Test Required for Plans Giving Equity to Insiders Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/25/2013
A Former Spouse’s Income Growth is Not Guaranteed to Affect Support Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/25/2013
Southern District of New York (SDNY) Finds Lack of Personal Jurisdiction in Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Claim Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/25/2013
Preparation for 2012 Fiscal Year-End Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Filings and 2013 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/25/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and International Organization of Securities Commissioners (IOSCO) to Host Roundtable on IOSCO Financial Benchmarks Report Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/24/2013
Who Picks Up the Tab for Delinquent Condo Owner Assessments? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/24/2013
International Regulators Publish "Near-Final" Draft of Uncleared Swap Margin Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/23/2013
EB-5 Program Securities Offerings: Considerations for the Drafting Process Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/23/2013
Decision in Southern New York US District Court Undercuts Extraterritorial Reach of the "FCPA" Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/23/2013
The Myths of Retrogression of the Visa Numbers in the EB-5 Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/23/2013
AMR Decision Highlights Bankruptcy Court Split on Enforceability of Ipso Facto Clauses Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/23/2013
SEC Approves NYSE, NYSE MKT and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Listing Standards Andrews Kurth LLP 2/23/2013
EB-5 Program Securities Offerings: Preparing Appropriate Disclosure Documents Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/22/2013
Second Circuit Narrows Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) Exhaustion Requirement When Plan Document Is Ambiguous on Need to Follow Claims Procedures McDermott Will & Emery 2/22/2013
“Circuit Split on Truth-in-Lending Act (TILA) Widens” Or “Three Years is a Lot Longer Than it Used to Be” Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/21/2013
International Clean Energy Finance Opportunities Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/21/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Guidance on Broker-Dealer Registration Exemption in Title II of the JOBS Act Andrews Kurth LLP 2/21/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - February 18, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/21/2013
Promises to Keep—Lender Beware: California Supreme Court Expands Parol Evidence Fraud Exception Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/21/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 11-15, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/20/2013
The Real FCPA Guide: 35 years in the Making - “Non-Binding” Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Resource Useful to Companies Competing Globally Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/20/2013
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Fraud Claims Relating to Allegedly Misleading Press Release Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/19/2013
Between Mortar and Pestle: Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Pressure Grinds Auditors Against People's Republic of China (PRC) State Interests Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/18/2013
European Commission Announcement Concerning European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR) Regulatory Technical Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/18/2013
Senate Passes House Bill 4014, Clearing Way for Privilege Protection Documents Turned Over to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) During Examination Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/18/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Permits Cantor Clearinghouse to Clear Certain Foreign Exchange Options Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/18/2013
Securities Regulators Provide Good News, Not-so-Good News for Section 529 Programs Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/17/2013
Lock Up Your Creditors - Court Gives Broad Protection to Binding Plan Support Agreements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/17/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Offers Changes to Proposed Rules Governing Markups, Commissions and Fees Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/17/2013
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Issues Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Remuneration Guidelines Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/17/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is Plowing Ahead With Roll-Out of Plan for the New Mortgage Rules Despite Noel Canning Decision Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/17/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Comforts Appointed Board Members of Municipal Issuers on Valentine's Day Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/16/2013
Higher Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 Premerger Notifications Effective February 11, 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2013
Key Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Regulatory Focus of 2013: Retail Sales of Complex Products, According to Annual Letter [VIDEO] Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 2/16/2013
New Law Expands Scope of Iran Sanctions In New Ways Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/16/2013
United States, Europe Launch Negotiations on Historic Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Agreement McDermott Will & Emery 2/16/2013
The European Financial Transaction Tax Proposal Returns Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/16/2013
In the Matter of Castleton Plaza, LP: Appeal Before The Seventh Circuit Benefiting All Creditors in Bankruptcy Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/15/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Proposes Rule Change that Would Require Reporting Over-the-Counter (OTC) Equity Transactions Within 10 Seconds Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/15/2013
Is The Would-Be Arbitration Claimant A Brokerage Firm “Customer?” The Fourth Circuit Says Both “Yes” And “No” Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/15/2013
Department of Labor (DOL) Clarifies Application of ERISA Rules to Cleared Securities Swaps Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/15/2013
In a Matter of First Impression, the Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Damages for Loss of Consumer Credit are Recoverable Under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/15/2013
Dutch Partnership Agreements - Bankruptcy Clause Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/15/2013
Are Banks Reassessing Risky Practices in Wake of Libor Rate-Rigging Scandal? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/14/2013
Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) Proposes Rule G-47 on Time of Trade Disclosure Obligations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/14/2013
Court Grants MSJ for Defendant Loan Servicer’s Breach of Contract Claim Where Plaintiff Fails to Make Mortgage Payments, But Permits Plaintiffs’ Counts For Violations of the MCPA, Promissory Estoppel, and Negligent Misrepresentation To Proceed Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/14/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review: February 4-8, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/13/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Freezes Assets and Brings Civil Charges against EB-5 Investor Visa Project Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/13/2013
Lenders: Read This Before Foreclosing a Membership Club Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2013
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act (“HMDA”)…Are You Ready to Submit? Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/12/2013
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gets Into the EB-5 Ring: Considerations for Minimizing Exposure Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2013
Financial Services Law - Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 11, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/12/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Weighs in on Intercontinental Regional Center Trust of Chicago (IRCTC) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/12/2013
trueEX Requests that Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Amend Order of Designation as a Contract Market Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/11/2013
Michigan's New Social Media Privacy Law Bucks the Trend (and Starts a New Trend?) by Allowing Broker-Dealers to Comply with FINRA Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/11/2013
Seventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Former Bank Executive's Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and FInancial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) Claims Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/10/2013
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Proposes Amendments To The Hart-Scott-Rodino Rules Regarding Withdrawal Of A Premerger Notification Filing Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/10/2013
Supreme Court of Canada Upholds Priority for Debtor-In-Possession (“DIP”) Lenders in Companies Creditors’ Arrangement Act (“CCAA”) Proceedings Dickinson Wright PLLC 2/9/2013
SEC Issues Frequently Asked Questions on Exemption from Broker-Dealer Registration Under the Jumpstart Our Business Startups "JOBS" Act Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/9/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" Roundtable Discusses Decimalization and Tick Sizes Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/9/2013
Institutional Shareholder Services ("ISS") Announces New Governance QuickScore Will Replace Governance Risk Indicators (GRId) to Identify Risks Within a Company Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/9/2013
Petitioners File Opening Brief Challenging Securities and Exchange Commission's "SEC" Conflict Minerals Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/9/2013
Select Securities and Exchange Commission and FINRA Cases and Developments: 2012 Year in Review Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/8/2013
U.S. District Court Judge Blake Finds That The Home Affordable Modification Program Does Not Preclude Plaintiffs From Bringing Their State Law Claims But Dismisses Their Claims On The Merits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 2/8/2013
Wisconsin Companies Cautioned About Notices for Corporate Annual Minute Reporting Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/8/2013
Section 363 Sales — An Increasingly Viable Tool For Bank Mergers & Acquisitions? Schiff Hardin LLP 2/8/2013
Federal Trace Commission (FTC) Proposes Rules for Withdrawal of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Merger Filings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/7/2013
U.S. Supreme Court Grants Certiorari to Address Federal Preemption of State-Law Securities Claims Andrews Kurth LLP 2/7/2013
The Federal Trade Commison's New Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: New filing thresholds will significantly impact 2013 deals Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/7/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans Under Scrutiny Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/7/2013
Indiana General Assembly Introduces Bills to Assist Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses; Governor Pence Signs Executive Order Aiding All Veteran Owned Businesses Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/6/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Week in Review: January 28 - February 1, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/6/2013
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Approves Final NYSE and NASDAQ Compensation Committee Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/6/2013
Financial Services Law - Legislative and Regulatory Update - February 4, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/5/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Delays Remittance Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/5/2013
National Futures Association (NFA) to Require Commodity Pool Operators (CPOs) to Identify Registered Investment Companies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/5/2013
Private Equity Beware: Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Official Predicts Increased Scrutiny, Enforcement Action in 2013 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 2/5/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commissions (CFTC) to Host Roundtable on Enhancing Customer Funds Protection Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
California Court Holds That Borrowers May Enjoin A Foreclosure If A Lender Fails To Meet Servicing Guidelines Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2013
Spanish Short Sales Ban Ends, Greek Ban Continues Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
Federal Reserve Announces Dates for Release of Stress Test and Comprehensive Capital Analysis and Review (CCAR) Results Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
District Court Finds that Securities Exchange Act Covers Stock "Float" Manipulation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
UK Appeal Tribunal Confirms £8 Million Market Manipulation Fine Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
DC Court of Appeals Decision May Impact Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Powers and Authority Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/4/2013
Ninth Circuit Applies Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act to Affirm Dismissal of Section 17200 Class Action Involving Variable Life Insurance Policies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/3/2013
European Securities and Markets Authorities (ESMA) Publishes Further Update of Short Selling Regulation Questions and Answers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
SEC Approves Public Company Accounting Oversight Board "PCAOB" Auditing Standard No. 16, Communications with Audit Committees Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 2/3/2013
Fourth Circuit Affirms Finding of No Fifth Amendment Violation in Connection with 45-Year Conviction for $100 Million Investment Scheme Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
MF Global UK Judgment Clarifies Law on Client Money Entitlement Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/3/2013
Financial Committees Gear Up For 113th Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/2/2013
Second Circuit Holds that Two Series of Common Stock Are Not Matchable Under the Short-Swing Profit Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 2/2/2013
SEC Extends Expiration Date for Interim Final Rules Providing Exemptions for Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/2/2013
Recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Mortgage Rules to Absorb and Implement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/2/2013
National Futures Association "NFA" Sets Implementation Deadline for Phase 1 of Customer Segregated Funds Reporting Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 2/2/2013
Ways and Means Committee Issues Draft Provisions to Reform Taxation of Financial Instruments Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/1/2013
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Week in Review for January 21 - 25, 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/31/2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Expands In-Plan Roth Conversion Opportunities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/31/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 28, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/29/2013
Debt Relief Industry Under the Spotlight as the CFPB Continues to Target What it Alleges are Loan Modification Scams Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/28/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Amends Order of Registration and Approves Rulebook for LCH.Clearnet LLC Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/28/2013
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation "FDIC" Launches Community Affairs Webinar Series Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/27/2013
National Futures Association "NFA" Issues Notice Regarding CTA Reporting Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/27/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Releases Final Qualified Mortgage Rule and Proposed Amendments to Ability to Repay Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/27/2013
2012 Trends in Securities Class Action Filings Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/26/2013
FINRA Adopts Rule 5123 Requiring the Filing of Offering Documents Used in Private Placements of Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/26/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to Host Roundtable on "Futurization" of Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/26/2013
Chicago Board Options Exchange "CBOE" Proposes to Amend Preferred Market Maker's Continuous Quoting Obligations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/25/2013
2.5 Year Rule Stifles Economic Benefits of the EB-5 Program Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/25/2013
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act "FATCA" Regulations Are Finalized Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/25/2013
FERC News: FERC Approves $1.5 million Deutsche Bank Market Manipulation Settlement Schiff Hardin LLP 1/24/2013
SEC Reporting for Certain 2012 Iran-Related Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/23/2013
House Passes Debt Ceiling Bill Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/23/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Not Boilerplate, But Still Beware: Overcomplicating Andrews Kurth LLP 1/23/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Multiple Contracts with Similar (But Not Identical) Clauses Andrews Kurth LLP 1/23/2013
Banks and Credit Union Latest Targets of Joao Bock Transactional Systems, LLC Patent Suits Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 1/23/2013
Pfizer FCPA Settlement Emphasizes the Importance of Robust Compliance Programs for the Healthcare Industry Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/23/2013
France Releases Finance Bill for 2013 and Amended Finance Bill for 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/23/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Ability to Pay Rule Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/22/2013
FINRA Opens Dispute Resolution to Non-Member Investment Advisers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/22/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 21, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/22/2013
FINRA Issues Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter for 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/20/2013
CFTC Issues Exemptive Order to ICE Clear Credit Permitting Commingling and Portfolio Margining of Cleared Credit Default Swaps and Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/20/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Releases Final Mortgage Servicing Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
FTC Announces New Filing Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Pre-Merger Notifications Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
SEC Extends No-Action Letter Permitting Broker-Dealers to Rely on Certain Investment Advisers to Conduct Customer Identification Program Obligations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
SEC Approves NYSE and NASDAQ New Compensation Committee and Adviser Listing Standards Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/19/2013
IRS Continues Pursuit of Foreign Reporting Violations McDermott Will & Emery 1/19/2013
Changes in the Wind for Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plans? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/18/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Four (Re: Constructing Loan Language) Andrews Kurth LLP 1/18/2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation Extends Tax Incentive to Invest in Small Businesses Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/18/2013
Summary of Estate and Gift Tax Law Changes for 2013 Schiff Hardin LLP 1/17/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Issues Final Ability-to-Repay and Qualified Mortgage Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/17/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Merger and Integration Clauses Andrews Kurth LLP 1/17/2013
Reminder to Perform Annual ISO / ESPP Reporting in January 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2013
Dewonkify – Debt Ceiling Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/16/2013
Recent Tax Law Changes of 2013 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/16/2013
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - January 14, 2013 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/15/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Waiver Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 1/15/2013
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority "FINRA" Requests Comment on Proposed Rule Requiring Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest in Recruitment Incentives Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/14/2013
FTC Announces Annual Hart-Scott-Rodino "HSR" Thresholds Adjustments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/13/2013
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's Regulation C Exemption Limits Increased by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/13/2013
Small Business Especially Susceptible to Cyber Attacks Raymond Law Group LLC 1/13/2013
Second Circuit Holds Section 16(b) Inapplicable to Different Classes of Common Stock Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/13/2013
American Immigration Lawyers Association "AILA" Issues Helpful Tips for Korean EB-5 Cases Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/13/2013
Proposed Rule Change to Amend FINRA Rule Regarding Investor Education and Protection Disclosures Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/13/2013
Dewonkify – Trillion Dollar Coin Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 1/12/2013
NYSE Eliminates Certain Equities Account Type Indicators Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/12/2013
FINRA Provides Guidance on Rules Governing Communications with the Public Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/12/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Introduction Andrews Kurth LLP 1/12/2013
Council of Institutional Investors "CII" Submits Rule 10b5-1 Rulemaking Petition to the SEC Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/12/2013
Florida Securities Regulator Warns Investment Advisers of State Law Requirements Fowler White Boggs P.A. 1/11/2013
Institutional Shareholder Services "ISS" Publishes Updated FAQs for its Proxy Voting Policies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/11/2013
The FTC’s Interim Final Red Flags Rule: What It Means for Non-Bank, Short-Term Consumer Lenders Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/11/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Three Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2013
District of Colorado Dismisses, in Part, Securities Fraud Claims in Ponzi Scheme Suit Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/9/2013
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau "CFPB" Proposes Revisions to Remittance Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/9/2013
The End of Unlimited FDIC Insurance: How Banks Can Retain—and Depositors Can Protect—Their Uninsured Deposits Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/8/2013
Bank Failures in 2013: What's Ahead? Schiff Hardin LLP 1/8/2013
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 'OCC" Provides Guidance on Swap "Push-Out" Transition Periods Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/8/2013
SEC Extends Sunset Date for Temporary Rule Regarding Principal Trades with Certain Advisory Clients Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/7/2013
National Futures Association "NFA" Issues Guidance on Bylaw 1101 Compliance for Pending Introducing Brokers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/7/2013
Home Mortgage Disclosure Act's "HMDA" Regulation C Exemption Limits Increased by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/7/2013
Post-Election Update: Financial Services - Public Finance / Tax-Exempt Bonds Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/6/2013
Top Ten Issues in Preparing EB-5 Sources of Funds for Chinese Investors Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/6/2013
Privacy and Security Issues for 2013 (Second of a series): What to Expect in the Employment Arena Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Issues Final Order on Cross-Border Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/6/2013
Final Small Business Innovation Research Rules Published Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/6/2013
Fiscal Cliff Legislation's Impact on Tax-Exempt Bonds Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/5/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 1/5/2013
Privacy and Security Issues for 2013 (First of a series): The SEC Will Require Greater Disclosure Related to Data Security Risks and Breaches Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/5/2013
Fiscal Cliffhanger: Congress Passes Federal Tax & Health Care Legislation for 2013 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/4/2013
Fiscal Cliff Deal Side Steps Corporate Tax Reform Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/4/2013
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Adopts Tape-Recording and Recordkeeping Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/4/2013
New FINRA Rule 5123 Regarding Private Placements of Securities Effective December 3, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/3/2013
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue Two Andrews Kurth LLP 1/2/2013
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Cite Possible “Negative Implications” to Side with Big Banks Varnum LLP 1/2/2013
Canadian Government Approves CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/31/2012
China Encourages Private Outbound Investment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/31/2012
National Futures Association "NFA" Provides Bylaw 1101 Guidance to Commodity Pool Operators of Investment Companies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/31/2012
Credit Card Issuers Face New Scrutiny Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/30/2012
Head of SEC Enforcement Division's Asset Management Unit Addresses Hedge Fund Enforcement Priorities Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/30/2012
Where to Spend Your Healthcare Investment Dollars Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 12/29/2012
SEC Permits Portfolio Margining of Credit Default Swaps Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/29/2012
SEC Probe of Netflix Highlights Legal Risks of Social Media Armstrong Teasdale 12/28/2012
A Proxy Season Update: Preparing for 2013 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/28/2012
I'm Divorced, Now What? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/28/2012
Exemption from NFA Assessment Fee for Proprietary Trading Firms that Register as Commodity Pool Operators CPOs Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/27/2012
No-Action Letter Regarding Definition of "Ready Market" with Regard to Foreign Equity Securities Pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-1(c)(11)(i) Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/27/2012
Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" Charges Eight Mutual Fund Directors for Failure on Valuations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/27/2012
China’s Outbound Investment Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/27/2012
European Commission Publishes Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD), Level 2, Implementing Regulation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/27/2012
Lona Nallengara to Replace Cross as Corporation Finance Chief Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/26/2012
No-Action Relief Granted with Respect to Classification of Certain Persons as Owners of Broker-Dealers for Purposes of the Net Capital and Customer Protection Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/26/2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Extends Compliance Dates for Certain Swap Dealer and Major Swap Participant Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/26/2012
2012: "The Real Year of the (Healthcare) REIT"? Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/26/2012
European Commission Adopts Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive "AIFMD" Level 2 Regulation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/26/2012
New China Provisions on Domestic Securities Investments by QFII Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/25/2012
SEC Issues Exemptive Order in Connection with Portfolio Margining of Cleared Swaps and Security-Based Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/25/2012
Second Circuit Adheres Strictly to the Rules of Contract in Sovereign Debt Restructurings Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/25/2012
China Amends Rules of Establishing Securities Companies and Subsidiaries Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/24/2012
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Issues No-Action Letters Relating to Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/24/2012
"All Knowledge Is Inferential": Is the Use of Qualifiers In An Affidavit Sufficient? Much Shelist, P.C. 12/24/2012
Unitranche in a Time Crunch McDermott Will & Emery 12/24/2012
Additional Guidance Provided on FINRA's Suitability Rule Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/23/2012
OECD Transfer Pricing Safe Harbors McDermott Will & Emery 12/23/2012
Infrastructure Financing Does Fall Within The Scope of European Union State Aid Rules McDermott Will & Emery 12/23/2012
CFTC Approves Final Rule Requiring Recording of Oral Communications Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/22/2012
Senate Passes House Bill 4014, Clearing the Way for Privilege Protection Documents Turned Over to the CFPB During Examination — But Murky Waters Still Lie Ahead. Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2012
China: New Regulations on the Employee Stock Ownership Plans of Listed Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/21/2012
Protect Your Valuable Brands McDermott Will & Emery 12/21/2012
Preparing for UK Regulatory Change: An Overview of the New Framework Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/20/2012
Illinois Courts Continue to Scrutinize Standing in Foreclosure Actions Much Shelist, P.C. 12/20/2012
Update: Florida Legislature Clarifies Judgment Creditors’ Rights as to Interests in Florida Limited Liability Companies Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/20/2012
SBA Economic Injury Disaster Loans Now Available in Michigan Varnum LLP 12/19/2012
Congress Passes Bill Fixing Attorney-Client Privilege Waiver Problem for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 12/18/2012
SEC Division of Investment Management Lifts Actively-Managed ETF Derivatives Use Moratorium and Announces Two Rulemaking Initiatives Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/18/2012
North Carolina Court of Appeals Rule 60(b) Motion Cannot Be Used to Attack An Order That a Party Failed to Appeal Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/17/2012
CFTC Issues No-Action Letters Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/17/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - December 17, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/17/2012
The Risks of Social Media: Facebook Post Attracts Securities and Exchange Commission "SEC" Action Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/16/2012
CFTC Issues No-Action Relief from CPO Registration Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/16/2012
China Amends Rules of Establishing Securities Companies and Subsidiaries 中国证监会修改《外资参股证券公司设立规则》及《证券公司设立子公司试行规定》(10/16/2012) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/16/2012
FSA Expresses Concerns About Outsourcing by Asset Managers Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/16/2012
SEC Publishes List of Rules to Be Reviewed Over Next 12 Months Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/15/2012
UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) Consults on Regulation of Benchmarks Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/15/2012
National Future Association (NFA) Issues Guidance on Annual Affirmation Requirement for CPO and CTA Exemptions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/14/2012
Are Compliance Management Systems the New Battlefront for the CFPB and Prudential Regulators? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/14/2012
Capping Preferred Participation: A Compromised Compromise? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/14/2012
Beware the Boilerplate: Issue One Andrews Kurth LLP 12/14/2012
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Issues Guidelines on Repo Arrangements for UCITS Funds Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/14/2012
China Seeks Opinions on Outbound Investment and Foreign Investment Approval Measures 国家发改委发布《境外投资项目核准管理办法》(征求意见稿)和《外商投资项目核准管理办法》(征求意见 稿)(08/16/2012) Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/14/2012
Joint Press Statement Regarding OTC Derivatives Market Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/13/2012
Convertible What? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/13/2012
GPL Insurance for Private Equity Firms – What Questions To Ask Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/13/2012
More Legal Maneuvering Over the Scope and Applicability of Michigan's "One Action" Rule Governing Mortgage Foreclosures By Advertisement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 12/12/2012
The Inadvertent Broker-Dealer: Using EB-5 New Commercial Enterprises to Raise Capital for Project Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/12/2012
Gender Equality: European Commission Publishes Directive to Improve Gender Balance of Listed Companies McDermott Will & Emery 12/12/2012
SEC Accountants Speak at AICPA Conference Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/12/2012
Go Where the Money Is Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/11/2012
Noteholders Shatter Vitro Subsidiaries in Texas Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/11/2012
SEC Sets Rulemaking Agenda for 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/11/2012
Former Hedge Fund Founder Ordered to Pay $5 Million for Securities Law Violations Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/10/2012
Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FATCA): Achieving Operational and Infrastructural Efficiency marcus evans 12/10/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update December 10, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/10/2012
CFTC Grants No-Action Relief for Certain Cleared Repo Transactions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/9/2012
Recent FTC Enforcement Action Reinforces Narrow ‘Passive Investor' Exemption to HSR Reporting Requirements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/9/2012
FinCEN, Federal Reserve Seek Comments on Bank Secrecy Act Definitions Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/9/2012
Collateral Granted by Subsidiaries to Secure Parent's Debts is Avoided in Bankruptcy: A Cautionary Lesson for Lenders Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/9/2012
The Tale of Two Banks: Final Settlement in Maine Bank Security Practices Case and a Failure of Bank Security Procedures in Florida Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/9/2012
Federal Reserve, FDIC and OCC Issue Stress Test Requirements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/9/2012
New Regulations on Equity Contribution Issued by China’s MOFCOM Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/9/2012
Major Stimulus for Investment into New UK Gas-Fired Power Stations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/9/2012
DOJ Touts Active Enforcement of the False Claims Act in FY 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/9/2012
CFTC Grants Temporary No-Action Relief from Clearing Requirement for Swaps Between Affiliated Counterparties Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/8/2012
Federal Trade Commission Announces Interim Final Red Flags Rule McDermott Will & Emery 12/8/2012
SEC to Consider Exemptive Requests for Certain Actively Managed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/8/2012
Suddenly It’s Southeast Asia McDermott Will & Emery 12/8/2012
Worthless Stock Deductions: Valuation, Transfer Pricing and Technical Considerations McDermott Will & Emery 12/7/2012
The Lean Life Sciences Startup and Minimum Viable Milestone Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/7/2012
CFTC Staff No-Action Relief for Family Offices and Fund of Funds Operators Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/6/2012
Effective Resolution of BRICS Country Transfer Pricing Disputes McDermott Will & Emery 12/6/2012
New EB-5 Program Office to be Established in Washington, DC Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 12/5/2012
Second Circuit Denies Investor's Second Appeal for New Trial Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/5/2012
Foundational Issues for Angel Investors Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/5/2012
California Declines FINRA 'Friend Request': The Impact of State Social Media Privacy Legislation on Broker-Dealers' Ability to Comply with FINRA Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 12/5/2012
SEC Whistleblower Report Highlights New Program's Activity and Success Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/4/2012
Fifth Circuit Addresses Issue of When Oral LSTA Loan Trades Become Binding Andrews Kurth LLP 12/4/2012
Proposed Listing Standards on Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence — Summary and Practical Considerations Schiff Hardin LLP 12/4/2012
ISS Publishes U.S. Corporate Governance Policy Updates for the 2013 Proxy Season Schiff Hardin LLP 12/3/2012
JOBS Act Initiatives Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 12/3/2012
“The Librarian” Makes Noise: Copyright Claims Included in Multi-Count Complaint Detailing Split Between LLC Members Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 12/3/2012
Recent Developments in Securities Law Class Actions Schiff Hardin LLP 12/3/2012
CFTC Grants Temporary No-Action Relief from Swap Data Reporting Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/3/2012
SEC Posts Small Entity Compliance Guide Regarding Conflict Minerals Disclosure Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/3/2012
SEC Publishes List of Rules to Be Reviewed Over Next 12 Months Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/3/2012
The New Jersey Appellate Division Addresses Rent Receiver Liability Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/3/2012
CFTC Issues Required Clearing Determination for Certain Credit Default and Interest Rate Swaps Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 12/1/2012
Industry Groups File Suit to Block Conflict Minerals Rules and Resource Extraction Rules Schiff Hardin LLP 12/1/2012
SEC and DOJ Release Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Guidance Schiff Hardin LLP 12/1/2012
Limits to Financiers’ Claims for Losses and Damage to Insured Property Resulting from Theft by Insured Vedder Price 11/30/2012
Corp Fin Issues Staff Legal Bulletin on Shareholder Proposals Schiff Hardin LLP 11/30/2012
PBGC Announces Formal Policy Reducing Impact of ERISA Section 4062(e) on Creditworthy Plan Sponsors McDermott Will & Emery 11/30/2012
Private Equity Fund Is Not a “Trade or Business” Under ERISA Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/30/2012
The Neglected Art of (Timely) Pruning Lemons: Part 2 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/29/2012
Keeping It Ordinary: The Ordinary Course Defense Varnum LLP 11/29/2012
Key Takeaways from the Federal Government’s Newly Issued Guide to the FCPA Andrews Kurth LLP 11/29/2012
The Neglected Art of (Timely) Pruning Lemons: Part 1 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/28/2012
Lanny Breuer Touts Robust, Transparent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/27/2012
Compilation of SEC Staff Guidance on Securities Lending Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/27/2012
UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) Publishes Consultation Paper on AIFMD Implementation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/27/2012
New DOJ Guide on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Provides Guidance, Gives Statute a Broad Reading Ifrah Law 11/26/2012
A New Wave of Say-on-Pay and Executive Compensation Proxy Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/26/2012
Acacia Subsidiary Automated Facilities Management Corporation Files Patent Suit Against Ventyx Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/26/2012
UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) Requires Asset Managers to Address Conflicts of Interest Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/26/2012
CFTC Issues FAQ on Energy Agreements Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/25/2012
CFTC Proposes Swaps Report Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/25/2012
FSA Fines Manager for Systemic Suitability Failings Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/24/2012
Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act Does Not Override Common-Law Rule Subjecting Self-Settled Trusts To Creditors’ Claims Schiff Hardin LLP 11/24/2012
Second Circuit Holds That Argentinean National Bank Is Not Alter Ego of Argentina Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/24/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Confirms Power of Receiver to Sell Real Property Free and Clear of Redemption Rights Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/23/2012
EU Considers Extending Disclosure Obligations for Government Payments McDermott Will & Emery 11/23/2012
Temporary Relief for Swap Data Reporting Requirements Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/23/2012
House Financial Services Committee Releases Staff Report on MF Global Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/22/2012
International Fund Transfer Rules are Coming Soon! Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/22/2012
U.S. Government Issues Guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act McDermott Will & Emery 11/22/2012
SEC Rejects Motion to Stay Resource Extraction Disclosure Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/22/2012
Treasury Issues Final Determination on Foreign Exchange Swaps and Forwards Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/21/2012
DOJ and SEC Release New Guidance on FCPA: More Clarity but Few Bright Lines Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/20/2012
DOJ and SEC Issue Highly Anticipated FCPA Guidance Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 11/19/2012
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Amends Stop and Stop Limit Order Rules Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/19/2012
N.C. Court of Appeals Addresses Powers of Attorney In Context of Commercial Development Loans Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC 11/19/2012
Court Finds Defendants Jointly and Severally Liable for Disgorgement and Prejudgment Interest Award in Ponzi Scheme Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/19/2012
Court Rules That Plaintiffs Failed to Establish "Scheme Liability" in Securities Case Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/18/2012
Live and Learn…. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/18/2012
International Relocation of Companies: Focus on French Practice McDermott Will & Emery 11/18/2012
Long-Awaited Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Guidance Offers Clarity But Few Revelations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/18/2012
National Futures Association (NFA) Launches FCM Financial Information Platform Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/18/2012
CFTC's Global Markets Advisory Committee to Discuss Cross-Border OTC Derivatives Issues Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/17/2012
Investing In the Chinese Health Care Sector: A New Frontier to be Explored with Care McDermott Will & Emery 11/17/2012
This Time Argentina Gets the Shot Across the Bow . . . Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/16/2012
Banking Agencies Expect to Delay Implementation of New Capital Rules Beyond January 1, 2013 Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/15/2012
CFTC Issues Interpretive Letter Regarding Cleared Swaps Customer Collateral Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/15/2012
Corporate Buyers Beware: FCPA Successor Liability – A Growing Threat McDermott Will & Emery 11/15/2012
Federal Reserve Sets New Pricing for Services Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/15/2012
Dealing With a Cash-Strapped Business Varnum LLP 11/15/2012
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) Amends Rules Relating to Research Analysts and Research Reports Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/14/2012
Fiscal Cliff, Taxmageddon, Sequestration – What Does It All Mean? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 11/13/2012
2012 Year End Tax Planning Alert Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 11/13/2012
A New Wave of Say-on-Pay and Executive Compensation Proxy Litigation Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/13/2012
SEC to Extend Filing Deadlines for Filers Affected by Hurricane Sandy Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/12/2012
Michigan Municipal Bonds for Retirement Liabilities Dickinson Wright PLLC 11/12/2012
California’s AB 506 Process: What Creditors Can Expect in the Wake of California Municipal Bankruptcies Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP 11/11/2012
Recent Case Suggests How Private Equity Funds Can Protect Against Unfunded Pension Liabilities of Portfolio Companies McDermott Will & Emery 11/8/2012
Increasing ‘Extraterritorial’ Application of U.S. Trade Control Laws to Non-U.S. Businesses McDermott Will & Emery 11/7/2012
Chancery Court Endorses Predictive Coding Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/6/2012
Two is Stronger than One: Joint Enforcement Actions, Trend Spotting in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's Recent Enforcement Activity Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/5/2012
NYSE and NASDAQ Proposed Compensation Committee and Advisers Independence Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/1/2012
JOBS Act Update: SEC Issues New Guidance and Approves Amendments to FINRA Research Rules Andrews Kurth LLP 10/31/2012
Securities Litigation and Enforcement Trends - October 2012 Vedder Price 10/30/2012
Revisions to FATCA Implementation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/29/2012
Supreme Court Allows Moench Presumption to Continue Schiff Hardin LLP 10/26/2012
Understanding – and Managing – Financing Risk Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/25/2012
OFAC Publishes New Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 10/24/2012
Beginning October 12th All Book-Outs Must Be Confirmed To Avoid CFTC Regulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/24/2012
The Perils of Diversification Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/24/2012
Source Country (BRICS) Model Treaty Posture and Planning for the Future McDermott Will & Emery 10/24/2012
NYSE, NYSE MKT and Nasdaq Propose Amendments to Compensation Committee Listing Standards Andrews Kurth LLP 10/22/2012
Bribery Act 2010: UK Serious Fraud Office Publishes Revised Policies on Facilitation Payments, Business Expenditure and Corporate Self-Reporting McDermott Will & Emery 10/21/2012
Opportunities Under New Private Placement Rules Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/17/2012
Court Rules SEC Cannot Invoke Its Investigatory Powers to Circumvent Discovery Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/17/2012
Rap Music and the State of Venture Capital Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/17/2012
Iranian Sanctions Extended by Executive Order Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/16/2012
Michigan Supreme Court Remands Cherryland After Enactment of Legislation Deeming Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/16/2012
Transfer Pricing and Intangibles: Lifting the Lid on Goodwill McDermott Will & Emery 10/15/2012
Energy And Environment - October 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/15/2012
Temporary Relief from Registration for Swaps Intermediaries Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/15/2012
Fraudulent Joinder: Court Finds Diversity Jurisdiction With Non-Diverse Defendants Varnum LLP 10/15/2012
Revenue-Based Financing: Non-Dilutive(!) Risk Capital Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/12/2012
Prepping for CFIUS: Understanding and Managing Foreign Investments in the U.S. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/10/2012
Conflicts Disclosure and Acknowledgments in MSRB Rule G-17 Disclosure Letters 10/8/2012
D.C. District Court Rejects CFTC's Position Limits Rule McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2012
Global Joint Ventures: Navigating Valuation, IFRS, Financial Accounting, Tax and Transfer Pricing McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2012
The Applicability of Dodd-Frank Derivatives Provisions to Portfolio Companies McDermott Will & Emery 10/6/2012
Year-End Tax Planning Steps for Private Equity McDermott Will & Emery 10/5/2012
State AGs Challenge Legality of New Dodd-Frank Regulatory Group Ifrah Law 10/5/2012
Will Regulatory Developments Allow You to Jumpstart the Marketing of Your Private Equity Fund? Dickinson Wright PLLC 10/4/2012
The Clock is Ticking: Should You Act Before December 31, 2012? Much Shelist, P.C. 10/4/2012
Employee Participant Level Fee Disclosures -The Second Step in a Two-Step Dance Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/4/2012
California Creates First State-Run Retirement Plan for Private Sector Employees Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/4/2012
Running Out of Time for 2012 Estate Planning Opportunities Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/4/2012
ESOPs Help Keep Firms, Jobs in Town Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2012
Change in Garnishment Period Should Benefit Creditors Varnum LLP 10/3/2012
Accounting Requirements to Change in Russia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/2/2012
The Birth of Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Actions Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/2/2012
Energy and Environment Law Update - September 30, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 10/2/2012
Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) Highlights the Need for Thorough and Effective Preparation of Clearance Applications Armstrong Teasdale 10/2/2012
IRS Issues New Regulations to Facilitate Foreign Grantmaking Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/2/2012
Seventh Circuit Joins Ranks of Courts Holding that Internal Grievances about Employer Fiduciary Duty Breaches is Actionable Under ERISA Section 510 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 10/2/2012
Senator’s Cybersecurity Letter Gets Attention from Fortune 500 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/1/2012
A Year Under SEC Bulletin No. 19 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/30/2012
Second Circuit Blocks Class Action Against KeySpan-Morgan Stanley for Market Manipulation Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/30/2012
Hack Attack: US Financial Institutions in the Cross-Hairs Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/30/2012
Cyber Attacks Hit Major Banks. Is Your Business Next? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/28/2012
Law Update: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Exempt from Michigan Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/27/2012
Expansion of MSRB Online "Toolkit" Provides New Resources to Organization Account Holders Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/27/2012
SEC Proposes Rule to Eliminate Ban on General Solicitation and Advertising Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2012
The Myths and Merits of MERS Andrews Kurth LLP 9/26/2012
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Frequently Asked Questions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/26/2012
Massachusetts DPH Proposes Amendments to Regulations to Implement Gift Ban Law Changes Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/25/2012
Loan Market Association Issues Revised Intercreditor Agreement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/24/2012
SEC Issues Guidance on JOBS Act Research Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 9/24/2012
SEC Extends Municipal Advisor Final Rulemaking Deadline One Year Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/24/2012
New FCRA Background Check Forms Required January 1, 2013 Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/24/2012
California Northern District Court Adopts 'Regulatory Value' Standard in Granting Motion for Expungement of CRD Records Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/24/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 24, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/24/2012
Asking FERC to open an investigation, Congressman questions investment decisions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/23/2012
SEC Proposes Amendments to Allow General Solicitation in Certain Private Offerings Pursuant to JOBS Act Andrews Kurth LLP 9/23/2012
Western District To Decide Whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Are Exempt from Paying Michigan’s Real Estate Transfer Tax Varnum LLP 9/22/2012
The SEC's New Rules Requiring Annual Disclosure of the Use of Conflict Minerals Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/21/2012
Combination of APA and Competent Authority – Part II McDermott Will & Emery 9/21/2012
The House Cracks the Ice. Will the SEC Sail Through with Municipal Advisor Rules? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/21/2012
SEC Adopts Payment Disclosure Rules for Resource Extraction Issuers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/20/2012
SEC Regulated Manufacturers Must Report Use of "Conflict Minerals" Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/20/2012
SEC Adopts Proposed Rules to Eliminate General Solicitation Ban Barnes & Thornburg LLP 9/19/2012
The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority Issues Investment Fund Regulations Adopting a "Twin Peaks" Regulatory Approach Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/18/2012
Derivatives & Futures Update September 2012 Schiff Hardin LLP 9/18/2012
Changes in French Tax Law: Second Amending Finance Act for 2012 | Nouvelles mesures fiscales : Deuxième Loi de Finances Rectificative pour 2012 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/18/2012
Labor and Employment Law Newsletter: Sept. 2012 Vedder Price 9/17/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - September 17, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
SEC Proposes Rules to Allow General Solicitation in Private Offerings under Rule 506 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/17/2012
Ninth Circuit Reverses Securities Fraud Conviction Based on Admission of Prior Complaint Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/15/2012
Joshua Wright: FTC Nominee May Raise the Bar for Antitrust Challenges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/15/2012
Breaking – White House Releases Sequestration Report Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 9/14/2012
Preparing for Competent Authority Cases—Strategy McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2012
Intangibles Valuation in the Crosshairs McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2012
“Slam Dunk” Liability Defense Does Not Abrogate Duty to Defend Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 9/14/2012
Sixth Circuit Holds That FICA Tax is Not Due on Severance Pay Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/14/2012
UK’s Top Antitrust Regulator Issues New Fines Guidance: Penalties to Better Reflect the Impact of Relevant Conduct McDermott Will & Emery 9/13/2012
Legislative Update: Congress Returns for Final Session Before Elections Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/13/2012
SEC Adopts Disclosure Requirements for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Pursuant to Dodd-Frank Andrews Kurth LLP 9/13/2012
Taxpayers Engaging in Tax-Free Liquidations and Reorganizations Can Now Change Accounting Methods McDermott Will & Emery 9/13/2012
California Appeals Court Opinion Highlights Brokers' Ability to Seek Judicial Expungement on Equitable Grounds Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/13/2012
Massachusetts Imposes Additional Restrictions on Residential Mortgage Foreclosures; May Now Require Loan Modification in Lieu of Foreclosure Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/12/2012
Combination of APA and Competent Authority – Part I McDermott Will & Emery 9/12/2012
SEC Proposes to Permit General Solicitation in Private Offerings Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/12/2012
Washington Delivers Relief to Community Bank Capital Raising Initiatives - Part II Schiff Hardin LLP 9/11/2012
SEC Adopts Dodd-Frank Conflict Minerals Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 9/11/2012
When a Special Committee Is Not So Special Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/8/2012
SEC Shines Light on Resource Extractor Payments McDermott Will & Emery 9/8/2012
SEC Issues Risk Alert on Campaign Contributions and Pay-to-Play Prohibitions Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/7/2012
ESOPs Help Keep Firms, Jobs in Town Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/7/2012
Getting Your Finances in Order - Tax Rate Changes 2013 McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC 9/6/2012
The SEC's New Resource Extraction Issuer Rules - Broad, Vague, Costly, Anti-competitive, and Requiring Immediate Action Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/6/2012
SEC Adopts Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Requirement for Conflict Minerals Reporting Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/5/2012
Retirement and Pensions Law Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/5/2012
SEC Proposes Rule Amendments to Eliminate the Prohibition against General Solicitation and Advertising in Certain Securities Offerings Schiff Hardin LLP 9/5/2012
What You Need to Know About the New SEC Rule Requiring Additional Reporting by Resource Extraction Issuers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/4/2012
SEC Adopts Rules Concerning Conflict Minerals Disclosures Schiff Hardin LLP 9/4/2012
New Massachusetts Open Meeting Law Regulation Goes into Effect on September 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 9/3/2012
U.S. Treasury Releases New Guidelines For $1.8 Billion TED Bonds Varnum LLP 9/3/2012
SEC Shines Light on Resource Extractor Payments McDermott Will & Emery 9/2/2012
New Iran Sanctions Legislation Imposes SEC Disclosure Requirement Andrews Kurth LLP 8/31/2012
The SEC Issues its First Whistleblower Award Andrews Kurth LLP 8/30/2012
Washington Delivers Relief to Community Bank Capital Raising Initiatives - Part I Schiff Hardin LLP 8/30/2012
SEC Issues Final Rules Requiring Issuers to Account for Use of Conflict Minerals McDermott Will & Emery 8/29/2012
NFA Proposes New Swap Entity Identification Requirement and Waives Series 3 Exam for APs Engaged Only in Swap Activity Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/29/2012
Stabenow Calls for Finalized Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Rules Varnum LLP 8/29/2012
EMIR Enters into Force McDermott Will & Emery 8/28/2012
Insider Trading Defendant’s Decision to Take the Stand Doesn’t Prevent Conviction Ifrah Law 8/28/2012
The Importance of Defining the Identity of the Debtor: How a Creditor Got Away with Being Nasty and Vulgar Much Shelist, P.C. 8/25/2012
Disaster Loans Available To Help Recover From Drought In Michigan Varnum LLP 8/25/2012
Appointment of Receiver Mandatory in Indiana, Notwithstanding Subordination Agreement Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/25/2012
Michigan’s Homestead-Exemption Law for Bankruptcy Debtors Upheld Varnum LLP 8/23/2012
Michigan’s Emergency Financial Law Suspended After Michigan Supreme Court Compels Certification of Referendum Petition Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/22/2012
Recent Corporate Aircraft Litigation Raises SEC Perquisite Disclosure Issues McDermott Will & Emery 8/21/2012
Elements of an EB-5 Compliant Business Plan Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/21/2012
For Whom the Bell [Decision] Tolls… Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/20/2012
US Regulation of European OTC Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/20/2012
An Insurance Fund for Futures Customers on the Horizon? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/20/2012
The Seventh Circuit holds that 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(9) relating to securities class actions is an exception to CAFA jurisdiction, not a prerequisite Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/20/2012
The Sixth Circuit rules on the deadline for completing action on a CAFA appeal and whether a third-party defendant may remove under CAFA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/19/2012
The Second Circuit affirms denial of remand in a CAFA case where the plaintiff failed to raise a procedural defect in the notice of removal in a timely manner Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/18/2012
Executive’s Internet Searches Give SEC the Road Map to Make an Arrest Ifrah Law 8/17/2012
Retail Did You Know? Retailers Under New Pressure Regarding Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Compliance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/15/2012
Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert - The Michigan Supreme Court Addresses the Priority of Receivership Expenses in the Context of a Mortgage Foreclosure by Advertisement Proceeding Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/14/2012
Second Circuit Expands the Scope of SEC Aiding and Abetting Claims Andrews Kurth LLP 8/14/2012
Eighth Circuit affirms denial of remand in a case where the plaintiff attempted to challenge the court’s CAFA jurisdiction based on an amended complaint filed after removal Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/14/2012
Treasury Department Loosens Up Bonds for Development in Indian Country Varnum LLP 8/13/2012
The Seventh Circuit holds that 28 U.S.C. § 1332(d)(9) relating to securities class actions is an exception to CAFA jurisdiction, not a prerequisite Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2012
Form I-9 Does Not Expire Varnum LLP 8/13/2012
The Eighth Circuit holds that stipulations filed contemporaneously with a complaint limiting damages to an amount below CAFA’s jurisdictional threshold may be used to defeat CAFA jurisdiction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/13/2012
Proper Avenue to Decide “Materiality” in Securities Fraud Class Actions: Class Certification or Trial? Fowler White Boggs P.A. 8/13/2012
Unregistered Broker-Dealers: Risky Business for EB-5 Developers Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/13/2012
The Ninth Circuit Finds in a Recent Parens Patriae Action that the Case is 99 Persons Short of a Mass Action under CAFA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/12/2012
Latest Chapter in New York Market Manipulation Case: Court OKs Morgan Stanley’s $4.8 Million Settlement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/10/2012
New Jersey Revised Gift Card Law Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/10/2012
The Second Circuit Interprets the Securities Exception to CAFA Jurisdiction and Remands a Case to State court Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/9/2012
Top Ten Trends in I-526 Requests for Evidence Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/8/2012
DOL Revises Guidance on Participant Fee Disclosures for Brokerage Window Investments McDermott Will & Emery 8/8/2012
Court Confirms That No Statutory or Common Law Landlord's Lien Exists Under Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/8/2012
E-2 Visas for Israelis Coming Soon Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
End-User Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements under Dodd-Frank McDermott Will & Emery 8/7/2012
Tremendous Transactional Opportunities in Life Sciences / Healthcare Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/7/2012
The Sun Also Rises for Immigrant Investors: EB-5 Extension Imminent Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/7/2012
Judge Clamps Down on DOJ Efforts to Apply U.S. Law Abroad Ifrah Law 8/7/2012
Michigan Zaps Zappers - Cash Business Owners Beware! Varnum LLP 8/6/2012
Curiosity Safe on Mars, Forward Contracts Safe Under Section 546(e) of the Bankruptcy Code Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/6/2012
IRS: Interest Paid to Nonresident Aliens to Be Reported Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/6/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - August 6, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 8/6/2012
The 2012 Proxy Season — A Review of Significant Trends and Developments Schiff Hardin LLP 8/6/2012
DOL Revises Guidance on Open Brokerage Windows Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/5/2012
Derivatives Use by Public Companies – A Primer and Review of Key Issues Schiff Hardin LLP 8/5/2012
FINRA Amends Electronic Form NMA, Adopts New Electronic Form CMA and Imposes Steep Fees for CMAs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/5/2012
Court Rules Size Matters in Class Claim Against Goldman Sachs Barnes & Thornburg LLP 8/5/2012
ICE Announces Conversion of Cleared OTC Energy Products to Futures McDermott Will & Emery 8/3/2012
Year Since the Debt Ceiling Deal: What’s Next? Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 8/3/2012
CFTC Adopts Rule Implementing the Dodd-Frank End-User Exception to Mandatory Swap Clearing Requirement Andrews Kurth LLP 8/3/2012
Implementation Guidance Issued for Municipal Bond Underwriters on Extensive New Written Disclosures Required for State and Local Governments Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/2/2012
Recent Corporate Aircraft Litigation Raises SEC Perquisite Disclosure Issues McDermott Will & Emery 8/1/2012
Key Employee Benefit Considerations for Private Equity Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery 8/1/2012
The Strategy of Acquiring Distressed Assets by Purchasing Secured Claims is Aided by a Recent Supreme Court Opinion McDermott Will & Emery 7/31/2012
Financial Services Leglislative and Regulatory Update- July 30, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/31/2012
Qualified Default Investment Alternative Safe Harbor Upheld Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/28/2012
EU ESMA Proposes Remuneration Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/24/2012
PJM Internal Bilateral Transactions – What Is Going On? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/24/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - July 23, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/24/2012
CFTC Finalizes Commercial End-User Exception Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/23/2012
Some Banks Held Liable for Cyberattacks Against Small Business Accounts Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/22/2012
Court Rules on What is “Commercially Reasonable” Bank Security Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/21/2012
Indiana Supreme Court Nixes Summary Judgment on Alleged Fraudulent Nature of "Out of Trust" Sales Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/20/2012
CFPB’s First Case: Consent Order Against Capital One for Deceptive Marketing Ifrah Law 7/20/2012
Dodd-Frank Act Derivatives Provisions for End Users as of July 16, 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 7/20/2012
Will Illinois Lenders Be Required to Include Interest Rates in Recorded Loan Documents? Much Shelist, P.C. 7/19/2012
SEC Adopts Compensation Committee and Adviser Independence Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/18/2012
Wisconsin Department of Financial Institutions Issues Advisory on Crowdfunding Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/18/2012
EB-5 Regional Centers Will Need to Wait a Little Longer for Loosening of Restrictions on Advertising Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/18/2012
Lender Entitled to Leases, Rents and Tax Refunds Accruing Prior to Default Under Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/17/2012
Eleventh Circuit Upholds FTC’s Merger Ruling and Divestiture Order Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/17/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - July 16, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/16/2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - The New Sheriff in Town Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/16/2012
ERM in the Red Zone: Lessons from the Super Bowl Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/14/2012
FINRA's New Know Your Customer and Suitability Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/13/2012
SEC Finalizes Dodd-Frank Independence Rules Under Section 952 McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2012
JOBS Act Offers Benefits to Small Banks, Businesses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/11/2012
Plan Fiduciary Responsibilities under the DOL's Service Provider Disclosure Rules - What Do I Do With All These Fee Disclosures? von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 7/10/2012
SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Requirements for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers Andrews Kurth LLP 7/9/2012
ACER and ESMA Publish Respective Consultations on REMIT and EMIR McDermott Will & Emery 7/9/2012
Greater Transparency on UK Executive Remuneration and Shareholder Empowerment McDermott Will & Emery 7/9/2012
CFPB Rule Regarding Privileged Information Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/8/2012
Sixth Circuit Issues “Final Chapter” on Electronic Registration System’s Role as Foreclosing Mortgagee in Michigan Barnes & Thornburg LLP 7/8/2012
Michigan Appellate Court Allows Bank to Foreclose by Advertisement Varnum LLP 7/8/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - July 2, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 7/6/2012
FTC Announces Revised Monetary Exemptions Under The Franchise Rule Armstrong Teasdale 7/4/2012
Untimely Delivery of Policy Precluded Insurer from Relying on Exclusions Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 7/3/2012
Solving a Circuit Splitter: Amgen in the High Court Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/3/2012
SEC Adopts Final Rule Requiring Listing Standards for Compensation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 7/2/2012
Supreme Court to Address Fraud-on-the-Market Presumption in Federal Securities Class Actions Andrews Kurth LLP 7/2/2012
SEC Adopts New Rules for Compensation Committees and Related Disclosures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/2/2012
409 Valuations in Venture Capital Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/1/2012
Can You Preserve Your Claims Against a Borrower After Filing a 1099-C Cancellation of Debt? Poyner Spruill LLP 7/1/2012
SEC Staff Issues JOBS Act Guidance Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/30/2012
What Plan Fiduciaries Should Do in Connection with the New Fee Disclosure Rules Effective July 1st Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/29/2012
ERISA Fiduciary Breach for Failure to Monitor Fees Leads to $35 Million Class Action Hit Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/28/2012
New Texas Law Requires Entities with Condemnation Authority to Take Action or Lose Power Andrews Kurth LLP 6/28/2012
Contract Auto-Renewals Not Necessarily So “Automatic” as Recent NY Case Demonstrates Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 6/26/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - June 25, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/26/2012
Appeals Court Casts Doubt on Acceptability of ‘Obey-the Law’ Injunctions Ifrah Law 6/26/2012
New York High Court: No At-Will Exception For Complaining Hedge Fund Executive Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/26/2012
European Commission v Électricité de France: The Private Investor Test and State Aid McDermott Will & Emery 6/26/2012
Supreme Court Upholds the Right to “Credit bid” in RadLAX Gateway Hotel, LLC, et al. v. Amalgamated Bank Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/25/2012
FIRREA: An Old Acronym is Turning into the Government's New Hammer on Banks and Other Financial Institutions Schiff Hardin LLP 6/25/2012
SEC Adopts New Rules on Listing Standards for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers Schiff Hardin LLP 6/25/2012
Key Tax Considerations for Private Equity Acquisitions McDermott Will & Emery 6/25/2012
The Political Risks of Doing Business Overseas Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/25/2012
FERC Issues Long-Awaited Proposal To Replace Current Electric Quarterly Reporting Filing Process Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/24/2012
Sixth Circuit Requires a Net Loss to Sue in Certain ERISA Stock-Drop Cases McDermott Will & Emery 6/23/2012
Russian Parliament Passes Temporary Withholding Tax Exemption for Eurobonds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/23/2012
After Gupta’s Insider-Trading Conviction, What’s Next? Ifrah Law 6/21/2012
Most Companies Do Not Expect – And Remain Unprepared For – Lawsuits Against Their Directors Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/19/2012
Congress Proposes Expanding Master Limited Partnerships to Renewable Energy & Biofuel Projects Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/18/2012
UPDATE: PJM Interconnection "PJM" Provides Its View Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/16/2012
The Euro Crisis: Impacts on Cross-border Contracts McDermott Will & Emery 6/15/2012
Federal Court Agrees with DOL: Mortgage Loan Officers are Not Exempt Varnum LLP 6/15/2012
UK Financial Services Regulatory Structure Facing Major Reforms Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/15/2012
New DOL Guidance Amplifies Participant Fee Disclosure Rules McDermott Will & Emery 6/14/2012
Alternatives for Financing Education Through Gifting: State Sponsored College Plans Varnum LLP 6/14/2012
Maryland Indemnity Deeds of Trust – A Closed Loophole? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/14/2012
Supreme Court Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/14/2012
The Impact of the Recently-Enacted JOBS Act: Helping Banks and Bank Holding Companies Stay Private von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 6/13/2012
Mortgage Holders Get a Boost Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/13/2012
D.C. Federal Court Upholds DOL 2010 Flip-Flop on Exempt Status of Mortgage Loan Officers Under FLSA Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/13/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - June 11, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/13/2012
Exiting TARP: Is there a path out for the remaining banks? Schiff Hardin LLP 6/11/2012
Internal Bilateral Transactions: Regulatory Risk & Confusion Reign Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/8/2012
SEC Makes Technical Amendment to Definition of "Covered Associates" Under "Pay to Play" Rule of the Advisers Act Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/8/2012
Customer Clearing Documentation, Timing of Acceptance for Clearing of Swaps for Clearing Schiff Hardin LLP 6/6/2012
Dodd-Frank Rulemakings Schiff Hardin LLP 6/5/2012
The JOBS Act: Potential Pitfalls for Pooled Investment Vehicles and their General Partners, Managers and/or Regional Center Sponsors Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/5/2012
CFTC/FERC Turf Battle Back in Federal Court Schiff Hardin LLP 6/5/2012
CFTC Proposes Exemptions for Foreign Regulators Schiff Hardin LLP 6/5/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - June 4, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 6/5/2012
NFA Proposes FCM Financial Requirements in the Wake of MF Global Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/4/2012
A Priming DIP in Québec? Beau Dommage! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/4/2012
ICI and Chamber Sue Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Over Fund Adviser Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 6/3/2012
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Rescinds Popular CPO Exemption Schiff Hardin LLP 6/3/2012
Federal Judge in New York Denies Motion to Dismiss CFTC’s Manipulation Suit Against Parnon Energy Schiff Hardin LLP 6/3/2012
Appeals Court Ruling Emphasizes Limits on Reach of SEC Anti-Fraud Powers Ifrah Law 6/2/2012
Volcker Rule: Federal Reserve: Compliance with Volcker Rule Required by July 2014 Schiff Hardin LLP 6/2/2012
Defense Office of Hearings and Appeals (DOHA) Experiencing Immense Backlog of Cases, Highlighting Need for Thorough and Effective Preparation of Clearance Applications Armstrong Teasdale 6/1/2012
The Final 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Broker-Dealers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 6/1/2012
Supreme Court Upholds Secured Creditor's Right to Credit Bid in Sale Pursuant to a Chapter 11 Plan Barnes & Thornburg LLP 6/1/2012
California Senate Committee Breathes New Life into Anti-Counterfeiting Measures Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/31/2012
Michigan Supreme Court to review Kim v JP Morgan Chase Varnum LLP 5/31/2012
Trade Agreement Facilitates Opening of U.S. Bank Branches in Colombia Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/31/2012
New Proposed Section 83 Regulations Clarify What Constitutes a Substantial Risk of Forfeiture McDermott Will & Emery 5/30/2012
Florida Distressed Real Estate: Practical Tips for Investors - Video Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/30/2012
Supreme Court Confirms that Credit Bidding is Alive and Well Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/30/2012
Proposed Restrictions on Fund Offers to Swiss Residents Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/30/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - May 29, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/29/2012
The CFPB’s Consumer Complaint System: Key Points of Concern for Financial Services Companies Poyner Spruill LLP 5/28/2012
Facebook's Initial Public Offering "IPO": The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/28/2012
Continued Uncertainty Surrounding the Future of the SEC’s “Neither Admit Nor Deny” Settlement Practice Vedder Price 5/28/2012
Proposed Small Business Innovation Research "SBIR" Rules Published – Planning for Changes to SBIR-Funded Company Investments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/28/2012
Recent Case Emphasizes Importance of Fiduciary Decision-Making Process Poyner Spruill LLP 5/28/2012
The Greatest Risks of the Greek Debt Crisis to the U.S. Economy Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/27/2012
Pick the Right Rule Book When You Plan the Sale of a Company Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/26/2012
Reform of the UK Competition Regime Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/26/2012
Recent SEC Enforcement Actions Signal Shift to More Proactive Approach to Hedge Fund Regulation Vedder Price 5/26/2012
First Bankruptcy Filed by a Public Pension Fund Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/26/2012
Lenders Beware: Eleventh Circuit's Ruling in TOUSA Increases Fraudulent Transfer Risk Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/25/2012
What's in a Name? Identifying Individual Debtors in UCC Financing Statements Much Shelist, P.C. 5/25/2012
Proposed New York Regulations Would Limit Executive Compensation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/25/2012
Brokers’ Unauthorized Misstatements Imputed To Firm In SEC Enforcement Action Schiff Hardin LLP 5/24/2012
Recent SEC Enforcement Action Raises Questions About Implications of Foreign Law in Responding to Subpoena Vedder Price 5/24/2012
Second Circuit Interprets Morrison: Domestic Transactions in Securities on a Foreign Exchange Vedder Price 5/23/2012
Lobbyists Deliver for Romney: Scandalized federal loan program was lobbied by Romney fundraiser. Center for Public Integrity 5/22/2012
SEC Speaks 2012 Vedder Price 5/22/2012
CJEU Ruling in Santander: Withholding Tax on Dividends Distributed to Non-Resident UCITS Infringes EU Freedoms McDermott Will & Emery 5/22/2012
Fill for the Funding Dip: EB-5 Visas Much Shelist, P.C. 5/21/2012
Adapting To Market Conditions: Joint-Venture Considerations For The Institutional Real Estate Investor And Its Legal Counsel Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/21/2012
Extensive New Disclosure Requirements for Underwriters of Municipal Securities Take Effect August 2, 2012 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/21/2012
Mysteries of Uniform Commercial Code Article 9: Security Interests in Commingled Goods Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/20/2012
Proposed Regulations Offer New Examples of Program-Related Investments Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/19/2012
JOBS Act Update for Biofuels Companies Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/19/2012
Massachusetts House of Representatives Advances Foreclosure Legislation Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/19/2012
Questions and Answers About FATCA and Foreign Trusts McDermott Will & Emery 5/18/2012
Suit Filed Against Auditor of Investment Fund for Deficient Auditing of Madoff-Managed Assets Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/18/2012
Loan Modification Scammers Recruiting Lawyers Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission 5/18/2012
JOBS Act Serves to Assist Companies with Raising Capital and Jumpstarting the Job Market Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 5/18/2012
Plan Sponsors and Plan Fiduciaries - July 1, 2012 Compliance Deadline Poyner Spruill LLP 5/18/2012
SEC Offers Additional JOBS Act Guidance Andrews Kurth LLP 5/17/2012
Recent SEC Guidance on Crowdfunding Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/17/2012
TOUSA Appeal: 11th Circuit Reinstates Bankruptcy Court’s Fraudulent Transfer Opinion as Against All Defendants Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/16/2012
Some Indiana Local Government Entities May Qualify for Loans Due to Past Misapplied Maximum Fund Rate Calculations Barnes & Thornburg LLP 5/15/2012
More Muni's, More Problems: Increased Regulation of the Municipal Bond Market And Its Potential Effects on Municipal Bankruptcies and the US Economy The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law 5/15/2012
EU Emissions Trading System Single Registry: Timetable Announced McDermott Will & Emery 5/15/2012
A Third “Last” Chance to Disclose Income from Foreign Accounts to the IRS Armstrong Teasdale 5/14/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Law Update - May 14, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/14/2012
Ponzi Schemes: Keeping Your “Return” on “Investment” Atlanta's John Marshall School of Law 5/14/2012
Executive Travel on Corporate Aircraft—Strategies for Regulatory Compliance and Tax Efficiency McDermott Will & Emery 5/14/2012
ExxonMobil and Big Oil’s Fight Against Dodd-Frank Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/13/2012
Benefit News of Note For Human Resources and Finance Departments Poyner Spruill LLP 5/13/2012
Sentencing Panel Amends Guidelines for Mortgage Fraud Ifrah Law 5/11/2012
Final 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on Investment Managers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 5/11/2012
FERC Asserts Jurisdiction Over Bundled Renewable Energy Credits McDermott Will & Emery 5/11/2012
JOBS Act Allows Small Companies Easier Access to Capital McDermott Will & Emery 5/10/2012
Navigant: Reports of Data Breaches On the Increase Across Industries Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/9/2012
Electricity Industry May Escape Regulation Under New Swaps Rule McDermott Will & Emery 5/8/2012
SEC Exempts “Dribble Out” Programs and Certain Secondary Sales from Large Trader Reporting Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 5/7/2012
FINRA Plans to Begin Large Case Pilot Program on July 2, 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/4/2012
And the Money Stopped Rolling In…Argentina Nationalizes Majority Stake in Oil Producer YPF Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/2/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - April 30, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 5/1/2012
JOBS Act to Eliminate Prohibition against General Solicitation for Private Funds and Increase Investor Limit That Requires Exchange Act Registration Vedder Price 4/30/2012
California Court Confirms That Brokerage Firms Have No Duty to Protect Investors in Self-Directed Accounts from their Own Investment Decisions Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/28/2012
Update on Amendments to the EU Prospectus Directive Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/28/2012
In Harm’s Way: The FDIC v. Bank Executives 2.0 Vedder Price 4/26/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Issues Opinion Affecting Mortgages Foreclosed by Advertisement Varnum LLP 4/26/2012
JOBS Act Eases Regulatory Burdens on Capital Raising Armstrong Teasdale 4/25/2012
Pay for the Chief: The Shareholders Speak Out Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/25/2012
“What Do You Mean That I Can’t Foreclose My Mortgage and Sue the Guarantor at the Same Time? Since When?”: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/24/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - April 23, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/24/2012
Seventh Circuit Decision May Spur Limited Revival of HAMP Claims Against Loan Servicers Much Shelist, P.C. 4/24/2012
Supreme Court of Missouri Upholds Lenders' Rights to Obtain Full Deficiency Judgment Armstrong Teasdale 4/23/2012
Illinois Mortgages Subject to Avoidance In Bankruptcy Absent Strict Adherence to Illinois Mortgage Statute: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/23/2012
The Chapter 11 Creditors' Committee: A Seat at the Table for Unsecured Creditors Much Shelist, P.C. 4/23/2012
JOBS Act Reduces Capital Raising Burdens Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/21/2012
Michigan Court of Appeals Rules Lenders May Not Foreclose a Mortgage by Advertisement While Filing Suit Against Guarantors Varnum LLP 4/21/2012
Trading Aircraft Loans Utilizing LSTA Trade Forms Vedder Price 4/21/2012
Is Your Mortgage Lien Protected? Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/21/2012
House Judiciary Committee Votes to Approve Israel for E-2 Treaty Investor Visa Eligibility Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/21/2012
Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act Signed Into Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/20/2012
SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance Issues JOBS Act Guidance Andrews Kurth LLP 4/20/2012
Entrepreneur's Guide to the JOBS Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/19/2012
Federal Trade Commission to host mobile payment workshop Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/19/2012
The European Union’s Emissions Trading Scheme: From Environmental Initiative to Geopolitical Flashpoint Vedder Price 4/19/2012
With Form PF Compliance Dates Quickly Approaching, Advisers Managing $150 Million or More of Private Fund Assets Should Begin to Prepare Andrews Kurth LLP 4/18/2012
Navigating Shareholder Litigation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/18/2012
JOBS Act Eases Regulatory Burdens on Capital Raising Armstrong Teasdale 4/18/2012
Opening of the 13th Great-Idea China Sourcing & New Industrial Delegation to China Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/18/2012
Florida Increases Penalties for Unregistered Securities Sales Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/17/2012
SLHCs and Thrifts: New Filing Requirements Barnes & Thornburg LLP 4/17/2012
$25 Billion Mortgage Fraud Settlement Marks Turning Point for Industry Ifrah Law 4/16/2012
U.S. District Court for The Eastern District of New York Gives Priortiy to Forum Selection Clause Over Prior Arbitration Agreement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/16/2012
Newly Enacted JOBS Legislation Should Encourage Initial Public Offerings McDermott Will & Emery 4/15/2012
PBGC Announces New Enforcement Approach that Reduces Impact of ERISA Section 4062(e) on Financially Sound Employers McDermott Will & Emery 4/12/2012
Grant Money to Help Wisconsin Companies Reach Global Markets Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/11/2012
It's official! Governor Scott has signed the extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act into law Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 4/11/2012
New Title Insurance Designed Specifically for Energy Projects McDermott Will & Emery 4/11/2012
A Major Change for Traditional Private Placements: General Solicitation and General Advertising Coming Soon Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/11/2012
CFTC Adopts Final Amendments to Rule 4.5 Vedder Price 4/10/2012
The Jobs Act: Improving Access to Capital Markets for Emerging Growth Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/10/2012
Second Circuit Court Of Appeals Holds That Sophisticated Investors Who Fail To Investigate Accessible Information Relevant To Alleged Misrepresentation and Fraud Claims Cannot Assert Reasonable Reliance Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/9/2012
How the New SEC Settlement Policy Affects Your D&O Coverage Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/9/2012
The New “Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act”: What Private Companies Need to Know Schiff Hardin LLP 4/7/2012
JOBS Act Update Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/7/2012
PCAOB Proposes New Audit Standard for Related Party Transactions and Excites Concern About Auditor Involvement in Executive Compensation Decisions Andrews Kurth LLP 4/5/2012
Focus on Easing Capital Formation for Private Companies: JOBS Act to Ease Capital Formation for Public and Private Companies and Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Emerging Growth Companies Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2012
JOBS Act to Ease Capital Formation for Public and Private Companies and Reduce Regulatory Burdens on Emerging Growth Companies Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/5/2012
Treasury Department review of Solyndra loan was rushed, report says Center for Public Integrity 4/4/2012
The BankAtlantic Bancorp Decision — Roadblock or Detour to Open Bank Sale of Distressed Banks? Schiff Hardin LLP 4/3/2012
Data Security Breach Alert: 1.5 Million Credit Card Customers Affected Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/3/2012
FTC Obtains Injunction, Asset Freeze on Alleged Mortgage Scam Ifrah Law 4/2/2012
Georgia Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of 'Holder Claim' Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/2/2012
Financial Services Regulatory Reform and Legislative Update April 2, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 4/2/2012
Second Circuit Clarifies Elements of a Domestic Securities Transaction Under Morrison v. National Australia Bank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/1/2012
Congress Passes the JOBS Act Schiff Hardin LLP 3/31/2012
Will the Bank Payment Obligation Gain Traction in 2012? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/31/2012
Congress Passes the JOBS Act to Simplify Capital Formation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/30/2012
New Foreign Financial Asset Reporting Requirement with Deadline of April 17, 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 3/30/2012
FERC Proposes Changes to EQR to Improve Accuracy in Reporting Simultaneous Exchanges Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/29/2012
Crowdfunding: One Step Closer to Reality Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/28/2012
New Foreign Financial Asset Reporting Requirement with Deadline of April 17, 2012 3/28/2012
Congress Passes the JOBS Act to Ease IPO Process for “Emerging Growth Companies” and Enhance Capital Formation Andrews Kurth LLP 3/28/2012
Shareholder Disputes: How to Prevent a Corporate Divorce Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/26/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update March 26, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/26/2012
Legislation Aims to Ease Capital Raising Burdens Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/26/2012
SEC Focuses on Municipal Underwriter Compliance with Due Diligence Obligations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/25/2012
Regulated Bidding for Emissions Allowances Under Phase Three of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2012
IRS Announces Closing Agreement Program for Tax-Exempt Student Loan Bonds Subject to Taxability Determination Due to Loan-Swapping Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/24/2012
China’s NDRC to Launch Massive Country-wide Investigation into Banks’ Irregular Charges McDermott Will & Emery 3/24/2012
Will Auditors Influence How Executives Are Paid? McDermott Will & Emery 3/21/2012
SEC Focuses On Municipal Underwriter Compliance With Due Diligence Obligations Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/21/2012
Appeals Ruling Stresses Value of SEC Voluntary Settlements Ifrah Law 3/21/2012
The Ever Expanding Reach of Michigan’s Construction Lien Act Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/20/2012
Second Circuit Upholds SEC Finding that Willfully Failing to Report Personal Tax Liens is Sanctionable by Disqualification Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/20/2012
FERC Order Appears to Find Most PJM Internal Bilateral Transactions Improper Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/19/2012
Can I Really Prevent an LLC from Filing for Bankruptcy? Maybe... Much Shelist, P.C. 3/19/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update - March 19, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/19/2012
Section 162(m): Actions That Generally Should be Taken by March 31, 2012, and/or in This Year’s Proxy to Avoid the $1,000,000 Deduction Limitation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/18/2012
Contractual Non-Reliance Clauses: Insulating Defendants from Civil Fraud Claims Since 1995 Much Shelist, P.C. 3/18/2012
FSA Consultation on Proposed Changes to UK Listing Rules: New Definitions and Individual Guidance McDermott Will & Emery 3/17/2012
IRS Issues New Chief Counsel Memorandum Regarding Federal Excise Tax for FAR Part 91 Managed Aircraft and Charter Managed Aircraft -Aviation Law Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/17/2012
A Private Foreign Issuer Who Issues US Notes Shielded by Sovereign Immunity?? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/16/2012
Update! Rumors of the Premature Death of the Distressed Condominium Relief Act Greatly Exaggerated Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/16/2012
Adviser Performance Fee Rule Amended by the SEC 3/16/2012
Heavier Taxation of Carried Interest Proposed Again --- Both in the Jobs Bill and by Rep. Levin Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/14/2012
Process Improvement Can Drive Shareholder Returns: Is Your Institution Ready for Process Improvement? Schiff Hardin LLP 3/13/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Updates week of March 12, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/13/2012
JOBS Act - Jumpstart Our Business Startups: U.S. House of Representatives Legislation Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/12/2012
Illinois Appellate Court Reaffirms Rulings That Nonreliance Clauses Bar Fraud Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/12/2012
Michigan's Emergency Financial Manager Law and Its Impact on Creditors of Municipalities and School Districts Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/11/2012
Selling/Acquiring Distressed Real Estate In Florida: A White Paper on the Advantages and Disadvantages of Six Alternatives, Including Contract and Due Diligence Considerations Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 3/10/2012
European Market Abuse Regulation Extended to the Commodities Sector McDermott Will & Emery 3/9/2012
Legislation Proposed in State of Michigan to Declare Solvency Covenants of Non-Recourse Loans Unenforceable: Finance, Insolvency & Restructuring Alert Barnes & Thornburg LLP 3/7/2012
Recent SEC Staff Comments Challenge Reporting of Equity Compensation Andrews Kurth LLP 3/7/2012
DOL, Courts Interpretations of SOX Grow More Divergent Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/7/2012
GM Linsanity: Buzzer Beater or Billion-Dollar Backdating? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/7/2012
Financial Advisor Conflicts Update McDermott Will & Emery 3/7/2012
Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update March 5, 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 3/5/2012
DOJ Goes After Smaller Fraudsters, Lets Big Fish Escape Ifrah Law 3/5/2012
Legislative and Regulatory Proposals Affecting Capital Raising Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 3/5/2012
Trigger Your F/X Gain on Tainted Loans NOW Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/3/2012
Tax-Exempt Financing Opportunity for Private Sector Borrowers (Hurricane Ike Bonds) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/1/2012
Does Your Firm's Standard Lien Language Create a Possibility that Your Customer IRAs May Lose Their Tax Exempt Status and Protection from Third-Party Creditors? Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/29/2012
Lenders Must Record Mortgage Interest Prior to Foreclosure, Michigan Appeals Court Rules Varnum LLP 2/28/2012
Plan Fiduciaries and Final Guidance on Disclosure of Fee Information Vedder Price 2/28/2012
New Agency Scrutinizes ‘Larger Participants’ in Financial Industry – But Who Are They? Ifrah Law 2/28/2012
Liability for inside bridge rounds? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/27/2012
Startup University: Equality is rarely the right answer for founder equity Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/26/2012
Startup University: Founder vesting, a must in most situations Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/26/2012
Proposed IRS Regulations on Partial Lump Sum Pensions Require Comparison With Plans’ Benefit Calculation Methods McDermott Will & Emery 2/25/2012
Should Investors Buck the Status Quo with LLCs? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 2/25/2012
What You Need to Get Done Now If You Want to Sell Your Company in 2012 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/25/2012
Treasury Department and IRS Release Initial Lifetime Income Guidance; Additional Guidance Expected Shortly McDermott Will & Emery 2/25/2012
Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulations Under FATCA and Unveils Bilateral Agreements for Partner Countries With Respect to Financial Account Information Exchange Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/24/2012
Court Finds Securities Rules Must Be Clear to Impose Liability Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/23/2012
Down to the Wire – Will There be an Extension of The Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 2/22/2012
Financial Services Legislative and Regulatory Update Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/22/2012
The Final 408(b)(2) Regulation: Impact on RIAs Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/22/2012
Finally the Final … 408(b)(2) Regulation Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/21/2012
Bribery Update - Warning bells sound for investors Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/20/2012
Antitrust Inspections in The Energy Exchange Market McDermott Will & Emery 2/20/2012
DOE Loan Guarantee Report Makes Recommendations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/19/2012
MSRB Proposes Limits on Underwriter Consents to Indenture Amendments Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/19/2012
Part II: Proposal to Harmonize CFTC and SEC Requirements for Registered Investment Companies as Commodity Pools Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/19/2012
SEC Issues No-Action Letter Clarifying Position with Respect to Registration Requirements of Special Purpose Vehicles and Affiliated Investment Advisers Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP 2/18/2012
Foreign Assets: New IRS Disclosure Requirements Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/17/2012
Indiana Adopts New Exemption for Private Fund Advisers Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/16/2012
DOL Issues Electronic Guidelines for New 2012 Participant Investment and Fee Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery 2/16/2012
Administrative Order Impacting Foreclosure Litigation Fowler White Boggs P.A. 2/15/2012
The Power Play: IRS Releases 388 Pages of FATCA Regulations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/15/2012
High Court of England and Wales Rules Emissions Allowances to be Treated as Property McDermott Will & Emery 2/15/2012
Part I: Update on CFTC Rules 4.5 and 4.13 for Registered Investment Companies and Hedge Funds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/14/2012
Trialogue Discussions Lead to Agreement on Final Text of EMIR McDermott Will & Emery 2/13/2012
Venture Capital and Private Equity: The Same, Only (Very) Different Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/13/2012
Retail Did You Know? Third Circuit Rejects Key Parts of New Jersey’s Gift Card Grab Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/11/2012
Property Assessed Clean Energy Financing Update: Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on PACE Financing; Public Comment Sought Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/11/2012
Southern District of Florida Holds Morrison v. Nat'l Australia Bank Not Limited to Exchange Act, Also Bars RICO Claims Greenberg Traurig, LLP 2/10/2012
European Commission Blocks Proposed Merger Between NYSE Euronext and Deutsche Börse McDermott Will & Emery 2/10/2012
House Leadership Backed by Securities & Investment Firms Omit Political Intelligence Disclosure from STOCK Act MapLight 2/9/2012
Impact of the MiFID II Proposals on Commodities Businesses McDermott Will & Emery 2/7/2012
New Small Offering Exemption Receiving Support Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 2/6/2012
Reminder to Merchants: Your Receipts Must Truncate Credit and Debit Card Numbers as well as Expiration Dates Much Shelist, P.C. 2/6/2012
DOL Releases Final 408(b)(2) Disclosure Regulation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 2/5/2012
Avoiding Pitfalls in Home Mortgage Foreclosures: Recent Changes to Michigan Law Barnes & Thornburg LLP 2/5/2012
Buyers Beware: You May Be Assuming Superfund Liability in an Asset Deal Much Shelist, P.C. 2/4/2012
Public Company Control Alert: NYSE Acts to Further Limit Broker Votes on Specified Corporate Governance Proposals Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/1/2012
Seventh Circuit Affirms Applicability of Wisconsin’s Business Judgment Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/1/2012
The Emerging Risks of 2012 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/30/2012
Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2012 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/30/2012
Section 550 of the Bankruptcy Code Won’t Cap the Flow of Avoidance Action Liability Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/30/2012
FTC Announces Increased HSR Thresholds Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/30/2012
The GM Plan: Breaking It Up Is Hard To Do Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/29/2012
Et Tu Babe: New U.S. Tax Regulations Change the Landscape for Dividend Equivalents Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/28/2012
Higher Filing Thresholds for HSR Act Premerge Notifications and Interlocking Directorates Announced Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/28/2012
EU Comprehensive Data Protection Reform Announcement This Week (UPDATE) Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/26/2012
FTC Raises Hart-Scott-Rodino Thresholds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/25/2012
Spotlight on Pay For Performance Intensifies as ISS Releases New Evaluation Methodology for 2012 Proxy Season Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/24/2012
SEC Adopts Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/24/2012
Thinking About Dilution Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/23/2012
Removing the Ban on General Solicitations Gaining Momentum Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/22/2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau: What It Is and What to Expect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 1/21/2012
Reporting Foreign Financial Assets Form 8938 and the FBAR Armstrong Teasdale 1/20/2012
Preparation for 2011 Fiscal Year SEC Filings and 2012 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. 1/20/2012
New NJ Law Provides Corporate Tax Credits To Foster Job Creation Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/20/2012
European Commission Launches Green Paper Consultation McDermott Will & Emery 1/20/2012
The Entrepreneur Access to Capital Act and What It Could Mean for Startups Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/19/2012
Corporate Venture Capital: An Entrepreneur’s Perspective Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/19/2012
Federal Arbitration Act Trumps Credit Repair Organizations Act Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/18/2012
Further Relief on Section 6045B Reporting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/17/2012
CFTC Interim Rule Limits Futures and Swaps Positions; Challenge Filed, Delay Rejected McDermott Will & Emery 1/16/2012
Third IRS Offshore Initiative Offers Taxpayers Another Chance to Come Clean as IRS Increases its International Tax Enforcement Greenberg Traurig, LLP 1/15/2012
Foreign Corporation's Mere Awareness That Its Products May Ultimately End Up In a Forum State Is Not Sufficient Contact to Support Personal Jurisdiction Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/15/2012
SEC Changes Policy on Admitting Guilt in Settlements of Enforcement Actions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/14/2012
Default Judgment Is Not Available In Actions To Quiet Title Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/13/2012
SEC Adopts Revised Net Worth Standard for Accredited Investors Andrews Kurth LLP 1/13/2012
ISS Updates Proxy Voting Guidelines for 2012 McDermott Will & Emery 1/13/2012
Update on New Reporting Rules for Stock Splits, Recapitalizations, Mergers and Acquisitions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/12/2012
SEC Adopts Mine Safety Disclosure Rules Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2012
Recent Franchising Stories Focus On Funding And Incentives Armstrong Teasdale 1/11/2012
ISS Publishes Guidance on New Methodology for Evaluating Pay-for-Performance Alignment and Updates to its Governance Risk Indicators Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2012
Regulatory Update: SEC Adopts Final Rules Defining "Accredited Investor" Consistent with Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/11/2012
Nearing the End of the Bank Failure Cycle or New Stage? Trends in Bank Receiverships Schiff Hardin LLP 1/10/2012
Community Banks and Compliance with FINRA Rule 6490 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/10/2012
China Issues New Foreign Investment Industrial Guidance Catalogue McDermott Will & Emery 1/8/2012
New Consumer Finance Watchdog Vows to Regulate Predatory Lenders Center for Public Integrity 1/7/2012
SEC Toughens Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/7/2012
New York High Court Holds That State Blue Sky Law Does Not Preempt Common Law Claims Involving Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/6/2012
New Jersey Regulatory Developments - December 19, 2011 Giordano, Halleran & Ciesla, P.C. 1/6/2012
Deadline For Reporting Deferred Vested Retirement Benefits Is Fast-Approaching von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 1/5/2012
Judges’ New Scrutiny of Settlements May Make Life Difficult for Defendants Ifrah Law 1/1/2012
Cell Tower Leases – What Does Your Bank Say? Varnum LLP 1/1/2012
Payoff Statements and Short-Pay Statements Poyner Spruill LLP 12/28/2011
New Gift Card Rules from FinCEN Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/26/2011
IRS Extends Year-End Deadline for Pension Plan Amendments Under Code Section 436 McDermott Will & Emery 12/24/2011
SAIC Issued Administrative Measures for Corporate Debt-for-Equity Swap Registration Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/23/2011
Bank of America to Pay Record Settlement over Countrywide Abuses Center for Public Integrity 12/23/2011
Ex-WaMu Worker Claims He Was Shunned for Refusing to Push Toxic Loans on Borrowers Center for Public Integrity 12/22/2011
Feds Propose New Capital Requirement Rules Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/22/2011
OSHA’s Revision of Sarbanes-Oxley Whistleblower Regulations McDermott Will & Emery 12/21/2011
Preparing for the 2012 Proxy Season Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/20/2011
IRS Offers Temporary Relief to IRA Owners; Awaits DOL Guidance Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 12/20/2011
Three Ways to Stay Ahead of the SEC Cyberthreat Disclosure Mandate Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/19/2011
Clarity Required: Iran Sanctions Convictions Reversed in U.S. v. Banki Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/18/2011
Centro Properties Group Reorganizes: One Small Step for Man, One Giant Leap for Australian Restructurings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/17/2011
Garnishments: A Trap for Employers Varnum LLP 12/17/2011
SEC Staff Limits Ability of Foreign Issuers to Submit Draft Filings on Confidential Basis McDermott Will & Emery 12/16/2011
Time Line: A Year of Financial Institution Fines Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 12/16/2011
The Credit Mark Predicament: A Bank Recapitalization Hurdle Schiff Hardin LLP 12/15/2011
The New Jersey Supreme Court Extends The Powerful New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act To Foreclosures Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/14/2011
Mortgage Electronic Registration System (MERS): A Twenty First Century Creation Navigating An Eighteenth Century Legal System University of South Carolina School of Law 12/13/2011
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Relief a Shareholder is Entitled For Inspection of Corporate Books And Records Pursuant To A Section 220 Demand Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/12/2011
Condo Relief -- Extension of the Florida Distressed Condominium Relief Act ? Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 12/12/2011
Vote to End Stalemate Over Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Director Falls Short Center for Public Integrity 12/9/2011
7520 Rate Drop: A Rare Opportunity Awaits… Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/8/2011
Google, Microsoft Assume Roles of Judge, Jury and Executioner on the Web Ifrah Law 12/6/2011
Lead-Based Paint: What Lenders Should Know About Pre-1978 Housing Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 12/4/2011
Using the Internet to Your Company's Advantage in Defending Against A Whistleblower Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/3/2011
Judge in Citigroup Case has Bucked Trend of Rubber Stamping SEC Settlements Center for Public Integrity 12/2/2011
ISS Publishes 2012 Updates to Benchmark U.S. Proxy Voting Guidelines Andrews Kurth LLP 12/2/2011
SEC Approves More Rigorous Listing Requirements of the Major U.S. Stock Exchanges for Reverse Merger Companies McDermott Will & Emery 11/29/2011
MOFCOM Issues Its Eighth Conditional Clearance—Minority Shareholders Beware McDermott Will & Emery 11/27/2011
Best Practices for CEOs to Build Compliant Organizations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/26/2011
How Visa Safeguards Its Operations Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/26/2011
US Labor Department recovers nearly $8 million in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets from defunct security company U.S. Department of Labor 11/24/2011
Lender's Losses in Fraud Case May Exceed 400% of Loan Amount Much Shelist, P.C. 11/22/2011
ISS Releases 2012 Updates to Proxy Voting Guidelines Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/21/2011
Treasury Department Issues Final Regulations Clarifying Federal Income Tax Treatment of an Exchange of Partnership Debt for an Equity Interest in the Partnership Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/21/2011
Housing Crisis to Deepen? Millions More Homes at 'Imminent Risk of Default' Study Says Center for Public Integrity 11/21/2011
DOL to Re-Propose “Fiduciary” Definition Regulation in Wake of Considerable Criticism McDermott Will & Emery 11/21/2011
China’s First Merger Control Decision Approving a Joint Venture—GE & Shenhua 11/20/2011
InvestOhio Creates Tax Credit to Benefit Small Businesses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/19/2011
SEC Approves Additional Listing Requirements for Reverse Merger Companies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/18/2011
Federal Agencies Looking Closely at Municipal Bonds: What You Need to Know Andrews Kurth LLP 11/18/2011
Italy's New Prime Minister: Priorities and Potential Long Term McDermott Will & Emery 11/17/2011
Longest Prison Sentence Yet in FCPA Case Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/17/2011
Recent SEC Guidance and Upcoming Amendments to California and Illinois Statutes Affect Data Breach Disclosure Obligations Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/17/2011
Understanding Which Deadlines Are Extended by the Recent IRS Guidance for Hybrid Plans McDermott Will & Emery 11/15/2011
DOJ and SEC Affirm Continued Commitment to Rigorous FCPA Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/14/2011
Derivatives — Congress Introduces Legislation to Clarify Extra-Territorial Reach of Dodd-Frank Swap Rules Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/14/2011
CFTC Launches Whistleblower Program: Dodd-Frank Update Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/13/2011
SEC Staff Grants No-Action Relief on Compliance with ERISA Disclosure Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/13/2011
Recent Supreme Court Decisions That Will Shape Class Action Practice Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/12/2011
All in the Family: Application of the SEC’s Family Office Rule Schiff Hardin LLP 11/11/2011
Form PF Will Result in Substantial Reporting Requirements for Registered Advisers to Private Funds Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/11/2011
Recent Baylake Bank Case Questions a City’s Ability to Enforce Development Agreement Penalties as Taxes Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/10/2011
Service Providers to ERISA Plans: DOL’s New Disclosure Regulations Are Imminent—Are You Ready? Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/10/2011
IRS Extends Carrot to Issuers of Tax-Advantaged Bonds to Encourage Adoption of Post-Issuance Compliance Procedures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 11/9/2011
Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court Rules Regarding Liability of Secondary Actors Vedder Price 11/8/2011
Michigan and Indiana Courts Address Mortgage and Construction Lien Priorities Barnes & Thornburg LLP 11/8/2011
Supreme Court Determines That Plaintiffs Do Not Need to Prove Loss Causation in Order to Obtain Class Certification in Federal Securities Fraud Actions Vedder Price 11/8/2011
FAA Scrutinizes Non-Citizen Trusts Vedder Price 11/7/2011
The SEC Settles Yet Another Section 304 Clawback Case against an “Innocent” Executive, but Litigation Regarding the Meaning of “Misconduct” May Continue in SEC v. Jenkins Vedder Price 11/7/2011
Appeals Court Vacates SEC’s Proxy Access Rule Vedder Price 11/6/2011
Q&A / Fee Disclosure Requirements Top the List of Issues Facing Retirement Plan Sponsors Much Shelist, P.C. 11/4/2011
FINRA Clarifies its Social Media Guidelines Vedder Price 11/4/2011
Implications of MF Global Inc. SIPC Proceeding for Counterparties and Market Participants Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/3/2011
Federal Agencies Propose Implementation of Volcker Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 11/2/2011
Department of Labor Interim Guidance on Electronic Disclosure of Fee Information Vedder Price 11/2/2011
The Perfect “GRAT” Storm: Record-Breaking Low Interest Rates and Depressed Financial Markets Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 11/2/2011
Reregistering Vessels After Foreclosure Sale Vedder Price 11/2/2011
How Lessors and Lenders Can Audit the Eurocontrol Accounts of Lessees Vedder Price 11/1/2011
SEC Adopts Form PF at SEC Meeting Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/31/2011
New Proposed Regulation § 1.67-4 Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP 10/31/2011
ISS Requests Comments on Proposed Hydraulic Fracturing Policy Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/31/2011
Dodd Frank Update — Several Developments of Note: Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/31/2011
Second Circuit's Citigroup Decision Endorses Presumption of Prudence, Upholds Dismissal of Disclosure Claims Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/31/2011
No Need To Record An Assignment Of A Deed Of Trust Prior To Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/30/2011
SEC Issues Guidance on the Disclosure of Cybersecurity Incidents and Costs Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/30/2011
Federal Regulators Request Comments on Proposal to Implement Volcker Rule Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/30/2011
Looking for Something Haunting this Halloween?: DC’s Scariest Statistics Center for Public Integrity 10/29/2011
Community Banks’ Achilles’ Heel: Strategies for Raising Capital in a Capital Poor Environment Schiff Hardin LLP 10/28/2011
Public Companies: SEC Issues Guidance on Cybersecurity Disclosures McDermott Will & Emery 10/27/2011
Bank Board Directorships in the Era of Bank Failures Schiff Hardin LLP 10/27/2011
Obama Housing Plan Gets Faint Praise Center for Public Integrity 10/26/2011
Grappling with Governance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/25/2011
US Labor Department publishes final regulation to improve access to quality investment advice U.S. Department of Labor 10/24/2011
SEC Asks Public Companies to Disclose Cyber Attacks Barnes & Thornburg LLP 10/24/2011
Investment Advisers - NASAA Issues Report on Issues Found in Investment Advisers Exams Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/24/2011
The Amended 2011 Finance Act (France) McDermott Will & Emery 10/23/2011
FSOC Proposes Rules for Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve’s Supervision of Nonbank Financial Companies Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/23/2011
Derivatives — Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/23/2011
Dodd-Frank Update — Several Regulatory and Legislative Proposals of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP 10/22/2011
CFTC Issues Final Regulations on Position Limits for Futures and Swaps Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 10/22/2011
The Automatic Stay: What Creditors Need to Know Much Shelist, P.C. 10/22/2011
US Department of Labor obtains judgment to distribute $1.35 million to participants of Minneapolis-based Northland Inn's 401(k) plan U.S. Department of Labor 10/20/2011
Less Litigation, More Regulation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/19/2011
GOP Candidates in Foreclosure Capital Say Government Not the Solution to Crisis Center for Public Integrity 10/19/2011
Inside Countrywide, a ‘Counseling Meeting’ Then Termination Center for Public Integrity 10/18/2011
HUD Revamps FHA Lending Requirements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/18/2011
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies When a Series of Dispositions will not Trigger an "All or Substantially All" Indenture Covenant Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/17/2011
The Digital Threat Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/17/2011
US Labor Department seeks to recover more than $436,000 for 2 employee benefit plans of Columbus, Ohio-based Clark Graphics U.S. Department of Labor 10/17/2011
New OFAC General Licenses Authorize Food Product Sales to Iran and Sudan McDermott Will & Emery 10/15/2011
New Change To Required Language For Foreclosure Notices Under California Civil Code § 2924c Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/15/2011
'Occupy Wall Street' Aims Ire at Foreclosures Center for Public Integrity 10/14/2011
Biggest ID Theft Bust in U.S. History Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/12/2011
Contractual Rights Vanish Again in the "Bermuda" of Triangular Setoff Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/8/2011
Top Five Traps in M&A Transactions in China McDermott Will & Emery 10/7/2011
Occupy Wall Street Time Line Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/7/2011
Recent Ruling Allows a Shareholder Lawsuit to Proceed After a Negative Say-on-Pay Vote: Quirk or Harbinger? Andrews Kurth LLP 10/6/2011
Office of Foreign Assets Control: Understanding the Federal Agency Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 10/3/2011
How to Turn a Bankruptcy Reorganization Into an Insider Trading Charge Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/3/2011
Systemic Risk Management - since the Lehman Brothers bankruptcy Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/2/2011
SEC Fee Rate Adjustment for Section 6(B), Section 13(E) and Section 14(G) To Be Effective October 1, 2011 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/1/2011
CMBS 2.0: An Overview of Changes and Challenges Andrews Kurth LLP 9/30/2011
New PBGC Guidance Provides Premium Penalty Relief for Certain Late Payments and for Faulty Alternative Premium Funding Target Elections McDermott Will & Emery 9/29/2011
Solyndra excutives stonewall Congress Center for Public Integrity 9/28/2011
SEC Rulemaking: Guide to Newly Effective Eligibility Criteria to Replace Credit Ratings in Public Offerings Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/28/2011
Mortgage Industry to Face Centralized Repository for State Regulatory Enforcement Actions - Deadline for Comments is September 20, 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/27/2011
Sometimes a Vague Notion: The IRS Proposes to Update the Tax Rules for Swaps and Futures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/26/2011
The Changing Landscape of the Business Records Exception under Florida Law and its Impact on Florida Foreclosures Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/25/2011
U.S. Department of Labor to Reconsider Proposed Regulation Impacting ESOP Appraisers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/25/2011
DOL Announces Intent to Repropose Rule on Definition of "Fiduciary" Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/25/2011
Model Representations and Warranties and Dispute Resolution in CMBS 2.0; Rule 17g-7 Andrews Kurth LLP 9/25/2011
The Growth of Credit Insurance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/24/2011
Enhanced Cooperation between the Banking Supervision in the Bank of Israel and the Banking Supervisory Authorities in the United States Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/24/2011
SEC Adopts Final Definition of “Family Offices” Exempt From Investment Advisers Act McDermott Will & Emery 9/24/2011
Executive Fired, Vindicated. Mortgage Industry Tanks, Fraud Continues at Countrywide Center for Public Integrity 9/24/2011
American Jobs Act of 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/24/2011
Mandatory Bonus Due to Employees Upon Certain Distributions of Dividends Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/23/2011
Creditors of a Delaware LLC Do Not Have Standing to Sue Derivatively and Must Rely on Contractual Remedies Greenberg Traurig, LLP 9/23/2011
Court Orders Government to Produce Electronic Data in Usable Form; Recognizes Need for E-Discovery Rules in Criminal Cases Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/23/2011
LSTA Finalizes Distressed Buy-In/Sell-Out Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 9/23/2011
The UK Takeover Code: Significant Changes Come Into Effect Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/23/2011
Countrywide Protected Fraudsters by Silencing Whistleblowers, Say Former Employees Center for Public Integrity 9/22/2011
China Formalises National Security Review System for M&A Transactions by Foreign Investors McDermott Will & Emery 9/22/2011
Too Little, Too Late For Plaintiff's Fraud-Based Mortgage Lawsuit Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/21/2011
DC Circuit’s Proxy Access Decision to Stand, but SEC to Allow “Private Ordering” of Proxy Access Andrews Kurth LLP 9/21/2011
EBSA Issues Interim Policy on Electronic Disclosure Under 29 CFR 2550.404A- U.S. Department of Labor 9/21/2011
Ad Hoc Committees Owe Fiduciary Duties? WaMu Threatens To Turn a Molehill Into a Mountain. Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/19/2011
OFAC Settles Alleged Sanctions Violations for $88.3 million Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/19/2011
Second Circuit Holds that Falsity of Estimates of Goodwill and Loan Loss Reserves For Purposes of Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933 Hinges on the Speakers' Subjective Belief in the Estimates' Accuracy Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/18/2011
DOL Releases Interim Guidance on Electronic Delivery of Participant-Directed Retirement Plan Disclosure Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/18/2011
Mortgage Industry Whistleblower Wins Case Against Bank of America Center for Public Integrity 9/17/2011
US Department of Labor finds nutritional beverage company, former CEO in violation of Sarbanes-Oxley Act whistleblower protection provisions U.S. Department of Labor 9/17/2011
The Media Is Increasingly Talking About a Recession Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/16/2011
Navigating Wisconsin State Income Tax Credit Incentives Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/16/2011
Lenders and Loan Servicers Take Note: You Must Now Secure and Maintain Vacant Buildings Under New Chicago Ordinance Much Shelist, P.C. 9/16/2011
Tenth Circuit Holds that "Forced Sellers" Resulting From a Squeeze Out Merger Lack Standing to Assert Claims Under Sections 11 and 12(a)(2) the Securities Act of 1933 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/15/2011
Another Fraud Case for the Record Books Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/15/2011
MSRB Withdraws Pending Municipal Advisor Rule Proposals Andrews Kurth LLP 9/14/2011
Seeking Corporate Dissolution: One Way to Turn Up the Heat on a Deadbeat Debtor Much Shelist, P.C. 9/14/2011
FDIC Recovery Efforts Highlight D&O Insurance Issues McDermott Will & Emery 9/14/2011
Amendments to SEC Rule 14a-8 Allowing Shareholder Proposals for Proxy Access Regimes to Come into Effect Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/13/2011
SEC Not to Seek Rehearing of Proxy Access Decision Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/10/2011
Lake of Torches Appellate Decision: "Management Contracts" Are Still a Burning Issue in Tribal Gaming Financings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/10/2011
Baseless Infringement Allegations (by an NPE) Warrants “Exceptional” Case McDermott Will & Emery 9/8/2011
Congressional Hearing to Focus on Obama Administration Loan to Failed Energy Firm Center for Public Integrity 9/8/2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Large Trader Reporting Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 9/8/2011
Investor Protections Imperiled by Wall Street, GOP Assault on Financial Reform Center for Public Integrity 9/7/2011
Court Upholds ESOP's Change in Investment Conversion Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/7/2011
Oil and Gas Companies Should Expect Increased SEC Scrutiny of Operations and Reserves Andrews Kurth LLP 9/6/2011
SEC Announces Slight Decrease in Fee Rates for Section 6(b), Section 13(e) and Section 14(g) in Fiscal Year 2012 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/6/2011
The California Court Of Appeal Again Rejects A Claim For Wrongful Foreclosure At The Pleading Stage Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/4/2011
Municipal Bond Offerings: MSRB Propose Rules of Conduct for Municipal Advisors Andrews Kurth LLP 9/3/2011
SEC Concept Release Requests Industry Comments on Funds’ Use of Derivatives Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 9/3/2011
SEC Replaces Credit Ratings with New Wide Market Following Test for Shelf Registration Statement Eligibility Andrews Kurth LLP 9/2/2011
Investment Advisers —Massachusetts Adopts Rule on Use of Expert Networks Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/29/2011
Recent IRS Notices Provide Supplemental FATCA Guidance and Phased-in Implementation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/28/2011
California Court of Appeal Refuses to Permit an Action for Rescission of a Strategic Transaction, Holding That a Board Has No Duty Under California Law to Include a "Fiduciary Out" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/27/2011
Connecticut Limits When Employers May Require an Employee’s Credit Report Vedder Price 8/26/2011
An Employer’s Guide to Implementing EU-Compliant Whistleblowing Hotlines McDermott Will & Emery 8/26/2011
Dodd Frank – Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/24/2011
Derivatives — Inter-Affiliate Swaps Exemption from Dodd-Frank is Sought in Congress Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/22/2011
Does DOJ Probe Mean the Government is Finally Turning Up Heat on the Rating Agencies? Center for Public Integrity 8/22/2011
Short Sellers — European Commission Urges Adoption of EU-Wide Ban on Short Selling Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/22/2011
NYC Condo Refinance Collapses Because There Was No "Meeting of the Minds" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/22/2011
Bachmann's Iowa Blame Game Center for Public Integrity 8/21/2011
Cost Accounting Standards Exemption for Overseas Contracts Eliminated - Effective October 11 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/19/2011
Second Circuit Addresses Materiality at the Pleadings Stage in Two Recent Decisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/19/2011
Justice Department Investigation of S&P Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/19/2011
Troubled Loan Workouts: Qualified Professionals Can Help Maximize Recovery for All Parties Much Shelist, P.C. 8/19/2011
Why Should Employers Care About a Recent Federal Trade Commission Staff Report on the Fair Credit Reporting Act? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/17/2011
Fund Formation — New Senate Bill Will Require Identification Of Beneficial Owners Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/16/2011
Collateral Managers — Limitation Of Lawsuit Provision In New York Law Indenture Bars Noteholders From Suing Co-Issuer And Collateral Manager For Breach Of Contract Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/15/2011
The Dodd-Frank Act: A Guide to the Corporate Governance, Executive Compensation, and Disclosure Provisions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/15/2011
Derivatives — Several Developments of Note Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/14/2011
The Vision Rule Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/14/2011
Money, Money, Money...Money Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/13/2011
Venture Capital: Preliminary Questions for Entrepreneurs Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/13/2011
Corporate Informants Could Reap Big Windfalls for Exposing Fraud Under New Whistleblower Rules Center for Public Integrity 8/13/2011
S&P not shy about using its clout politically Center for Public Integrity 8/12/2011
New Connecticut Law Limits Employer Access to Employee Credit Data McDermott Will & Emery 8/11/2011
Commercial Biopharma in Wisconsin: What Next? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/10/2011
CFPB Embraces Social Media but Archiving Twitter, Facebook Messages is a Challenge Center for Public Integrity 8/10/2011
SEC Delays Planned Adoption Date for Several Executive Compensation Provisions Under the Dodd-Frank Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/9/2011
Unclaimed Property Audits: No Laughing Matter Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/8/2011
The Future of Ratings: How rating agencies gained so much power, helped tank the economy and figure into the future of risk assessment Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/7/2011
U.S. Stock Market Plunge Followed Financial Stability Oversight Council Warning Center for Public Integrity 8/7/2011
US Department of Labor’s OSHA announces measures to improve Whistleblower Protection Program U.S. Department of Labor 8/7/2011
Law Professors Ask SEC to Write New Political Donation Disclosure Rules for Business Center for Public Integrity 8/7/2011
Preparing to Transition Your Company: 10 Ways to Maximize the Value of Your Largest Asset Much Shelist, P.C. 8/6/2011
Startup Valuation: Sometimes Less is More. Part I. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/6/2011
Stock Market Plunge Shows Need for Tough Oversight of Financial System, Reformers say Center for Public Integrity 8/6/2011
The Global Stock Sell-Off and Risk Management Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/6/2011
SEC Adopts Large Trader Reporting System Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 8/4/2011
Can an Auditor Still be Independent After 100 Years on a Corporate Payroll? Center for Public Integrity 8/3/2011
SEC Investigating Shale Gas Producers Greenberg Traurig, LLP 8/3/2011
Same-Sex Marriage Legalized in New York: Implications for Estate and Tax Planning McDermott Will & Emery 8/3/2011
Deregulation of Public Offering Prospectus Requirements McDermott Will & Emery 8/2/2011
Republicans Adopt A More Nuanced Fight Against Wall St. Reform Law Center for Public Integrity 8/1/2011
Inherited IRAs Can Be Reached by Creditors to Pay Debts Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/1/2011
Bank-backed House lawmakers try to kill IRS plan to identify $1 trillion in foreign accounts Center for Public Integrity 8/1/2011
Pay to Play: Its About Breakfast (Provisions of Venture Capital Term Sheets) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/1/2011
Dodd-Frank: Final Whistleblower Provisions Take Effect August 12th -Is Your Company Ready? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/31/2011
Next stop for fight over Wall Street reforms: Federal court Center for Public Integrity 7/30/2011
Clarification on Requirements for Dividend-Withholding Tax Reimbursements in Italy McDermott Will & Emery 7/30/2011
Unsecured Creditors Beware! The Western District of Texas Bankruptcy Court Declares an Unsecured Creditor Cannot Have Its Cake (Unsecured Claim) and Eat It Too (Post-Petition Legal Fees) Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/29/2011
DC Circuit Panel Vacates Proxy Access Rule Andrews Kurth LLP 7/29/2011
Thinking About the Next Round Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/28/2011
Credit rating execs short on debt plan specifics for small audience at House hearing Center for Public Integrity 7/28/2011
Amendments to Chapter 9 of the Texas UCC Andrews Kurth LLP 7/28/2011
Credit Rater Says New Consumer Agency is Much-Needed "Medicine" for Banks Center for Public Integrity 7/27/2011
D.C. Circuit Invalidates SEC's Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/24/2011
Closer to Fine: IRS Expands the Safe-Harbor for Swap Assignments to Accommodate Dodd-Frank Implementation Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/23/2011
"Dear CFPB" wish lists urge action on mortgages, payday loans, prepaid cards Center for Public Integrity 7/23/2011
Wall Street Uses Risk Management? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/22/2011
Second Circuit Holds That the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 Bars All RICO Claims Based Upon Alleged Acts of Securities Fraud Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2011
CFPB to analyze Experian, Equifax, TransUnion data to get to bottom of credit score discrepancies Center for Public Integrity 7/21/2011
Is this a Security? Tamer Salameh, et al, Plaintiffs v. Tarsadia Hotels Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/19/2011
SAFE Circular 19 Provides New Operating Instructions on Foreign Exchange Administration for Round-Trip Investment in China Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/19/2011
Payments by Enron are "Settlement Payments" under the Bankruptcy Code's Safe Harbor Provisions Andrews Kurth LLP 7/19/2011
Senate Republicans Vow to Fight Obama Nominee to Head Consumer Finance Bureau Center for Public Integrity 7/18/2011
10 Social Media Must Haves For Your Corporate Compliance And Ethics Program Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/18/2011
Texas Enacts the Texas Assignment of Rents Act 7/18/2011
Investment Adviser Act Audits: OCIE Deputy Director Norm Champ Explains What Examiners Are Looking For When Conducting Examinations Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/18/2011
CFPB has no plan to ban financial products, Warren tells GOP-led committee Center for Public Integrity 7/17/2011
Can a Forbearance Agreement Actually Help a Lender Collect from Its Debtor? Much Shelist, P.C. 7/16/2011
Lender's Benefits from Recent Interpretation of Chapter 128 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/15/2011
Construction Lenders Prevail in Controversial Illinois Mechanics Lien Priority Case Much Shelist, P.C. 7/14/2011
Your Opinion Matters: 5 Things Attorneys Should Know That Business Owners Don’t BizBuySell 7/14/2011
White House threatens to veto House budget as too stingy with CFPB, SEC funding Center for Public Integrity 7/14/2011
IRS Defends Discretion to Withhold Section 1256 Exchange Designation for ISOs McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
For Better or Worse? FTC and DOJ Remake Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form and Rules Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/13/2011
New Internal Revenue Code Section 162(m) Proposed Regulations Take Surprising Position on Restricted Stock Unit Grants Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/13/2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery 7/13/2011
The Financial Industry: Cyber Security Laggards Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/12/2011
New York High Court Applies the "Single-Entity Exemption" in the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/12/2011
Consumer advocate Warren returns to ring for more sparring with GOP-led panel Center for Public Integrity 7/11/2011
SEC Adopts Rules Exempting Venture Capital Fund Advisers from SEC Registration and Setting Forth Reporting Regime Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 7/11/2011
New Developments for Foreign Special Purpose Companies and Round-Trip Investment Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/10/2011
FTC Announces Major Changes to Disclosure Requirements for Hart-Scott-Rodino Notification Rules and Form McDermott Will & Emery 7/8/2011
Transferring a Right to Discharge on the International Registry: What You Should Know Vedder Price 7/8/2011
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Insider Trading Claims Alleging Misuse of Confidential Corporate Information Need Not Show Injury To the Corporation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/8/2011
Mortgage Servicing Standards at the Top of Consumer Agency's Agenda Center for Public Integrity 7/7/2011
Circuit Court Sides With Secured Lender — Holds Credit Bidding Too Important To Be Prohibited in Bankruptcy Sales, Even Those Under a Plan Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/7/2011
Supreme Court Decision Limits Primary Rule 10b-5 Liability Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. 7/7/2011
Securities and Exchange Commission Adopts Final Whistleblower Rules under the Dodd-Frank Act; Internal Reporting Encouraged but Not Required Andrews Kurth LLP 7/7/2011
How to Handle Federal Income Tax Liens in North Carolina Foreclosures Poyner Spruill LLP 7/6/2011
Texas Legislature Amends Statute on Choice of Law Andrews Kurth LLP 7/6/2011
Nevada Assembly Bill 273: Nevada Passes Legislation Adversely Affecting Lenders Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/5/2011
SEC Adopts Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Act Amendments to Investment Advisers Act Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/5/2011
Choice of Law After England’s Blue Sky One Case Vedder Price 7/5/2011
Seventh Circuit Holds that Free and Clear Sale Plan Cannot be Confirmed Without Preserving Secured Creditor's Credit Bidding Rights: Ruling Creates Circuit Split Greenberg Traurig, LLP 7/5/2011
Legislative Alert: TWIA Finance Opportunities Under Texas Senate Bill 3 Andrews Kurth LLP 7/5/2011
Clamping Down on Kleptocrats -How Financial Firms Can Help Stamp Out Global Corruption. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/4/2011
A “Settlement Payment” Is a Settlement Payment, Don’t Settle for Less! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/3/2011
Finance : Financial Reform Watch “Go tell a Republican,” Rep. Frank says to complaints that Congress has failed to curb foreclosures Center for Public Integrity 7/2/2011
SEC Adopts New Private Fund Adviser, Venture Capital, Foreign Private Adviser and Family Office Registration and Exemption Requirements Vedder Price 7/2/2011
New York’s Highest Court Reinstates $5 Billion Lawsuit By Big Banks Against MBIA Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/1/2011
Tips for Good Corporate Governance Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/30/2011
Banks Squeeze Bigger Debit Fee Out of Fed Center for Public Integrity 6/30/2011
FBAR Filing Deadline for Extensions for Certain Individuals With Signature Authority McDermott Will & Emery 6/30/2011
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations Clarifying Performance-Based Equity Compensation Exception to Section 162(m) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/30/2011
Bank of America, which spent $4 billion to buy Countrywide, now must pay $8.5 billion settlement to Countrywide investors Center for Public Integrity 6/29/2011
Two More Extensions: IRS and FinCEN Issue Extensions for Certain FBAR Filers in IRS Notice 2011-54 and FinCEN Notice 2011-2 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/29/2011
DOJ Issues New Merger Remedy Guidance Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/29/2011
SEC Adopts Family Office Rule 6/28/2011
SEC Proposes Changes to Performance Fee Rule Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/25/2011
Worth Taking Notice: Whistleblower Rules Regarding Auditing Firms McDermott Will & Emery 6/25/2011
Did I Really Sign That? When Signed Affidavits Are Altered Before Filing Much Shelist, P.C. 6/24/2011
Collision Occurs Between Copyrights and Misappropriation in Electronic News Media Space Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/24/2011
SEC Adopts Investment Adviser Rules Implementing the Dodd-Frank Act Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/24/2011
Does Your Sarbanes-Oxley Act Compliance Program Reflect Your Social Media Presence? Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/24/2011
Supreme Court Establishes Bright-Line Rule for 10b-5 Liability, But Questions Remain: Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/22/2011
United States Supreme Court Holds that the "Maker" of a Statement for Rule 10b-5 Purposes is the Person or Entity with Ultimate Authority Over the Statement Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/20/2011
Mine Operators Face Additional Challenges, Burdens, Under New Specialized SEC Disclosure Regime Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/20/2011
More Teeth For The Tender Rule Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/17/2011
Influential N.Y. Ethics Panel Cautions Lawyers on Dealings with Lawsuit Funding Companies Center for Public Integrity 6/17/2011
Proposed Changes to FINRA Rule 5131 Approved by the SEC Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/17/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Scope of Primary Liability Under Federal Securities Laws Andrews Kurth LLP 6/17/2011
Who Do Directors Represent? Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/16/2011
U.S. Supreme Court Limits Liability Under Rule 10b-5 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 6/16/2011
Interview with C. David Morris, Senior Counsel International at Northrop Grumman Corporation marcus evans 6/16/2011
New York Court of Appeals Upholds Purchase Agreement's Broad Release in Affirming Dismissal of $900 Million Fraud Claim Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/16/2011
CFTC Delays Derivatives Rules Until End of Year Center for Public Integrity 6/15/2011
The State of Play: Intercreditor Terms for Second Lien Loans Vedder Price 6/14/2011
SEC to Vote at June 22 Meeting on Whether to Adopt New Rules and Amendments Implementing Private Fund Manager Registration Provisions Under Dodd-Frank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 6/14/2011
Financial Reform This Week: Derivatives Market Jittery about Missed Deadlines Center for Public Integrity 6/13/2011
California Court of Appeal Holds That State Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Securities Act Class Actions Unless the Action Is a "Covered Class Action" and Involves a "Covered Security" Under SLUSA Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/12/2011
Reform Reading: Fed Wants to Expand Stress Testing to 35 Big U.S. banks Center for Public Integrity 6/10/2011
California Court of Appeal Interprets "Controlling Person" Liability Under State and Federal Securities Laws Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/10/2011
Credit Union Study of Swipe Costs Adds Confusion to Debit Fee Battle Center for Public Integrity 6/10/2011
Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Fifth Circuit’s Loss Causation Standard Andrews Kurth LLP 6/9/2011
Beneficiaries Preparing For Force Majeure: What Rules Govern Your LCS? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/9/2011
Time Running Out on Retail Currency Business for SEC-Registered Broker-Dealers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/9/2011
U.S. Supreme Court: Investors Can Seek Class Action Status Without Proving Loss Causation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/8/2011
One Reason the SEC Can’t Regulate Wall Street Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/8/2011
ARB Ruling Takes Broad View of Scope of Protected Activity Under SOX Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/8/2011
Judge Throws Out Tech Executive's Whistleblower Claim Against Bank of America Center for Public Integrity 6/7/2011
Preparing for the U.K. Bribery Act How Written Policies May Limit Liability Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/7/2011
Valuation of the Company vs. Valuation of the Stock: A Venture Capital Paradox Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/6/2011
EPA Funds 10 Small Businesses to Develop Environmental Technologies U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 6/4/2011
$400 Million in New Venture Capital Money Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/3/2011
US, EU Banking Coordination Needed to Avoid Race to the Bottom Center for Public Integrity 6/3/2011
Compensation for Directors of Startups Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 6/3/2011
China’s NDRC Delegates Powers to Lower Levels to Approve Overseas Investment Projects Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 6/3/2011
New SEC Rules Pay Rewards to Whistleblowers Armstrong Teasdale 6/3/2011
SEC Adopts Final Rules on Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Program McDermott Will & Emery 5/31/2011
Final Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Rules Do Not Mandate Internal Reporting; May Dramatically Reshape FCPA Enforcement Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/30/2011
Patent Rights and Attracting Investors Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 5/29/2011
As Fannie, Freddie flounder, Six Top Execs Receive Handsome Rewards Center for Public Integrity 5/28/2011
The Dodd-Frank Act's Impact on Pension Plan Investment Options McDermott Will & Emery 5/28/2011
Final FBAR Regulations Clarify Filing Obligations McDermott Will & Emery 5/27/2011
In Setback for Corporate Lobbyists, Whistleblowers Can Take Tips First to Government Investigators Center for Public Integrity 5/26/2011
SEC’s Final Rules for Implementing Dodd-Frank Whistleblower Provisions: Important Implications for Covered Entities Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 5/25/2011
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Head Accused of Lying at House Committee Hearing Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/25/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for Loan Guarantee to Support Solar Generation Project in Nevada U.S. Department of Energy 5/24/2011
Risk Management in the Post-Madoff Era of Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/21/2011
Bankers, Consumer Groups Clash Over IRS Plan to Crack Down on Foreign Tax Cheats Center for Public Integrity 5/18/2011
As IRS crusades against Americans hiding money offshore, Latin American tax cheats flock to U.S. banks Center for Public Integrity 5/18/2011
New FINRA Rule 5131 Relating to Allocation and Distribution of Shares in IPOs Approved by the SEC Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/18/2011
Unregulated FICO has Key Role in Each American's Access to Credit Center for Public Integrity 5/17/2011
Would Companies Drop Compensation Committees to Evade SEC Rule?- Financial reform this week Center for Public Integrity 5/16/2011
Reinstatement of Debt: A Bankruptcy Court's Strict Interpretation and Application of Change-in-Control Provisions to Protect Senior Secured Lenders Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 5/13/2011
1099-A Reporting Requirements May Apply to You Poyner Spruill LLP 5/12/2011
CFTC Proposes a Swap Product Definition and Capital Requirements Under Dodd-Frank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/12/2011
U.S. Treasury Creates Insurance Committee Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/11/2011
The New DOJ Working Group and What It Means to the Oil and Gas Industry Andrews Kurth LLP 5/10/2011
No Likelihood of Confusion or Dilution Between CITIBANK and CAPITAL CITY BANK McDermott Will & Emery 5/10/2011
Senate Hearing to Examine Systemic Risk Response: Financial Reform this Week Center for Public Integrity 5/10/2011
Department of Labor Proposes Additional Disclosure Rules for QDIAs and TDFs McDermott Will & Emery 5/9/2011
$1 Billion Needed for Dodd-Frank Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 5/8/2011
Supreme Court Adopts Amended Bankruptcy Rule 2019 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/4/2011
Unique Retail Considerations of Branch Bank Leasing Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/4/2011
Premerger Notification Office Issues Statement on the Use of Escrows in HSR-Reportable Deals Greenberg Traurig, LLP 5/3/2011
Regulatory Brawl Over Debit Cards Sidesteps the Real Fee-Setters: Card Companies Center for Public Integrity 5/3/2011
For All the Blame, Credit Raters Still Count on Big Banks for Support- Documents Show Financial Giants Lobbying to Keep Role for Rating Agencies Center for Public Integrity 5/2/2011
Oil and Gas Fraud Working Group to Focus on Energy Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/29/2011
FERC Issues $30 Million Penalty for Alleged Violations of Anti-Manipulation Rule Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 4/28/2011
CFTC & Fed Propose Margin Rules Under Dodd-Frank: Banks To Be Barred from Accepting Non Cash Collateral Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/28/2011
TOUSA III: The Secured Lenders Take the Lead! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/27/2011
Lenders Taking Title by Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu: The Advantages of Obtaining an Owner’s Title Insurance Policy Poyner Spruill LLP 4/26/2011
SEC Proposes Rules for Compensation Committees and Compensation Advisers Andrews Kurth LLP 4/25/2011
FTC and CFTC to Share Confidential Information, Increases Investigation Risks McDermott Will & Emery 4/23/2011
Purchaser May be Liable for Predecessor’s Unpaid Union Trust Fund Contributions Williams Kastner 4/23/2011
Foreign Financial Institutions: Get Ready for New Tax Compliance Obligations Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 4/22/2011
Breach of Fiduciary Duty in the Context of Insolvency: Can Individual Creditors Seek Recovery? Much Shelist, P.C. 4/22/2011
China Adopts National Security Review Regime and Provisional Implementing Regulations for Foreign-Funded M&A Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/19/2011
California Offers New Voluntary Compliance Initiative for Abusive Tax Avoidance Transactions and Offshore Financial Arrangements Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/18/2011
Data Shows Deutsche Bank Was Key patron of Questionable Mortgage Lenders - Senate Report Reveals More of Bank's Toxic Deals Center for Public Integrity 4/18/2011
“Sunshine is the Best Disinfectant”: A Financial Advisory Update McDermott Will & Emery 4/17/2011
To Avoid Assuming Fiduciary Duties, Mortgage Lenders Should Take Care to Avoid Acting as Mortgage Brokers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/16/2011
Final FBAR Regulations Offer Some Relief For Plan Sponsors, but Filing Obligations Remain McDermott Will & Emery 4/16/2011
Sixth Circuit Reverses Dismissal of a Shareholder Derivative Action Based Upon the Lack of Independence of the Special Litigation Committee Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/15/2011
Making Banks Pay for Madoff’s Fraud Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/15/2011
Bouncing Around the Federal Securities Laws Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/14/2011
The “Wall Street Mind” and “Too Big to Fail” Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/13/2011
A Borrower May Not Bring An Action To Determine Whether The Owner Of A Mortgage Note Has Authorized A Nonjudicial Foreclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/13/2011
Starting Up the Start-Up: Approaching the Angel Financing Round Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/12/2011
Three Things to Know About Dodd-Frank Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 4/12/2011
Buyer Beware - Car Dealers Adopt Outlawed Mortgage Tactics, New Consumer Agency Powerless Against Them Center for Public Integrity 4/12/2011
Start Up Companies --- Grant Money: When “Free” is not “Free” Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 4/9/2011
Southern District of New York Judge Applies Morrison to Dismiss Federal Securities Claims Brought by U.S. Investors Against the Royal Bank of Scotland Vedder Price 4/8/2011
New Jersey Announces Second Offshore Voluntary Compliance Initiative Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/8/2011
"Tax Amnesty" Is Still An Option: IRS Offers A "Second Chance" To Taxpayers With Undeclared Foreign Accounts And Holdings Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 4/7/2011
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Trends Vedder Price 4/7/2011
Recently Passed New York State Budget Consolidates Banking and Insurance Departments into Department of Financial Services Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/7/2011
In Re TOUSA: District Court Reverses Bankruptcy Court's Order Requiring Lenders To Disgorge $480 Million As Fraudulent Transfer Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 4/6/2011
SEC Aggressively Targets Insider Trading and Expert Networks Vedder Price 4/6/2011
Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports Vedder Price 4/5/2011
Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court to Decide Key Questions Regarding Secondary Actor Liability Vedder Price 4/4/2011
Second Circuit Affirms the Importance of Adequately Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Claims Vedder Price 4/3/2011
SEC Continues to Regulate and Claw Back Incentive-Based Compensation Vedder Price 4/2/2011
Pharmaceutical and Other Companies Beware: New Supreme Court Decision Weighs in on Adverse Event Reports and Potential Liability Under Federal Securities Laws Squire, Sanders & Dempsey (US) LLP 3/31/2011
Valuing Real Property for Bankruptcy and Foreclosure – A Lender’s Cautionary Tale Poyner Spruill LLP 3/31/2011
Top 10 Issues When Considering a Joint Venture Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/30/2011
A MATRIXX Revolution, Part II: Supreme Court affirms Ninth Circuit's holding that Life Science Companies Cannot Rely On a Statistical Significance Standard When Deciding Whether Adverse Event Reports are Material for the Purpose of Securities Disclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2011
United States Supreme Court Reiterates Materiality Standard For Securities Fraud Claims Under Rule 10b-5 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/29/2011
Tips To Get A New Market Tax Credit Commitment Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/27/2011
Fed Chief Says He Will Take Press Questions Each Quarter Center for Public Integrity 3/26/2011
Retailers Accuse AmEx of Antitrust Breach as Battle Over Debit Card Cap Heats Up Center for Public Integrity 3/25/2011
SPACs 2.0: New SPAC Rules Changes Approved By NASDAQ And NYSE AMEX And New Market Features Make SPACs A More Attractive Investment Vehicle In 2011 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/25/2011
SEC Extracts Fines, But Not Confessions Center for Public Integrity 3/24/2011
New FINRA Rule 5131 Relating to Allocation and Distribution of Shares in IPOs Approved by the SEC Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/24/2011
Federal District Court Says "No" to Forum Selection Bylaws Andrews Kurth LLP 3/23/2011
Comments Solicited on Fundamental Changes to FERC's Market-Based Rate and Merger Review Process Tests Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/23/2011
The Latest Results and Trends after Second Month of Say-on-Pay Voting Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/23/2011
Talk Opportunity, then Price Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 3/23/2011
Quicken Loans Wins Unexpected Overtime Victory Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/22/2011
Jury: Quicken Loans Doesn’t Owe Overtime Pay to Former Employees Center for Public Integrity 3/21/2011
FINRA Adopts Self-Reporting Requirement – Marks Big Change for Legacy NASD Member Firms Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/18/2011
SEC Adopts Say-on-Pay Rules von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 3/17/2011
While Touting Green Power, Democrats Arrange Duke Energy Backup Loan Center for Public Integrity 3/17/2011
CFTC Proposes to Eliminate Certain Fund Exemptions and Extend Regulation of Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity Trading Advisors Under Dodd-Frank Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 3/17/2011
Increased Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2011 Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/16/2011
Clock ticking for FDIC to Sue Directors, Officers of Failed Banks Center for Public Integrity 3/14/2011
A Guaranty Is a Guaranty Is a Guaranty, Except When It's Not: Understanding the Illinois Sureties Act Much Shelist, P.C. 3/14/2011
Big Banks Can Fund Mortgage Aid Programs If Government Won’t, Says Democrat Barney Frank Center for Public Integrity 3/13/2011
Residential Foreclosures: Lenders Become Landlords Williams Mullen 3/11/2011
Time to Update SEC Disclosure Requirements, Agency Official Says in Defending Budget Center for Public Integrity 3/11/2011
Acquiring Troubled Assets: Making the Most of an Economic Downturn Much Shelist, P.C. 3/10/2011
New EU Competition Rules Dealing With Competitor Contacts Greenberg Traurig, LLP 3/9/2011
Delaware Court Enjoins Merger Vote Citing Conflicts of Interest of Financial Advisor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 3/9/2011
Local Land Use Issues Arising In Foreclosure Williams Mullen 3/9/2011
Department of Energy Offers Conditional Commitment for a Loan Guarantee to Support Maine Wind Project U.S. Department of Energy 3/8/2011
Foreclosure or Deed in Lieu: What’s Right for You? Williams Mullen 3/7/2011
Witness Says He Rigged Bids in Property Tax Lien Auctions in Maryland Center for Public Integrity 3/6/2011
Investment Adviser Update – February - March 2011 Vedder Price 3/6/2011
The Nuts and Bolts of Credit Bidding: A Primer for Traditional Lenders and Distressed Debt Investors Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 3/2/2011
Will Washington Pull the Plug on the Home Affordable Modification Program "HAMP"? Center for Public Integrity 2/28/2011
Trends Developing after First Month of Say-on-Pay Votes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/27/2011
Developments in Securities Law - February 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/27/2011
The Illinois Securities Law: The Remedy Is Rescission Much Shelist, P.C. 2/26/2011
Department of Energy Finalizes $96.8 Million Loan Guarantee for Oregon Geothermal Project U.S. Department of Energy 2/25/2011
Calculating Interest on Commercial Loans: Recent Legislation Expressly Permits Illinois Lenders to Use the "365/360" Method Much Shelist, P.C. 2/24/2011
Brokers - Thou Shalt Not Accept Payments From More Than One Source In Connection With a Mortgage Loan Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/24/2011
2010 Foreign Corrupt Practices Act "FCPA" Year In Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/23/2011
Judge Orders Quicken Loans to Pay $2.7 Million Award in West Virginia Fraud Case Center for Public Integrity 2/23/2011
Delaware Chancery Court Provides Further Clarification as to When the "Entire Fairness" Standard of Review is Appropriate and How It Will Be Applied Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/21/2011
Back to the Future with Watson Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/19/2011
Financial Institutions Further Embracing Enterprise Risk Management "ERM": Deloitte Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/18/2011
New SEC Proposal To Modify Short Form Registration Statement Eligibility Requirements and Repeal Credit Rating-Based Eligibility For Public Offerings Of Non-Convertible Debt Securities Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/18/2011
TOUSA Reversed: Victory for the Capital Markets and Rescue Financings Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/16/2011
401(k) Fees: A Hot Topic for Plan Fiduciaries and Participants Much Shelist, P.C. 2/15/2011
Final Say-On-Pay Rules Delay Requirements for Smaller Reporting Companies and TARP Participants Vedder Price 2/15/2011
Judge Says Fannie Mae Whistleblower’s Lawsuit Can Go Forward Center for Public Integrity 2/15/2011
SEC Adopts Final “Say-On-Pay” Rules Vedder Price 2/15/2011
Court to Lenders: Strict Compliance with Local Recording Requirements Necessary Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/14/2011
Mexico’s Unified Secured Transactions Registry Offers New Opportunities for Secured Lending Strasburger & Price, LLP 2/14/2011
A Rising Tide for Annual Say-on-Pay Votes Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/13/2011
How a New SEC Rule Changed the Way Companies Look at Risk Management Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/13/2011
Grassley Targets Federal Charge Card Abuses Center for Public Integrity 2/13/2011
Data Confirms That Securitized Mortgages Less Likely to Be Modified Center for Public Integrity 2/12/2011
Some Thoughts on Investment Banks Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/11/2011
Proposed Treasury Regulations Expand the Definition of "Publicly Traded" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/11/2011
Debt Deception: Broad Reach of New Consumer Financial Agency May Fall Short in Some Areas Center for Public Integrity 2/10/2011
FDIC Wants Bank Execs to Wait 3 Years for Entire Bonus Center for Public Integrity 2/8/2011
How Come Economists Didn’t Predict the Financial Crisis? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/8/2011
Delaware Supreme Court Reverses Chancery Court Dismissal Of Derivative Plaintiff's Section 220 Books And Records Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/7/2011
Tenth Circuit Affirms High Standard For Scienter Pleading In Securities Fraud Cases Against Independent Auditors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/6/2011
JPMorgan Chase Reportedly Ignored Its Risk Management Department’s Warnings About Madoff Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 2/6/2011
Some Interesting New Developments as SEC Adopts Final Say-on-Pay Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/5/2011
Holding A Note That References Another Document? It Still May Permit You To Obtain Summary Judgment in Lieu of Complaint Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/4/2011
Beware of Fiduciary Duties to Creditors Different for Corporations and LLCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 2/4/2011
Some thoughts on Finders for Risk Capital Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 2/4/2011
District Of Columbia Circuit Holds That Certifications In Financial Statements Do Not Constitute Omissions That Qualify For A Presumption Of Reliance In Fraud Claims Under Rule 10b-5 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 2/3/2011
Betting on Justice: States are Battleground in Drive To Regulate Lawsuit Funding Center for Public Integrity 2/2/2011
WikiLeaks More Effective Than SEC, Says Enron Whistleblower Center for Public Integrity 1/30/2011
The Financial Crisis Was a Failure of Risk Management, Says the Federal Government Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/30/2011
California Court Of Appeal Holds That Privity Of Contract Is Necessary To Maintain An Action For Rescission Under California Corporations Code Sections 25504 And 25504.1 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/29/2011
Delaware Supreme Court Holds That Chancery Court Is Not Bound By Merger Price Or Fairness Opinion In Appraisal Proceedings Under Delaware General Corporate Law Section 262(h) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/28/2011
Milestone or Millstone? Financing, that is. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/27/2011
Bailout Watchdog Probes Suspected TARP Fraud at 64 Banks Center for Public Integrity 1/27/2011
SEC Proposes Rules to Implement the Dodd-Frank Act’s Mine Safety Disclosure Requirements Andrews Kurth LLP 1/26/2011
Regulatory Gap on Financial Planners is A Risk to Consumers Center for Public Integrity 1/25/2011
2010 Year-End Securities Litigation Reports Show a Second Half Increase In New Class Action Filings, With Merger Cases Spiking Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/25/2011
Lender Liability and the Exception to CERCLA Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/24/2011
Commodity Futures Trading Commission "CFTC" Approves Position Limits Proposal for Derivatives Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 1/24/2011
Fannie and Freddie Were Followers, Not Leaders, In Mortgage Frenzy Center for Public Integrity 1/24/2011
Banks Lose Important Foreclosure Case In Massachusetts High Court Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/23/2011
Customers Close Accounts to Protest Wall Street, Abusive Lending Practices Center for Public Integrity 1/23/2011
Companies Should Not Take Lightly the Need for Full Compliance with the SEC's Executive Compensation Disclosure Rules