February 8, 2012

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

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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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 P.C. 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 P.C. 11/8/2011
FAA Scrutinizes Non-Citizen Trusts Vedder Price P.C. 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 P.C. 11/7/2011
Appeals Court Vacates SEC’s Proxy Access Rule Vedder Price P.C. 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 P.C. 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 P.C. 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 P.C. 11/2/2011
How Lessors and Lenders Can Audit the Eurocontrol Accounts of Lessees Vedder Price P.C. 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) 10/24/2011
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 10/7/2011
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 9/27/2011
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 9/24/2011
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 9/17/2011
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 9/7/2011
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 9/1/2011
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 P.C. 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 8/7/2011
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 8/6/2011
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 7/28/2011
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 7/26/2011
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 Andrews Kurth LLP 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 7/16/2011
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 7/13/2011
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 7/12/2011
Trade Associations Express Concern over Risks of Diverging EU and US Derivatives Regulation McDermott Will & Emery 7/12/2011
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 P.C. 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 7/5/2011
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 P.C. 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 P.C. 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 6/29/2011
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 Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP 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 6/16/2011
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 P.C. 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 5/9/2011
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 4/12/2011
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 P.C. 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 P.C. 4/7/2011
Recently Passed New York State Budget Consolidates Banking and Insurance Departments into Department of Financial Services Greenberg Traurig, LLP 4/6/2011
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 P.C. 4/5/2011
Supreme Court Determines Materiality Standard for Adverse Event Reports Vedder Price P.C. 4/5/2011
Janus Capital Group v. First Derivative Traders: Supreme Court to Decide Key Questions Regarding Secondary Actor Liability Vedder Price P.C. 4/4/2011
Second Circuit Affirms the Importance of Adequately Pleading Loss Causation in Securities Fraud Claims Vedder Price P.C. 4/3/2011
SEC Continues to Regulate and Claw Back Incentive-Based Compensation Vedder Price P.C. 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 3/22/2011
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 3/17/2011
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. 3/13/2011
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 3/10/2011
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 3/6/2011
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 P.C. 3/5/2011
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 P.C. 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 P.C. 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) 2/5/2011
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 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/23/2011
Conservative Think Tank’s Plan Would Limit Securitization of Mortgages Center for Public Integrity 1/22/2011
Insurance and the Accidental Property Owner Much Shelist, P.C. 1/21/2011
China's Supreme People's Court Issues Notice on Trial of Cases Involving Transfers of Nonperforming Assets to Foreign Investors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/20/2011
Reporting Deadline Approaches For 2010 ISO Exercises and ESPP Stock Transfers Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 1/20/2011
Lawsuit Loans Add New Risk for the Injured- Lenders Say They Perform A Necessary Service, but Some Say Loan Costs Are Too High Center for Public Integrity 1/17/2011
House Republican Pledges to Rein In Regulators Center for Public Integrity 1/16/2011
TARP Helped Stabilize Financial Institutions, but Future Success Questioned Center for Public Integrity 1/15/2011
TARP Watchdog Sounds Alarm About “Too Big To Fail” Banks Center for Public Integrity 1/14/2011
SEC Proposes Disclosure Rules for Payments by Resource Extraction Issuers Andrews Kurth LLP 1/14/2011
Extension of 100% Gain Exclusion for Qualified Small Business Stock Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/11/2011
Mining Groups Seek to Delay SEC’s Conflict Mineral Deadline Center for Public Integrity 1/11/2011
Massachusetts Supreme Court Upholds Securitization Conveyance Practices Relating to Assignments of Mortgages Andrews Kurth LLP 1/11/2011
New Jersey Courts Place Roadblocks On Lenders' Ability To Enforce Mortgage Documents Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 1/10/2011
Municipal Bond Offerings: Proposed SEC Rule Impacts Appointed Board Members Andrews Kurth LLP 1/10/2011
China to Solicit Public Opinions On Administration of Enterprise Annuity Funds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 1/8/2011
Betting on Catastrophes Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 1/7/2011
Preparing for the 2011 Proxy Season: What’s New Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1/7/2011
SEC Fee Rate Adjustment for Section 6(b), Section (13e) and Section 14(g) to Be Effective December 27, 2010 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/31/2010
Treasury Announces Standard Terms of Small Business Lending Fund Vedder Price P.C. 12/29/2010
Corporations Aim to Narrow SEC’s Proposed Whistleblower Protections Center for Public Integrity 12/20/2010
Time for Corporations to Get Ready to Issue Annual ISO/ESPP Information Statements and File New Information Returns with Irs; Irs Releases New Forms and Instructions Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/17/2010
SEC Moves Ahead On Oil, Mining, Derivatives Transparency Center for Public Integrity 12/15/2010
Fifth Circuit Update: Insurance, Real Estate and NLRB (Oh My!) Andrews Kurth LLP 12/15/2010
Billing Clients Interest Fees on Lawyer Loans Legal, but Uncommon Center for Public Integrity 12/14/2010
CFTC Proposes Definitions for "Swap Dealer" and "Major Swap Participant" Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/14/2010
Reform Reading: SEC Tackles Energy Payments, Conflict Minerals Next Week Center for Public Integrity 12/10/2010
SEC's Proposed New Reporting Rules for Institutional Investment Managers Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/10/2010
Recent SEC Enforcement of Regulation FD: Lessons to be Learned Andrews Kurth LLP 12/9/2010
SEC Delays Whistleblower Office, Citing Budget Center for Public Integrity 12/5/2010
Bank Had No Duty to Advise Business Charge Card Owner that Bank had Obtained Judgment Against a Person Who Was Authorized to Use the Card Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 12/5/2010
2010 Year-End Estate Planning: Navigating the Uncertainty Much Shelist, P.C. 12/5/2010
The Sons of Gwalia Are Dead! Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/4/2010
Wisconsin Act 255 Tax Credit Changes in 2011 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/3/2010
Time to Retire the ESOP from the 401k: Assessing the Liabilities of KSOP Structures in Light of ERISA Fiduciary Duties and Modern Alternatives Texas Wesleyan University School of Law 12/3/2010
SEC Proposes New Whistleblower Rules Under the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 Andrews Kurth LLP 12/3/2010
SEC Proposes Rules Implementing Dodd-Frank Act Provisions Pertaining to Investment Adviser Registration Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 12/3/2010
Chamber Seeks Cash From Insurers, Financial Firms For New Effort, Health Reform and Financial Rules Targeted by Anti-Regulation Drive; EPA Rules Too Center for Public Integrity 12/1/2010
Bank Failure For Directors and Officers, There Is No Makeup Exam Vedder Price P.C. 12/1/2010
Record Low Interest Rates Mean Good Times for Estate Planning Much Shelist, P.C. 11/30/2010
WikiLeaks’ Next Target? Your Company Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/30/2010
Reform Reading: WikiLeaks Has Trove of U.S. Bank Documents Center for Public Integrity 11/30/2010
Financial Stability Panel Told of “Inexcusable Breakdowns” in Foreclosure Process Center for Public Integrity 11/29/2010
Participant Fee Disclosure Fee Transparency—The Final Piece of the Puzzle Vedder Price P.C. 11/28/2010
Roth Conversions Inside Savings Plans: Option Now Available Vedder Price P.C. 11/25/2010
Reform Reading: FDIC Says Banks Should Relax Overdraft Fees Center for Public Integrity 11/25/2010
Rise in Foreclosures + An Increase in Mortgage Fraud = More Homeowner Fires Johnson & Bell Ltd. 11/24/2010
SEC Proposes Definition of Venture Capital Fund under Dodd-Frank Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/23/2010
Reform Reading: Credit Ratings Hard to Replace, Overdraft Fees Criticized Center for Public Integrity 11/22/2010
SEC Enforcement Action Under Regulation FD For Implicit Communications To Selected Analysts Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/22/2010
Lender Liability in Illinois: Steering Clear of Borrower Claims Much Shelist, P.C. 11/21/2010
Reform Reading: Banks Prepare for Stress Tests, Possible Rise in ATM Fees Center for Public Integrity 11/21/2010
Angel Investing Principles: Doing Good While Doing Well Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/20/2010
Fifth Circuit Rejects Section 10(B) Scheme Liability in Absence of Explicit Attribution of Conduct or Statements to Defendant Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/19/2010
Credit Reporting and Bankruptcy: Is Your Post-Discharge Credit Reporting Inviting Trouble? Poyner Spruill LLP 11/19/2010
Free Money Isn’t Free (Except When It Is) Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/19/2010
The Red Flags Rule: What You Need to Know Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/18/2010
No Private Right of Action for Violation of Statutes Extending Notice Period for Foreclosures Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/18/2010
Improving Ratings Agencies After the Financial Crisis Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/17/2010
Kentucky's Financial Services Industry in Transition Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/17/2010
Loan Servicers Should Notify Neighborhoods When Abandoning a Foreclosure, Report Says Center for Public Integrity 11/17/2010
All About Financing the Startup Company -Starting a New Company These Days in Quite The Headwind….. The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 11/16/2010
Reform Reading: FDIC Gets Tough, Banks May Get Bigger Dividends Center for Public Integrity 11/13/2010
Do Insurers Pose Systemic Risk? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 11/12/2010
Ohio Supreme Court Rules Foreclosure Sale Is Not An Arm's Length Transaction Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 11/11/2010
Record FCPA Settlements Continue, Important Lessons To Be Learned Andrews Kurth LLP 11/10/2010
Startup Valuation Workshop Slides & Worksheets Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 11/9/2010
CFTC Proposes Anti-Manipulation Rules to Implement Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 11/9/2010
Next Wave of MBS Litigation Focuses on Issuers, Underwriters Andrews Kurth LLP 11/8/2010
New Chief of House Financial Services Takes Aim At Derivatives Center for Public Integrity 11/4/2010
Time to Add a Roth Feature to Your 401(k) Plan? Poyner Spruill LLP 11/3/2010
Delaware Supreme Court Clarifies Law Regarding Standing of Plaintiff-Shareholders to Bring a Post-Merger Double Derivative Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/3/2010
District Court Holds No D&O Insurance Coverage for Attorneys' Fees and Costs Incurred in Voluntary Response to SEC Investigation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/2/2010
Two Recent Cases Shed Light on Liquidated Damages Vedder Price P.C. 11/2/2010
New York's High Court Rejects Attempts to Expand Liability of Outside Professional Service Providers for Failing to Detect Corporate Fraud Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 11/1/2010
Respecting Failure - Failcon 2010 Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/31/2010
Reversal Of Decision In Bayou Group Bankruptcy Offers Little Guidance For The Institutional Investor Wishing To Redeem From A Fraudulent Ponzi Scheme Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/30/2010
Beyond Madison - Working with Wisconsin Early-Stage Companies Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/30/2010
Altered Ego: New Ninth Circuit Opinion Overrules Previously Well-Settled Law Regarding Exclusive Standing Of Bankruptcy Trustees To Pursue General Claims On Behalf Of The Estate Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/30/2010
Moving Forward - CMBS 2.0 Andrews Kurth LLP 10/29/2010
How Much is That Startup in the Window. Really. Realistically Valuing a Start Up. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/28/2010
New Accounting Rules on the Horizon for Leases Much Shelist, P.C. 10/28/2010
UPDATE: The Luxembourg Protocol to the Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment on Matters Specific to Railway Rolling Stock Vedder Price P.C. 10/28/2010
SEC Proposes “Family Office” Exemption Under Dodd-Frank Andrews Kurth LLP 10/27/2010
Lender Environmental Liability Under CERCLA...and How to Avoid It Much Shelist, P.C. 10/27/2010
Time to Get Ready for Say-On-Pay as SEC Releases Proposed Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/26/2010
What Does a Surface Transportation Board (STB) Filing Tell You? Vedder Price P.C. 10/26/2010
SEC Proposes Enhanced Short-Term Borrowing Disclosure Rules Andrews Kurth LLP 10/25/2010
Delaware Supreme Court Requires Credible Evidence of a "Proper Purpose" to Review a Corporation's Books and Records Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/25/2010
SEC Issues Interpretive Guidance Regarding Liquidity and Capital Resources Disclosures Andrews Kurth LLP 10/24/2010
How Much is That Startup in the Window? -- Figuring Out How Much A Startup is Worth. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/24/2010
SEC Stays Proxy Access Rules Andrews Kurth LLP 10/23/2010
Back to the Future with Super Angels Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 10/23/2010
Q&A: Security Information and Event Management -SIEM Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/22/2010
FERC Introduces Tougher Rules on Credit Practices in Organized Electric Markets Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 10/22/2010
An Overview of the Hedge Fund Industry and What’s Coming Next for Hedge Funds Suffolk University Law School 10/19/2010
Consider the Setoff: Strategies for Creditors after a Bankruptcy Filing Much Shelist, P.C. 10/18/2010
SEC's Interpretive MC&A Guidance on Liquidity and Capital Resources and Proposed New Rules on Short-Term Borrowing Disclosure Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/16/2010
The Impact of The Dodd-Frank Act on Public Company Executive Compensation von Briesen & Roper, S.C. 10/15/2010
California Court Of Appeal Holds That Shareholders Have Standing To Pursue Derivative Actions After Dissolution Of A Corporation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/13/2010
Amendments To Sentencing Guidelines To Become Effective November 1, 2010 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/11/2010
Second Circuit Holds That No Private Right Of Action Exists Under Section 304 Of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/10/2010
North Carolina Legislative Update: Session Law 2010-190 - A Supplement to the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Poyner Spruill LLP 10/8/2010
Ninth Circuit Adopts Moench Presumption in Favor of Fiduciaries Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/6/2010
The Encryption “Magic Bullet”: How to Make Sure Your Encryption Solution Hits the Target Poyner Spruill LLP 10/6/2010
SEC Stays New Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 10/5/2010
Six Key Areas of Risk Management for the Banking Industry Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/5/2010
At Citi, Risk Management Is Still Lacking Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 10/5/2010
Whose Claim Is It Anyway? The CWCapital Case Explains the Role of a Servicer Andrews Kurth LLP 10/5/2010
ALERT: Legal Challenge To SEC's Recently Adopted Proxy Access Rules Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/30/2010
Concept Release: Proxy Distribution System Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/29/2010
Second Circuit Rejects Application Of "Bespeaks Caution" Doctrine To Statement Containing Both Historical And Forward-Looking Elements Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/28/2010
CFTC to Address Requirements for Reporting of Pre-Enactment Swaps Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 9/27/2010
Major Reforms to Affect Companies, Financial Institutions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 9/25/2010
NYSE Commission: Boards’ Focus Should be Long-term Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/24/2010
Third Circuit Rejects the "Fraud-Created-The-Market" Theory of Reliance in a Section 10(B) Private Securities Fraud Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/20/2010
New Illinois Law Restricts Employer Inquiries into Credit History Much Shelist, P.C. 9/18/2010
Proxy Access Notice Dates For 2011 Proxy Season Established Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/17/2010
Mortgage Lender Not "Financial Institution" for Federal Criminal Bank Fraud Just Because It Was Owned By a Financial Institution Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/16/2010
Amendments To Sentencing Guidelines To Become Effective November 1, 2010 - Impacts Compliance and Ethics Programs. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/15/2010
Survey of State Laws Regarding Foreclosure Related Issues: The State Law Impact Project - Part 3 Andrews Kurth LLP 9/15/2010
SEC v. Tambone: First Circuit Rejects the SEC’s Broad Interpretation of Rule 10b-5 Vedder Price P.C. 9/11/2010
Supreme Court Sheds Light on Limitations Period for Section 10(b) Violations - Merck & Co. v. Reynolds Vedder Price P.C. 9/10/2010
D&O Insurance in the Land Down Under as Security Class Action Lawsuits are on the Rise. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 9/9/2010
SEC Uses Section 304 to Claw Back Incentive-Based Compensation from “Innocent” Executives - SEC v. O’Dell & SEC v. Jenkins Vedder Price P.C. 9/9/2010
Supreme Court Limits Scope of “Honest Services” Statute - Skilling v. United States Vedder Price P.C. 9/8/2010
Top Legal Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make: 83(b) Tax Elections Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/8/2010
New Credit-Checking Legislation Signed Into Law in Illinois Vedder Price P.C. 9/7/2010
Wall Street Reform Legislation Creates New Diversity Requirements for Government Contractors Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/7/2010
Dodd-Frank: What Non-Financial Foreign Private Issuers Need to Know Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/6/2010
New York State Amends Power of Attorney Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 9/2/2010
Ninth Circuit Rejects Private Right Of Action To Enforce Section 13(a) Of The Investment Company Act Of 1940 Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/31/2010
Third Circuit Holds That Mixed Present/Future Statements Are Protected By Reform Act Safe Harbor Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/30/2010
Municipal Bond Offerings: SEC Charges State of New Jersey for Fraudulent Municipal Bond Offerings Andrews Kurth LLP 8/30/2010
SEC Adopts Mandatory Proxy Access Rule for Shareholder Director Nominations -- Applicable for 2011 Proxy Season Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/28/2010
Illinois Employers Can No Longer Use Credit Checks in Employment Decisions Under Most Circumstances Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/27/2010
Confession of Judgment in Illinois: A Deceptively Simple Remedy Much Shelist, P.C. 8/27/2010
D.C. Circuit Vacates Proposed Fee For NYSE Arca "Depth-Of-Book" Data And Remands To SEC For Further Review Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/27/2010
CFTC Fines ConAgra $12 Million, Two Commissioners Dissent Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/26/2010
Registered Public Offerings Of Debt Securities And The Use Of Credit Ratings Information In SEC Filings After Dodd-Frank Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/24/2010
U.K.'s Sweeping Anti-Corruption Legislation Increases Risk For Businesses Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/21/2010
The Transparency Monster Strikes Again: New Reporting Requirements For Executive Compensation And First-Tier Subcontract Awards Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/21/2010
Ninth Circuit Holds That Scienter May Be Established Through An Objective Evaluation Of A Defendant's Deliberate Recklessness Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/19/2010
Demand for Oil Companies To Prove Disaster Preparedness Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/17/2010
Blowing the Whistle on the New Whistleblower Protections Created by the Dodd-Frank Act Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 8/17/2010
Attention Investment Advisers: Plain English Brochure Rule Adopted Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/17/2010
Regulatory Impact of Dodd-Frank Bill on Investment Advisers and Fund Managers Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/16/2010
2010 Mid-Year Securities Litigation Reports That New Federal Securities Class Action Filings Continue To Decline, Returning To Pre-Recession Levels Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/13/2010
Ruthless, or Just Rational? - Part II More Thoughts on Strategic Loan Defaults. Andrews Kurth LLP 8/13/2010
Ruthless, or Just Rational? Thoughts on Strategic Loan Defaults. Andrews Kurth LLP 8/12/2010
What Financial Regulatory Reform Means to Private Funds. Andrews Kurth LLP 8/11/2010
Tweeting Earnings: Bad for Your Company? Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/10/2010
The New Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Will Impact Community and Regional Banks Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/10/2010
The Next Financial Collapse? The Overall Financial System Risk of Phony Credit. Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/10/2010
Dodd-Frank Act Raises Major Executive Compensation Issues Vedder Price P.C. 8/9/2010
Congress Extends Implementation Date of Final Rule Governing Gift Cards Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 8/9/2010
Is Electing an Independent Board Member Right for Your Business? Exploring the Pros and Cons Much Shelist, P.C. 8/9/2010
Summary of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Vedder Price P.C. 8/8/2010
West Virginia and the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 8/7/2010
Rule 10b5-1 Can Be an Effective Part of a Year-end Strategy to Lock in Capital Gains at the 2010 Rate Vedder Price P.C. 8/6/2010
"Schumer Box" Disclosure Not "Clear and Conspicuous" As a Matter of Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/6/2010
What Financial Regulatory Reform Means to Private Funds Andrews Kurth LLP 8/6/2010
Forty Years in Commercial Real Estate: Weathering the Cycles of Boom, Bubble and Bust Much Shelist, P.C. 8/3/2010
Whistleblower Provision Likely to Increase FCPA Risk Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 8/2/2010
Washington Supreme Court Holds that State Statutes of Limitations Do Not Apply in Arbitration Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 8/2/2010
Data Breaches Breaking the Bank for Businesses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 8/2/2010
One Way the Fed Could Have Mitigated the Housing Bubble? By Talking About It Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/31/2010
Impact of Dodd-Frank on Corporate Governance & Executive Compensation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/30/2010
Ninth Circuit Holds That Safe Harbor Provision Of The Reform Act Applies To Forward-Looking Statements Accompanied By Cautionary Language And Forward-Looking Statements Made Without Actual Knowledge Of Falsity Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/30/2010
CMBS 2.0 Reps and Warranties Take Center Stage Andrews Kurth LLP 7/29/2010
The Regulatory March to Reform Executive Compensation Practices Takes Another Step Forward Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/29/2010
Tax-Exempt Financing Available to Private Entities in 2010 Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/28/2010
The 255 Bank Failures Since 2008 Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/28/2010
SEC Adopts Pay-to-Play Restrictions (Rule 206(4)-5) Foley Hoag LLP 7/27/2010
Whistleblowing Pays Under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Bill Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/26/2010
Congo Conflict Minerals Legislation Passes Congress: Affects Technology, Automotive, Mining, Jewelry, and Aerospace Companies Foley Hoag LLP 7/26/2010
No Creditors' Rights Endorsement - Alternatives Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/26/2010
Fraud Claim Against Syndicated Lender Allowed To Proceed, Despite Express Disclaimer Of Reliance In Deal Documents Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/25/2010
Congress Passes Legislation Requiring Oil, Gas and Mining Companies to Report Payments to Government Foley Hoag LLP 7/25/2010
Reforming Post-Crisis Risk Management Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/24/2010
Receivers and Assignees in Illinois: Minimizing Personal Risk While Fulfilling Your Duties Much Shelist, P.C. 7/24/2010
Dodd-Frank Redefines "Accredited Investor" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/23/2010
FINRA Files Proposed Revised Discovery Guide with SEC Cosgrove Law, L.L.C. 7/23/2010
SEC Adopts Amendments to Part II of Form ADV Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/23/2010
Ohio Federal District Court Rules That HUD's Sham Joint Venture Guidelines Are Unconstitutional Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2010
New Los Angeles Ordinance Requires Banks And Lenders To Repair Vacant Residential Property Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/22/2010
No Creditors' Rights Endorsement - Alternatives Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/22/2010
President Obama Signs Dodd-Frank Act Into Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/21/2010
Ruthless - Fitch Ratings’ Weekly U.S. CMBS Market Trends Newsletter Release of July 9th Andrews Kurth LLP 7/20/2010
Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms 12-Year Sentence for Investment Adviser Convicted of Violating Investment Advisers Act Cosgrove Law, L.L.C. 7/19/2010
Senate Passes Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/17/2010
CFTC Finds Two Monthly Mid-C Electricity Contracts Are SPDCs Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/17/2010
Congress Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 7/17/2010
Dodd-Frank Bill Reshapes Businesses Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 7/17/2010
Trustee's Establishment of Litigation Reserve Deemed Reasonable Under The "Prudent Man" Standard Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/16/2010
Intercreditor Agreements Get Trumped Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/16/2010
July Is the Month of Inalienable Rights: Life, Liberty and Payment When Due Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/13/2010
California Statute Regarding Convenience Checks Not Facially Preempted By Federal Law Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/11/2010
Countries Most Vulnerable to Economic Losses Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/10/2010
Credit Card Issuer Owes No Duty To Non-Obligor "Cardholder" Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/8/2010
Arizona Federal District Court Holds That Securities & Exchange Commission Need Not Allege Wrongdoing On The Part Of CEO When Pursuing Reimbursement Under Section 304 Of Sarbanes-Oxley Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/8/2010
Almost Ten Years After the Enron Meltdown: More Costs, More Prosecution, More Compliance? The National Law Review / The National Law Forum LLC 7/7/2010
The Supreme Court’s Sarbanes-Oxley Ruling in Plain English- Free Enterprise Fund et al. v. Public Company Accounting Oversight Board et al., No. 08-861 (U.S. June 28, 2010) Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 7/7/2010
Bank Not Liable In Nigerian-Style Email Scam Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/6/2010
After the Supreme Court's Free Enterprise Fund Decision, Could NERC's Level of Autonomy Face a Constitutional Challenge? Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 7/5/2010
The California Court Of Appeal Narrowly Interprets The Perata Mortgage Relief Act Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 7/4/2010
In the Wake of The Great Recession, Federal Courts Provide Broad Statutory Interpretations in an Effort to Protect Erisa Plan Participants Cosgrove Law, L.L.C. 6/29/2010
Mitigating Financial Risk With Tech — Not Regulation Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/28/2010
Senate and House Strike Deal on Fiduciary Duty Issue Cosgrove Law, L.L.C. 6/27/2010
Is Your Investment Adviser’s Arbitration Clause Enforceable? Cosgrove Law, L.L.C. 6/27/2010
Insolvent Financial Institutions and The D'Oench Duhme Doctrine: The FDIC'S Avoidance Power Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/25/2010
Third Circuit Rules that the Issue of Whether the Arbitration Agreement Contained An Explicit Class Action Waiver is Within the Discretion of the District Court to Decide Goldberg Segalla LLP 6/22/2010
Using Letters of Credit as Collateral For Insurance Contracts Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/20/2010
Wrongful Foreclosure – Verbal Assurance that Foreclosure Sale Will be Postponed May be Enforceable - Deliberate and Effective External and Internal Communication is Critical Holme Roberts & Owen LLP 6/18/2010
To Forbear or Sue: An Easy Decision for Creditors Much Shelist, P.C. 6/18/2010
FTC Announces that it is Delaying Enforcement of the Red Flags Rule until December 31, 2010 Much Shelist, P.C. 6/17/2010
AIG: A Timeline to the End of the SEC Probe Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/17/2010
California Court Of Appeal Applies Three-Year Limitation Under Delaware Law To Claim Against Dissolved Delaware Corporation Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/15/2010
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal Of Securities Fraud Complaint, But Rejects Reform Act Safe Harbor Defense Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/14/2010
Sixth Circuit Reinforces Limits on Class Action Securities Litigation Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/14/2010
House To Consider Bill Eliminating Capital Gains Taxes On Small Business Investments As Early As This Week Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 6/14/2010
Delaware Chancery Court Dismisses Derivative Plaintiff's Section 220 Books And Records Action Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP 6/11/2010
Filthy Lucre: Confronting the Risks of Money Laundering Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) 6/5/2010
KEEPING YOUR MONEY IN YOUR POCKET: Some Basics of Bankruptcy Preference Actions Kane Russell Coleman & Logan PC 6/3/2010
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Use of Credit Checks as a Hiring Screen Draws Questions Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 6/2/2010
Breach of Pre-petition Contract Claims May Be Subject to “Core” Jurisdiction St. John's University School of Law 5/31/2010
The Market Incentive Model: Explaining the Shareholders' Active Role Santa Clara University School of Law 5/31/2010
The Powers and Duties of a Chapter 7 Bankruptcy Trustee Much Shelist, P.C. 5/30/2010
The 365/360 Method of Calculating Interest: Lenders and Borrowers Square Off Much Shelist, P.C. 5/30/2010
Financial Reform Legislation: The Trampling of Creditors' Rights Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/25/2010
Use Of Social Media Web Sites By Broker Dealers Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 5/25/2010
Lenders Beware: The Threat of Equitable Subordination in Bankruptcy Cases Poyner Spruill LLP 5/21/2010
Creditor Groups Relieved: The New WaMu Bracewell & Giuliani LLP 5/20/2010
Is Your Bank's Security System Adequate? Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/19/2010
Proposed Amendments to Rule 10b-18 Issuer Repurchase Safe Harbor Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 5/19/2010
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Finding Optimism in the Private Equity and Venture Capital Markets Much Shelist, P.C. 5/17/2010
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Collateralization of Swap Obligations in Leveraged Financings Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2010
Single-Purpose Entities and Independent Directors: Does the General Growth Ruling Change Structured Finance? Vedder Price P.C. 5/15/2010
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CMBS 2.0: Springing Escrows (and Springing Recourse) Andrews Kurth LLP 5/7/2010
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Negotiating Away The Fears Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 5/5/2010
Must Investors Rush in Where Cops Fear to Tread? Andrews Kurth LLP 5/4/2010
What Lenders Should Know Before Dismissing a Foreclosure Complaint Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 4/29/2010
Troubled Domestic Sovereign Debt: What Every Commercial Professional Should Know Vedder Price P.C. 4/28/2010
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Insolvency Exclusion Bars Coverage for Madoff Related Suit Goldberg Segalla LLP 4/27/2010
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Illinois Appellate Court Bolsters a Mortgagee's Right to Install a Receiver Much Shelist, P.C. 4/1/2010
Businesses at Risk: Protecting Your Valuable Data (Part 1) Much Shelist, P.C. 3/29/2010
The Potential Impact of a Guilty Plea or Conviction on Application of a D & O Policy’s Conduct Exclusions Howrey LLP 3/26/2010
Strategies for Vacant Land in a Harsh Economy Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/25/2010
SBA Issues Proposed Rule to Assist Women-Owned Small Businesses Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP 3/24/2010
Implementation of Risk-Based Privacy Notice: Will Your Company Have An Olympic-Sized Burden Beginning in 2011? Troutman Sanders LLP 3/24/2010
FERC Issues NOPR to Address Control and Affiliation Concerns Schiff Hardin LLP 3/17/2010
ICC Banking Commission Passes URDG 758 Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 3/12/2010
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Roth IRAs: The Conversion Decision Much Shelist, P.C. 3/5/2010
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Insurer Required to Defend Directors and Officers Against Ponzi Claims (Pendergest-Holt v. Certain Underwriters at Lloyd's of London) Goldberg Segalla LLP 2/19/2010
Practical Rules for Creditors: Getting the Most Out of Repossessed Collateral under Illinois Law Much Shelist, P.C. 2/5/2010
FINRA Issues Guidance on Social Media Web Sites Bingham McCutchen LLP 2/3/2010
Divided SEC Adopts Guidance on Climate Disclosure, But Uncertainty Remains 1/29/2010
SEC Amends Rules on Proxy Disclosure, Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC 1/6/2010
Using Forbearance Agreements Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 12/31/2009
Swiss Banks No Longer A Safe Haven? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 12/3/2009
Fundamentals of Commercial and Standby Letters of Credit Dykema Gossett PLLC 12/1/2009
Hedge Funds Join “the CEO’s Brother-in-Law” as the Target of Insider Trading Cases Foley Hoag LLP 11/30/2009
Japanese Companies Using New Rehabilitation ADR Procedures in Major Restructurings Bingham McCutchen LLP 11/30/2009
It's Plan Amendment Time Again Ford & Harrison LLP 11/30/2009
New York’s International Banks Obtain Relief as Second Circuit Restricts Ability of Creditors to Use Maritime Rule B to Attach Electronic Fund Transfers Bingham McCutchen LLP 11/27/2009
FTC Delays Identity Theft Red Flags Rule for Fourth Time Day Pitney LLP 11/4/2009
Managing Sales by Distressed Private Equity Investors Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 10/5/2009
New Treasury Guidance Eases and Clarifies Limitations on Modifications of Securitized Commercial Mortgages Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 10/1/2009
Update on Federal Trade Commission Red Flag Rules Relating to Identity Theft Michael Best & Friedrich LLP 9/19/2009
TRANSAMERICA LIFE FOUND TO INFRINGE “BUSINESS METHOD PATENT” ON VARIABLE ANNUITIES Clark Hill PLC 9/16/2009
NEW YORK TRIAL COURT DENIES INSURED’S CLAIM FOR ATTORNEYS FEES AND COSTS PAID IN CONNECTION WITH THE SETTLEMENT OF PUBLIC INVESTIGATIONS FOR “MARKET TIMING” OF MUTUAL FUNDS Clark Hill PLC 9/14/2009
New IRS Revenue Rulings: Amount and Character of Income on Life Insurance Contracts Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP 9/2/2009
FINRA Issues New Guidance on Variable Life Settlement Transactions Morris Manning & Martin, LLP 8/31/2009
General Growth Properties and the Boundaries of Bankruptcy Remoteness Bingham McCutchen LLP 8/30/2009
Little Errors Equals Big Losses with Deeds of Trust Poyner Spruill LLP 8/27/2009
Will the Feds Stop Allowing SNF Residents to Deposit Social Security Checks Directly Into Facility Resident Fund Accounts? Poyner Spruill LLP 8/26/2009
Gone In 60 Seconds – When Dealerships Go Bad, What’s Their Lender To Do? Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 8/24/2009
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What is a Security? Poyner Spruill LLP 8/15/2009
NC Adopts the Uniform Prudent Management of Institutional Funds Act Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
Construction and Real Estate Industry Clients Take Note: Modifications of Chapter 44A Materialman’s Lien Law Are Being Proposed Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
"Red Flag Rules" May Impose Additional Administrative Requirements on Hospices Poyner Spruill LLP 8/13/2009
Accord and Dissatisfaction 8/11/2009
Amendments to False Claims Act Make Failure to Return Overpayments Basis for Civil False Claim Action Poyner Spruill LLP 8/11/2009
Considerations for Troubled Borrowers Approaching Loan Workouts Clark & Trevithick 8/5/2009
Early Risk Assessment Reduces Receivable Problems Clark & Trevithick 8/5/2009
“Red Flag Rules” 609 Will Impose Additional Administrative Burdens on Hospitals Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
Proofs of Claim: Hot Topics and Filer Beware! Poyner Spruill LLP 8/4/2009
Free Money for Trade Creditors: How to Exercise Your Rights and Get Paid Under Section 503(b)(9) 7/31/2009
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Abstention as an Alternative: Bankruptcy Court Is Not Always the Best Place to Be Much Shelist, P.C. 7/31/2009
IRS Issues Proposed Regulations to Permit Suspension of Contributions to "Safe-Harbor" 401(k) Plans Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 7/30/2009
Internal Control Compliance: It's More Than You Think. 7/30/2009
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Private Placements: Exemption and Disclosure Issues Fairfield and Woods P.C. 7/8/2009
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White Collar Primer - A Business Person's Guide to Managing Investigations and Compliance Risk Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/26/2009
Amnesty By Any Other Name: Government Enforcement Drive Against Foreign Bank Account Holders Highlights Little Known IRS Voluntary Disclosure Policy Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/6/2009
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A Paper Tiger: The Reclaiming Seller In Bankruptcy Sills Cummis & Gross P.C. 6/3/2009
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Rolling Up and Recapitalizing the Distressed Tenancy In Common (TIC) Deal Levenfeld Pearlstein, LLC 6/1/2009
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Developers Take Heed: Illinois Condominium Property Act Includes Buyer-Friendly Provisions Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Reminder to Retailers and Restaurant Owners: Truncate Credit Card Numbers and Eliminate Expiration Dates to Avoid FACTA Litigation Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
SEC Makes Amendments to Regulation D and Related Revisions to Form D Much Shelist, P.C. 5/31/2009
Loan Prepayment Penalties in Illinois: An Update on Enforceability Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
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Business as Usual? How Smart Companies Can Survive in Trying Economic Times Much Shelist, P.C. 5/29/2009
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Deeds in Lieu of Foreclosure: A Workout Strategy for Commercial Real Estate Owners and Their Lenders Much Shelist, P.C. 5/28/2009
Credit Card Companies Are Not Liable for Contributory Copyright Infringement Clark & Trevithick 5/27/2009
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The Perfect Storm for Estate Planning: Making the Most of a Down Economy Much Shelist, P.C. 5/26/2009
The Devil Is in the Details (Part III): The Risky Intersection between Insurance Coverage and Corporate Transactions Much Shelist, P.C. 5/26/2009
Assessing the Legal Consequences of Terms Commonly Found in Management Liability Insurance Policies Much Shelist, P.C. 5/19/2009
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