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The National Law Review also covers hot topics such as financial services law and FinTech (financial technology). Additionally, we cover topics like bitcoin, cryptocurrency transactions, SEC regulations, blockchain technologies, and compliance under finance laws like the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Additionally, cases and news which is governed under the Federal Reserve Act, the Fair Credit and Reporting Act, Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, and Equal Credit Opportunity Act, are also analyzed in articles on the site.

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Recent Securities, SEC, & Financial Institution Law News

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Feb
9
2014
SEC Extends Exemptions for Security-based Swaps - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Feb
9
2014
DOJ Wins Big Insider Trading Case: Martoma Conviction; Bad News for Cohen and SAC -Department of Justice Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Feb
9
2014
SEC Division of Corporation Finance Issues Guidance on Rule 506(c) Private Placements - Securities and Exchange Commission Katten
Feb
9
2014
Sometimes You Don't Have to Register - Securities and Exchange Commission Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Feb
9
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Risk Alert on Investment Advisers’ Due Diligence Processes for Selecting Alternative Investments Katten
Feb
8
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues No-action Relief Regarding Registration of Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Brokers Katten
Feb
8
2014
California Finders Bill Moves To Senate on 73-1 Vote Re: M&A Brokers Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
8
2014
Update on the European Market Infrastructure Regulation Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
8
2014
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues Guidance on New Filing Requirements Katten
Feb
7
2014
US District Court for the Southern District of New York Grants SEC’s Final Summary Judgment Claim in Securities and Investment Advisor Fraud Case Katten
Feb
7
2014
Georgia Federal Court Does Not Require Internal Communications Of Outside Counsel To Be Listed On Privilege Log Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
Feb
7
2014
Jim Beam Purchased by Japanese Conglomerate McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
7
2014
The Brazilian Anti-Corruption Act of 2013 (Act # 12846) Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
6
2014
Show Me the Money: When Can I Expect My Tax Refund? McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
6
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) No-Action Letter Addresses “M&A Brokers” Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
5
2014
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Provides No-Action Relief for M&A (Mergers and Acquisition) Brokers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Feb
5
2014
Preparation for 2013 Fiscal Year-End SEC Filings and 2014 Annual Shareholder Meetings Mintz
Feb
5
2014
Stockholder Held Personally Liable for Failure of Insolvent Company to Pay Federal Taxes Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A.
Feb
4
2014
Second Circuit Holds Delaware Fiduciary Duty Law Preempted By Federal Interest In Fiscal Stability Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Second Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Short-Swing Profit Claim Against Goldman Sachs Arising from Six-Month Call Options Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Partially Participating Preferred: An Alternative to Participation Caps Michael Best & Friedrich LLP
Feb
4
2014
Second Circuit Holds that Federal Common Law Prohibits Trading By Insiders of a Cayman Islands Corporation While In Possession of Material Nonpublic Information Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Feb
4
2014
Shareholders Bring Lawsuit Against the Company President McBrayer, McGinnis, Leslie and Kirkland, PLLC
Feb
4
2014
Investor Voice May Rue Adoption Of Single Voting Standard Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
4
2014
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Orders Company to Conduct External Audit in Settlement Faegre Drinker
Feb
3
2014
On Closer Inspection, This CII (Council of Institutional Investors) “Best Practice” May Be Neither Good Nor Legal Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Feb
2
2014
Shareholder Derivative Suit Dismissed for Failure to Show Demand Futility Katten
Feb
2
2014
Delaware Decision Makes It Increasingly Difficult for Insurers to Evade Coverage for Dissolved Corporations Gilbert LLP
 

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