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Jan
29
2015
The Aftermath of Newman Likely to Cause Problems for Prosecutors in Old and New Cases re: Insider Trading Faegre Drinker
Jan
29
2015
Aircraft Securitizations and the EU Risk Retention Rules Vedder Price
Jan
28
2015
SEC Announces 2015 Examination Priorities Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
28
2015
California Attorney General Declares Whistleblower Tally A State Secret Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
28
2015
UBS Financial Services Accused of Trust Fraud Mahany Law
Jan
27
2015
Revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds for 2015 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
27
2015
SEC Co-Chief of Division of Enforcement’s Asset Management Unit Identifies 2015 Exam Priorities for Hedge and Private Equity Funds Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2015
Massachusetts Adopts Intrastate Crowdfunding Rules, Effective Immediately Mintz
Jan
26
2015
Second Circuit Notes Split with Ninth Circuit Over Whether Failure to Make Adequate Disclosures Under Item 303 of Regulation S-K May Serve as Basis for a Section 10(b) Claim Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
26
2015
California Commissioner of Business Oversight Ponders Whether To Exempt Real Estate Brokers From Investment Adviser Registration Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
26
2015
Government Seeks Rehearing in Landmark Insider-Trading Case Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
25
2015
China Regulator Proposes to Permit Designated Domestic Futures Contracts to be Traded by Foreigners Katten
Jan
25
2015
New Background Check Obligations for Securities Broker-Dealers Are Coming Soon Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
24
2015
OCC Issues New Comptroller’s Handbook Sections Relating to Securities Compliance, Litigation and Conflicts of Interest Katten
Jan
23
2015
SEC Chair Directs Staff to Review Commission Rule Excluding Conflicting Proxy Proposals Katten
Jan
23
2015
Third Circuit Upholds Securities Fraud Conviction of Canadian Stock Broker Where "Irrevocable Liability" for Transactions Occurred in the United States Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
23
2015
Tenth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Securities Class Action for Failing to Plead Scienter Under the PSLRA Katten
Jan
23
2015
NFA (National Futures Association) Increases Minimum Security Deposits for Forex Transactions Katten
Jan
23
2015
China Newsletter, Winter 2015 / No. 29 Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
23
2015
SEC Comments on FINRA’s Proposed Rule Amendment to Increase Pricing Disclosure Katten
Jan
23
2015
Federal Prosecutors Charge Canadian Trader in “Layering” Scheme Katten
Jan
23
2015
SEC Proposes Amendments to Registration Requirements Further Implementing the JOBS Act Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
22
2015
Chasing the Gatekeepers Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
22
2015
Some LLC Names Slip Past California’s Statutory Ban Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
22
2015
Third Circuit Defines “Extraterritorial” Applicability of Federal Securities Laws in United States v. Georgiou Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
21
2015
“Appraisal Arbitrage” Receives Boost from Delaware Court of Chancery Mintz
Jan
21
2015
Technology:Is there an IPO Boom? 2014 IPO Statistics Mintz
Jan
21
2015
SEC Charges California Attorney For Allegedly False Legal Opinion Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
20
2015
The Securities And Exchange Commission (SEC): Big Data & Surveilance Covington & Burling LLP
Jan
20
2015
SEC Examination Priorities; In Life as in Literature; Unregistered CTA Sanctioned: Bridging the Week January 12 to 16 and 19, 2015 [VIDEO] Katten
Jan
20
2015
No Action Letters: The SEC’s Rule 14a-8 Process Just Became Even More Pointlessly Outré Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
18
2015
ESMA Publishes First Annual Review of CCP Colleges Under EMIR--European Securities and Markets Authority Katten
Jan
17
2015
New Law Aligns Clearing and Margin Exceptions for Swaps Katten
Jan
17
2015
SEC 2015 Examination Priorities Focus on Liquid Alternatives and Fixed-Income Funds Katten
Jan
16
2015
SEC Examination Priorities in 2015 to Focus on Transparency Issues and the Early Detection of Potential Fraudulent or Other Illegal Activity Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
16
2015
SEC Extends AML Relief for Broker-Dealer CIP Reliance on Advisers Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
16
2015
CFTC Staff Extends No-Action Relief to Certain Reporting Counterparties Masking Identifying Information Pursuant to Non-US Law Katten
Jan
16
2015
Investor Notification of Fraud: This Is One Form 8-K You’ll Never Want To File Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
16
2015
SEC Releases 2015 Examination Priorities --Securities and Exchange Commission Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Jan
16
2015
Government Seeks Extended Prison Term in Securities Fraud Case Katten
Jan
16
2015
ESMA Recommends to the European Commission That All MiFID Firms Have a Full-Time Compliance Function--European Securities and Marketing Authority Katten
Jan
16
2015
ESMA Announces Open Hearing on MiFID II and MiFIR--European Securities and Markets Association Katten
Jan
16
2015
Four Things to Know About the 2015 SEC OCIE Exam Priorities Mintz
Jan
15
2015
New FINRA Rule Addresses Payments to Unregistered Persons Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Jan
15
2015
FINRA’s New Background Investigation Rule Will Likely Increase Firms’ Costs and Potentially Increases Exposure for Firms in Customer Disputes Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
15
2015
Representing Others Before The SEC --Securities and Exchange Commission Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
Jan
14
2015
New Best Execution Requirement for Municipal Securities Transactions Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Jan
14
2015
NASAA Launches Streamlined Electronic Multi-State Private Offering Filing System --North American Securities Administrators Association Barnes & Thornburg LLP
Jan
13
2015
SEC Sanctions Two Exchanges for Failing to Accurately Describe Order Types and Making Preferential Disclosure to High Frequency Traders Proskauer Rose LLP
Jan
13
2015
SEC Settles with Investment Advisory Firm over Claims of False Performance Advertising Vedder Price
 

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