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The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s (FSOC) recently revised guidelines (the 2019 Guidelines) on how it will identify and address financial stability risks are a major shift from...
On January 9, 2020, the FTC held a workshop entitled “Non-Competes in the Workplace: Examining Antitrust and Consumer Protection Issues.” This workshop is part of a growing interest i...
We anticipate that, for higher-net-worth individuals, much of estate planning in 2020 will be focused on continuing to take advantage of the current $11.58 million ($23.16 million combine...
Our client memorandum discusses the key takeaways and main provisions of proposed new Rule 18f-4 under the Investment Company Act of 1940. According to the proposing release, proposed Ru...
On January 10, 2020, President Trump issued Executive order 13902 (“E.O. 13902”) which authorizes the U.S. Department of the Treasury to impose additional sanctions targeting the cons...
To assist legal and compliance officers of financial institutions, this memorandum summarizes key recent developments in criminal prosecutions and regulatory enforcement actions involving...
On December 18, the SEC proposed rules that would require resource extraction companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments or to the U.S. federal government for the commerci...
On 12 December 2019, the UK Financial Conduct Authority issued its Final Notice against Kevin Gorman, a senior employee of Braemar Shipping Services plc, for failing to notify Braemar and...
On December 10, 2019, the CFTC reopened the comment period for the proposed capital requirements for swap dealers and major swap participants that are not subject to the capital rules of ...
On December 30, 2019, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed the convictions of four individuals charged with disclosing and trading on nonpublic government in...