08/16/2017
Swiss Firm Settles Charges It Helped Americans Evade Taxes
This investigation is being overseen by the Office’s Complex Frauds and Cybercrime Unit.
Legal, Regulation & Compliance
08/16/2017
Florida May Ban Future Investments With Venezuela
Florida is poised to take official steps to protest the current government of Venezuela, although the proposal under consideration could be considered more symbolic than substantive.
08/14/2017
Volcker Rule Reform—Is There Any There, There?
The OCC’s unilateral Volcker Rule initiative, which flies in the face of the fact that all five Agencies must agree to any regulatory modifications
08/14/2017
Vanguard seeks corporate disclosure on risks from climate change
Vanguard manages about $4 trillion and is often the top shareholder in big U.S. corporations through its massive index funds - giving it a major voice in setting corporate agendas.
08/11/2017
Multiple Pro Athletes Swindled Out of Millions
The court's entry of the final judgment resolves this litigation in its entirety.
08/11/2017
Ex-Investment Bank Vice President Pleads Guilty to Insider Trading
"I knew what I was doing was wrong, and I take full responsibility," he said.
08/11/2017
$855k Russian bank hacker to be extradited from Spain
He is wanted by the United States on suspicion of computer abuse and fraud and on another count of electronic fraud
08/10/2017
Labor Department delays fiduciary rule implementation date
It requires brokers either to disclose more about how they get paid or move clients out of accounts that charge commissions on each transaction.
08/10/2017
Morgan Lewis Positioned in the Top Tier of Multiple M&A Rankings
Morgan Lewis finished with more than 30 top-10 rankings for the quarter
08/10/2017
SEC secures $800 million settlement with alleged overseas stock manipulator
Overseas Stock Manipulator Settles SEC Charges
08/10/2017
SEC Staff Publishes Report on Access to Capital and Market Liquidity
The report includes a survey and analysis of recent academic literature
08/09/2017
Puerto Rico hit with 2 lawsuits challenging board’s power
It is the same hedge fund that was involved in a 15-year dispute over defaulted bonds issued by Argentina.
08/09/2017
Disclosure, governance, Form S-3 eligibility and proxy requirement reforms contemplated by the Financial CHOICE Act
If a number of these securities law changes are ultimately enacted into law.
08/08/2017
Citigroup to pay $130 million to end Libor rigging lawsuit in U.S.
Citigroup spokeswoman Danielle Romero-Apsilos said the New York-based bank was pleased to resolve the matter.
08/08/2017
Why the CFTC's new use of NPAs is significant - Dentons
Despite the many advantages NPAs offer, there are pitfalls the CFTC must be mindful of when deploying these agreements.
08/08/2017
British banks' turnaround plans frustrated by US justice delays
For Barclays , RBS and Standard Chartered , hopes that their unresolved cases in the United States can be settled this year have been clouded by delays in appointing key staff at the DoJ since Donald Trump became president.
08/08/2017
Wells Fargo Faces Multiple Whistleblower Complaints
The reputational damage may be harder to assess — and it may affect Wells Fargo’s financial advisors too.
08/08/2017
EPA Task Force Issues Recommendations to Reform Superfund Program
Ultimately, the goals, strategies, and recommendations of the Task Force all seek to identify ways of accelerating the cleanup and reuse of Superfund sites
08/07/2017
Hedge fund manager charged for scamming investors out of millions
Among the alleged victims are a tight-knit group of relatives
08/07/2017
‘Pharma Bro’ declares victory despite guilty verdict
His lawyer Ben Brafman said he was thrilled by the verdict.