BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team is pleased to release its 2018 Year-End Cross-Border Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Review, a resource for...more
4/3/2019
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Corruption ,
Cross-Border ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cyber Crimes ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Money Laundering ,
Popular ,
Securities Fraud ,
Trade Secrets ,
Whistleblowers
As the first year of a new administration, 2017 was a year of transition in terms of both leadership and priorities of U.S. law enforcement agencies. Despite these changes, however, pre-existing trends in cross-border...more
3/22/2018
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Bribery ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Money Laundering ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanction Violations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Spoofing ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2017 Year-End Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this report is to provide a periodic survey of matters we believe to be of interest...more
On November 28, 2017, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument on whether whistleblowers are entitled to protection from retaliation under Section 922 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection...more
Welcome to BakerHostetler’s 2017 Mid-Year Cross-Border Government Investigations and Regulatory Enforcement Review. This edition delivers news, analysis and insights into key developments in the cross-border investigations...more
9/20/2017
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
SFO ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
Welcome to the 2017 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team.
The purpose of this report is to provide a periodic survey – in addition to our Practice Team...more
7/31/2017
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Commodities ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Hedge Funds ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Reporting ,
Investment Adviser ,
Kokesh v SEC ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Litigation ,
SLUSA ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
The increasing interconnectivity of global markets has become a significant driver of the regulatory and enforcement trends of U.S. and foreign nations. In 2016, U.S. authorities continued their aggressive approach to...more
Halfway through 2016, the international community has seen a staggering variety of cross-border investigations and enforcement actions. Brexit, the release of the Panama Papers, allegations of widespread sports doping and the...more
9/16/2016
/ Broker-Dealer ,
CFTC ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EMIR ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
FinCEN ,
Hackers ,
Money Laundering ,
Panama Papers ,
Popular ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Spoofing ,
UK
Globalization has connected people, companies, and products across national borders more than ever. Goods and services developed in one part of the world are readily available in other parts of the world and technology is...more
3/11/2016
/ Accounting Fraud ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Government Investigations ,
Insider Trading ,
Racketeering ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Sanctions ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Spoofing ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers
The Supreme Court recently granted certiorari to examine the “in connection with” requirement of the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act (“SLUSA”) in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice, No. 12-79....more
In In Re Celera Corporation Shareholder Litigation, No. 212, 2012 (Del. Dec. 27, 2012), the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the lower Court of Chancery and ruled that a large holder of Celera Corporation (“Celera”) shares...more
1/16/2013
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
Appeals ,
Celera ,
Class Action ,
Class Representatives ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Mootness ,
Opt-Outs ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Settlement ,
Shareholder Litigation ,
Standing