I. Introduction -
Financial experts are forecasting significant increases in borrower defaults on leveraged loans held in collateral loan obligations (“CLOs”). From the ashes of these defaults will arise litigation similar...more
“Relationships are everything,” said Lucy Fato, Executive Vice President and General Counsel of American International Group, Inc. Lucy’s warmth, graciousness, and sincerity leave no doubt as to why she has enjoyed tremendous...more
On January 4, FINRA released its Annual Regulatory and Examination Priorities Letter, which outlines the areas it plans to review over the coming year. FINRA President and CEO, Robert Cook, says that attention to these core...more
At least as far back as the Enron scandal and subsequent enactment of Sarbanes-Oxley, accountants and auditors have been viewed as uniquely positioned to serve a crucial watchdog role. Among their many functions, they...more
12/19/2016
/ Accountants ,
Accounting Fraud ,
Auditors ,
Banking Sector ,
Commercial Bankruptcy ,
Financial Statements ,
Florida ,
Fraud ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Mortgages ,
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Financial institutions must meet standards for safeguarding customer data given the particularly sensitive information they hold, and regulators have been stepping up their efforts to provide guidance on just how they must do...more
11/1/2016
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Banks ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Cross-Selling ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
FDIC ,
Federal Reserve ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
FTC Act ,
Hackers ,
Identity Theft ,
Incident Response Plans ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
OCC ,
Risk Management ,
Section 5 ,
Wells Fargo
You’re invited to join Stacey Slaughter (Partner) and Geoffrey Kozen (Associate), members of the Robins Kaplan LLP Business and Litigation group for a live webinar. Stacey and Geoffrey will provide and track basic information...more
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court’s ruling in Campbell-Ewald Company v. Gomez placed serious limits on a strategy some companies have employed to dispose of class cases quickly. The Court held that a company cannot moot a...more
Join Stacey Slaughter and George Carroll for an informative overview on the developments in Class Action Litigation in 2015. Attendees will learn about the results of the most recent Supreme Court cases affecting class action...more
The choice to arbitrate or litigate is not often clear-cut. Instead, it takes careful consideration of many factors that affect your business’s time, money, reputation and more. While numerous factors will arise in any given...more
Over three days during September 17-19, InsideCounsel magazine succeeded where others have not. They created a national forum to facilitate women-to-women exchange on current legal issues. This year’s conference was the...more
On September 18, 2014, InsideCounsel magazine held a corporate counsel conference to facilitate discussions on current legal issues. In sessions on governance and compliance, industry experts addressed the current top...more
On July 16, the New York State Bar Association’s Securities Regulation Committee held a meeting to discuss three of the recent developments in securities regulation. The first discussion focused on the Supreme Court’s June...more
On June 4, 2014, a three-judge Second Circuit panel reversed and remanded Judge Rakoff’s 2011 order that rejected an S.E.C. settlement with Citigroup. The proposed settlement resolved the S.E.C.’s securities fraud case...more
The Financial Industry Regulation Authority (“FINRA”) updated the suitability requirements for brokers in July 2012. FINRA’s goal was to codify principles found in case law and expand language to account for a wide range of...more
In this Issue:
- New Developments
- U.S. Supreme Court Will Decide Whether Patent Agreements That Postpone the Sale of Generic Drugs Violate Antitrust Laws
- Direct Purchasers Have Standing to Bring Antitrust...more
12/1/2013
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Barclays ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fraudulent Procurement ,
Generic Drugs ,
Interest Rates ,
Libor ,
Patents ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
Sherman Act ,
Walker Process Claims ,
Wireless Devices
In This Issue:
- Anticipating a FINRA Arbitration – What’s Next?
..Statements of Claim and Answer
..Selection of Arbitration Panel
..Initial Prehearing Conference
..Discovery
..Prehearing Exchange of...more
In This Issue:
- Learning to Stand Again: Revisiting RMBS Class Claims in Light of NECA-IBEW
- Structural Complexity as a Cover for Fraud? Analyzing Losses from Exotic Structured Investment Products
- Meet Our...more
In This Issue:
- It All Falls Down: As banks continue to settle Libor-rigging charges with regulators, institutional investors consider pursuing individual actions
- The Next Wave of Asset-Backed Securities...more