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News & Analysis as of May 18, 2013

S&C's Cohen: Brown-Vitter Punishes Banks For Being Big [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 5/3/2013

May 3 (Bloomberg Law) -- Rodge Cohen, partner at Sullivan & Cromwell who represents the nation's largest banks, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the concept of Too Big To Fail and a recent proposal from Senators...more

Wow! Government Amends Red Flags Rule to Make it Narrower

by Barry Cutler | BakerHostetler on 12/14/2012

Congress, FTC Restrict Definition of “Creditors” who must Adopt a Formal Plan to Prevent, Detect ID Theft In journalism, the adage goes, “man bites dog” is news. The regulatory equivalent should be “government amends...more

Martin Hahn on Food Labeling Lawsuits [Video]

by LEVICK on 10/25/2012

Martin Hahn, a partner in the law firm of Hogan Lovells US LLP, takes an in-depth look at the class action lawsuits being filed against food and beverage companies alleged to have misled consumers with questionable labeling....more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- March 12, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 3/14/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; White House; SEC; CFTC; FTC; Miscellaneous; and UPCOMING HEARINGS. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week With the end of the week...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- February 13, 2012

by Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 2/14/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; Legislative Branch; House of Representatives; Executive Branch; Federal Reserve; SEC; CFTC; IRS; and Miscellaneous. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week In a week that...more

The Download - Developments In E-Commerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing And Information Services Law And Policy -...

by Venable LLP on 1/25/2011

In this Issue: Around the Agencies • Federal Trade Commission Report on Privacy • Department of Commerce Issues Green Paper Concerning Commercial Data Privacy New Online Marketing Law • Congress Passes the Restore...more

Federal Regulation of Swap Agreements Proposed

by Foley Hoag LLP on 5/20/2009

On May 4, 2009, Senators Carl Levin, D-Michigan and Susan Collins, R-Maine introduced the Authorizing the Regulation of Swaps Act (the “Swaps Bill” or “Bill”) which, if passed, would repeal a number of provisions of US law...more