Business Torts, Finance & Banking, Communications & Media Law

California Federal District Court Reinstates Order In Overdraft Class Action

by BuckleySandler LLP on 5/23/2013

On May 14, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California reinstated a prior order enjoining a national bank from engaging in false or misleading representations relating to certain overdraft practices and...more

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update -- May 2013

by Luke T. Bagley, Jay G. Baris, Thomas M. Devaney, Kelley A. Howes, Robert E. Putney, III, Isabelle Sajous | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/17/2013

In This Issue: Regulatory Updates - SEC Allows Limited Use of Social Media for Public Disclosure; Federal Reserve Board Publishes a Final Rule Specifying when Nonbank Firms are “Predominantly Engaged in...more

SEC Charges City of Harrisburg with Fraud

by Michael Wiener | Holland & Knight LLP on 5/14/2013

On Monday, May 6, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged the city of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania with securities fraud "for its misleading public statements when its financial condition was deteriorating and...more

Why Should an Investor or Business Conduct an Asset Search?

by Edward Amaral on 5/13/2013

If used properly and if conducted by a reputable asset search company, asset searches can be used as a valuable pre-investment tool for an investor, partnership, joint venture or other business entity before entering into a...more

Harrisburg Charged With Securities Fraud - Securities and Exchange Commission Says City Made Misleading Financial Statements

by Kimberly Byrens | Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/10/2013

The inclusion of the public statements of an elected official in allegations of securities fraud could change the traditional relationship between the politicians and their constituency versus issuers and the bond market....more

SEC Charges Private Equity Firm, Former Executive, and Consultant for Improperly Soliciting Investments

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 3/28/2013

On March 11, the SEC announced charges against a private equity firm, a former senior executive of the firm and an individual based solely on the allegation that the individual acted as an unregistered broker-dealer in...more

SEC Speaks: Agency Takes Back-To-Basics Approach In Face Of Changing Leadership, Congressional Mandates And New Technologies

by Regina LaMonica, Jose Lopez, Keith Miller, Charles Mulaney, Pravin Rao | Perkins Coie on 2/25/2013

The annual “SEC Speaks” conference, in which Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) representatives review the agency’s efforts over the past year and preview the year to come, was held on February 22-23, 2013. A...more

Commercial Restructuring & Bankruptcy Alert - February 2013

by Peter Clark, Joseph Filloy, Joanne Finch, Marsha Houston, Jeanne Stancampiano Lofgren, Elizabeth McGovern, Charlotte Møller, Ann Pille, Christopher Rivas, Jared Roach, Richard Robinson, more +Brian Schenker, Alison Wickizer Toepp, Lauren Zabel | Reed Smith on 2/21/2013

In this Issue: - Lenders Beware - International Insolvency Laws: Will One Size Fit All? The Debate Continues - ‘Fair and Equitable’ Means More Than Amortization Schedule - Pre-Petition Security License...more