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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Higher Education Oversight and Governance: Role of a College Board of Trustees

Federal Grant & Contract News for Nonprofits - January 2013

by Elizabeth Buehler, Dismas Locaria, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum, Melanie Jones Totman | Venable LLP on 1/30/2013

In January, there were some particularly important developments with respect to whistleblower protections in connection with federal grants and contracts, as well as Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) information on the...more

The New Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Resource Guide: An Opportunity to Review Your Nonprofit’s Compliance

by Venable LLP on 12/3/2012

On November 14, 2012, the long-awaited U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) guidance (the “Guidance”) was released. Styled “A Resource Guide...more

BLG Monthly Update for November 2012

by Neil Guthrie on 11/20/2012

The colour purple, a tire fire, fake wine, the usual neat contracts cases: all this and more in the BLG Monthly Update for November....more

Regulatory Developments: Proposed Order to Exempt Certain Non-Financial Energy Derivative Transactions That Affect the Delivery of...

by White & Case LLP on 8/21/2012

On August 17, 2012, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) unanimously approved a Proposed Order to exempt certain non-financial energy derivative transactions between not-for-profit electric utilities from many of...more

SEC Enters Into Deferred Prosecution Agreement with Investment Fund

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 8/1/2012

This week the Securities and Exchange Commission entered into Deferred Prosecution Agreement (DPA) with the Amish Helping Fund (the Fund), an Ohio non-profit corporation. This is only the second DPA that the SEC has reached...more

GAO Reports on the Feasibility of SRO for Private Fund Advisers

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/20/2011

On July 11, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report on the feasibility of forming a self-regulatory organization (SRO) to provide primary oversight of private fund advisers. The report was part of a...more