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News & Analysis as of May 21, 2013

D.C. Developments on the Cybersecurity Front – UPDATE

by Cynthia Larose, Heidi A. Lawson | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 4/12/2013

UPDATE: The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence passed the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) this afternoon. The vote was 18 in favor and two (Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL))...more

Improper Use of Televoting Overturns AGM Results

by Heenan Blaikie LLP on 11/28/2012

The recent victory on October 16, 2012, by a dissident slate of candidates for the board of directors of Mosquito Consolidated Gold Mines Limited (the Company) illustrates the potentially significant consequences that the...more

Ex-SEC GC: Financial Markets Aren't Rigged, They're Broken [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 10/19/2012

Oct. 19 (Bloomberg Law) -- Ralph Ferrara, partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, talks with Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about the problems presented by high frequency trading and potential solutions. Ferrara says that certain policy...more

Reed Says Market Disruptions Are "Wake Up Call" On Computerized Trading [Video]

by Bloomberg Law on 9/19/2012

Sept. 19 (Bloomberg Law) -- Senator Jack Reed, Democrat from Rhode Island, talks to Bloomberg Law's Lee Pacchia about an upcoming hearing in front of a subcommittee for the U.S. Senate Banking Committee on how high speed...more