A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Regulatory Phishing Podcast - The Impact of Cybersecurity Compliance on Corporate Transactions
5 Key Takeaways | Risks Facing Banks Today
Anonymization and AI: Critical Technologies for Moving eDiscovery Data Across Borders
Commercial Financing Regulatory Developments - The Consumer Finance Podcast
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice
The S in ESG - What is it and how can it create value?
Hidden Traffic Podcast - More About the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act with Virginia Newman
FCA Implications for M&A Transactions
PFAS: Increasing Regulations and Managing Legal Liability
[Webinar] Cannabis Real Estate 101: A Primer for Social Equity Applicants & Entrepreneurs
Quality Of Earnings: Making The Most Of M&A Transactions
FCPA Compliance Report - Karen Woody on JPMorgan and Nikola SEC Enforcement Actions
Kasey Ingram and Rocco Debitetto on Bankruptcy and Compliance
FCPA Compliance Report - John Katsos - Due Diligence in Conflict Zones
Krista Muszak and Louis Perold on M&A Due Diligence in Emerging Markets
FCPA Compliance Report - Brandon Daniels - Ongoing v. Point in Time Due Diligence
German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act and Its Impact on Latin America
Katie Steiner on Compliance & Corporate Art Collections
Startup founders are constantly seeking ways to gain a competitive edge and secure their place in the market, including positioning their company as an attractive acquisition target from the very beginning. While building a...more
Achieve your ESG goals in 2023 - Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) is a top priority for organizations of all types and sizes, and it the compliance team is a key factor in the ESG equation. Much like regulatory...more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has adopted a new standard called Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) that shifts the focus on protecting customers first and foremost. Although the regulation possibly puts...more
FINRA Enforcement has often been accused (again, admittedly, by me, and not too infrequently) of going after the “low-hanging fruit,” that is, taking the easy case when it presents itself. Putting aside the question whether...more
Although Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) have been around for decades, only recently have they experienced an incredible surge in popularity and, inevitably, attention from regulators and plaintiffs’ law firms....more
The rise of special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) as a popular alternative structure for taking a company public in the past year has caused increased regulatory scrutiny surrounding the SPAC structure. On May 24,...more
John Coates, Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), issued a public statement providing insight into the SEC’s views on the application of federal...more
In the News. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a long-awaited rule seeking comment on its proposed approach to determine the Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) evaluation measure benchmarks, retail...more
Since the early 1990s, the U.S. stock exchanges have long been home to many prominent Chinese companies as they tried to attract a wide spectrum of investors and enhance their global profile. However, waves of the reverse...more
This presentation will address beneficiaries requesting loans from trustees. There are multiple issues that arise regarding the trustee’s authority to do so under the trust’s language and statutory and common law, and the...more
Please join Christie’s and the Locke Lord LLP Art Law Group for an informative discussion on current lending issues affecting art. Wednesday, February 21, 2018, 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (Central. Program will promptly begin...more
Our first post in this series examined the regulatory and contractual considerations for municipal securities issuers and conduit borrowers using shelf registration. Now we examine the equally important considerations for...more
We’ve all made that mistake. We should know better, but when it comes to hiring people, we take their word for it instead of doing 5minutes of detective work....more
401(k) plans are a world of contradictions. It’s one of the few employer provided benefits that an employee usually pays for through their account balance. It’s a retirement plan that an employer offers that the employee has...more