Mayor Adams has appointed Robert Tucker as the new Commissioner of the Fire Department of the City of New York (FDNY). Tucker succeeds Laura Kavanagh, who served in the role for less than two years. Tucker was most recently...more
John C. Williams became the 11th President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. President Williams replaces outgoing President William C. Dudley, whose last day as president was June 17,...more
Jelena McWilliams was sworn in as the 21st Chair of the U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Chair McWilliams succeeds Martin J. Gruenberg...more
New director Lisa Osofsky’s cross-border and corporate experience may lead the SFO in a fresh direction. The announcement that Lisa Osofsky has been appointed as Director of the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) likely...more
The Bank of England has announced the appointment of Bradley Fried as Chair of the Court of the BoE, replacing Sir Anthony Habgood, as of July 1, 2018...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On May 25, 2017, Noah Finkel spoke at our full-day summit about what to expect from the DOL under the new administration. Noah’s forecast: “They say that the policy is the people, and we don’t yet have the...more
Takeaways - Trump’s Executive Order on Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees supersedes and revokes Obama’s Executive Order. It requires appointees to sign a similar Ethics Pledge relating to receipt...more
On January 28, 2017, President Donald Trump signed an executive order titled “Ethics Commitments by Executive Branch Appointees” (the Order). This Order requires every full-time political appointee to sign an Ethics Pledge...more