Cybersecurity, Commodity Exchange Act (CEA)

CFTC Division of Enforcement, FY 2023: A Year in Review and Looking Ahead

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 12/15/2023

On November 7, 2023, the Division of Enforcement ("Division") of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") released its annual report of the results of its enforcement efforts, announcing that it had...more

Bridging The Week - January 2020 #4

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/4/2020

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed to revise its position limits regime by increasing to 25 (from nine) the number of commodity derivatives contracts subject to federal limits; by augmenting the number of...more

Bridging the Weeks - July 2019 #4

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 7/23/2019

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission brought separate enforcement actions against the portfolio manager of a hedge fund for mismarking valuations of interest rate swaps in order...more

Bridging the Week - March 2019 #2

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 3/12/2019

Unexpectedly, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission announced a new initiative to encourage non-registrants to self-report foreign corrupt practices, which it claimed might also constitute violations of laws and rules it...more

Blockchain Attacks and the Fight for Immutability

Perkins Coie on 2/22/2019

The Ethereum Classic blockchain was the victim of a 51% attack (often called a majority or Sybil attack) on January 5, 2019 that reorganized portions of the blockchain and allowed the attackers to double-spend 219,500 ETC...more

The Top Ten Regulatory and Litigation Risks for Private Funds in 2018

Proskauer - The Capital Commitment on 2/13/2018

With the public equity markets at an all-time high and private equity fund raising setting new records, it might seem counter-intuitive to forecast litigation and regulatory risks. The opposite is true. Disputes typically...more

Blockchain Week in Review – October #8

Perkins Coie on 11/8/2017

Below is a summary of some of the significant legal and regulatory actions that occurred over the past week. This alert is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all such developments, but rather a selection of...more

Bridging the Week - May 2016 #3

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/17/2016

Controller of FCM Named in CFTC Complaint, Along with Firm, for Failure to Timely Notify Commission of Segregation Breach: Cunningham Commodities, LLC, a futures commission merchant registered with the Commodity Futures...more

Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - November 2015

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 11/30/2015

Consumer Electronics Association Releases Best Practices For Privacy and Security of Personal Wellness Data - In late October 2015, the Consumer Electronics Association released guiding principles governing the...more

Corporate Investigations & White Collar Defense - October 2015

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 10/23/2015

"Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" Part III - Why it matters: It is time for another installment in our continuing "Wherefore Art Thou Due Process?" coverage into the ongoing constitutional challenges to the SEC's...more

2015 Mid-Year Securities Litigation and Enforcement Highlights

BakerHostetler on 8/5/2015

Welcome to the 2015 Mid-Year Report from the BakerHostetler Securities Litigation and Regulatory Enforcement Practice Team. The purpose is to provide a periodic survey, apart from our team Executive Alerts, on matters we...more

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