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President Biden's Executive Order to Improve Cybersecurity Issued

King & Spalding on 5/19/2021

On May 12, 2021, President Joe Biden issued a wide ranging Executive Order “On Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity,” which was in the works after the SolarWinds cyberattack and arrived soon after a ransomware attack on the...more

Financial Services Report - Spring 2021

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/2/2021

Can you say 0 to 60? Not cars, but pretty much everything to do with financial services. A new year, a new administration, and new challenges for providers. Prior CFPB Director Kraninger is long gone. Acting Director Uejio...more

The Year To Come In U.S. Privacy & Cybersecurity Law (2021)

Husch Blackwell LLP on 1/28/2021

On January 28, 2021, privacy professionals around the world will celebrate Data Privacy Day. This year, we decided to mark the occasion by gathering our team’s thoughts and expectations on what we expect to be the biggest...more

The FinTech Revolution: How Data Breaches Can Result in Regulatory Enforcement Actions

Blank Rome LLP on 9/14/2018

This is the fifth installment in a series of articles. For more background on this topic, please read our first article in the series, An Introduction to Financial Technology; our second article, The FinTech Revolution:...more

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/17/2018

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Top 10 Topics for Directors in 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/13/2017

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY - 1. Cybersecurity threats. Cybersecurity preparedness is essential in 2018 as the risk of, and associated adverse impact of, breaches continue to rise. The past year redefined the upward bounds of the...more

SEC and States Are Upping Their Cyber Game, Are You Doing the Same?

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 10/9/2017

September 2017 saw no respite from the relentless pace of cyber developments, not only from the perspective of rapidly evolving attacks, but also from the perspective of dynamic federal and state regulatory moves. In...more

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/24/2017

Financial Industry Developments - New York Department of Financial Services Promulgates First-in-the-Nation State Cybersecurity Regulation - On February 16, 2017, the New York Department of Financial Institutions...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

Financial Services Report, Fall 2015

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/18/2015

BELTWAY - Straight Out of the Seventh Circuit The Seventh Circuit recently affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the SEC cannot be sued in district court to stop it from bringing an administrative action. Bebo v. SEC, No....more

FTC Can Regulate Cybersecurity Practices, Third Circuit Rules

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) can regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures as “unfair” acts or practices under Section 5 of the FTC Act, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has ruled in a very important...more

Federal appeals court confirms FTC authority to regulate cybersecurity policies and procedures

Ballard Spahr LLP on 9/1/2015

Banks and other companies subject to the CFPB’s jurisdiction face the possibility that the CFPB could begin using its authority under Sections 1031 and 1036 of the Dodd-Frank Act (which proscribe unfair, deceptive or abusive...more

Under the Thumb: Regulatory Compliance When Outsourcing Cybersecurity Management

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice on 8/27/2015

Managed security services are often a natural “add-on” when outsourcing IT services given that data protection is integral to application development, software as a service, and cloud storage, among other services. More...more

Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - June 2015 #4

Goodwin on 6/25/2015

Regulatory Developments - Client Alert: SEC Proposes Pay for Performance Rules: Goodwin Procter’s Capital Markets practice has issued a Client Alert on the SEC’s proposed rule that would require most public...more

Investment Management Legal + Regulatory Update - February 2015

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/27/2015

In This Issue: - SEC Proposes Rule Requiring Hedging Disclosure - SEC Reports the Result of its Cybersecurity Sweep of Broker-Dealers and Investment Advisers - House Passes Bill to Ease Volcker Rule and Other...more

Dodd-Frank News: July 2014 Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act Update

Burr & Forman on 8/1/2014

In This Issue: - Recent Cases ..RESPA ..FDCPA ..TCPA ..FCCPA & FDCPA ..TILA - In The News ..CFPB to Begin Collecting Complaints Regarding Prepaid Cards ..CFPB Proposes Letting...more

Washington Insight - January 2014

King & Spalding on 1/27/2014

In This Issue: - Legislation to Renew Fast-Track Consideration for Trade Agreements Introduced - Congress Passes FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill - An Insider's View: Obama's Mid-Term Blues - What's in...more

Washington Insight - August 2013

King & Spalding on 8/16/2013

In This Issue: - Tax Reform: An Insider's View - A Deep Divide Over Corporate Tax Reform - The Current Economic State: An Insider's View - K&S Thought Leadership Event on the 3rd Anniverary of Dodd-Frank -...more

SEC and CFTC Issue Identity Theft Rules

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/22/2013

Today, April 19, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) published in the Federal Register rules and guidelines requiring their respective regulated financial...more

Financial Services Report - Spring 2013

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/13/2013

Editor’s Note - This is a dignified law firm newsletter, not like the “Brand X” versions. You won’t find pandering, attention-grabbing stories about Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian, Ashton Kutcher, Prince William, or...more

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