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The Rodman Law Group, LLC

Updates in Lawsuits Against Ripple and FTX

In 2020, the Securities ExchangeCommission (the “SEC”) filed a complaint against Ripple Labs, Inc. (“Ripple”)alleging that XRP, the native token of Ripple’s XRP Ledger, is a security, andthat Ripple’s sales of XRP constituted...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

New York Whistleblower Suit Results In $105 Million From Hedge Fund Manager Who Evaded Taxes

On Tuesday, March 2, 2021, New York State Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Corporation Counsel James E. Johnson released a statement announcing their recovery of a $105 million settlement from a hedge fund...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Treasury’s Benchmark TIC SHL Survey and Implications for Investment Managers

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In August 2019, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (FRBNY) will conduct a benchmark survey of foreign residents’ holdings of U.S. issuers’ securities. The information will...more

King & Spalding

Tokyo Dispute Resolution & Crisis Management Newsletter – December 2016

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Major FCPA Enforcement Action - Including charges against the CEO and CFO for failing to prevent misconduct - In one of the largest FCPA settlements in history, hedge fund Och-Ziff Capital Management Group LLC...more

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Commerce Department Survey of Financial Services Transactions with Foreign Persons Due November 1, 2015

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The Commerce Department’s BE-180 Survey of Financial Services Transactions is a mandatory benchmark survey conducted every five years and administered by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (the “BEA”). Reports are required by...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

MoFo IP Newsletter - October 2015

The Survey Says: Tiffany Is Not Generic for A Ring Setting - Last month, the Southern District of New York granted summary judgment to Tiffany & Co. on its trademark infringement claim against Costco Wholesale...more

King & Spalding

SEC Steps Up Scrutiny On Private Fund Fee Allocation Practices

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In two recent cases, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) has made clear that it has increased its focus on private funds and their allocation of fees and expenses. In the most recent, the SEC entered an order on...more

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SAC Insider Trading Case May Hit Closer to Home than You Think

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This week’s announcement that SAC Capital Advisors will pay a record-breaking penalty of $1.8 billion (USD) for insider trading violations may not have been a surprise to anyone following the case - after all, the hedge...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Former Hedge Fund Founder Ordered to Pay $5 Million for Securities Law Violations

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York recently ordered the investment adviser to two hedge funds, and its managing director, to pay nearly $5 million in disgorgement, prejudgment interest and civil...more

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