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Upper Tribunal Clarifies Limits on FCA’s Powers to Impose Single Firm Redress Schemes

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On 21 June 2023, the Upper Tribunal handed down its judgment in BlueCrest Capital Management (UK) LLP v The Financial Conduct Authority [2023] UKUT 00140 (TCC). The case considers both the Upper Tribunal’s jurisdiction to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Jarkesy, Cochran, and the Attack on ALJs

On May 18, 2022, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Jarkesy v. SEC issued a scathing rebuke of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) use of administrative law judges (“ALJ”)....more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Communications were Insufficient Contacts to Exercise Personal Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Auditors

In B. Bullen et al. v. CohnReznick LLP, investors in a defunct hedge fund sued CohnReznick, the outside auditor and accountant of the fund. The investors claimed, among other things, that CohnReznick had conspired with the...more

Dechert LLP

Launching a Hedge Fund in 2016: An Overview for US Managers

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Despite a challenging environment for the hedge fund industry, many institutional investors continue to allocate to hedge funds in a market environment otherwise devoid of promising investment opportunities. While the hedge...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Hong Kong Market Misconduct: The SFC’s Extra-Territorial Reach

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The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (the “SFC”) recently initiated proceedings for alleged market misconduct against U.S.-based Andrew Edward Left in connection with his research report (“Left’s report”)...more

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Analysis of Inter Partes Review and Post-Grant Review in the Life Sciences Industry Through First Quarter 2015

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The recently established inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) of the America Invents Act have been in the spotlight lately, especially now that the life sciences industry has begun to utilize these...more

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Starting a Hedge Fund in 2015

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Hedge funds are well into the transition from bastions of alternative investment to being accepted into the mainstream investment marketplace. It is now estimated that global hedge fund assets under management amount to in...more

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