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DOJ's Antitrust Division and the FTC Announce New Guidance on Preservation for Collaboration Tools and Ephemeral Messaging

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The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") are updating language in document requests and compulsory process to address companies' increased use of collaboration...more

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SEC and CFTC Send Powerful Message With $2 Billion in Fines Related to Social Media and Text Recordkeeping Lapses

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​​​​​​​The SEC and CFTC recently charged 11 large financial institutions and their affiliates for failing to collect, monitor, and preserve communications over WhatsApp and other messaging services. These settlements follow a...more

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SEC and CFTC Crackdown on Use of Personal Messaging Platforms Raises Compliance Concerns – and Opportunities

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Using personal devices and messaging platforms may be convenient (and ubiquitous), but it may run afoul of federal records retention rules. Our Investment Management, Trading & Markets and White Collar, Government & Internal...more

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Enforcement appears as messages disappear: The perils of personal and ephemeral messaging

On December 17, 2021, a financial institution agreed to pay $200 million in fines to the Securities and Exchange Commission and Commodities Futures Trading Commission for allowing employees to discuss business on their...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Biden Administration Signals Its Intention To Be Tougher on Corporate Crime

Forecasting the enforcement priorities of the Department of Justice (DOJ) under a new administration is difficult at best. However, the Biden administration is widely expected to be tougher on corporate crime than its...more

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Digital Asset Exchange Data Exposure Invites Consideration

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On November 1, 2019, Digital Asset Exchange BitMEX announced that a substantial volume of its customers’ email addresses had been inadvertently leaked in email communications. While the precise nationalities and identities of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Regulatory Moves Show Financial Watchdogs Working Smarter, if Not Harder

To gain insight into where the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) have been focusing their oversight and what their priorities will be in 2020, look no further than...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

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[Webinar] Cross-Border Regulation and Enforcement: Developments and Trends You Need to Know for 2019 - May 1st, 12:00pm ET

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Join BakerHostetler’s White Collar, Investigations and Securities Enforcement and Litigation team for a complimentary webinar on trends and predictions for 2019 in the cross-border government investigations and enforcement...more

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This Week In Securities Litigation

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The Yates Memo, refocusing DOJ criminal and civil corporate investigations, continues to be the critical topic of discussion this week. The Memo, discussed here, directs that individuals be the focus of the inquiry from the...more

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Bridging the Week - September 2015

Alleged Flash Crasher's Formal Indictment Provides More Details Regarding His Purported Spoofing - The US Department of Justice filed a formal indictment against Navinder Singh Sarao in a US federal court in Chicago on...more

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