Since the announcement of the Financial Fraud Task Force and the Center for Risk and Quantitative Analytics last year many have expected an uptick in the number of financial fraud actions. While those actions were once a key staple of SEC...
Two weeks ago, in Vazquez v. Buhl, the Appeals Court of Connecticut affirmed dismissal of a defamation claim against CNBC for hyperlinking to an online report by journalist Teri Buhl. The Court held that, although CNBC allegedly “amplified,”...
A guilty plea earlier this month by a leading Swiss bank to a charge of conspiring to aid tax evasion is expected to open the door to worldwide enforcement against Americans who sought to hide their assets.
Business Development training can be a sizeable investment for law firms. So, it’s important for law firm leaders to articulate and clarify the benefits of training. There are two kinds of benefits to Business Development training: 1. The Economic...
In this issue: - CME Delays Prohibition on Transitory EFRPs - JAC Issues Guidance on Margin Funds - CFTC Hands Out First Whistleblower Award - NFA Adopts Fee for Registration Non-Disclosures - CME Launches Website Links for Complaints...
For the second time in less than one year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued an alert to investors about the risks of investing in Bitcoin and other virtual currency-related opportunities....
Am 12. März 2014 hat das EU-Parlament dem aktuellen Entwurf zur geplanten europäischen Datenschutz-Grundverordnung (DSGVO) zugestimmt. Unterbreitet wurde der Entscheidungsvorschlag durch den Ausschuss für bürgerliche Freiheiten, Justiz und Inneres...
Prosecutors who refused to present any evidence against a defendant at trial because of unavailable witnesses can’t get a do-over, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled.
In last week’s post, we examined the appropriateness of capping the annual hours of new “variable hour employees” as a way to limit exposure under the Affordable Care Act’s employer shared responsibility rules. (These rules are codified at Internal...
A reader, who has asked to remain anonymous, suggested that I write about employees who make “stupid” complaints about discrimination, harassment, or other allegedly unlawful treatment. The following is a fictionalized email, but it accurately...
