Last week I was in Miami and part of the discussion was over the Esquenazi appeal and Direct Access Partners (DAP) enforcement actions; both based upon violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). In the DAP enforcement action, the...

In This Issue: - Recent Significant Developments and Rulings ..California Court of Appeal Clarifies Reach of “Reasonable Consumer” Standard in Food Labeling Cases ..Court Denies Motion to Dismiss in Part Food Labeling Class Action Involving...

On November 7, 2013, the U.S. Senate passed the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (“ENDA”), legislation that would prohibit workplace discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. The ban would join similar federal workplace...

Before turning back to SEC CustodyFest, volumes 2 and 3, I’d like to focus for a bit on another aspect of the SEC’s October administrative case against GW & Wade. In addition to the custody rule issues, the SEC found that the firm overcharged some of...