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The Statute of Limitations Governing SEC Actions Against Foreign Defendants Image

The Statute of Limitations Governing SEC Actions Against Foreign Defendants

Avi Weitzman & Seema Gupta

There is no express statute of limitations governing lawsuits instituted by the SEC) including for violations of the FCPA; thus, the federal "catch-all" statute of limitations, 28 U.S.C. ' 2462, applies to any such claims for civil penalties.

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COMI Maybe

Kevin P. Ray

COMI (center of main interests) becomes a challenge when a debtor ' whether company or individual ' is effectively multi-national, an increasingly common circumstance.

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Defalcation Defined

Thomas M. Byrne

A recent Supreme Court ruling means that all prior lower court decisions addressing the mental state requirement for defalcation have little or no precedential value.

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Secured Lender's Loss of Possessory Lien Affirmed

Lawrence S. Goldberg, David M. Hillman & Michael L. Cook

The U.S. Bankruptcy Appellate Panel (BAP) for the Eighth Circuit recently held that a lender "lost its possessory lien when it turned the Debtor's account funds over to the Trustee <I>without first seeking adequate protection."</I>

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The Jackson Reforms

Michael Flanagan & Adrian White

UK Lord Justice Jackson's case management and litigation cost reforms are the most earth-shattering developments in recent UK civil procedure history, with serious ramifications that extend across the pond to U.S. companies.

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Compliance with the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule

Barbara A. Jones

With the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act, and "conflict minerals" has become a household word. Here's how to comply with the SEC's Conflict Minerals Rule.

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The NLRB's New Focus: Non-Union Employers

Steven M. Bernstein

The NLRB has revisited an age-old doctrine to define a new role for itself that will ensure continued viability outside the context of organized labor. That doctrine is "concerted protected activity,"

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Quarterly State Compliance Review

Sandra Feldman

This edition of the Quarterly State Compliance Review looks at some legislation of interest to corporate lawyers that went into effect between May 1 and July 1, 2013 as well as some recent cases of interest, including two from the Delaware Supreme Court.

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Does the SEC Still Care About Financial Reporting Cases?

Jodi E. Lopez

In recent years, the SEC has brought far fewer revenue recognition and other financial reporting cases than it had historically. That leads us naturally to wonder whether this trend will continue in the future. Not likely.

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The Value of Child-Centered Litigation in Our Matrimonial and Family Courts

Glenn Metsch-Ampel & Karen J. Freedman

The authors feel it is critical to recognize that a child-centered custody or visitation proceeding does not translate into a due process deprivation for either parent.

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