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Former SEC Lawyers Dominate Payouts Under Agency's Whistleblower Program, Study Finds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's widely hailed whistleblower program has paid millions in recent years to former SEC lawyers who have come to dominate the market for representing tipsters seeking payouts through the program, a new study found.
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The Federal Reserve Publishes Policy on CRE Loan Accommodations and Workouts
Many in commercial real estate, especially relatively new to the industry and without extensive previous experience, are making use of leverage in ways that are problematic under the higher interest rates the Fed has instigated to head off inflation.
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The Regulators Are at the Gates: Significant New AML Legislation Nears Passage
Over the past few years, Congress and law enforcement have notably increased their scrutiny of companies' anti-money laundering compliance, and it appears that Congress is not yet finished with its drive for additional legislation and regulation.
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Update On Preference and Fraudulent Transfer Litigation
The appellate courts have been busy explaining or clarifying preference and fraudulent transfer law. Although novices may think the Bankruptcy Code (Code) is clear on its face, imaginative counsel have found gaps in the statute and generated rafts of litigation since the Code's enactment in 1979. Recent appellate decisions, summarized below, show that courts are still making new law or refining prior case law.
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New Securities Suits Up Slightly, Despite Stock Drops
Given the recent stock market carnage, one might expect that the courts were flooded with a fresh batch of securities suits. Stock drops, after all, are one necessary ingredient of stock drop suits. But according to Cornerstone Research's mid-year assessment of new filings, the number of new class action securities cases filed in the first half ticked up only slightly compared to the first half of 2021.
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Data Rights, Data Duties, & Data Risks: The American Data Privacy and Protection Act
While the ADPPA represents compromises between Democratic and Republican leadership of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, particularly around the thorny issues of state law preemption and private rights of action, there are other legislative and big tech industry players pushing their own agendas for comprehensive national data privacy and security frameworks.
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Not Just Your Same Old Privacy Legislation: A Compliance Briefing for Privacy Officers on the New Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act
Part One In a Series This article, which reviews the Canadian Consumer Privacy Protection Act, first seeks to identify the delta between the Act and PIPEDA in order to allow privacy officers of organizations that are already PIPEDA compliant to identify the net new compliance requirements under the Act and second, to highlight the provisions of the Act which, if breached, could lead to the imposition of significant fines.
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California's Latest Privacy Rulemaking Proposes Further Obligations for Businesses
While the the California Privacy Protection Agency kicked some of the more difficult issues down the road for further consideration, its first draft of proposed Regs is quite comprehensive with respect to the issues addressed. The authority for some of what is proposed is questionable and will likely be challenged in comments, if not judicial action, if such provisions become final.
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