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<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Christie Signs Fantasy Sports Bill Image

<b><i>Online Extra</b></i><br> Christie Signs Fantasy Sports Bill

Michael Booth

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie signed a bill on August 24 that will regulate daily fantasy sports betting, a multimillion-dollar-a-year industry in the state that has, until recently, gone largely unregulated nationwide.

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Cybersecurity Regulation of Financial Services Firms

Brian Neil Hoffman, Romaine Marshall & Matt Sorensen

Financial services firms and their management should keep a close eye on developing cybersecurity regulations, so as to be better prepared to proactively address the shifting regulatory landscape as it continues to evolve.

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A Broadening Consensus to Narrow Asset Forfeiture Image

A Broadening Consensus to Narrow Asset Forfeiture

Edmund W. Searby

The Supreme Court as a whole appears aligned and motivated to review critically federal and state asset forfeiture procedures. In addition, Attorney General Sessions last month restored the federal forfeiture of property seized by state and local law enforcement ("federal adoptions"), but with certain additional safeguards.

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Reflections on <b><I>Kokesh v. SEC</I></b> Image

Reflections on <b><I>Kokesh v. SEC</I></b>

Dixie L. Johnson & M. Alexander Koch

<b><I>Potential Ramifications of SEC Disgorgement Being a Penalty</b></i><p> <b><i>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>In reference to <I>Kokesh</I>, most commentators have focused on the five-year limitations period, which certainly carries important ramifications for the SEC. But as we describe here, the Supreme Court's ruling that "SEC disgorgement constitutes a penalty" has more far-reaching ramifications.

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Serving Two Masters: When 'Bankruptcy-Remote' Meets Public Policy Image

Serving Two Masters: When 'Bankruptcy-Remote' Meets Public Policy

Pamela J. Martinson

Structured financing transactions make extensive use of entities formed for the specific purpose of reducing the likelihood that assets will be involved in a potential bankruptcy proceeding. Known as "bankruptcy-remote entities," or "BREs," these entities are subject to structures and covenants in financing documents and their own formation documents, which are designed to reduce the likelihood that the BRE will file for bankruptcy protection.

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The Fork in the Road: The SEC and Preemption Image

The Fork in the Road: The SEC and Preemption

C. Evan Stewart

<b><I>Part One of a Two-Part Article</I></b><p>With the preemption issue pretty well teed up, what do the courts say (to date)? A look at one recent ruling.

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The 'Faltering Company' and 'Unforeseen Business Circumstances' Exceptions Under The WARN Act Image

The 'Faltering Company' and 'Unforeseen Business Circumstances' Exceptions Under The WARN Act

David Van Pelt

<b><i>Traps for the Unwary or Lifesavers for the Unlucky?</b></i><p>The WARN Act contains several affirmative defenses that provide employers with a complete defense to liability under the statute when a company's exigent condition forces an immediate cessation of operations. This article identifies the key features (including the benefits and drawbacks) of each.

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Quarterly State Compliance Review Image

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, as well as some recent cases of interest from the courts of Delaware, Michigan, and Texas.

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Compensation Plans: Director-Specific Limits Image

Compensation Plans: Director-Specific Limits

Christopher B. Chuff, Joanna J. Cline, Douglass D. Herrmann & James H.S. Levine

A recent decision by the Delaware Court of Chancery serves as a reminder that boards of directors of Delaware corporations should consider amending their companies' director compensation plans to include specific limits on the amount of compensation that a director may be awarded in a given year, and obtaining stockholder approval of such compensation plans.

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What Can We Tell About the Trump Administration's Focus on Compliance? Image

What Can We Tell About the Trump Administration's Focus on Compliance?

Annette K. Ebright & Sarah F. Hutchins

There are a few early signs that the Trump administration will continue to hold companies to the “way of compliance.” But after the first five months of his presidency, there are still questions about where enforcement is heading in specific compliance areas.

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