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The second annual edition of <I>PR's Return on Investment: The Annual Law Firm Media Performance Report</I> provides revealing new data on how law firms manage media relations during a crisis, as well as how global, national, and regional firms incorporate publicity campaigns as part of their marketing.

Finance organizations facing leadership transitions, acquisitions, or transformations need experienced guidance without the delays of permanent hiring. Interim Management has evolved into a strategic solution that maintains momentum and accelerates value creation during critical periods of change. Discover how this approach differs from fractional roles and why breadth of experience across industries creates more effective finance leaders.

The Treasury also proposed new regulations that introduce a limited safe harbor for loan origination activities (the 2025 Proposed Regulations).

The OCC issued an interpretive letter ("Letter 1006") ruling that its recent preemption and visitorial powers regulations (see the January 13, 2004 <I>Alert</I>) did not change the previous standards regarding the applicability of state escheat and unclaimed property laws to national banks. Letter 1006 states that a state’s framework regarding abandoned bank deposits generally will apply to a national bank.

Also discussed in this article: NASD Chairman Announces Upcoming Report from Mutual Fund Task Force on Soft Dollar Reform; OCC Issues Letter Concluding that Under Certain Circumstances National Bank May Issue Financial Warranty; Federal Banking Agencies Publish Draft IRB Retail Credit Guidance; SEC Votes to Approve Hedge Fund Adviser Registration Requirements.

On May 25, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") proposed a package of new rules to address and enhance investor disclosure practices, and related policies and procedures, ...

Most people know (at least in the abstract) that choices have consequences. Choices you make to manage your behavioral tendencies (or not) and about your investment costs may have tremendous consequences for when you can retire.

On July 15, 2010, the U.S. Senate (the "Senate") voted 60-39 to approve the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the "Bill").

The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury"), in conjunction with the Federal Reserve Board ("Federal Reserve") and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation ("FDIC"), recently announced another effort to improve conditions in the U.S. financial markets: the Public-Private Investment Program ("PPIP").

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum, which emphasizes the U.S. commitment to a strong, open investment environment while reshaping the U.S. government's policy towards inbound and outbound investment

In the Spring of 2009, President Obama announced a proposal for reforming the financial regulatory system in a “White Paper” titled “A New Foundation: Rebuilding Financial Supervision and Regulation.”

Operational risk is on shareholders minds. The topics of interest at last evening’s NACD – Capitol Area chapter event in McLean, VA included the state of the economy, the stock market and our outlook for the remainder of this year.

So, you are contemplating the sale of your business. Maybe you have already made the decision to sell your company and have an offer in hand. While there are probably a certain number of serial entrepreneurs who will do this more than once...

Artificial intelligence infrastructure spending is creating unprecedented economic pressures that challenge traditional monetary policy tools. As businesses pour trillions into AI development while productivity gains lag behind, central banks face a complex feedback loop where their interest rate decisions influence AI investment, which in turn reshapes inflation and employment dynamics. Three critical risk scenarios emerge: rate-insensitive AI spending that could force painful slowdowns elsewhere, automati

Marijuana remains illegal under federal law, and while Congress and the executive branch have not legalized marijuana or rescheduled it from Schedule 1, they have taken steps to divert resources away from prosecution.

On February 15, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission" or "SEC") raised the dollar thresholds for SEC-registered investment advisers to charge performance-based fees to their clients and added a new exemption for advisers who were not required to register prior to the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the "Dodd-Frank Act").

September was an active month for Ponzi litigation with nearly a dozen new complaints filed alleging fraudulent investment activity.

The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued a proposed rule that would create a process-based safe harbor for ERISA fiduciaries selecting investment options in 401(k), 403(b), and other defined contribution plans.