ArticleWith Redefined Risks, GCs Must Redefine Their RoleMorrison & Foerster's new global study, titled "In the Face of Complexity and Change, the Time to Lead Is Now", reveals that General Counsel United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawMorrison Foerster
Article#Throwback Thursday: Interagency Fair Lending Guidance: A First Step, But In The Right Direction?In October 2013, Morrison & Foerster published the client alert "Interagency Fair Lending Guidance: A First Step, but in the Right Direction?".United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#Throwback Thursday: The CFPB's Most Recent Consent Order: Defining "Abusive" Acts And Practices Through EnforcementIn July 2014, Morrison & Foerster partners Nancy Thomas and David Fioccola and associate Jessica Kaufman authored the client alert "The CFPB's Most Recent Consent Order: Defining 'Abusive' Acts and Practices Through Enforcement."United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#ThrowbackThursday: CFPB Examination Resource GuideOn September 29, 2014, Morrison & Foerster partner Don Lampe presented "MBA Compliance Essentials: CFPB Examination Resource Guide" at the Mortgage Bankers Association Regulatory Compliance Conference. United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#ThrowbackThursday: CFPB Examinations: What We Know NowOn September 29, 2014, Morrison & Foerster partner Donald Lampe presented "MBA Compliance Essentials: CFPB Examinations: What We Know Now"United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#ThrowbackThursday: Individual Liability: What's Behind The Headlines?In June 2014, Morrison & Foerster published the white paper "Individual Liability: What's Behind the Headlines?" United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#ThrowbackThursday: MBA's Regulatory Compliance Conference 2014: CFPB EnforcementIn September 2014, Morrison & Foerster partner Angela Kleine spoke at the Mortgage Bankers Association's Regulatory Compliance Conference.United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
Article#ThrowbackThursday: TILA-RESPA Combined Disclosures: The Executive PerspectiveIn October 2014, Morrison & Foerster partner Donald Lampe presented "TILA-RESPA Combined Disclosures: The Executive Perspective" with the Community Mortgage Lenders of America.United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleApril Fool’s – NotOn April 1st, the Bureau issued updated exam procedures on the new TILA and RESPA rules. United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleCFPB Releases Arbitration Study Report To CongressOn March 10, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its long-awaited, statutorily-mandated report to Congress on the use of pre-dispute arbitration provisions in consumer financial products.United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleFINRA Measures To Facilitate Capital FormationToday, FINRA announced that its Board of Governors had approved publication of a Regulatory Notice seeking comment on rule amendments that would remove certain impediments to capital formation...United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleMIND THE GAAP—Use Of Non-GAAP Measures In IPOsA new report released last week by PwC US analyzed the use of non-GAAP measures (NGMs) in IPOs and found that nearly 60% of the IPOs surveyed included at least one NGM.United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleProposed Revisions To Community Reinvestment Act Q&A’sThe Federal Agencies requested comment on their proposed revisions to interagency guidance on the Community Reinvestment Act.United StatesFinance and BankingMorrison Foerster
ArticleFDA Extends Comment Period On "Natural" Food Labeling By 90 DaysIn November we reported that the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it was seeking public comments on the use of the term "natural" on food labeling.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesMorrison Foerster
ArticleUPDATE: Small Business Runway Extension Act Of 2018The Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018 is now law. As we discussed in a previous post, the Act changes the look-back period for calculating gross annual ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMorrison Foerster
ArticleA "Palliative" Approach To Insolvency In The Retail World?Howard Morris, head of the Business Restructuring + Insolvency group at Morrison & Foerster in London, recently authored "A ‘palliative' approach to insolvency in the retail world?" for Global Restructuring Review.United StatesInsolvency/Bankruptcy/Re-StructuringMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business of Social Media - Status Updates, August 27th, 2014Breaking the ice. No one expected that people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads for charity would become the viral phenomenon that it has.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, October 10th, 2014Big Brother isn't just watching. A single mother in upstate New York was surprised to find that she had a Facebook page in her name, complete with photos of her, her son, and her niece. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, October 24th, 2014Aereo, the startup broadcasting service that lost big in the U.S. Supreme Court last June, just lost another, and possibly its last, court battle. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster
ArticleThe Law And Business Of Social Media - Status Updates, October 27th, 2014In the United States, the First Amendment would likely prevent the prosecution of someone who posted racist or anti-Semitic messages on a social media platform.United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentMorrison Foerster