Alessandro De Nicola, Marco Dell'Antonia and Riccardo Caselle of Orrick's Italy team authored this overview to bribery and corruption laws and regulations

Thus, until the Second Circuit and other Circuit courts weighs in on this issue, the answer of whether internal reporting is protected under Dodd-Frank may hinge largely upon which district judge is assigned the case.

On January 10, SEC announced that the Office of Municipal Securities has issued interpretive guidance relating to the implementation of final rules requiring municipal advisors to register with the SEC.

Tom McConville, Warrington Parker and Elizabeth Morgan co-authored an article for Law360 that examines where different courts have drawn the line when it comes to employees engaging in self-help...

On August 14, the Serious Fraud Office (SFO) published a press release announcing that it has charged four men with offenses of conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and conspiracy to furnish false information, contrary to section 1 of the Criminal Law Act 1977, in connection with the investigation by the SFO into the promotion and selling of "bio fuel" investment products to UK investors.

Canadian structured finance, Fitch, insurance rating, S&P.

On September 3, the FDIC and the Fed released an optional model template for tailored resolution plans required to be submitted by the Dodd-Frank Act

NCUA alleged in the actions (filed in New York, California, and Kansas federal courts) that the characteristics of the RMBS and the underlying loans were misrepresented in the offering documents.

On December 23 and 24, Commerzbank AG filed four actions in the Southern District of New York against Deutsche Bank National Trust Company, HSBC Bank USA, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and the Bank of New York Mellon in their capacities as trustees for a number of RMBS trusts.

The Financial Conduct Authority recently updated the "latest news" webpage on the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive with information on passporting arrangements under the AIFMD.

On September 19, FHFA launched a new FHFA Quarterly Performance Report of the Housing GSEs which provides a summary of data available in Fannie, Freddie and the FHLBanks’ public filings, including certain combined trends.

On April 12, 2016, Justice Marcy Friedman of the New York Supreme Court granted motions to dismiss in two RMBS breach of contract actions filed by FHFA against Morgan Stanley ABS Capital I Inc...

On March 4, please join us in the New York Office for Orrick's Annual Financial Services Employment Law Roundtable.

On June 19, Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. of the Western District of North Carolina issued Orders in two parallel actions by the DOJ and SEC against Bank of America.

On January 1, the CRD IV Directive came into force, following the Prudential Regulation Authority’s webpage update on reporting requirements for firms within the scope of CRDIV.

Insurance coverage for "Business Email Compromise" (BEC) scams is a hot issue being litigated by companies and their insurance providers in jurisdictions across the country.

This blog had some more variety in July 2014 compared to our normal ND Cal patent fare.

On Monday, January 25th, the Supreme Court issued the most recent Computer Fraud and Abuse Act decision in Michael Musacchio v. United States.

"Business Email Compromise" (BEC) scams are becoming an increasingly prevalent concern for businesses—the FBI reports that incidents have increased 1,300% since January 2015.

Companies must be prepared for the ever-increasing web of privacy and data security laws that could disrupt data collection and use practices and have a detrimental impact on an autonomous vehicle company's bottom line.