Missouri (MO) Finance CLE Course Catalog

As the legal environment and market conditions continue to shift, businesses concerned must keep up to date with current and emerging developments to implement proper lease controls and avoid potential risks. Join a panel of key thought leaders and distinguished experts as they provide the audience with an in-depth analysis of the latest trends, opportunities, and challenges in lease administration. Speakers will also offer effective strategies to help businesses navigate this evolving regulatory paradigm.

Consumer financial service regulators have been actively expanding their reach and authority over financial institutions, nonbank partners, and service providers over an increasing number of business practices. Since much of this expansion is accomplished without formal rulemaking, it is important for financial service companies to stay on top of the informal agency guidance and actions. We will discuss the latest regulatory trends and developments and what to watch for in 2023 from agencies including the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). We will also discuss notable enforcement actions and litigation in these regulatory areas.

Listen as tax practitioners Rachel Rempel and Barry Furman, both from Fineman Krekstein & Harris P.C., present an engaging and timely discussion on the most significant issues surrounding tax controversies. They will also share strategies to proactively respond to controversy and mitigate further risks.

Devising and implementing effective anti-money laundering (AML) compliance programs have always been tricky and challenging. Listen as financial crime risks assessment experts Rosie Davitt (Arctic Intelligence) and Beth Berenbaum (ICBC– NYB) offer helpful tips in identifying the best risk assessment solution to boost one’s AML compliance programs, including software solutions.

As digital currencies continue to be part of the business ecosystem, the discussion will focus on what these currencies are, their impact on business as well as on the legal considerations around them.

During this session, we will discuss the status of investigations, enforcement, and litigation and whether or not legal departments have been seeing an uptick. Additionally, some of the discussion will focus on permanent changes to the investigations, enforcement, and litigation processes as a result of the pandemic.