By C. Ryan Barber | July 14, 2017
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the OCC are fighting over a new rule that would curtail forced arbitration in the banking industry. Uber drivers win a class certification ruling. SEC Chairman Jay Clayton lays out his agenda. This is a weekly regulatory roundup from ALM and around the web.
By C. Ryan Barber | July 7, 2017
CEOs are getting antsy about complying with an SEC rule that would expose compensation divides at companies. The SEC recently took on a "fake news" scheme. Federal trade regulators this week adopted an indemnity policy to protect its employees who get sued. And the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's taking heat from an unlikely source: the National Credit Union Administration. This is a roundup of regulatory and compliance news from ALM and around the web.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 30, 2017
Deutsche Bank's lawyers at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld are refusing Democratic lawmakers' demands for Donald Trump's financing records. Dechert partner Steven Bradbury, up for U.S. Transportation general counsel, takes heat over Takata. The U.S. Supreme Court agrees to hear a dispute about Dodd-Frank whistleblower protection. And OSHA's extending the delay on an Obama-era data-reporting rule. This is a regulatory roundup from ALM and around the web.
By Marcia Coyle | June 27, 2017
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday added six new cases to the fall term's argument docket, including New Jersey's challenge to a federal ban on sports betting at casinos and racetracks, a terror victim's attempt to attach Iranian assets, and shareholder efforts to bring certain securities claims in state courts.
By C. Ryan Barber | June 26, 2017
Federal appellate courts have struggled recently over exactly when a corporate insider becomes a whistleblower who's entitled to the Dodd-Frank Act's protections against retaliation. The U.S. Supreme Court's now jumping into the fray to resolve tension among the lower courts. The justices agreed Monday to take up the case from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
By Cogan Schneier | June 26, 2017
The Supreme Court may have to decide the future of the SEC's administrative law judges after a rare 5-5 split between the judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit.
By Melanie Waddell, ThinkAdvisor | June 13, 2017
As partner, Michael Liftik will focus on government and internal investigations, regulatory enforcement defense, securities litigation and cybersecurity.
By Tony Mauro | June 5, 2017
A unanimous court ruled that the commission's disgorgement orders imposed on fraudsters amounted to a penalty and as such, must meet a five-year statute of limitations.
By Cogan Schneier | May 24, 2017
An en banc panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit must decide whether the way SEC administrative law judges are hired is unconstitutional.
By Mike Scarcella | May 19, 2017
Escape the daily flood of Trump news dominating the Washington headlines with this roundup of big regulatory developments. Zillow is facing CFPB scrutiny, Amazon mulls a pharmaceuticals play, Democratic state AGs move to defend a key part of Obamacare, and the SEC is boosting its ranks in new hires from Big Law. And here's a story about ducks at the U.S. Capitol.
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