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FATF Guidance of NFT, DeFi and Digital Assets: Void for Vagueness?

The Financial Action Task Force's recent guidance could have a major effect on DeFi and NFTs where, up to now, there has been little or no international coordination for regulating these areas of innovation. But is the guidance too vague for the average reasonable citizen to understand?
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Beyond Your Credit Score: New GC at Startup Credit Card Co. Aims to Shake Up Consumers' Finances

Elizabeth "Eli" Corbett aims to leverage her nearly six years of experience at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to help Petal continue to push for regulations that would give its customers more control over their personal financial data.
4 minute read

Law.com

Labor of Law: O'Melveny Brings Back Greg Jacob, Counsel to Pence | Cozen's Jennifer Taylor Thrives on Mentorship | New Covid-19 Lobbying

Welcome to Labor of Law, our labor and employment dispatch spotlighting big cases, key issues and developing trends.
7 minute read

National Law Journal

Pence's Chief Counsel, Greg Jacob, Returns to O'Melveny After 'Consequential' Year

"There probably has never been a more consequential year for any vice president in terms of just the things that ended up on our plate," Greg Jacob, chief counsel to Pence last year, said in an interview. Jacob is returning to O'Melveny as a financial services and employment partner who specializes in ERISA litigation.
11 minute read

Texas Lawyer

New Virtual Money: A Q&A With Ben Weiss, COO and Co-Founder of CoinFlip Bitcoin ATMs

The United States can be a powerhouse if we utilize blockchain technology and embrace cryptocurrencies, says Ben Weiss, the COO and co-founder of CoinFlip bitcoin ATMs.
3 minute read

Law.com

How I Made Partner: 'The Ability to Develop and Maintain Clients Is Critical,' Says Megan Thompson of Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

"Identify a mentor or mentors and leverage their knowledge. When you find the right mentors, they will serve as your biggest advocate. Also, find those people that you can bounce questions off of or just vent to when you are having a bad day."
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Chief Legal Officer, in Expanded Role, for American Equity

Phyllis Zanghi is stepping up from her position as general counsel of American Equity subsidiary U.S. Life Companies to fill a newly created chief legal officer position.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

The PEB Comments!

On March 4th, the PEB issued four new draft commentaries, which address choice-of-law rules, enforcement of obligations of securities intermediaries, and priority of liens on receivables perfected by financing statements. In this edition of her Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein surveys all four draft commentaries and touches on their importance as they relate to finance practitioners.
11 minute read

Law.com

U.S. Supreme Court Sets Its Sights on Class Actions. Plus: McKinsey, Facing Opioid Lawsuits, Wants Litigation Moved to New York

The justices may be aiming to provide clarity and guidance to lower courts on its prior rulings
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Wells Fargo Loses Another In-House Leader to Lure of Private Practice

Dan Meade has walked away from the bank and his role as managing counsel. He's at least the third lawyer to leave Wells Fargo and return to private practice since February.
4 minute read

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