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Corporate Counsel

LendingTree Taps Axiom's Ex-Chief Lawyer to Serve as General Counsel

Lisa Young is LendingTree's fourth GC since 2019.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Paycheck Protection Program 2.0: What Small Businesses Need To Know

This article addresses the key features of PPP 2.0 for small businesses, incorporating the Interim Final Rule on the Paycheck Protection Program as Amended by the Economic Aid Act and the Interim Final Rule on PPP Second Draw Loans issued by the Small Business Administration on Jan. 6, 2021.
15 minute read

New York Law Journal

International Banking: A Look Back at 2020 and a Preview of 2021

In this edition of her International Banking column, Kathleen A. Scott highlights a few regulatory changes that happened in 2020 affecting international banks operating in the United States and previews a few things of interest for 2021. As she notes, it looks like the year 2021 may be a busy year for bank regulation.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

Stopping the Clock: Tolling Agreements in Federal Criminal Cases

In entering into any tolling agreement, defense counsel should endeavor to limit its scope to a specifically defined investigation arising out of a particular set of facts with carefully enumerated potential charges.
10 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY AG James Sues in Challenge to Trump Administration's 'True Lender' Rule

The civil complaint alleged that the rule was rushed out one week before the November presidential election, in a bid to "unilaterally rewrite federal and constitutional law" in order to favor national banks and lenders.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

A Flip Flop ... Flip? Florida Supreme Court Finally Grants Attorney Fees for Homeowners Who Beat Banks

"It'll be better if the banks would spend a little more time preparing their cases, doing it right the first time, so they don't have to get schooled by us," one prominent foreclosure defense attorney said.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

FinCEN's Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking: How Financial Institutions Can Enhance AML Programs and Prepare for Changes Ahead

The regulatory amendments under consideration are intended to upgrade and modernize the national AML regime, where appropriate, to address the evolving threats of illicit finance, and to provide financial institutions with greater flexibility in the allocation of resources to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of their AML programs.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Finding 'Tailwind' in Downturns: Why Murphy & McGonigle Opened 2 Offices in 2020

James Murphy says his firm's conservative financial approach helped it take advantage of opportunities in 2020.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Charitable Giving Tactics for the Texas Community

2020 delivered a crossroads of crises that begged the question for many who are fortunate enough to ask: What more can I do to help?
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Millions in Florida PPP Loans Went to Equity Partners Whose Law Firms Also Took Loans

At nine Florida law firms, equity partners and shareholders took PPP loans separate from their firm's loan. Most acted in accordance with an initial CARES Act regulation instructing them to do so, one that was subsequently reversed—but not before millions were approved for the partners.
6 minute read

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