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Compliance Hot Spots: Major US Firms Picked Up PPP Loans | New & Notable FARA Filings | Which Firm Turned Down Jeff Sessions | Who Got the Work | Akin Gump's New Hires

Welcome to Compliance Hot Spots, and good evening from Washington. We've got some new reporting on the firms that got PPP loans, and check out new and notable FARA registrations. Scroll down for major white-collar and regulatory headlines, and Who Got the Work. Thanks for reading!
11 minute read

Daily Business Review

Assessing the State of and Options for Your Business During COVID-19 Fallout

In these days of "unprecedented times," during which American businesses have been hit hard by COVID-19, business owners are struggling to determine how to be proactive and arm themselves for the economic threats that are still to come.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Fractured SCOTUS Ruling Keeps CFPB Alive, But Gives More Oversight to President

Justices Elena Kagan, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer and Sonia Sotomayor agreed with Chief Justice John Roberts Jr. on the severability question but disagreed that the single-director structure was unconstitutional.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

An Introduction to FINRA Enforcement Proceedings

For the commercial litigator, their first foray into the world of enforcement actions brought by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority can be disorienting.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

2008 and 2020: Can Lessons From the Past Aid Our Markets Today?

Distressed credit funds that invest in bank loans and trade claims should acknowledge lessons from the past financial crisis of 2008. While new problems require new solutions, distressed credit funds can arm themselves in the interim with lessons from the past.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Are Bank Practices Finally Seeing a Rebound Amid the Pandemic Response?

"We're at a critical, unique juncture for the financial services industry itself," said Mark Chorazak, a Shearman partner.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Anti-Terrorism Act: Recent Developments Lead to Greater Clarity

Congress and the courts have done much to clarify the scope of the ATA with respect to financial institutions, and we expect that the Second Circuit will provide additional guidance in the coming months.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

PPP Loans Sparking Disputes and Differing Results in Bankruptcy Proceedings

The restriction against allowing PPP loans to be made to companies in pending bankruptcy proceedings has led to a number of debtors challenging whether the SBA has the authority to restrict debtor borrowers from being able to participate under this program.
8 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019: Subchapter V

The general purpose of Subchapter V was to streamline the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process for small businesses and individuals engaged in business to administer their bankruptcy estate in an efficient and less costly manner.
9 minute read

Daily Business Review

Appellate Panel Backs $760,000 Foreclosure Tied to Miami Wynwood Houses

London Financial Co., a Key Biscayne-based lender, sued to foreclose on a mortgage on five residential properties in Miami's Wynwood neighborhood.
4 minute read

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