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National Law Journal

Walter Shaub, U.S. Ethics Office Chief, Never Planned to Be a Silent Force

Walter Shaub Jr., the chief U.S. government ethics official, told a congressional committee in 2012 he was prepared to meet the challenges ahead. The Obama administration appointee likely had no idea then how prescient his remarks would be. Shaub, director of the Office of Government Ethics, is now at the center of a rising dispute over the scope of Donald Trump's real and perceived conflicts of interest.
26 minute read

Daily Business Review

New Central Bank Chief Says Colombia Rate Cut Isn't Inevitable

Colombia's new central bank chief said it's too soon for policymakers to declare victory over inflation and that policymakers won't necessarily cut rates again this month if they're unsure of hitting their target.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Swipe Fee Laws in Florida, 10 Other States Gets Supreme Court Scrutiny

A U.S. Supreme Court case that was touted as a significant retail business dispute with First Amendment ramifications seemed to fizzle fast Tuesday as justices questioned whether freedom of speech was involved at all.
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

New York 'Swipe Fee' Law May Survive First Amendment Scrutiny

A U.S. Supreme Court case that was touted as a significant retail business dispute with First Amendment ramifications seemed to fizzle fast Tuesday as justices questioned whether freedom of speech was involved at all.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Report on U.S. Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

In her International Banking column, Kathleen A. Scott writes: The Financial Action Task Force, an international organization of regulators that develops recommendations on anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism financing, recently issued its latest evaluation of the United States. It was found mostly compliant with the 40 recommendations, but there are still are some deficiencies to be addressed.
16 minute read

Daily Business Review

Condo Dissolved to Make Way for Student Housing

Miami attorney Guillermo Mancebo guides a $16.6 million condominium termination in Sweetwater.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Office Park Purchase Split in Two for Partial Resale

A Miami-based CBRE team guided the sale of a large business park in West Palm Beach for $72 million.
8 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

New NY Regulation Requires Banks to Step Up Monitoring for Money Laundering

State regulators have imposed new requirements on banks operating in New York that they say are needed to ensure the institutions are adequately monitoring transactions for possible money laundering.
10 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Stradley Adds Litigator From Ocwen In-House Post

Class action pro Joe Nguyen joined Stradley Ronon's Philadelphia office Jan. 3, the firm announced Monday.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Industry 'Bad Actors' Targeted by Cuomo in Annual Address

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will seek authority for his chief financial services regulator to bar bank and insurance executives who engage in abusive practices from working in New York, he said in his 2017 State of the State address Monday.
10 minute read

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