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The American Lawyer

Icelandic Bank Restructuring Wins Global Legal Award

When Iceland's three largest banks collapsed, the nation's entire economy was at risk.
48 minute read

New York Law Journal

Correspondent Banking: A Gateway to Money Laundering Requires Heightened Scrutiny

Carolina A. Fornos and Katherine A. Lemire write: Fifteen years ago, the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations flagged correspondent banking as a "Gateway for Money Laundering." Recent reports continue to flag the money laundering risks associated with correspondent banking. In this era of heightened scrutiny with compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and Anti-Money Laundering controls, continued review and updating of compliance protocols is imperative to mitigate enforcement risks to financial institutions.
29 minute read

New York Law Journal

Tanasi v. New Alliance Bank

By | September 26, 2016
'Campbell-Ewald' Requires Opportunity To Show Class Certification Is Warranted
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Vaccaro v. Bank of America

By | September 26, 2016
Claims Over Boat's 2008 Marine Survey Estopped; Bank's Negligence Not Shown
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Temer Vows to Spend Political Capital on Reforming Brazil

Brazil's President Michel Temer vowed to push ahead with unpopular measures to revive a troubled economy, saying his lack of electoral ambition gives him a free hand to act.
11 minute read

National Law Journal

Senators Grill Wells Fargo CEO Over Sales Practices

Bipartisan group of Senators pelted Wells Fargo CEO John Stumpf in a congressional hearing over the bank's sales practices leading to a record fine by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
13 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Is Bitcoin Acceptable Payment for Legal Services?

Bitcoin lives in a dark world outside the law, unregulated, murky, indeed, even suspicious. It is the very sort of medium of exchange one would most expect the IRS to be interested in.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Important Ruling for Associations Seeking to Foreclose in Advance of Lenders

A Fourth District Court of Appeal decision clarifies the rights of homeowner associations in foreclosure cases, writes attorney Jonathan M. Mofsky.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Fast-Paced Health Care Deal Pushed by Greenberg Traurig Team

Miami attorneys obtained court confirmation for a $60 million deal adding development-stage drugs to OPKO Health's mix.
23 minute read

The American Lawyer

Sullivan & Cromwell Hires Top NY Fed Lawyer

Thomas Baxter Jr., who recently retired after two decades as general counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, announced the move to friends and colleagues this week.
24 minute read

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