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Federal Agencies Leverage Big Data in Fight Against Cybercrime

As big data analysis proves effective against cyberattacks and breaches, federal agencies move to shore up their infrastructure and data management capabilities.
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National Law Journal

New IRS Rules Reflect Supreme Court's Same-Sex Marriage Decisions

If the only certainties in life are death and taxes, then two U.S. Supreme Court decisions involving same-sex marriages are now certain—effective today. The Internal Revenue Service on Friday formally put into place amendments to regulations that define who is married for tax purposes.
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Texas Lawyer

Regulators Boost Scrutiny of Bank Loans to Oil and Gas Companies

In the wake of the U.S. mortgage industry meltdown that peaked in 2008, key federal agencies are now focused on avoiding a similar fiasco in the energy sector. Several agencies, including the Federal Reserve System, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency are increasingly taking a stricter approach to rating the risk level of banks' loans to exploration and production companies.
6 minute read

Legaltech News

The Bonds that Bind: Cybersecurity Comes Together in Legal and Finance

The financial industry has pulled legal into its cybersecurity orbit, but what does it mean for the future of legal services for financial institutions?
22 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Delaware, Financial Advisers and Conflicts of Interest

In a series of recent decisions, Delaware courts have emphasized the potential risks arising from a board's financial advisers having conflicts of interest.
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Connecticut Law Tribune

Biased Advice and Undisclosed Conflicts No More

Wouldn't you have thought that your financial adviser is obligated to act in your best interest when advising you where to put your retirement money? Well, sadly, you would have been wrong if you did.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

IN BRIEF: Trump Hires Gawker Lawyer

By | August 29, 2016
Charles Harder, a partner at Beverly Hills entertainment law boutique Harder Mirell & Abrams who represented Hulk Hogan in his defamation case against Gawker, has been particularly busy of late.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

Reid Departs Boutique for Large Firm's Financial Team

Ghillaine Reid, a former New York branch chief for the Securities and Exchange Commission, has joined McGuireWoods as a partner in New York and will co-lead the firm's broker-dealer practice.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ's Whistleblower Chief Touts State's Efforts, But Expansion Not Imminent

State whistleblower officials recently talked about expanding a state-based program to reward tipsters for information about private securities violations. Some advocates say such a program would prove beneficial. But, for now, there's no push in the New Jersey Legislature to expand the compensation scheme.
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New York Law Journal

Hezbollah Victims Lose Appeal in Terror Funding Case Against Lebanese Bank

Victims of Hezbollah rocket attacks in Israel in 2006 cannot sue a Lebanese bank in U.S. courts simply because the bank allegedly used a New York account to transfer several million dollars, the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday.
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