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Trick or Treat? How an Office Halloween Party Convo Led to a Quinn Associate's Appellate Argument

Alex Loomis, a seventh-year associate in Boston, landed a precedential First Circuit decision on personal jurisdiction issues in a case he first heard about from partner Bill Weinreb at an office Halloween party.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Democratic, GOP Senators Urge US Regulators to Block Capital One-Discover Merger

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, though on opposite sides ideologically, found something on which they agree.
4 minute read

Daily Business Review

Bank Activity Fuels South Florida's Economic Growth

So far, 2024 is shaping up to present clearer skies for banks, specifically community banks in South Florida as domestic migration and corporate relocations to the area continue. The U.S. Census Bureau ranked Florida as number two in population growth from 2022 to 2023.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

New Corporate-Transparency Laws to Require 'Mountain of Filings'

Startups will need to avoid stumbles because "you want to be putting yourself out there as a good, sophisticated and responsible founder," Fenwick & West partner Jonathan Sagot said.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

The End of Free Checking? CFPB Continues Attack on Bank Fees With Latest Rulemakings on Overdraft, NSF Fees

This latest action by the CFPB follows the back-and-forth seen in the prudential bank regulators relating to the imposition of overdraft fees and insufficient funds (NSF) fees. Many bankers will recall that in August 2022, the FDIC issued guidance noting that the imposition of multiple NSF fees for the same transaction "results in heightened risks of … unfair or deceptive acts or practices (UDAP)," even when fully disclosed to the customer.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Navigating the Surge: A Strategic Guide for Lenders Amid Rising Loan Defaults

Anticipating the fallout from potentially billions of dollars in distressed loans, lenders must be on high alert. Drawing from lessons learned in the last two historical downturns, where we witnessed unprepared lenders face severe consequences, it is imperative for lenders and financial institutions to act now.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

SDNY Indicts Three After Scheme Moved More Than $65 Million Between US and Middle East, Prosecutors Say

One defendant was arrested while trying to board a flight from JFK to Turkey, prosecutors said, and a third is still at large.
2 minute read

The Recorder

Suits Alleged JPMorgan Chase Committed Elder Abuse in Allowing 'Pig Butchering,' Fake IRS Scams

A pair of lawsuits filed against JPMorgan Chase in Los Angeles and San Mateo superior courts alleged that the bank committed elder abuse by facilitating the theft of a combined $2 million from two elderly women's life savings through "pig butchering" schemes and fake Internal Revenue Service agent scams.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

What's Special About Special Deposits? The New Uniform Special Deposits Act

In their Secured Transactions column, Barbara M. Goodstein and Adam C. Wolk, discuss the Uniform Special Deposits Act. The act aims to create a set of "clear and executable" rules to govern bank deposits that involve at least two beneficiaries (one of whom may be the depositor) where "the identity of the person entitled to payment is not determined until the occurrence of a contingency identified at the time the deposit is created."
11 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

'It Consists of 3 Paragraphs': Case Points Out 'Inadequate Briefing'

"She has failed to clearly and fully set forth an argument as to why the court committed reversible error," the opinion said.
4 minute read

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