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Corporate Counsel

Mastercard CLO Exits After Just 14 Months, Takes Legal Reins of Laser Manufacturer

Rob Beard is departing a financial giant with a stock market value of $477 billion for a much smaller tech innovator with a market value of $15 billion.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Financial Services Has a Trust Problem. Can GCs Help Right the Ship?

"They'd be wise to focus on user-friendliness and to come across with authenticity when dealing with their customers," said Noah Hanft, a former general counsel of MasterCard.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Alabama Man Arrested After Causing Bitcoin Price to Surge, Then Plummet After Fake SEC Tweet

"The defendant allegedly deceived the public by impersonating the victim and making fraudulent statements on behalf of the SEC," Chad Yarbrough, the assistant director of the FBI criminal investigative division, said in a statement.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dilworth Paxson Launches Erie Office With Longtime Local Banking Attorney

Roger Richards highlighted his close relationship with Dilworth Paxson chairman Lawrence McMichael and his need to have a succession plan in place for his solo practice.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

NY Financial Services Watchdog Unveils Recommendations to Manage AI Cybersecurity Risks

State-regulated entities operating under the state's banking, insurance or financial services laws must assess and take appropriate steps to address those evolving cybersecurity risks, New York State Department of Financial Services Superintendent Adrienne Harris said in a statement.
2 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

DOJ: TD Bank Agrees to Pay $3B Over Anti-Money Laundering Program Violations

"TD Bank created an environment that allowed financial crime to flourish," U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said. "By making its services convenient for criminals, it became one."
2 minute read

New York Law Journal

Avoiding Usury: Determining the Maximum Interest That Can Be Legally Charged

Adam Leitman Bailey, Dov Treiman, and Danny Ramrattan discuss the limited applicability of usury defenses. They write: "In all, this area of the law is deceptively simple and the resolution of any case will require a close examination of the intricacies of the particular matter."
14 minute read

The Recorder

VantageScore Files Suit Against Former Data Scientist Who Wiped Company Laptop

The Bay Area company alleges its former vice president of data science and innovation saved confidential information to other devices before resetting his work laptop, wiping it of all files.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

DOJ's Visa Antitrust Suit Hands Class Action Lawyers New Line of Attack Against Payments Giant

The same day the Department of Justice sued Visa, the company set aside another $1.5 billion for its U.S. litigation escrow fund.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Lawyer Suspended for Sexual Contact With Minors

"My professional career has suffered greatly, and I'll never get that back, no matter what happens. Even if I retain my license, the type of work I did—I'm never getting that back," Michael T. Rave told the Supreme Court.
6 minute read

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