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Leveraging RegTech to Eliminate Conduct Risk Blind Spots

Without the ability to centrally manage conduct risk data, even leading firms that pride themselves on promoting cultures of compliance can easily overlook misconduct that could have been curtailed.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Federal Judge Opens the Door to CFTC to Regulate Virtual Currency

U.S. District Senior Judge Jack B. Weinstein of the Eastern District of New York issued the opinion granting standing to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to exercise its enforcement power over virtual currency fraud.
3 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

NJ Department of Law and Public Safety Leadership Changes Announced

“The heart and soul of this department are the career officials who have spent their professional lives in public service. Today, we're moving three of them into key leadership positions,” Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said in the statement.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

State Prosecution of Medical Marijuana Execs Highlights Risks to Avoid, Lawyers Say

Pending felony drug smuggling charges against two former executives at Vireo Health, a medical marijuana dispensary with offices in a few states, highlight the difficulty of operating in an industry where state and federal law are at odds.
5 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Dangers Lurk in the DOJ's New FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy

Businesses in possible criminal violation of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) may be inclined to reach for the olive branch that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently extended with its new “FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy.”
8 minute read

Daily Business Review

Police, Firefighter PTSD Benefits Go to Governor's Desk

Firefighters, police officers and EMTs who cannot work due to job-related post-traumatic stress disorder could qualify for expanded benefits under a bill heading to Gov. Rick Scott.
4 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

In 4th Attempt, NJ Legislators Move on Pay Equity Bill

New Jersey lawmakers are once again moving to enact legislation aimed at policing discriminatory pay practices in the workplace.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

List of Defendants May Grow Much Longer, Says Lawyer for Parkland School Shooting Victim

"We're looking at everybody now. This is only the beginning,” said attorney Alex Arreaza, who represents a student shot five times during the Parkland school shooting.
4 minute read

New York Law Journal

As NY Regulator Considered Title Insurance Rules, Industry Lobbying Spending Rose

As the Department of Financial Services finalized new title insurance regulations in 2017, title and property insurers spent roughly $658,0000 lobbying the legislature, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and DFS itself, disclosures on file with the Joint Commission on Public Ethics show.
6 minute read

Daily Business Review

Sprawling Mixed-Use Metropica Project Advances in Sunrise

The 65-acre development is being built in West Broward County in a time when large-scale projects are more common for the urban core.
4 minute read

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