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Bingham makes up London duo as US partner takes GC role at SEC

Bingham McCutchen has promoted two City lawyers in its annual partnership round as US litigator Geoffrey Aronow leaves the firm to become general counsel at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The US firm's 13-strong partner promotions round has seen lawyers made up in London, Frankfurt, Hartford, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Tokyo and Washington DC, across a range of practices including corporate, estate planning, financial restructuring and investment management.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

Regulatory: Making up the rules while the game is being played—<em>FCC v. Fox</em>

At the beginning of the 2012 NFL season the officials were on strike, and the NFL decided to use a group of replacement referees, who applied the rules of the game inconsistently or not at all.
4 minute read

Inside Counsel

The 21st century corporate secretary

Technology has been a key enabler in the expanded role of the 21st century corporate secretarys office.
9 minute read

International Edition

Dechert, Wachtell take key roles on BoA's $11.6bn toxic loan settlement

Dechert and Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz have taken advisory roles on Bank of America's (BoA) $11.6bn (£7.2bn) settlement with US Government mortgage agency Fannie Mae to resolve mortgage purchase claims related to residential home loans. The settlement, which comes after the Manhattan US Attorney sued BoA last October for selling toxic loans, will see BoA make payments of $3.6bn (£2.2bn) and repurchase 30,000 loans for $6.75bn (£4.2bn), as well as paying $1.3bn (£808m) to Fannie Mae to resolve loan servicing fee obligations.
2 minute read

Inside Counsel

SEC names Geoffrey Aronow general counsel

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has selected veteran securities lawyer Geoffrey Aronow to fill its recently vacated general counsel spot.
15 minute read

Inside Counsel

FDA proposes new food safety rules

If youre one of the unlucky individuals who has ever gotten sick from contaminated food, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is on your side.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Inside Experts: The 7 kinds of GCs

In two of my past jobs as an in-house counsel, I was the first lawyer to ever be employed by the company.
8 minute read

International Edition

US firms in key roles as Transocean fined $1.4bn for Deepwater oil spill

A trio of US firms have taken advisory roles on offshore drilling contractor Transocean's $1.4bn (£870m) fine for its role in the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil disaster. The Swiss-based company has agreed to pay $1bn (£624m) in civil penalties for violating the Clean Waters Act, as well as $400m (£250m) in criminal penalties for a violation committed by Transocean Deepwater, the Houston-based subsidiary of the company that operated the oil rig.
3 minute read

Inside Counsel

Google, FTC reach settlement

Google Inc. kicked off the New Year with a major legal victory.
5 minute read

Inside Counsel

To influence government policy, you have to know your endgame

Making good policy is more like running a marathon than a sprint.
4 minute read

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