Business Law & Regulations, Finance, Tax Code, Regulations and Guidance
January 20, 2021
Via: The Wall Street JournalCompanies are ramping up their financial forecasting and planning to prepare for potential changes to the U.S. tax code under the incoming Biden administration, which are now more likely after Georgia’s runoff elections handed Democrats control of the Senate. Joe […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance, Privacy
January 19, 2021
Via: Law360While global media outlets have focused attention on election security, major U.S. health care facilities have been under direct cyberattacks in recent months. This follows disruptive cyberattacks on municipalities earlier this year. These attacks, and the often short news cycles […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
January 6, 2021
Via: JuristThe Cape Verde Court of Appeal of Barlavento ruled Monday that Colombian lawyer and businessman Alex Nain Saab Moran can be extradited to the US, where he faces money laundering charges on behalf of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro’s government. The […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 30, 2020
Via: The Wall Street JournalEfforts to skip the London interbank offered rate for new transactions by end of next year are forcing finance executives to take stock of their contracts, communicate with banks and investors and adjust their interest-rate cost calculations. Global policy makers […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 21, 2020
Via: Lawyer MonthlyThe aphorism ‘time is money’ is particularly true for law firms. In fact, productivity is critical to a lawyer’s success. However, surprisingly, an average law firm could be losing out on £2.7 million of lost revenue every year due to […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 18, 2020
Via: Law360On Nov. 10, the Biden-Harris team announced several agency review teams, including the Federal Reserve, banking and securities regulators team led by Gary Gensler. This team is charged with reviewing the following agencies: the SEC, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 15, 2020
Via: JuristThe US Supreme Court agreed on Friday to review the issue of whether shareholders can bring class action lawsuits that allege securities fraud. In Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. v. Arkansas Teacher Retirement, the questions the court has agreed to address […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 2, 2020
Via: JuristA redacted memorandum opinion from the US District Court for the District of Columbia unsealed Monday revealed that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) is investigating a potential bribery scheme for a presidential pardon. On November 25, the government submitted […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
December 1, 2020
Via: National Law ReviewOn November 23, 2020, the Dutch District Court of Midden-Nederland (the “Court”) determined that the concept of a legitimate interest for processing is broader than simply being an interest derived from law, overturning a fine by the Dutch data protection […]
Business Law & Regulations, Finance
November 18, 2020
Via: JuristThe Trump administration on Monday announced formal proceedings to sell oil and gas leases in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil companies. The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Alaska State Office issued a call for nominations and comments […]