This is a Cross-Post from the Restructuring GlobalView Blog. Please contact Simon Garbett with any questions.
Partner Simon Garbett discusses the impact on the supply chain following the lifting of the coronavirus restrictions in the UK. To learn how
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In recent weeks, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) sent nearly two thousand letters with a “Notice of Penalty Offenses” to a who’s who of companies across America, putting them on notice that they might face steep potential civil
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On November 23, 2021, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs sent a series of letters to prominent stablecoin issuers and cryptocurrency exchanges. Citing the recent President’s Working Group on Financial Markets report on stablecoins, the letters seek
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Securities and Exchange Commission staff today released guidance for companies about how to properly recognize and disclose compensation cost for “spring-loaded awards” made to executives. Spring-loaded awards are share-based compensation arrangements…Read the Full Press ReleaseHave a securities law
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I.M.P. Plumbing & Heating Corp. v Munzer & Saunders, LLP 2021 NY Slip Op 06544 Decided on November 23, 2021 Appellate Division, First Department stands for the unremarkable proposition that it is a departure from good practice if an attorney
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This November, the NHTSA put the auto industry on notice. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Whistleblower Program has issued its first ever whistleblower award. Whistleblower Kim Gwang-ho received $24.3 million for providing information about Hyundai and
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Two pieces of legislation aimed at imposing additional regulations on special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) were recently introduced in the US House of Representatives. H.R. 5910, the “Holding SPACs Accountable Act of 2021,” sponsored by Rep. Michael San Nicolas (D-GU),
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Bryan Haynes of the Troutman Pepper Tobacco Team was quoted in a recent Vapor Voice article on a proposed new nicotine tax that has been proposed in Congress.
Currently proposed as part of the so-called “Build Back Better” legislation, the
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In October, the annual “SEC Speaks” event took place, where the SEC Chair, Commissioners, senior leaders and other staff provided public remarks and updates on the initiatives and priorities of the agency. One of the speeches was given by Gurbir
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On November 29, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a notice initiating new administrative reviews for antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders with October anniversary dates. Listed below are the countries and products named in the notice:
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