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White Collar Briefly

From New York to the Rockies: A Fireside Chat With Former Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Bender

By Michael L. Bender, Markus Funk & Lilian Timmermann

July 14, 2020

On this episode of White Collar Briefly, Perkins Coie’s White Collar & Investigations practice attorneys Markus Funk and Lili Timmermann interview special guest (and Perkins colleague) retired Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Bender. A true original, Justice Bender discusses far-ranging topics, including his important civil rights work in the 1960s, his challenging representation as a court-appointed attorney of white supremacist David Lane, who was charged with the 1984 murder of original “shock jock” Alan…

Derivatives & Repo Report

Re-Proposed Rule 18f-4: Unfunded Loan Commitments

By Stephen A. Keen & Andrew P. Cross

July 14, 2020

This post continues our consideration of a carveout from the proposed Value at Risk (“VaR”) limitations of Rule 18f-4 for unfunded commitment agreements “because they do not present an opportunity for the fund to realize gains or losses between the date of the fund’s commitment and its subsequent investment ….” Our last post dealt with commitments to invest in a company’s equity. But the definition of “unfunded commitment agreement” would also include a contract…

The Fintech Report

Fintech Week in Review: Week of July 3rd and July 10th, 2020

By Sam Boro & Nick Lundgren

July 14, 2020

Weekly Fintech Focus The Supreme Court holds that the CFPB director is removable by the president at will, setting up potential challenges to the CFPB’s prior enforcement actions and rulemakings. The CFPB finalizes the Payday Lending Rule and removes a lender’s requirement to conduct an ability-to-repay analysis. The FDIC follows the OCC in codifying the valid-when-made rule. The OCC issues an interpretive letter to clarify that national banks do not need state money transmission licenses.…

Asset Management ADVocate

Re-Proposed Rule 18f-4: Unfunded Loan Commitments

By Stephen A. Keen & Andrew P. Cross

July 14, 2020

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses

Summary of Implemented and Proposed COVID-19 Immigration Rules

By Perkins Coie

July 13, 2020

By KoKo Huang, Gregory McCall and Asasia Pierce The Trump administration has implemented numerous immigration proposals via executive order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. To date, President Trump has signed the following immigration-related executive orders, all which are currently in effect: On January 31, 2020, a proclamation barring individuals from China from entering the United States. On February 29, 2020, a proclamation suspending entry of individuals from Iran into the United States. On March…

Coronavirus (COVID-19): Guidance for Businesses

Certain Nonimmigrant Students Restricted from Online Learning

By Perkins Coie

July 13, 2020

By KoKo Huang, Gregory McCall and Asasia Pierce On July 6, 2020, the Student Exchange Visitor Program of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that nonimmigrant F-1 and M-1 students attending schools operating entirely online may not remain in the United States if taking a full online course load. Subject to certain restrictions, F-1 students who are attending schools adopting a hybrid model with a mixture of online and in-person classes may remain in the…

Virtual Currency Report

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of July 10, 2020

By Taylor Lindman

July 13, 2020

Weekly Focus: Fifth Circuit Limits Privacy on Digital Asset Transactions SEC Approves Digital Shares for Treasury Fund CFTC to Develop Holistic Framework for Digital Asset Innovation FATF Issues New Report on Stablecoins…

Tech Risk Report

On the Discoverability of Virtual Meetings

By Jonathan G. Hardin & Ryan Parietti

July 13, 2020

In 1964, futurist Arthur C. Clarke predicted that in 50 years, people “will no longer commute—they will communicate.” For a significant portion of the American workforce, the future is now. COVID-19 has fundamentally changed how we communicate: The virtual meeting is suddenly our primary means of interaction with coworkers. Video conferencing platforms like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, and Cisco’s WebEx have seen unprecedented spikes in active users. As companies transition from triage to planning for the…

Privacy Quick Tips

California Deputy AG Schesser on CCPA Enforcement and Alastair Mactaggart on the CPRA Ballot Initiative: Two Videos to Watch

By Dominique Shelton Leipzig & Bo W. Kim

July 10, 2020

Dominique Shelton Leipzig (Perkins Coie) moderated IAPP Keynote, “CCPA Enforcement: Enter the AG,” on July 9, 2020. The discussion featured Supervising Deputy Attorney General Stacey Schesser and Travis LeBlanc (Cooley) who shared their personal insights and views on the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and its enforcement. View the video here Key takeaways include: The CCPA regulations will not be enforceable or effective until they are approved by the Office of Administrative Law and published…

California Land Use & Development Law Report

Public Universities Must Comply with CEQA when Deciding to Increase Enrollment

By Barbara Schussman

July 9, 2020

In Save Berkeley’s Neighborhoods v. Regents of the University of California, No. A157551 (June 25, 2020) the court of appeal rejected the University of California’s argument that it need not have prepared a Supplemental EIR to analyze the effects of its discretionary decisions to increase enrollment on the Berkeley campus. The University had prepared a Program EIR for its UC Berkeley Long Range Development Plan in 2005. The LRDP EIR anticipated enrollment would increase…

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From New York to the Rockies: A Fireside Chat With Former Colorado Supreme Court Chief Justice Mike Bender

Re-Proposed Rule 18f-4: Unfunded Loan Commitments

Fintech Week in Review: Week of July 3rd and July 10th, 2020

Re-Proposed Rule 18f-4: Unfunded Loan Commitments

Summary of Implemented and Proposed COVID-19 Immigration Rules

Certain Nonimmigrant Students Restricted from Online Learning

Blockchain Week in Review: Week of July 10, 2020

On the Discoverability of Virtual Meetings

California Deputy AG Schesser on CCPA Enforcement and Alastair Mactaggart on the CPRA Ballot Initiative: Two Videos to Watch

Public Universities Must Comply with CEQA when Deciding to Increase Enrollment

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