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Antitrust and Competition Report
Supreme Court decision weakens FTC’s enforcement authority
By Edward Schwartz, Gerard Stegmaier, John P. Feldman, Courtney E. Fisher, Danielle Stewart
On April 22, 2021, the United States Supreme Court unanimously ruled that § 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not permit the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to seek,…
Virtual Currency Report
Updated 04.2021: CFTC Crypto Charges & Settlements Timeline
By Keith Miller
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Settlements Timeline serves as an interactive compilation of select CFTC guidance, enforcement actions, and speeches relating to the application of the federal securities laws…
Ship Law Log
An update on security and enforcement during a global pandemic
By Lisa Meller, Nora Ling
Security Obtaining security for a party’s claim on the one side or security for a party’s costs on the other can be crucial remedies in times of a global pandemic…
FCPA Professor
Supreme Court Once Again Bench Slaps A Wayward Enforcement Agency
By Mike Koehler
The Supreme Court’s recent decision in AMG Capital Management v. Federal Trade Commission was not a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act case. Nor was the issue presented directly related to the…
Cleary Enforcement Watch
The CFPB’s Much-Anticipated Enforcement Shift Has Begun
By Nowell D. Bamberger, Jennifer Kennedy Park, Melissa Gohlke, Joe Burson
Conventional wisdom is that under the Biden Administration, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) will pivot to a more muscular approach to enforcement of consumer financial protection…
Compliance Building
Compliance Bricks and Mortar for April 23
These are some of the compliance-related stories that recently caught my attention. Alex Oh Named SEC Director of Enforcement Washington D.C., April 22, 2021 — The Securities and Exchange Commission…
The Right Coast
Ontario gives police authority to stop people, vehicles, ask purpose of travel | CTV News
TORONTO -- The Ontario government is giving police temporary powers to enforce its stay-at-home order and allowing them to stop individuals and vehicles and ask their reasons for leaving their…
Consumer Financial Services Review
CFPB Suffers First Loss After Seila Law
One of the great ironies of the Supreme Court’s decision in Seila Law v. CFPB, in which the Supreme Court held that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) structure was…
The Capital Commitment
Increased Regulatory Scrutiny of Private Funds
By Margaret A. Dale, Michael R. Hackett, Kirsten E. Lapham, William Komaroff, Timothy W. Mungovan, Dorothy Murray, Joshua M. Newville, Todd J. Ohlms, Seetha Ramachandran, Ana Vermal, Samuel J. Waldon, Jonathan M. Weiss, Anthony M. Drenzek, James Anderson, Alexandra V. Bargoot, William D. Dalsen, Adam L. Deming, David W. Heck, Hena M. Vora, Lucy C. Wolf
President Biden has signaled a shift to a more assertive SEC Enforcement program with the nomination, and expected confirmation, of Gary Gensler as the next Chair of the SEC. Mr.…
Cartel Capers
Antitrust Division Issues 2021 Annual Newsletter
Bob Connolly bob@reconnollylaw.com The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division today issued the 2021 edition of its annual Spring Newsletter. The newsletter highlights the division’s recent activities and successes on civil…