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Enforcement
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GT Amsterdam Law Blog
Geen bestuursrechtelijke handhaving zonder verbodsbepaling
De Afdeling bestuursrechtspraak van de Raad van State heeft in een uitspraak van 31 oktober 2018 (ECLI:NL:RVS:2018:3564) nog eens bevestigd dat het een bestuursorgaan niet vrijstaat handhavend op te treden…
The D&O Diary
SEC 2018 FY Enforcement Report Shows Increased Activity, Recoveries
Both the volume of SEC enforcement activity and the level of financial recoveries increased in the fiscal year that ended September 30, 2018, according to the agency’s annual enforcement activity…
Target Letter
Roundup of White Collar News
There's been a slew of white collar enforcement actions in the Pacific Northwest and around the country in the last six weeks: Don't lie to federal agents. Some false statement…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
CFTC Cryptocurrency Enforcement Receives Further Judicial Support
By William Kane, Pavel Sternberg
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) obtained an important court win and boost to its regulatory authority over Cryptocurrencies this month. A federal district court in Massachusetts recently issued a…
Administrative and Regulatory
FTC Commissioner Chopra Calls for Greater (and More Expensive) Enforcement
By Andrew Kuder
Recent comments by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Commissioner Rohit Chopra should have companies on notice for increased enforcement actions across the board. During the “Privacy. Security. Risk.” Conference in…
Bankruptcy Litigation Briefing
Northern District of Texas Holds EEOC Title VII Enforcement Action Falls Within Exception to the Automatic Stay
In a recent opinion, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas held that an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) action brought against an employer for alleged violations…
Administrative and Regulatory
CFTC Chair hails the accomplishments of the past year’s enforcement program
By Joseph Williams (US), Anna Biegelsen (US), Lillian A. Cardona (US)
On October 2, 2018, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Chairman J. Christopher Giancarlo spoke before the Economic Club of Minnesota, giving a detailed overview of the CFTC’s enforcement program for…
UK Finance Disputes and Regulatory Investigations Blog
FCA caseload at record levels despite dropping more cases than ever
By Chris Webber, Squire Patton Boggs
The Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) continues to see its caseload increase to record levels despite the fact that it is dropping more investigations than ever before. Recently published statistics reveal…
Capital Markets
A Lesson From <em>SeaWorld</em>
From time to time there is an SEC enforcement action that has a broader lesson for public companies. The recent settled enforcement action against SeaWorld Entertainment, Inc. (https://www.sec.gov/news/press-release/2018-198) is one…
Consumer Financial Services Review
Another One Bites the Dust: BCFP Loses CID Appeal
By Ori Lev
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “Bureau”) has struck out again in trying to enforce a Civil Investigative Demand (“CID”) that contains broad and generic language about the nature…