This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more
10/3/2019
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Appeals ,
Blocking Statutes ,
Bribery ,
CFTC ,
China ,
CLOUD Act ,
Communication Restrictions ,
Compliance ,
Conspiracies ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Crime (Overseas Production Orders) Act 2019 (the COPO Act) ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Cybersecurity ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Denial of Certiorari ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Disclosure ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
EURIBOR ,
Exports ,
Extradition ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Financial Records ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
France ,
Fraud ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Government Investigations ,
Hackers ,
Hungary ,
Imports ,
India ,
Indictments ,
Information Sharing ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Israel ,
Lithuania ,
Money Laundering ,
Morrison v National Australia Bank ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Opioid ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Rate-Rigging ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Serious Fraud Office (SFO) ,
Spoofing ,
Subpoenas ,
Swiss Supreme Court ,
Switzerland ,
Tax Crimes ,
Tax Evasion ,
Tax Treaty ,
Turkey ,
UK ,
United States ,
Venezuela ,
Wal-Mart
The actions that Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Jay Clayton has taken since the start of his tenure in May 2017 provide an indication of SEC priorities, including encouraging initial public offerings (IPOs)...more
1/25/2018
/ Bitcoin ,
Broken Windows ,
Cybersecurity ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial CHOICE Act ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
PCAOB ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Repeal ,
SEC Examination Priorities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
On February 28, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Recent Investment Management Litigation and Regulatory Developments.” The Skadden panelists were litigation partners Eben Colby and Seth Schwartz, securities enforcement...more
3/10/2017
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Breach of Duty ,
Derivatives ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Economic Impact Analysis ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Management ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Retirement Plan ,
Section 11 ,
Section 36(b) ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration
On February 2, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “Key SEC Financial Reporting, Accounting and Enforcement Matters,” the third installment of our four-part Corporate Governance Series focused on trends in corporate...more
2/17/2017
/ Attorney-Client Privilege ,
Auditors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Reporting ,
GAAP ,
Insider Trading ,
Internal Controls ,
Non-GAAP Financial Measures ,
Operation Broken Gate ,
Request For Information ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
In his statement announcing the appointment of Jay Clayton to run the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), President Donald Trump said that “we need to undo many regulations which have stifled investment in American...more
2/1/2017
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Deregulation ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Fiduciary Rule ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act) ,
JOBS Act ,
Pay Ratio ,
Regulation D ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Trump Administration ,
Volcker Rule
On April 1, 2015, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced its first enforcement action against a company for a restrictive provision in confidentiality agreements that could deter employees from using the...more