A lot of ink has been spilled in the last 72 hours regarding the historic developments involving Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank. Our quick summary of the facts and law is below. Cadwalader will continue to monitor...more
Over the last several weeks, two notable cases in federal court challenging certain aspects of the business model of marketplace lending companies headed down separate paths. ...more
3/16/2018
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Arbitration Agreements ,
Banking Sector ,
Choice-of-Law ,
Consumer Financial Products ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Loan Agreements ,
Motion To Stay ,
Online Marketplace Lending ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
True Lender ,
Usury
2016 was an active year in securities litigation. In the first half of 2016 alone, plaintiffs filed 119 new federal class action securities cases. It was also a busy year for SEC enforcement proceedings, with a record 868...more
1/13/2017
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Administrative Proceedings ,
Appointments Clause ,
Article II ,
Audits ,
Best Buy ,
C&DIs ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Compensation & Benefits ,
Confidential Information ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Dirks v SEC ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Dodd-Frank ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Institutions ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 8-K ,
Fraud-on-the-Market ,
Halliburton v Erica P. John Fund ,
Illegal Tipping ,
Insider Trading ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Janus Capital Group ,
Jurisdiction ,
Loss Causation ,
Mergers ,
Merrill Lynch v Manning ,
Misleading Impressions ,
Omnicare v Laborers District Council ,
Pensions ,
Personal Benefit ,
Pfizer ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHH Corp. v CFPB ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Regulation S-K ,
Removal For-Cause ,
RESPA ,
Sanofi ,
Securities ,
Securities Fraud ,
Securities Litigation ,
Securities Violations ,
Short Selling ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Stock Prices ,
Unions ,
US v Newman ,
US v Salman ,
Wells Notice ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies