18th 9月 2019
Our short animation explores the potential landmines both U.S. and non-U.S. companies should avoid as they seek to navigate the complexities of U.S. sanctions compliance.
28th 2月 2019
As expected, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has voted to issue a proposal that would expand an exception to the strict communications rules governing U.S. public offerings by permitting all issuers to communicate with certain institutional investors at an earlier stage of the offering process. The proposal will have a 60-day public comment period following its publication in the Federal Register.
22nd 2月 2019
Following receipt of its concurrent competition law powers in 2015, on 21 February 2019, the FCA issued its first ever competition law enforcement decision. This follows a three-year investigation by the FCA into conduct by asset managers in relation to UK primary market events.
19th 2月 2019
Linklaters has authored the “USA—Law and Practice” chapter for Chambers & Partners’ 2019 Global Practice Guide to Anti-Corruption.
31st 1月 2019
In the first federal appellate court opinion to interpret Section 929P(b) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals issued a decision last week that makes it easier for the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to bring enforcement actions in connection with securities law violations that take place outside the United States.
31st 1月 2019
On January 22, 2019, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) published the latest in its annual letters to member broker dealers identifying regulatory topics on which FINRA will focus in the coming year.
19th 2月 2019
Linklaters has one of the longest-standing privacy and cyber security teams and clients benefit from our experience, over many years, of advising on some of the most serious hacking and data breach crises in the last decade.
11th 9月 2018
In September 2017, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Board”) adopted a final rule (the “Final Rule”) imposing restrictions on default rights and transfer restrictions in certain qualified financial contracts entered into by global systemically important banking organizations or some of their affiliates. This note analyzes the Final Rule as promulgated by the Board as it applies to Special Purpose Vehicles used in securitizations, repackagings and other structured products.
23rd 1月 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") has implemented a new policy that requires prosecutors to consider whether they should seek to dismiss False Claims Act qui tam actions in which the government declines to intervene, either because they’re meritless or for other reasons. The government has long had the ability to dismiss such actions, but the new DOJ policy could potentially lead to an increase in the number of cases the government affirmatively seeks to dismiss.
23rd 1月 2018
In a decision that significantly narrows the definition of “whistleblower” under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Dodd-Frank Act’s anti-retaliation protections do not apply to persons who only report securities laws violations internally, and do not report such violations to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
3rd 8月 2018
On July 25, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) sought to clarify and confirm that the DOJ would apply the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) Corporate Enforcement Policy to FCPA violations that companies uncover when seeking to acquire another company.
23rd 1月 2018
The Federal Reserve System adopted a rule imposing restrictions on the default rights and transfer restrictions in certain qualified financial contracts entered into by global systemically important banking organizations.
