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Alert Congress Passes the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 May 2, 2016 On April 27, 2016, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, S. 1890 (the “DTSA”). The U.S. Senate had already passed the DTSA on April 4, 2016. The White House has expressed its support of the DTSA, and President Obama is expected to sign it into law within the next few...
CYBER CRIME The Bangladesh bank hack and compliance programmes A cyber heist in February 2016 saw unknown hackers make off with over $100 million from Bangladesh’s central bank; the losses could have been even more substantial if it hadn’t been for the actions of other banks who blocked 31 of the attempted wire transfers made by the hackers due to money laundering suspicions....
compliancereporter.com Issue 11 May 30, 2016 Complying on pay-to-play: tips for CCOs In an election year, complying with the SEC’s pay-to-play rule takes on even greater urgency than usual—particularly given the complexities it presents. By Marc E. Elovitz , Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP partner and chair of the Investment Management Regulatory & Compliance...
Alert Update for Schools on the New Final Overtime Rule June 8, 2016 The Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”) is the federal wage and hour law that generally requires employers to pay overtime (at time-and-one-half of employees’ regular hourly wage rates) if employees work over 40 hours in a workweek. The FLSA, however, contains certain broad exemptions. If an employee...
June 2016 FinCEN’s Customer Due Diligence Final Rule Highlights of the long-awaited requirements BETTY SANTANGELO AND MELISSA G.R. GOLDSTEIN, SCHULTE ROTH & ZABEL LLP O n May 11, 2016, the US Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) published its long-awaited Final Rule regarding the customer due diligence...
ICLG The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Private Equity 2016 2nd Edition A practical cross-border insight into private equity Published by Global Legal Group, with contributions from: Aabø-Evensen & Co Allen & Gledhill LLP Allen & Overy LLP Angola Capital Partners Anjarwalla & Khanna Atanaskovic Hartnell Baker Botts LLP Bär...
Business Crimes Bulletin ® Volume 23, Number 10 •  June 2016 ‘Implementation Day’ Marks Rollback of Significant Nuclear-Related Sanctions on Iran By Lisa A. Prager, Betty (JCPOA). Thus, Jan. 16, 2016 was sanctions” on Iran: 1) as applied to Santangelo, Gary Stein, Peter H. “Implementation Day” under the non-U.S....
Alert Supreme Court Holds Puerto Rico Recovery Act Preempted by Bankruptcy Code June 15, 2016 “Puerto Rico’s Recovery Act is barred by § 903(1) … of the Bankruptcy Code,” held the U.S. Supreme Court on June 13, 2016. Commonwealth of Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust, 2016 WL 3221517, *11 (U.S. June 13, 2016) (5-2). Affirming the...
