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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 26 Jan 2021
On January 19, 2021, the FDIC’s Board of Directors approved revised Guidelines for Appeals of Material Supervisory Determinations (the “Guidelines”)…
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Covington & Burling LLP | European Union, United Kingdom | 25 Jan 2021
As the Brexit Deal settles down and the UK becomes used to being a Third Country in relation to the EU, it is worth taking a moment to reflect on the…
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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 25 Jan 2021
On January 7, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) reached a proposed settlement with Tapjoy, a California-based company that operates an advertising…
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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 24 Jan 2021
On January 21, 2021, CFTC Chairman Heath Tarbert stepped down as Chairman of the agency and, for the time being, stepped into a Commissioner role. The…
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Covington & Burling LLP | European Union | 22 Jan 2021
Next week will be a committee week in the European Parliament. Members of the European Parliament (“MEPs”) will gather virtually and in person in…
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Covington & Burling LLP | USA | 22 Jan 2021
The ethics rules that apply to Presidential appointees shifted Wednesday, in some ways significantly, as President Biden, just hours after being sworn…
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Covington & Burling LLP | European Union | 22 Jan 2021
On January 13, 2021, the Advocate General (“AG”), Michal Bobek, of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) issued his Opinion in Case…
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Covington & Burling LLP | United Kingdom | 21 Jan 2021
A series of recent high-profile English cases have considered the scope of what is called the Quincecare duty. That duty, owed concurrently in…
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Covington & Burling LLP | United Kingdom | 21 Jan 2021
On 15 January 2021, the UK Supreme Court handed down its judgment in the test case brought by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), which is…