Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 13 May 2019
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's ("CFTC") new Enforcement Manual ("Manual"), while codifying past practice and pronouncements, hints that…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 11 Apr 2019
On March 28, 2019, a federal court in the Southern District of New York issued a decision addressing the standard for determining whether…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 6 Mar 2019
A Failure to Pay Credit Event allows a CDs buyer to be paid the protection payments when the Reference Entity fails to make a required payment on its…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 30 Jan 2019
Yield-seeking investors, spooked by the current volatility of the equity and credit markets, continue to seek non-market correlated investments. One…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 11 Jan 2019
2018 was a challenging year for many independent corporate directors, in large part due to the array of corporate crises stemming from the behavior…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 4 Jan 2019
On April 18, 2018, the SEC proposed a new “best interest” standard of conduct for broker-dealers and their associated persons when making…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 20 Dec 2018
The California Supreme Court declined to enforce a law firm’s engagement agreement on the basis of the agreement’s blanket advance conflict waiver…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 26 Sep 2018
Recent amendments to the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act (DLLCA) should prompt lenders to take a closer look at their credit agreements and…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 17 Sep 2018
A recent SEC enforcement order offers hedge fund managers a sharp reminder of the need to remain alert to legal issues that may arise when their…
Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP | USA | 28 Aug 2018
On August 24, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit dealt a blow to the U.S. Department of Justice's ("DOJ") ongoing efforts to…