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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP | USA | 16 Aug 2021
The Second Circuit Court of Appeals Finds That French Banker Need Not Travel to the United States to Seek Dismissal of Her Indictment
On August 5, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled that a French banker may seek dismissal of an indictment without having to…
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP | USA | 16 Aug 2021
Second Circuit Rules That a Foreign Defendant Who Lives Abroad and Is Charged With Having Committed Crimes From Her Home Country Is Not Subject to Fugitive Disentitlement
In a significant decision, a panel of the Second Circuit recently held that a French citizen who was charged with violating the Commodity Exchange Act…
Jones Day | Africa, Middle East, USA | 29 Jul 2021
The Long Arm of the CFTC: What Stakeholders in the MENA Region Should Know
As a regulator of the global derivatives markets, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") has powers to investigate violations of its…
Collyer Bristow LLP | USA | 9 Mar 2021
CFTC brings first ever enforcement action for cryptocurrency "pump-and-dump" scheme
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has brought its first ever enforcement action for a manipulative scheme involving cryptocurrency…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 12 Aug 2020
CFTC Finalizes Cross-Border Swaps Rule
On July 23, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) voted 3-2 to approve a final rule (Final Rule) on the cross-border…
Buckley LLP | USA | 31 Jul 2020
CFTC awards $9 million to whistleblower
On July 27, the CFTC announced an approximately $9 million whistleblower award to a claimant who reported “specific, credible and timely” information…
Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP | USA | 20 Jul 2020
CFTC Conditions Rule 4.13 Eligibility on Absence of Statutory Disqualifications
On June 4, 2020, the CFTC amended Rule 4.13, which contains a fund-level registration exemption that is frequently claimed by private fund managers…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | USA | 17 Jul 2020
CFTC DSIO Extends Temporary Relief from Registration Fingerprint Requirement
The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight ("DSIO") extended temporary relief for associated persons and principal registrants from…
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP | USA | 17 Jul 2020
CFTC DSIO Extends No-Action Relief on Registration Fingerprint Requirement
The CFTC Division of Swap Dealer and Intermediary Oversight ("DSIO") extended relief from July 23, 2020 to September 30, 2020 to principals and…
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP | USA | 4 Jun 2020
CFTC Extends Phase 5 Compliance Date for Its Initial Margin Rules and Proposes More Regulatory Flexibility for Non-US Commodity Pool Operators
On May 28, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) unanimously approved an interim final rule extending the Phase 5…
