McCarthy Tétrault LLP | Canada | 11 Jul 2018
Recently, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) published for comment important rule amendments to National Instrument 31-103 Registration…
Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP | USA | 2 Feb 2018
On January 30, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission to adopt…
Epstein Becker Green | USA | 21 Aug 2017
We have previously written in this space about the United States Supreme Court's decision in Integrity Staffing Solutions, Inc. v. Busk, holding that…
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | USA | 19 May 2017
On May 11, the FDIC announced that a Wisconsin-based bank and its two institution-affiliated parties agreed to settle allegations of unfair and…
McDermott Will & Emery | USA | 7 Feb 2017
The future of the fiduciary rule—originally set to be implemented this upcoming April—remains uncertain after the White House directed the United…
Epstein Becker Green | USA | 2 Feb 2017
Based on recent guidance from the Department of Labor (the “DOL”), many sponsors of employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement Income…
Proskauer Rose LLP | USA | 1 Nov 2016
In many class action securities litigations, the company's own pension plans are significant shareholders, by virtue of the plans' investment in…
Fisher Phillips | USA | 24 Oct 2016
Pay equity issues are hot. President Obama has made pay equity one of the hallmarks of his administration by signing the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act…
K&L Gates LLP | USA | 7 Sep 2016
During August 2016, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) and National Futures Association (“NFA”) published several…
Sotos LLP | Canada | 31 Aug 2016
There are numerous benefits to a franchisor electing to negotiate and enter into a head lease directly with the landlord and then assigning or…