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The EU is defining green business – now it has social factors in its sights
Key UN climate panel issues 2021 report - Signalling the way
Tech and digital regulation
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 …
New NAIC Guidance to Focus on Funds’ Derivatives Activity
Insurers and fund advisers should consider newly proposed guidance from insurance regulators on funds’ use of derivatives in the context of …
SEC Approves Nasdaq Rule Changes Aimed at Expanding Boardroom Diversity
As we have discussed in prior alerts (here and here), expanding boardroom diversity has been a recent focus for many regulators, issuers, shareholders …
Amendments to the NYC Fair Chance Act and New Legal Enforcement Guidance Require City Employers to Substantially Change Their Background Check Protocols
Recent Amendments to the New York City Fair Chance Act (FCA) that took effect on July 29, 2021, significantly expand the scope of the FCA by …
The Supreme Court Further Expands the Definition of a Physical “Taking” of Property That Violates Fifth Amendment Protections
At the end of its recent term, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a new decision on the law of takings. The case, Cedar Point Nursery v. Hassid, was a …
New York HERO Act
As we reported previously, Governor Cuomo signed the Health and Essential Rights Act (the HERO Act) into law. The HERO Act requires employers …
SEC Whistleblower Protection Rule Not Restricted to Employee Whistleblowers
On July 21, in S.E.C. v. Collector’s Coffee, Inc. et al.,[1] a New York federal court held that a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or …
Overview of How Insurance Dedicated Funds Offer the Returns of Private Funds with the Favorable Tax Treatment of Insurance Products
Corporate partner Yasho Lahiri co-authored a Private Equity Law Report article titled “Overview of How Insurance Dedicated Funds Offer the Returns …
Insurance Journal: Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of RRG, Is Not a ‘Governmental Authority’
Insurance Transactional and Regulatory partner Daniel A. Rabinowitz’s client alert titled “Insurance Commissioner, Acting as Liquidator of …
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