On Sept. 21, 2020, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (the OCC) issued guidance pertaining to whether national banks could hold stablecoin reserves. That same day, the Securities
Continue Reading The OCC and SEC’s FinHub Issue Guidance on Fiat-Backed Stablecoin Reserves
The U.K.’s Criminal Finances Act 2017 provides law enforcement with new powers to obtain orders to freeze bank accounts and apply for forfeiture orders, permanently depriving the account holder of
Continue Reading Prove It or Lose It! Part III: A Step Too Far? Account Freezing Orders & Account Forfeiture Orders in the UK
In a previous GT Alert, we summarized and analyzed the Supreme Court’s June 21, 2018, decision in Lucia v. Securities & Exchange Commission, 138 S. Ct. 2044 (2018). That
Continue Reading SEC Order Seeks to Clarify Steps Forward Following Lucia
We have previously provided updates1 on the Navinder Singh Sarao case, pending in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. After being charged in February 2015
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On Oct. 25, please join Greenberg Traurig’s Class Action Litigation and Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice Groups in the presentation titled “Emerging Issues in Banking, Consumer Finance, and FinTech Litigation”
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In recent years, states have become more and more aggressive in pursuing unclaimed property as a means of increasing revenue without increasing taxes. States have enacted and modified unclaimed property
Continue Reading Unclaimed Property Litigation Update: Victories on the Horizon for the Holder Community?
Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Michele L. Stocker and Jennifer L. Gray, both co-chairs of the Consumer Financial Services Litigation Practice, as well as Shareholder Murray B. Silverstein, will be speaking at the 2016 Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Legal Issues and Regulatory Compliance (LIRC) Conference. This four-day event will take place May 1-4, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Denver at the Colorado Convention Center.
Stocker will be presenting on the panel “Major Litigation Update – Cases and Trends Affecting the Industry,” taking place at 1:30 p.m., Monday, May 2. This panel of litigators will recap major litigation, including recent cases heard by the Supreme Court, U.S. Courts of Appeal, and other federal courts affecting the industry. Other major cases and case trends in major state court actions will also be considered.
This week, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo, 577 U. S. ___(2016). The key issue addressed is whether class certification was proper in
Continue Reading Tyson Foods, Inc. v. Bouaphakeo: Supreme Court Upholds Use of Statistical Evidence in Class Actions