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Doing business in high risk areas of the world requires additional diligence to avoid corruption issues. The SEC’s latest FCPA settlement is an example of an action where the parent company took proactive steps, but they proved insufficient. In the...

In our August 9 blog post, we discussed the Bitfinex hack that rattled the bitcoin markets and raised serious questions about the security of bitcoin wallets and allocating risk in this new age of cyber theft. Through a simple phishing email that...

The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) recently revised their Information Security Booklet. This moves the financial services industry one step closer to defining clear cybersecurity and data protection protocols to ensure...

Instagram now allows users to hide offensive comments posted to their feeds. Take that trolls! Soon you’ll be able to watch Twitter content like NFL Thursday Night Football on a Twitter app on Apple TV, Xbox One and Amazon Fire TV....

This case involved an underlying arbitration before an arbitration panel operating under the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) rules, which was brought by Judith and Kenneth Goldman against their financial advisor, Barry Guariglia,...

On September 13, 2016, the New York Department of Financial Services introduced a new rule that would require banks, insurance companies and other financial institutions regulated by the Department to establish and maintain a cybersecurity program...

Tax-exempt and governmental employers do not pay Federal income tax and therefore, unlike for-profit entities, are not affected by the timing of tax deductions relating to the payment of compensation. Tax authorities are suspicious of deferred...

On September 7, 2016, attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP attended Next Money NYC 2016. Next Money featured speakers from across the payments industry and the BBVA Open Talent Pitch Competition where twenty fintech start-ups competed for two €...

You know it is going to be a very bad day when, as a company’s Chief Executive Officer (CEO), you receive a letter asking the following, “Specifically, the committee should thoroughly examine this issue, including: How it is possible that more than...

The Department of Transportation (DOT) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has provided much-anticipated guidance to manufactures of automated vehicles with the release of the new Federal Automated Vehicle Policy. The...

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