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More than 740,000 bankruptcy petitions were filed in 2017 by individuals with debts that are predominantly consumer in nature.…

Recent changes in agendas and leadership at the federal level are prompting companies offering financial products and services…

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Numerous fintech companies (i.e., those entities that (1) have nontraditional or limited business models, (2) do not take deposits,…

In recent years, the OCC has aggressively used its cease and desist authority to address a variety of supervisory problems, including…

There is slow-moving, high drama happening in Colorado between the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the administrator…

While considering the specific criminal charge of voyeurism, Canada’s Supreme Court of Canada recently confirmed that privacy…

With the Illinois Supreme Court’s recent decision in Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corp., the floodgates have opened…

This article is adapted from the recent Asia Ascending: Insider Strategies for Competing with the Global Colossus, published by…

I. Introduction Suppose your client has a judgment from a court in state X against a shareholder of a closely held corporation…

In a 64-page settlement agreement with the Department of Justice (DOJ), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has agreed to…