The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is leveling fresh criticism at the biggest U.S. banks over so-called debanking, releasing a report that finds their use of reputational risk policies led to numerous instances of customers being "disadvantaged" based on their ideological views.
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is leveling fresh criticism at the biggest U.S. banks over so-called debanking, releasing a report that finds their use of reputational risk policies led to numerous instances of customers being "disadvantaged" based on their ideological views.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has given CBOE the green light to allow binary options trading on its exchange, giving investors the opportunity to place yes-or-no bets on the financial performance of Apple, Tesla and nearly two dozen other publicly-traded companies.
The Brooklyn District Attorney's Office said Wednesday it has taken down hundreds of servers and domains used to defraud Russian speakers in the U.S., dealing a significant blow to the international cryptocurrency scam operation.
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg on Wednesday announced the formation of a new task force that will focus on prosecuting corporate crime and antitrust violations, as part of a push to deter industrywide misconduct and promote systemic accountability for entities that encourage and enable financial crimes.
JPMorgan Chase Bank NA has renewed its fight against President Donald Trump's lawsuit accusing the bank of wrongfully debanking him and his businesses, urging a New York federal court to permanently throw out the case because the claims fail "multiple times over" and cannot be fixed.
A Puerto Rico federal court properly dismissed claims against a trustee appointed to administer the receivership of a shuttered online bank suspected of facilitating tax evasion and money laundering, he told the First Circuit, saying he's entitled to 11th Amendment immunity because he was sued in his official capacity.
Canada's Fairfax Financial Holdings has won Indian government approval to acquire a 60.72% stake in IDBI Bank for 528.78 billion rupees ($5.56 billion), in what the Indian government said Wednesday would be the largest ever foreign direct investment in its financial sector.
A group of four U.S. and Mexican law firms are guiding AT&T Mexico's agreement to sell itself to a consortium made up of Grupo Televisa and Fintech Holdings Inc. for $2 billion.
While the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recently issued innovation exemption to facilitate on-chain trading of certain tokenized stocks isn't a replacement for a comprehensive legislative framework, it reduces the likelihood that further congressional delay will freeze market development, says Stephen Aschettino at Fox Rothschild.
As clients increasingly request to pay legal fees, retainers and escrow funds using cryptocurrency, lawyers should consider how only a handful of state bar authorities have addressed the issue with varying ethics opinions, as well as the related questions that no authority has yet answered, says attorney Felix Shipkevich.
A nonprofit government watchdog on Wednesday asked the State Bar of California to investigate whether the new White House press secretary has claimed to be an attorney without being licensed to practice law.
A former BigLaw associate accused of insider trading is seeking records from ex-employers Sidley Austin LLP, Latham & Watkins LLP and Goodwin Procter LLP to help fight charges that he tipped others about nonpublic deals the firms were working on.
Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan LLP is urging a California federal court to order an entrepreneur to arbitrate malpractice claims stemming from the firm's representation of her in a sexual harassment claim against a technology investor as it seeks to collect more than $1.7 million in unpaid fees.
A Baker Botts LLP patent attorney has moved for almost $3.4 million in attorney fees and expenses in a defamation suit an inventor brought against her that was dismissed.
A New Jersey state court dismissed an adult daycare company's suit against Fox Rothschild LLP and one of its attorneys related to their prosecution of a fraudulent loan lawsuit that led to a $65,000 sanction against the firm, according to a court order.
American businessman John Textor has filed a legal malpractice suit in Florida against DLA Piper over the firm's representation in connection with an investment vehicle he created to acquire soccer clubs in the United Kingdom and other countries, claiming his damages could exceed hundreds of millions of dollars.
