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[co-author: Madison Gaudreau] On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed the nomination of Gary Gensler as the 33rd Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”).[1] This change will bring forth a Democratic majority at the SEC which, in turn, suggests that the Commission will change its current emphasis on capital formation to focus more on investor protection and the following other areas: rules required by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consume...

Panama Papers Accountant Seeks Early Release Due To Virus By David Hansen · January 11, 2021, 7:16 PM EST The government should grant early release to a 76-year-old accountant brought down by the Panama Papers investigation because he has COVID-19, his attorneys told a New York federal court Monday. Frank Gaffey, the accountant, fell ill from a "massive outbreak" of the novel coronavirus occurring at his federal prison after he reported to it in late November, h...

By Khorri Atkinson Former Eighth Circuit Judge Kermit E. Bye, who served 15 years on the bench, died Saturday at the age of 84 in Fargo, North Dakota.  By Andrew Strickler Silicon Valleys own Fenwick & West LLP jumped on the midyear bonus bandwagon Tuesday, reportedly announcing that associates will get checks totaling from $4,500 to $64,000. By Justin Wise The attorney who is representing New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo over alleged sexual harassment has departed New York firm Seward & Kissel LLP,...