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6 Min Read WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Joe Biden’s interim regulators are wasting no time unraveling Wall Street-friendly measures introduced under former Republican President Donald Trump, using quick-fix legal tactics. FILE PHOTO: The Wall Street sign is pictured at the New York Stock exchange (NYSE) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, New York, U.S., March 9, 2020. REUTERS/Carlo Allegri They have spiked or stalled more than a dozen contentious Trump-era measures that criti...

More than a dozen contentious Trump-era measures have been spiked or stalled

Celeste Sloman Attorney General Letitia James is no stranger to a fight. After waging battles with the Trump administration, New York’s top legal officer – and the first woman of color to hold statewide office – is keeping her attention trained on the former president’s questionable real estate ventures, while also taking on Facebook, Google, the New York City Police Department and the National Rifle Association. This year, her office issued a damning report on New York’s undercount o...

On Friday, March 12, 2021, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo signed into law a bill (A3354B/S2588A) that grants time off for public and private sector employees to receive a COVID-19...

During the Trump era, the bank regulators couldn’t see eye to eye on how to modernize the Community Reinvestment Act. But a looming leadership change atop the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is boosting optimism that they can harmonize their approaches.

Faegre Drinker ramps up US restructuring capabilities Published by: Sandy Bhadare at 02 Mar 2021 The Minneapolis-headquartered law firm has expanded its restructuring capabilities on both US coasts. The Minneapolis-headquartered law firm has expanded its restructuring capabilities on both US coasts. Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has welcomed two partners into its finance and restructuring group on the east and west co...

There were few surprises Tuesday during the Senate confirmation hearing for President Joe Biden’s nominations to lead the SEC (Gary Gensler, pictured) and CFPB (Rohit Chopra).

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On December 21, 2020, the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (“NISPOM”) was published as a final rule in the Federal Register.  A revision to the NISPOM has been expected for a number of years, and is effective today, February 24, 2021.  A number of changes were made to this iteration of the NISPOM, but most of the changes merely formalize current U.S. government policies that were not previously described in...

Faegre Drinker boosts restructuring group with twin US partner hires 19 February 2021 Richard Bernard and Scott Gautier join from Foley & Lardner and Robins Kaplan respectively Los Angeles Shutterstock Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath has hired a pair of restructuring partners as it seeks to expand its US East and West Coast finance and restructuring practice group, part of a broader global push to grow its business in this area. Richard Bernard joins from Foley & Lardner in New York, while Scot...

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