Corporate Legal News Sample

LEGAL BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY

General Counsel Moves

1. Lucas Oil Hires New General Counsel and Promotes Key Staff to ... - PR Newswire, (General Counsel), January 25, 2023
2. BWX Technologies picks successor general counsel | Corporate ... - Corporate Secretary, (General Counsel), January 25, 2023
3. Nokia Nokia appoints Esa Niinimäki as Chief Legal Officer and member of the Group Leadership Team - Marketscreener.com, (General Counsel), January 25, 2023
4. Occidental Adds Oil, Gas Veteran to Replace Retired Legal Chief - Bloomberg Law, (General Counsel), January 25, 2023

1. Practice Innovations: What is stalling the Legal Tech market in Latin ... - Thomson Reuters, January 25, 2023

1. CGI Federal Assigned GSA Special Item Number for Records ... - ExecutiveBiz, January 25, 2023
2. Classified records pose conundrum stretching back to Carter - CNBC, January 25, 2023
3. National Archives silent as disparity between its handling of Biden ... - FOX Bangor/ABC 7 News and Stories, January 25, 2023
4. Defense Contractors Will Face Higher Risks as Spending Increases - Bloomberg Law, January 25, 2023
5. Law enforcement software market size to increase by USD 1,160.88 ... - PR Newswire, January 25, 2023

1. Private Credit Partner Fergus Wheeler Joins Akin Gump in London, January 25, 2023
2. Reed Smith’s Sandy Thomas will join KIND as chief legal officer; Catherine ‘Casey’ Ryan chosen to succeed Thomas as firm’s global managing partner, January 25, 2023
3. Clifford Chance develops new legal tech tool LUCY, January 25, 2023
4. McGuireWoods Appoints New Office Managing Partners in Four Cities, January 25, 2023
5. High Yield Partners Andy Hagan and Gilles Teerlinck join Weil in London, January 25, 2023
6. Legal GRC Platform Exterro Announces Acquisition of Zapproved, January 25, 2023
7. Philip Wagman appointed Chair of the New York State Bar Association's Tax Section, January 25, 2023
8. Brian Franklin, Former Duke Energy Regulatory Director, Joins McGuireWoods, January 25, 2023

1. Supply chain optimization and maturity requires focus on the ecosystem, Open Text: Press Releases, January 25, 2023

SECURITIES LITIGATION

State Attorneys General

1. January 25, 2023 - Attorney General Miyares Releases Report on Virginia Parole Board, Attorney General: Virginia, January 25, 2023
2. Guilty plea yields 8-year sentence and restitution for parolee charged in pandemic unemployment insurance scam, Attorney General: Colorado, January 25, 2023

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Trade Commission

1. Taking the “ploy” out of employment scams, FTC: Consumer Protection Business Center Blog, January 25, 2023
2. FTC Returns More Than $973,000 to Consumers Charged by NutraClick LLC for Unwanted Monthly Subscriptions for Supplements and Beauty Products, FTC: Speeches, January 25, 2023
3. Facebook Live: Veterans and Identity Theft — Protecting Against Fraud, FTC: Speeches, January 25, 2023
4. FTC Returns More Than $973,000 to Consumers Charged by NutraClick LLC for Unwanted Monthly Subscriptions for Supplements and Beauty Products, FTC: News Releases, January 25, 2023
5. Facebook Live: Veterans and Identity Theft — Protecting Against Fraud, FTC: Testimony, January 25, 2023

1. Silvestre Fontes Named Director of Boston Regional Office, Securities & Exchange Commission: Press Releases, January 25, 2023
2. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of Proposed Rule Change to Amend Rule 107B, SEC: Selected NYSE Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
3. SEC Proposes Rule to Prohibit Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations, Securities & Exchange Commission: Press Releases, January 25, 2023
4. Prohibition Against Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations, Securities & Exchange Commission: Proposed Rules, January 25, 2023
5. Final Rule: Regulation SBSR—Reporting and Dissemination of Security-Based Swap Information, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
6. Proposed Rule: Exemption for Certain Exchange Members, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
7. Final Rule: Pay Versus Performance, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
8. Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Period for Pay Versus Performance, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
9. Final Rule: Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
10. Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Period for Listing Standards for Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
11. Final Rule: Covered Broker-Dealer Provisions under Title II of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
12. Final Rule: Universal Proxy, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
13. Final Rule: Filing Fee Disclosure and Payment Methods Modernization, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
14. Final Rule: Tailored Shareholder Reports for Mutual Funds and Exchange-Traded Funds; Fee Information in Investment Company Advertisements, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
15. Final Rule: Updating EDGAR Filing Requirements and Form 144 Filings, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
16. Final Rule: Enhanced Reporting of Proxy Votes by Registered Management Investment Companies; Reporting of Executive Compensation Votes by Institutional Investment Managers, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
17. Final Rule: Electronic Submission of Applications for Orders under the Advisers Act and the Investment Company Act, Confidential Treatment Requests for Filings on Form 13F, and Form ADV-NR; Amendments to Form 13F, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
18. Final Rule: Proxy Voting Advice, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
19. Final Rule: Electronic Recordkeeping Requirements for Broker-Dealers, Security-Based Swap Dealers, and Major Security-Based Swap Participants, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
20. Final Rule: Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act Disclosure, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
21. Final Rule: Insider Trading Arrangements and Related Disclosures, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
22. Proposed Rule: Rule 10b5-1 and Insider Trading, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
23. Proposed Rule: Share Repurchase Disclosure Modernization, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
24. Proposed Rule: Amendments to Form PF, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
25. Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Periods for “Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews” and “Amendments Regarding the Definition of ‘Exchange’ and Alternative Trading Systems (ATSs) That Trade U.S. Treasury and Agency Securities, National Market System (NMS) Stocks, and Other Securities”, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
26. Proposed Rule: Amendments to Regulation ATS, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
27. Proposed Rule: Private Fund Advisers; Documentation of Registered Investment Adviser Compliance Reviews, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
28. Proposed Rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management for Investment Advisers, Registered Investment Companies, and Business Development Companies, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
29. Proposed Rule: Shortening the Securities Transaction Settlement Cycle, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
30. Proposed Rule: Modernization of Beneficial Ownership Reporting, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
31. Final Rule: The Commission’s Whistleblower Program Rules, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
32. Proposed Rule: The Commission’s Whistleblower Program Rules, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
33. Proposed Rule: Short Position and Short Activity Reporting by Institutional Investment Manager, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
34. Proposed Rule: Notice of the Text of the Proposed Amendments to the National Market System Plan Governing the Consolidated Audit Trail for Purposes of Short Sale-related Data Collection, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
35. Proposed Rule: Reopening of Comment Period for Reporting of Securities Loans, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
36. Proposed Rule: Cybersecurity Risk Management, Strategy, Governance, and Incident Disclosure, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
37. Proposed Rule: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
38. Proposed Rule: The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
39. Proposed Rule: Removal of References to Credit Ratings From Regulation M, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
40. Proposed Rule: Further Definition of "As a Part of a Regular Business" in the Definition of Dealer and Government Securities Dealer, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
41. Proposed Rule: Rules Relating to Security-Based Swap Execution and Registration and Regulation of Security-Based Swap Execution Facilities, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
42. Proposed Rule: Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, Shell Companies, and Projections, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
43. Proposed Rule: Investment Company Names, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
44. Proposed Rule: Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosures for Investment Advisers and Investment Companies, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
45. Proposed Rule: Substantial Implementation, Duplication, and Resubmission of Shareholder Proposals Under Exchange Act Rule 14a-8, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
46. Proposed Rule: Clearing Agency Governance and Conflicts of Interest, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
47. Proposed Rule: Amendments to Form PF to Amend Reporting Requirements for All Filers and Large Hedge, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
48. Proposed Rule: Standards for Covered Clearing Agencies for U.S. Treasury Securities and Application of the Broker-Dealer Customer Protection Rule With Respect to U.S. Treasury Securities Fund Advisers, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
49. Proposed Rule: Outsourcing by Investment Advisers, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
50. Proposed Rule: Disclosure of Order Execution Information, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
51. Proposed Rule: Regulation NMS: Minimum Pricing Increments, Access Fees, and Transparency of Better Priced Orders, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
52. Proposed Rule: Order Competition Rule, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
53. Proposed Rule: Regulation Best Execution, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
54. Final Rule: Adjustments to Civil Monetary Penalty Amounts, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023
55. Proposed Rule: Prohibition Against Conflicts of Interest in Certain Securitizations, SEC: Selected NASD Rulemaking, January 25, 2023

1. Department of Labor cites US Postal Service with 16 violations for endangering workers at 3 Tennessee facilities, proposes $350K in penalties, OSHA News Releases, January 25, 2023
2. Deadly mix: Federal workplace safety investigations find severe injuries, fatality caused by steam explosions at 2 Ohio companies, OSHA News Releases, January 25, 2023
3. Investigation into 41-year-old driver’s death finds two delivery services companies failed to protect workers transporting dry ice in Alabama, OSHA News Releases, January 25, 2023
4. US Department of Labor resumes regular enforcement activities in 18 Florida counties affected by Hurricane Ian, OSHA News Releases, January 25, 2023

1. WRC Advisory Committee Schedules its 7th Meeting on April 11, 2023, FCC: Headlines, January 25, 2023
2. FCC Asks Consumers to Share Their Broadband Access Experiences, FCC: Headlines, January 25, 2023