Tagged: mayer brown

April 12, 2025 @ 7:25 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Mayer Brown continues to expand its complex structured financing capabilities with the addition of two lawyers—Rudgee S. Charles and Jeff O’Connor—who have joined the firm’s Banking & Finance practice. Rudgee joins the firm’s New York office as a partner. Jeff joins the firm’s Chicago office,… Read More

June 4, 2022 @ 2:39 pm By JD Alois  |  

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) says that more than $1 billion has been lost to crypto scams since the beginning of 2021 impacting over 46,000 individuals. According to the FTC, the median individual reported loss stood at $2,600. The top cryptos involved in the… Read More

August 26, 2021 @ 10:00 am By JD Alois  |  

Earlier today, the UK Financial Conduct Authority posted the “First Supervisory Notice” related to a statement by the FCA in June that Binance Markets Limited is not permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK. Binance Markets is part of the Binance Group. Binance… Read More

July 6, 2021 @ 9:03 am By JD Alois  |  

At the end of last month, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that Binance Markets Limited was no longer permitted to undertake any regulated activity in the UK. Binance Markets is part of the broader Binance Group – a company that powers the largest… Read More

August 25, 2020 @ 12:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

Tomorrow, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will reveal any changes to Regulation S-K. A proposal by the Commission was introduced in 2019. According to the meeting notice, the Commission will consider: “whether to adopt amendments to modernize the description of business, legal proceedings, and… Read More

May 4, 2020 @ 2:43 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that temporary rule changes regarding Reg CF (Regulation Crowdfunding) in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. According to a release, the SEC is following suggestions made by members of the SEC’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee. The… Read More

June 28, 2018 @ 11:45 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has voted to adopt amendments to the “smaller reporting company” (SRC) definition. This change is designed to expand the number of companies that qualify for certain scaled disclosure accommodations thus making it easier (and perhaps less expensive) to comply… Read More