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October 2014
A Bank Divided: The “Separate Entity” Rule Lives
October 2014
Briefing: The Rise of a Regulator - New York's Department of Financial Services Takes Matters into Its Own Hands
October 7, 2014
The Supreme Court's New Term
September 22, 2014
Briefing: U.S. Demonstrates Importance of FATCA Compliance through Recent Indictment
July 1, 2014
New York Attorney General Alleges Fraud Against Barclays Over "Dark Pool"
June 27, 2014
Playing Sanctions Roulette - United States Ups the Ante on Sanctions Violations
2014
Lecture, “The 14th Amendment and the Law of Diversity,” at the University of Maryland (2014)
April 2014
Whitepaper: A Summary of Human Trafficking Compliance Challenges
April 2014
Briefing: Human Trafficking: A Summary of Compliance Challenges
March 2014
Being Compliance “User-Friendly” Can Help Preserve Banking Relationships
Panelist, American University Women & Politics Institute Training Seminar
Moderator, Art, Wine & Conversation: Lawyers Explore Their Creative Side, sponsored by the Women’s Bar Association of the District of Columbia
December 11, 2013
Walking in a Winter Litigation Wonderland: Top Employment Mistakes to Avoid at Your Company Holiday Party
LexBlog
2011-2013
"Penalties, Short-Swing Profits, and Bounties," Insider Trading Law and Compliance Answer Book
Practising Law Institute
Fall 2013
Key U.S. Appellate Court Clarifies Timing of "Center of Main Interests" Analysis for Foreign Insolvency Proceedings
Assistant Editor, Transnational Litigation: A Practitioner's Guide, Thomson Reuters
September 19, 2013
Complex Products: Adapting to a Hostile Environment
Market Regulation Series
Speaker, Fundamentals of Money Laundering and Anti-Money Laundering Compliance for Insurance Companies, American Conference Institute
July 2013
Briefing: Corporate Corruption, Challenges for AML/CFT Risk Management
July 3, 2013
Briefing: New York Financial Regulator Probes Sanctions Compliance Efforts on Non-US Reinsurers
June 2013
Briefing: Correspondent Banking and Suspicious Money Movement
May 21, 2013
“Has the U.K. Sidestepped the Pitfalls of Deferred Prosecution Agreements?”
May 16, 2013
"A Rising Tide: Corruption and Money Laundering investigations in South America and the Caribbean"
April 24, 2013
Briefing: Ralph Lauren Corruption Enforcement Action Allegedly Involving Inappropriate Payments to Argentine Customs Officials Demonstrates the Benefits of Effective Controls
April 23, 2013
"Recognizing Foreign Liquidations Under Chapter 15: The Second Circuit Weighs In"
April 9, 2013
Briefing: Effective Compliance Programs Are Necessary When Conducting Cross-Border Acquisition
March 2013
“Why North American Banks Are Asking So Many Questions”
March 2013
"Institutional Bad Faith": The Risks and How to Avoid Them
March 2013
USA Chapter, International Comparative Legal Guide to: Insurance & Reinsurance 2013
February 28, 2013
“Will Cooperation Continue to be the Best Defense”
February 2013
Panel Discussion on Anti-Corruption
January 2, 2013
"Eli Lilly Settlement Reinforces the Need for Active Anti-Corruption Controls"
Announcement of Firm Name Change
Fall 2012
Timing May Be Everything for Recognition of Foreign Insolvency Proceedings in the United States
November 29, 2012
"The Sky is Not Falling: Why Judge Griesa’s Decision will Not Bring the Apocalypse"
November 22, 2012
FCPA Guidelines Offer Some General Guidance but Few Concrete Principles
September 26, 2012
"Federal Court Allows Lloyd's Underwriters to Bring Class Action to Establish Diversity Jurisdiction"
July 5, 2010
Co-author, Morrison: Judicial Running in Place
THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL
August 24, 2012
"U.S. Appeals Court Upholds Bondholder's Discovery of Argentina's Foreign Assets"
August 16, 2012
"SEC Tags Bank and Collateral Manager of Failed CDO with Security Violations"
August 10, 2012
“The Pros and Cons of 5 Popular Alternative Fee Arrangements: AFAs are an Extension of the Partnership Between In-house and Outside Counsel”
July 25, 2012
“Building a Solid and Effective Compliance Program”
July 25, 2012
“Construcción de un programa de compliance sólido y eficaz”
July 5, 2012
"Parties to Non-U.S. Arbitrations may use Broad American Discovery Tools to Obtain Testimony and Documents"
July 5, 2012
"El Tigre con Dientes Afilados: Desarrollos y Estrategias en la Aplicación de Normas FCPA y AML en EE.UU."
June 28, 2012
New Enhanced Iran Sanctions Take Effect
June 26, 2012
"Supreme Court Action Reinforces the Difficulty in Piercing Sovereign Immunities"
May 30, 2012
"Ohio Supreme Court Rejects Asbestos Claimants' Attempt to Gain Access to Dissolved Corporation's Insurance"
May 24, 2012
U.S. Cracks Down on Foreign Evaders of Iran-Syria Sanction
May 23, 2012
"Regulators Turn Their Attention to FCPA Violations by Investment Advisers"

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