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Cadwalader regularly publishes materials, including newsletters and news alerts of interest to our clients. Our communications portfolio also includes articles authored by our attorneys, as well as information about events in which our personnel will participate.
Articles & Books
Does Use of a Filter Team to Search a Law Firm Violate Foundational Principles that Protect the Attorney
January 24, 2022Related Practice(s): Global Litigation
Related Office(s): New York
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The Securities Law Treatment of Utility Tokens (Or Why It Is Past Time for the SEC to Engage with the Hard Questions)
January 11, 2022In an extensive thought leadership piece, Cadwalader attorneys argue that the SEC should revisit the application of the securities regulations to the sale of utility tokens on blockchain networks.
Related Practice(s): Bank Regulation, Financial Regulation, Global Litigation, Securities Enforcement and Compliance, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Related Office(s): New York, Washington
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It’s the end of LIBOR as we know it
January 10, 2022Westlaw Today
Across the global markets, the countdown to midnight on New Year’s Eve started long before revelers gathered in Times Square. Regulators had announced that the end of 2021 would also be the end of nearly all tenors of LIBOR in the $400 trillion global market.
Related Practice(s): Financial Regulation, LIBOR Preparedness Team
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Events
Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Virtual Winter Meeting 2022
January 26-28, 2022Investment Funds partner Dorothy Mehta will speak on a panel at the American Bar Association's Derivatives and Futures Law Committee Virtual Winter Meeting 2022.
Related Practice(s): Investment Funds
Related Office(s): New York
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Civil Rights Series: Civil Rights in the Crucible of COVID
February 2, 2022This program will look at the COVID pandemic’s illumination of myriad civil rights challenges, implicating race, disability, gender and the environment.
11th Annual IBA Finance & Capital Markets Tax Conference
March 1-4, 2022Cadwalader partner Adam Blakemore will be a featured panelist at the 11th Annual IBA Finance & Capital Markets Tax Conference.
Related Practice(s): Tax
Related Office(s): Dublin, London
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Clients & Friends Memos
FTC Sues to Block Lockheed’s Proposed Acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne in Milestone Defense Industry Vertical Challenge
January 26, 2022The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed suit yesterday to block Lockheed Martin Corporation’s proposed $4.4 billion acquisition of Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings Inc., announced back in December 2020.
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
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FTC Announces 2022 Thresholds for Merger Control Filings under HSR Act and Interlocking Directorates under the Clayton Act
January 24, 2022The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has increased the dollar jurisdictional thresholds necessary to trigger the reporting requirements in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”); the revised thresholds will become effective on February 23, 2022. The FTC also increased the thresholds for interlocking directorates under Section 8 of the Clayton Act, effective as of January 24, 2022. The maximum civil penalty dollar amounts for HSR violations also were increased, effective January 10, 2022.
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Mergers & Acquisitions
Related Office(s): Charlotte, New York
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Securities Litigation Update: Federal Courts Allow Section 10(b) Claims Based on Non-Fraudulent “Channel Stuffing” and Hyped COVID-19 Vaccine Candidate
January 19, 2022Federal courts closed out 2021 with a flurry of securities decisions in the month of December. In this update, we discuss two decisions involving claims under Section 10(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 based on (i) alleged “channel stuffing”—a company’s practice of shipping excessive product to its distributors, and recognizing revenue at the time of and on such shipments, when it believes the distributors will not be able to sell all such product in the particular period—and (ii) an allegedly over-hyped COVID-19 vaccine candidate.
Related Practice(s): Corporate & Financial Services Litigation & Regulation, Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
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Newsletters
Brass Tax
BrassTax is a monthly newsletter that provides clear and concise insights on important tax developments.
Related Practice(s): Corporate Taxation, Mergers & Acquisitions Taxation, Restructurings & Bankruptcies Taxation, Securitization & Structured Products Taxation, Tax, Tax Controversy
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Fund Finance Friday
Fund Finance Friday is a weekly market intelligence update for the fund finance market from Cadwalader.
Related Practice(s): Fund Finance
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REF News & Views
REF News & Views is a monthly newsletter comprised of news and commentary around legal matters concerning mortgage finance, mezzanine finance, loan sales and construction finance.
Related Practice(s): Construction Finance, Joint Ventures, Loan Sales, Management & Leasing, Mezzanine Finance, Mortgage Finance, Real Estate, Real Estate Acquisitions & Dispositions, Real Estate Restructuring, Real Estate Workouts & Restructurings
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State Attorney General Insider
State Attorney General Insider is a newsletter on the latest notable cases and updates from within the State Attorneys General community.
Related Practice(s): Global Litigation, State Attorneys General Practice
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Podcasts
Our podcasts delve into the legal trends shaping global business – from financial regulations to fund finance, investigations and more.
Videos
Finance Forum Focus Series: Spotlight on LIBOR Transition
October 20, 2021In this installment of our Finance Forum Focus Series, Cadwalader partners Lary Stromfeld and Jeffrey Nagle discuss the latest LIBOR transition developments.
Related Attorney(s): Lary Stromfeld, Jeffrey Nagle
Related Practice(s): LIBOR Preparedness Team
When the Phone Rings: Having a Readiness Plan for a Possible Congressional Investigation
July 20, 2021Cadwalader partner Mark Grider hosts a discussion on how Congressional investigations begin, develop and get resolved. Watch here.
Related Attorney(s): Mark Grider
Related Practice(s): Crisis Management and Congressional Investigations Practice, Global Litigation, White Collar Defense and Investigations
Federal Judge Tosses FTC's Antitrust Lawsuit Against Facebook
June 29, 2021Related Attorney(s): Joel Mitnick
Related Practice(s): Antitrust, Global Litigation
