Entries tagged "law and regulation"

Financial regulation overhaul on Obama's list

President Obama will talk about the overhaul of financial regulations on Monday.

FTC's merger challenges have been plenty

The dealREPORTER contends that the FTC has only recently emerged as an aggressive challenger to M&A deals but the record shows otherwise over the last eight years under Bush.

Musical chairs in the antitrust world

With all the upheavals at big law firms in recent months, and the marked slow down in mergers, it's no shock that there are changes afoot in antitrust law as well.

TiVo records loss, files more lawsuits

Troubled TiVo, which has been on the brink for awhile, posts another loss and announces a patent lawsuit against AT&T and Verizon Communications.

FDIC tees up final PE rules

The FDIC announced Wednesday that it will issue its final policy on PE acquisitions at an Aug. 26 board meeting.

SEC exec: Whistleblowers should be rewarded

SEC Inspector General David Kotz says the regulator should pay whistleblowers for information about fraud.

FCC's Genachowski begins picking staff

Genachowski's chief of staff will be Edward P. Lazarus, who previously was co-head of the global litigation practice at Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld.

Obama rounds out FCC picks

President Obama announced he was nominating Meredith Atwell Baker to fill the empty Republican seat on the Federal Communications Commission.

Stanford indicted on fraud

Make room Bernie Madoff. Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford was indicted Friday on charges his firm was really just a Ponzi scheme built on lies, bluster and bribery.

Competition raids Deal scoop on hiring practices

The Deal's Cecile Kohrs Lindell's scoop about Justice's investigation into Silicon Valley's hiring practices was followed first by The Washington Post, then by The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.

Bipartisan group calls for regulatory merger

The Committee on Capital Markets Regulation is calling for merging agencies such as the SEC and the CFTC, expanding the Federal Reserve's powers and setting rules for derivatives.

Tulane Talk: Lamb on Lyondell v. Ryan

Delaware Vice Chancellor Stephen Lamb talked at the Tulane Corporate Law Institute in New Orleans about the Delaware Supreme Court's decision on Lyondell Chemical v. Ryan.

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