Corporate Legal News Sample

LEGAL BUSINESS / TECHNOLOGY

General Counsel Moves

1. Noom Nabs Former Kickstarter Legal Chief as General Counsel - Bloomberg Law, (General Counsel), December 1, 2020
2. BayBoston Announces Hiring of Andres Saldaña as General Counsel and the Retirement of Richard Toomey - PRNewswire, (General Counsel), December 1, 2020

1. How To Prepare For Congressional Investigations In 2021 - Law360, December 1, 2020

1. A Measured Response: Revising Lawyer Compensation Models in a Distressed Economy, Legal Executive Institute: Blog, December 1, 2020
2. 10 Must-Haves for Great Legal Operations, Mitratech: Press Releases, December 1, 2020
3. ContactEase Recommended Reading: When COVID Came, Law Firms Delivered Important Messages in Perilous Times, Cole Valley Software: ContactEase, December 1, 2020
4. The Thomson Reuters Institute: Insights, Thought Leadership & Engagement, Legal Executive Institute: Blog, December 1, 2020

SECURITIES LITIGATION

State Attorneys General

1. Attorney General James Announces Final Rules to Modernize and Streamline Securities Filings in NYS, Attorney General: New York, December 1, 2020
2. Attorney General Reyes Statement on the Passing of Judge Dee Benson, Attorney General: Utah, December 1, 2020
3. Follow-up report on child sex abuse by Catholic priests uncovers additional 46 claims of abuse in Denver and Pueblo dioceses over last 70 years, Attorney General: Colorado, December 1, 2020

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

Federal Trade Commission

1. FTC Returns Almost $775,000 to Consumers Who Purchased Deceptively Advertised Arthritis and Joint Pain Relief Supplement Synovia from A.S. Research, LLC, FTC: News Releases, December 1, 2020
2. FTC Approves Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc.’s Application to Divest Assets It Gained through Acquisition of FIH Group Holdings, LLC, FTC: News Releases, December 1, 2020

1. BitClave PTE, Ltd., Securities & Exchange Commission: Administrative Proceedings, December 1, 2020
2. SEC Charges Unregistered Investment Adviser with Defrauding Puerto Rico Municipality, Securities & Exchange Commission: Press Releases, December 1, 2020
3. SEC Charges Boiler Rooms Operator with Defrauding Retail Investors, Securities & Exchange Commission: Press Releases, December 1, 2020
4. Mark Alan Lisser a/k/a Mark Alan a/k/a Mark Allen, Securities & Exchange Commission: Litigation Releases, December 1, 2020
5. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Amend the Guide to the DTC Fee Schedule, SEC: Selected DTC Rulemaking, December 1, 2020
6. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Modify the Clearance Maintenance Fee, Reduce the End of Day Position Fee of the Government Securities Division, and Describe the Current Rebate Policy, SEC: Selected FICC Rulemaking, December 1, 2020
7. Notice of Filing and Immediate Effectiveness of a Proposed Rule Change, as Modified by Amendment No. 1, to Amend the Fee Structure, SEC: Selected NSCC Rulemaking, December 1, 2020
8. SEC Awards Over $6 Million to Joint Whistleblowers, Securities & Exchange Commission: Press Releases, December 1, 2020
9. December 1, 2020, Securities & Exchange Commission: What's New, December 1, 2020
10. November 30, 2020, Securities & Exchange Commission: What's New, December 1, 2020
11. 34-90537: Dec. 1, 2020: Order Determining Whistleblower Award Claim File No.: 2021-11, Securities & Exchange Commission: Other Commission Notices and Information, December 1, 2020

1. Housing Company Pays Back Wages to Georgia Employee Denied Paid Family Leave to Care for Child During Pandemic, December 1, 2020
2. U.S. Department of Labor Debars Florida H-2A Labor Contractors For Violating Guest Worker Visa Requirements, December 1, 2020
3. Car Dealership Pays Back Wages to Employee Wrongly Denied Paid Family Leave to Care for Child Amid Pandemic, December 1, 2020
4. Military Subcontractor Pays $108,002 in Back Wages After Prevailing Wage Violations Found in Nevada Projects by U.S. Department of Labor, December 1, 2020
5. U.S. Department of Labor Recovers $90,508 in Back Wages for California Trucking Company Employees After Overtime Violations Found, December 1, 2020

1. Agency Information Collection Activities; Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request; Fire Brigades Standard, OSHA What's New, December 1, 2020

1. Harris Funeral Homes to Pay $250,000 to Settle Sex Discrimination Lawsuit Involving Transgender Employee, December 1, 2020

1. FDA Approves First PSMA-Targeted PET Imaging Drug for Men with Prostate Cancer, FDA Press Releases and Talk Papers, December 1, 2020
2. Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update: December 1, 2020, FDA: Center for Biologicals Evaluation & Research, December 1, 2020

1. fix this problem yourself, Delaware Business Bankruptcy Report: ABA Journal, December 2, 2020
2. Commissioner Starks on Release of NPRM to Modify FM Booster Rules, FCC: Headlines, December 1, 2020
3. FCC Seeks Comment on Enabling FM Booster Geo-Targeting Capabilities, FCC: Headlines, December 1, 2020
4. CAC Charter Renewal, Membership, and Date and Time of Next Meeting, FCC: Headlines, December 1, 2020
5. FCC Selects SomosGov As Next Telephone Number Administrator, FCC: Headlines, December 1, 2020

1. USITC Votes to Continue Investigations Concerning Utility Scale Wind Towers from India, Malaysia, and Spain, International Trade Commission: Press Releases, December 1, 2020