In In re Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, 12 F.4th 171 (2d Cir. 2021), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit revived litigation filed by the trustee administering the assets of defunct investment firm Bernard L. Madoff Inv. Sec. LLC ("MIS") seeking to recover hundreds of millions of dollars in allegedly fraudulent transfers made to former MIS customers and certain other defendants as part of the Madoff Ponzi scheme.
UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021
UK REIT Horizon Scanner Q4 2021
Key Issues
Key issues coming up for UK Main Market REITs in corporate, financial regulatory, planning, real estate, securities law and regulation and tax1 in England (including retained EU law2).
Issue/status/timing: New developments since our March 2021 edition are shown in green text. Impact: urgency/impact rating for REITs admitted to London Stock Exchange Main Market (including the Specialist Fund Segment3)
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Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates.
Monday, August 23, 2021
Medicaid Fraud
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当事務所では、中国メインランド、香港、台湾について、各専門家が各分野のトピックについて解説を行うシリーズ 講座（オンラインセミナー）を開催しております。今後数回の予定は次の通りです。具体的なテーマ及び日程には 変更が生じる可能性がありますので、正確な情報は直近のメールでのご案内をご覧ください。なお、本セミナーは 本ニュースレターの受信を頂いている皆様方を中心にご案内させていただいております。 第 8 回（中国メインランド）：2021 年 8 月 26 日（木）14：00 外資企業の中国進出にかかる実務的検討～外商投資法施行後の影響を踏まえて～ 講師：アソシエイト弁護士 尾関 麻帆 上海オフィス顧問 銭 一帆
This quarterly civil fraud update provides a summary of reported decisions handed down in the courts of England and Wales in the period April - June 2021.
CONTEMPT OF COURT
Investor frauds never go away
Non-professional investors are often enticed by promises of high returns to place money into schemes that turn out to be scams. These schemes adopt many guises and forms. But do they ever change, and how likely are they to emerge as the expected post-Covid economic uncertainty takes effect? Head of Insolvency and Asset Recovery Alex Jay examines investor fraud and how the insolvency process can help victims recover some of their money.
Increases in fraud and insolvency predicted
Derivatives specialist Louise McCoach has authored the 2021 Australia chapter of the ‘International Comparative Legal Guide - Derivatives 2021’, which summarises the laws and regulations of derivatives in Australia. The chapter covers documentation and formalities, credit support, regulatory issues, insolvency/bankruptcy, close-out netting, taxation and bespoke jurisdictional matters and market trends in the Australian derivates market.
We anticipate a more assertive regulatory enforcement program under the Biden administration, particularly focused on fund managers’ conflicts of interest, advisers’ codes of ethics, and related policies and procedures relating to material nonpublic information. These concerns may be heightened for fund managers participating in bankruptcy proceedings, where competing fiduciary obligations arise, particularly in the context of serving on creditors committees.