On June 7, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission") announced a request for public comments ("Request") regarding how it can enhance collaboration efforts with state attorneys general ("AGs") to more effectively...more
On October 18, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James directed two virtual currency lending platforms to immediately cease their unregistered and allegedly unlawful activities in New York and sent letters to three...more
10/29/2021
/ Cryptocurrency ,
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Markets ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Lenders ,
New York ,
Regulatory Violations ,
Securities Transactions ,
Stablecoins ,
State Attorneys General ,
Virtual Currency
The business community can expect Bonta to promote employee and union rights, enforce consumer protection statutes, and police climate regulations. He is also expected to devote attention to criminal justice reform....more
State attorneys general have become significant players in the financial world, using a number of special investigative and enforcement tools to investigate and prosecute alleged wrongdoing by financial market participants....more
The Situation: With a new federal administration committed to expansive environmental policy change, a wave of state attorney general environmental action is likely also on the horizon.
The Result: As new environmental...more
The Development: The First Department held that the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") has broad authority to investigate virtual currency companies, while narrowing the scope of jurisdictional challenges that can be made to...more
9/4/2020
/ Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Ex Parte ,
Martin Act ,
Motion to Vacate ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Virtual Currency
As we discussed in our previous Alerts, "Novel Suit by Kentucky Pension Beneficiaries Continues" and "Kentucky Court Holds That Public Pension Plan Beneficiaries Lack Standing to Sue," beneficiaries of Kentucky's public...more
7/20/2020
/ Defined Benefit Plans ,
Employee Benefits ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Investment Management ,
KY Supreme Court ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Pensions ,
Public Pension ,
Standing ,
State Attorneys General
This week New York legislatively circumvented one of the few judicial constraints on New York's Martin Act and Executive Law, restoring a six-year statute of limitations for claims under these broad statutes.
On August 25,...more
9/3/2019
/ Credit Suisse ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Financial Institutions ,
Governor Cuomo ,
Martin Act ,
New Legislation ,
Proof of Intent ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
State Attorneys General ,
Statute of Limitations