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Celsius Insurers Seek OK To Pay Execs' Defense Costs
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Celsius Insurers Seek OK To Pay Execs' Defense Costs <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1784493?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> By Ben Zigterman Four excess insurers asked a New York bankruptcy judge to let them provide defense coverage to Celsius Network executives facing investigations, subpoenas and lawsuits. Motion attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1784493?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/capitalmarkets/articles/1784493?nl_pk=abe82add-2a33-…>

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BREAKING: EBay Pays $3M Criminal Penalty For Cyberstalking Ploy
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

BREAKING: EBay Pays $3M Criminal Penalty For Cyberstalking Ploy <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> By Brian Dowling EBay Inc. has agreed to pay a maximum $3 million criminal penalty for a campaign of terror that its security employees rained down on a married Massachusetts couple who published online reports critical of the e-commerce giant that irked executives, Boston federal prosecutors said Thursday. Complaint attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/compliance/articles/1785141?nl_pk=ab5ce197-c1fb-4d8e…>

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Bank-Fintech Partnerships Can Thrive Despite A Tough 2023
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Bank-Fintech Partnerships Can Thrive Despite A Tough 2023 <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> Many banking-as-a-service players experienced regulatory enforcement activities in 2023, including consent orders and more targeted, detailed guidance aimed at bank-fintech partnerships, and while it seems this trend will continue in 2024, savvy banks can use the turmoil of last year as a guide for how to better manage the risks inherent in partnerships, says Justin Steffen at Barack Ferrazzano. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1780371?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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FSOC Must 'Tread Carefully' On Crypto, GOP Lawmakers Say
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

FSOC Must 'Tread Carefully' On Crypto, GOP Lawmakers Say <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Jon Hill Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee said Wednesday that a top U.S. systemic risk watchdog should butt out when it comes to digital asset regulation and leave that job to Congress. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/1784078?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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SDNY Whistleblower Program Aims To Boost Self-Disclosure
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

SDNY Whistleblower Program Aims To Boost Self-Disclosure <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> By Rachel Scharf Manhattan U.S. Attorney Damian Williams unveiled a new whistleblower pilot program on Wednesday to encourage individual criminal participants to come forward in exchange for nonprosecution agreements, echoing recent efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice to boost corporate self-disclosure. 1 document attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/newyork/articles/1784650?nl_pk=ac5a3855-e47c-4403-be…>

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Willis Tryst Claims A 'Big PR Headache' In Trump Prosecution
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Willis Tryst Claims A 'Big PR Headache' In Trump Prosecution <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Chris Villani The explosive and unsubstantiated allegations by a Donald Trump co-defendant that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis is having a "clandestine" relationship with the special prosecutor in the election interference case in Georgia could lead to Willis' team being booted, experts told Law360, even as they cautioned to wait for all the facts to come out. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/1783855?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Lloyds Worker Fired For Using Racial Slur Wins £470K
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Lloyds Worker Fired For Using Racial Slur Wins £470K <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…> By William Janes A tribunal has ordered Lloyds Banking Group PLC to pay a former senior employee more than £470,000 ($598,000) after concluding that the lender unfairly fired him for using a racial slur during an online training session. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784277?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Ex-HSBC Banker Says Boss Was 'Hangman' In Software Row
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Ex-HSBC Banker Says Boss Was 'Hangman' In Software Row <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Ronan Barnard A former HSBC risk manager said at a London tribunal on Wednesday that his superior at the banking giant became his metaphorical "hangman" after managers decided to fire him using false justifications. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/1784306?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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FBI Poster Board
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

Gunnar Larson may just have to put a poster board together so my friends the Republicans are treated fairly: https://www.instagram.com/reel/CzrlLdLA6YF/?igsh=MWJmZXZyNmtpYmkyOQ==

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UN court hears South Africa genocide case against Israel - BBC News
by Gunnar Larson 11 Jan '24

11 Jan '24

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67942983 The UN's International Court of Justice is hearing a case brought by South Africa accusing Israel of committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The submission also calls on the court to order Israel to stop military operations there. The ICJ will deliver only an opinion on the genocide allegation as the case is not a criminal trial, although it is being closely watched. Israel has vehemently rejected the accusation as "baseless". There were angry scenes outside the ICJ's Peace Palace on Thursday as Dutch police struggled to keep groups of Palestinian and Israeli supporters apart. Hundreds of people waving Palestinian flags gathered outside the ICJ, calling for a ceasefire. Israeli supporters set up a screen showing images of some of the hostages still being held in Gaza. Pro-Palestinian protests also took place in Cape Town, South Africa. South Africa will present its case on Thursday and Israel its defence on Friday. In its submission, South Africa says Israel's actions "are intended to bring about the destruction of a substantial part of the Palestinian national, racial and ethnical group". It says Israel's actions include "killing Palestinians in Gaza, causing them serious bodily and mental harm, and inflicting on them conditions of life calculated to bring about their physical destruction". It calls for "provisional measures" to be implemented by the court as a matter of urgency, including that Israel cease all military activities in Gaza. Israel has defended its actions in Gaza, saying it is responding to Hamas's deadly attacks on 7 October, but speaking in court on Thursday, South Africa's Justice Minister Ronald Lamola said no attack "can provide justification for or defend breaches of the [Genocide] Convention". Israel is a signatory to the Genocide Convention of 1948, which defines genocide and commits states to prevent it. The ICJ is the UN's top court, based in the Hague in the Netherlands. Its rulings are theoretically legally binding on parties to the ICJ - which include Israel and South Africa - but are not enforceable. In 2022, the court ordered Russia to "immediately suspend military operations" in Ukraine, an order that was ignored. Under international law, genocide is defined as committing one or more acts with the intention to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnic, racial or religious group. Red and white police tape has been placed outside the Peace Palace - as the ICJ building is called - in an attempt to bring some semblance of order to the chaotic scenes outside. It is in contrast to the formality inside the court, where the Israeli delegation is listening to South Africa's lawyers accuse the country's forces of committing genocide in Gaza. Israel denies this, and on Friday will have a chance to respond. Its delegation is expected to highlight its right to self-defence under international law - this week, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel has no intention of permanently displacing the people of Gaza, or occupying the territory.

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