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Trump's SEC Expected To See 'Dramatic' Enforcement Change
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Trump's SEC Expected To See 'Dramatic' Enforcement Change <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257833?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> By Aislinn Keely Former President Donald Trump's reelection means a notable shift in the types of cases the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to bring, attorneys said Wednesday at a Washington, D.C., conference, while the agency's current top enforcer vowed business as usual for now as it carries on with its well over 1,500 investigations. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257833?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/fintech/articles/2257833?nl_pk=d2b3e7ef-ab62-4a62-80…>

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Gordon Rees Unveils Silicon Valley Office, Its 11th In Calif.
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Gordon Rees Unveils Silicon Valley Office, Its 11th In Calif. <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257234?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Emily Sawicki Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani LLP has opened its newest California office in Palo Alto, in an effort to strengthen the firm's presence in Silicon Valley by providing a "collaboration hub" for attorneys there and a new access point for local clients to connect with the firm's national platform. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257234?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257234?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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CMA Probing Outbrain's $1B Altice Video Platform Deal
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

CMA Probing Outbrain's $1B Altice Video Platform Deal <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257548?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Matthew Perlman Britain's competition enforcer is investigating digital advertising technology provider Outbrain's planned purchase of video advertising platform Teads in a deal with European telecommunications company Altice worth around $1 billion. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257548?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257548?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Trump's Win Likely To Spur Deals For Capital Markets Attys
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Trump's Win Likely To Spur Deals For Capital Markets Attys <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257748?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Tom Zanki Former President Donald Trump's decisive win in Tuesday's presidential election will enable deals to proceed on a more certain basis, capital markets advisers said Wednesday, citing pent-up demand to restart capital raising after a long period of subdued activity. Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257748?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257748?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Conflict Fears Won't Take Judge Off NASCAR Antitrust Suit
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Conflict Fears Won't Take Judge Off NASCAR Antitrust Suit <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Alex Lawson The North Carolina federal judge overseeing a budding antitrust case against NASCAR will remain on the case after attorneys waived concerns about the apparent conflict posed by one of his former clerks working on the suit. 2 documents attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257336?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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Business Groups Urge Calif. Justices To Nix HIV Drug Ruling
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Business Groups Urge Calif. Justices To Nix HIV Drug Ruling <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257142?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> By Mike Curley Business groups led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce are asking the California Supreme Court to throw out a suit alleging Gilead Sciences Inc. deprived customers of a safer form of its HIV drug for profits, saying the current ruling creates an untenable duty and liability even when there's no harmful defect in a product. Brief attached | Read full article » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257142?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.com/competition/articles/2257142?nl_pk=6416fd97-1dc4-4e0…>

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EU Investors Body Targets Murky Pension Costs
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

EU Investors Body Targets Murky Pension Costs <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257432?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sam Tabahriti A European advocacy group called Wednesday for stricter regulation to enforce transparency in fee disclosures and performance reporting, so savers can accurately assess the costs of different pension products. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257432?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257432?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Gov't Advice Kick-Starts Race To Comply With UK Fraud Law
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Gov't Advice Kick-Starts Race To Comply With UK Fraud Law <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257435?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Christopher Crosby The largest companies in Britain have 10 months to install safeguards to prevent employees from committing fraud after the government published guidance Wednesday on a sweeping new offense that would hold businesses criminally responsible for profiting from fraud. Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257435?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257435?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Hedge Fund Lawyer Defends Signing Off On £1.4B Fraud Docs
by Gunnar Larson 08 Nov '24

08 Nov '24

Hedge Fund Lawyer Defends Signing Off On £1.4B Fraud Docs <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257422?nl_pk=a94fc…> By Sophia Dourou The former top lawyer at a hedge fund accused of defrauding Denmark's tax authority of £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion), who signed off on documents falsely confirming the trades were legitimate, told a London trial he didn't think it "was a big deal at the time." Read full article » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257422?nl_pk=a94fc…> | Save to favorites » <https://www.law360.co.uk/financial-services-uk/articles/2257422?nl_pk=a94fc…>

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Women Today vs. Apartheid timeline | Africa – Gulf News
by Gunnar Larson 07 Nov '24

07 Nov '24

The UN Secretary-General recently said it would take 300 more years (to year 2323) for Women to reach full rights globally. 300 years sounds like the UN will not meet any of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals. Yet, look at Apartheid... https://gulfnews.com/world/africa/apartheid-timeline-1.1994303 Apartheid timeline A look at the rise and fall of the racial segregation system in South Africa Published: March 15, 2017 21:13 Compiled by Aishwarya Shukla, Special to Gulf News 1948 — Policy of apartheid (segregation on a racial basis) implemented when National Party (NP) comes to power. 1949- Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act passed. 1950 — The Population Registration Act demands all South Africans be registered according to their racial group: White, Black or Coloured. (According to this act, Indians fell under the Coloured category). Group Areas Act passed to residentially segregate blacks and whites. Communist Party banned. African National Congress (ANC) protests with campaign of civil disobedience, led by Nelson Mandela. 1960 — Sharpeville massacre: Police shooting at peaceful demonstrators, against laws for Africans, in Sharpeville: 69 men, women and children were killed and about 200 wounded. ANC is banned. 1961 — South Africa withdraws from the Commonwealth and proclaims itself a Republic. 1963- Mandela leads ANC’s new military wing, Umkhonto we Sizwe, which launches sabotage campaign against government. 1960s — International pressure against government intensifies. United Nations (UN) calls on nations to stop sale and shipment of arms and equipment until apartheid is abolished. South Africa excluded from Olympic Games. 1964 — Rivonia trial- Mandela and other ANC members sentenced to life imprisonment. 1966 — Prime Minister Hendrik Verwoerd assassinated. 1970s — Bantu Homeland Citizenship Act (1970) passed. More than 3 million people forcibly resettled in black ‘homelands’. 1974- South Africa expelled from the UN because of apartheid. 1976 — More than 600 killed in violent clashes between black protesters and security forces during uprising which starts in Soweto. Head of Soweto Student Representative Council (SSRC) and Black consciousness leader Steve Biko killed in police custody. 1978 — P.W. Botha, outspoken apartheid supporter, replaces John Vorster as Prime Minister. 1984-89 — Township uprising (1984-5), state of emergency. 1989 — F.W. de Klerk replaces PW Botha as president, meets Mandela. Public facilities desegregated. Many ANC activists freed. 1990 — ANC ban is lifted. Mandela released after 27 years in prison. Namibia becomes independent. 1991 — Multi party talks begin. De Klerk repeals remaining apartheid laws, international sanctions lifted. Major fighting between ANC and Zulu Inkatha movement. 1992- A referendum on ending apartheid held in South Africa on March 17, 1992. The referendum is limited to white South African voters. 1993 — New interim constitution establishing a democratic system of one person one vote. F.W. de Klerk and his successor, Mandela, win the Nobel Peace Prize for peaceful dialogue, negotiation and their joint effort to bring an end to the policy of racial segregation. 1994 — ANC wins first democratic elections. Mandela becomes president, Government of National Unity formed, Commonwealth membership restored, remaining international sanctions lifted. South Africa returns to UN General Assembly after 20 years. 1996 — Truth and Reconciliation Commission chaired by Archbishop Desmond Tutu begins hearings on human rights abuses committed during the apartheid era by former government and liberation movements. Quotes: Nelson Mandela at the Rivonia trial (April 20, 1964): “During my lifetime I have dedicated myself to this struggle of the African people. I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination. I have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society, in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if needs be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die.” Nelson Mandela in June 1980: “Between the anvil of united mass action and the hammer of the armed struggle we shall crush apartheid and white minority racist rule.” Steve Biko: “The most potent weapon of the oppressor is the mind of the oppressed.” “Apartheid- both petty and grand- is obviously evil. Nothing can justify the arrogant assumption that a clique of foreigners has the right to decide on the lives of a majority.” Bishop Desmond Tutu, speech 1985. “We don’t want apartheid liberalised. We want it dismantled. You can’t improve something that is intrinsically evil. F.W. Klerk: “The question that we must ask is whether we are making progress toward the goal of universal peace. Or are we caught up on the treadmill of history, turning forever on the axle of mindless aggression and self-destruction.” —

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