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Federal Court in New York Finds in Interim Decision Against OCC FinTech Charters
In an order dated May 2, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York found that certain claims brought by the N.Y. Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) that the Office of the U.S. Comptroller of the Currency (the “OCC”) does not have the authority to issue charters to non-depositary fintech... Read more »
European Union’s AIFMD Amended with New Rules on “Pre-Marketing” and “Reverse Solicitation”
On April 6, 2019, the European Parliament approved a new Directive and a new Regulation, each on Cross-Border Distribution of Collective Investment Undertakings (respectively, the “CBDF Directive” and the “CBDF Regulation”; together, the “CBDF Legislation”). Among other things, the CBDF Legislation amends the Alternative Investment Funds Directive (the “AIFMD”) to make clear that to be... Read more »
Supreme Court Finds Bankrupt Licensor of Cannot Rescind Trademark
On May 20, 2019, the Supreme Court, in an 8-1 decision authored by Justice Elena Kagan, decided that a trademark holder who becomes bankrupt can reject, but not rescind, a license contract. In Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, 587 U.S. ___, No. 17-1657, Slip op. (May 20, 2019), Kagan wrote that Section 365... Read more »
FinCEN Extends Program to Identify Beneficial Owners of Real Estate Entities to November
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) of the U.S. Treasury has extended to November its program to require title insurance agencies in certain cities to collect and report to it the beneficial owners of legal entities used to purchase real estate. The “Geographic Targeting Order” applies to acquisitions of residential real estate in certain... Read more »