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We also have significant experience in administrative and other regulatory litigation, including agency rule challenges, regulatory investigations under state and federal false claims acts and unfair trade practice statutes, and defending clients in related individual and class action civil suits.

Laura focuses her practice on civil litigation and regulatory investigations under the federal securities laws as well as state law claims arising from corporate transactions, such as suits seeking to enjoin mergers and acquisitions and appraisals.

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The Development: Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission recently introduced additional regulatory measures, and seven cryptocurrency exchanges are under investigation for potential unlicensed trading in «securities.»

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

As a number of regulatory bodies have launched investigations into certain automakers» use of auxiliary emissions control devices and millions of VW Automotive Group vehicles are under recall, the crisis has not made a significant dent in the sales of diesel cars in Europe, which still make up a large chunk of the entire vehicle population in Western and Eastern Europe.

Barclays and fifteen other global financial institutions came under investigation by a handful of regulatory authorities — including those of the United States, Canada, Japan, Switzerland, and the UK — for colluding to manipulate the Libor rate beginning in 2003.

We are pleased to share this discussion and analysis of timely topics and trends under the general rubric of international practice — that is, controversies or disputes constituting or arising out of litigations, arbitrations, and regulatory enforcement and investigations of companies, laws, or regulations affecting more than one international sovereign power.

This includes responding to and defending SFO cases and other government and regulatory investigations, the review of and / or implementation of anti-bribery policies and practice, corporate internal fraud and corruption investigations, and providing advice on directors» liability under the criminal law.

Paliare Roland provides advice and representation to officers, directors and corporations who are under investigation for regulatory, criminal or quasi-criminal offences.

2 - 23.2 (1) A lawyer must not practise law in an MDP unless (a) the lawyer and all members of the MDP are in compliance with Rules 2 - 23.1 to 2 - 23.12 and the Professional Conduct Handbook, (b) all lawyers who are members of the MDP have obtained express permission under this Division to practise law in the MDP, (c) all non-lawyer members of the MDP are of good character and repute, (d) all members of the MDP agree in writing (i) that practising lawyers who are members of the MDP will have actual control over the delivery of legal services by the MDP, (ii) that non-lawyer members of the MDP will not interfere, directly or indirectly with the lawyer's (A) obligation to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (B) exercise of independent professional judgement, (iii) to comply with the Act, these Rules and the Professional Conduct Handbook, and (iv) to cooperate with and assist the Society or its agents in the conduct of a practice review, examination or investigation, and (e) all members of the MDP who are governed by the regulatory body of another profession agree to report to the MDP any proceedings concerning their conduct or competence.

And the firm is under investigation by the regulatory authorities when a key player dumped his shares last year.

At the Federal Highway Administration, Tom led a national team of more than 50 lawyers providing legal and policy counsel to the agency's leadership on a wide range of regulatory and policy issues affecting transportation infrastructure, including environmental review and permitting for transportation projects; compliance with Buy America requirements; investigation of civil rights complaints filed under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act; implementation of federal grant, loan, and loan guarantee programs for transportation projects; and development of major rulemakings and guidance documents implementing recent federal transportation legislation.

Some of my representative matters include acting for clients involved in price - fixing and customs investigations, professional regulation investigations and fraud and white - collar crime investigations under Canadian criminal and regulatory legislation.

It acts for journalists under investigation by the police, deals with company regulatory obligations and is dedicated to uncovering miscarriages of justice.

Ideal candidates have multi-jurisdictional regulatory and investigations experience in areas now under the spotlight, such as bribery, tax evasion, and money laundering.

She has also advised clients subject to regulatory investigations and litigation involving a spectrum of federal and state laws, including under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), Gramm - Leach - Bliley Act (GLBA), state data breach notification laws, California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA) and others.

Legislative and regulatory updates: status under the new administration including Dodd - Frank and Financial CHOICE Act, Delaware legislative and judicial developments, investigation and enforcement priorities and trends

Those firms then fall under the jurisdiction of LeO's regulatory oversight and complaints investigation activities.

Advising PLC Boards on the handling of regulatory investigations, interviews under compulsion and under caution.

We advise registered representatives and companies on FINRA conduct rules, including broker check disputes and Form U4 / U5 issues; defend companies and individuals in FINRA regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings; represent companies and individuals in industry and customer disputes in the FINRA forum; and litigate cases arising under federal and state securities laws.

The proposed rule would have defined «health oversight agency» as «an agency, person, or entity, including the employees or agents thereof, (1) That is: (i) A public agency; or (ii) A person or entity acting under grant of authority from or contract with a public agency; and (2) Which performs or oversees the performance of any audit; investigation; inspection; licensure or discipline; civil, criminal, or administrative proceeding or action; or other activity necessary for appropriate oversight of the health care system, of government benefit programs for which health information is relevant to beneficiary eligibility, or of government regulatory programs for which health information is necessary for determining compliance with program standards.»

Sometimes I do it for nice corporate executives in major multinational corporations under federal investigations for financial, corporate or regulatory offenses, but it's still just criminal defense.

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Among other proposals, the bill will «strengthen Austrac's investigation and enforcement powers» as well as «close a regulatory gap by bringing digital currency exchange providers under the remit of Austrac,» the announcement reads, adding that: