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FLORIDA NON-COMPETE AND RELATED TORT LAW: WHEN DO AN EMPLOYEE’S ACTIONS BEFORE ENDING EMPLOYMENT CONSTITUTE TORTIOUS INTERFERENCE AS OPPOSED TO LAWFUL PREPARATION TO COMPETE?

It is well settled in Florida law that “an employee does not violate his duty of loyalty when he merely organizes a corporation during his employment to carry on a rival business after the expiration of his employment.” Fish v. … Continue reading

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SEC Proposes Actions to Improve Cross-Border Application of Security-Based Swap Requirements

The Securities and Exchange Commission today proposed a package of rule amendments and interpretive guidance to improve the framework for regulating cross-border security-based swaps transactions and market participants.The proposals are intended to improve the regulatory framework by pragmatically addressing implementation … Continue reading

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SEC and PCAOB actions against accountants dropped significantly in 2018

By John Filar AtwoodThe PCAOB finalized only 13 enforcement actions against accountants in 2018 representing a 63 percent decline from the 35 actions in 2017, according to a new report from Cornerstone Research. The number of SEC enforcement actions against … Continue reading

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Recent ‘firsts’ shape UK collective actions

This year marks four years since significant statutory reforms regenerated the UK’s collective actions arena. Following a rocky start to this new regime, it appears that 2019 may finally bring some clarity to potential claimants navigating the first hurdle of … Continue reading

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OMB Expands Department and Agency Actions Subject to Prepublication Review

The Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB’s) policy statement emphasizes the role of the Congressional Review Act in the rulemaking process and incorporates rulemaking actions that were not consistently subject to prepublication review under standing executive orders. Questions remain regarding … Continue reading

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