Last month, the New York State Department of Financial Services (the “DFS”) became the first US regulator to impose specific, substantive requirements on the use of “unconventional sources or types of external data” in financial services.

On 30 January 2019, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore imposed a total fine of S$1,522,354 on the owners and operators of various hotels for engaging in illegal exchange of commercially sensitive information over WhatsApp. This update explores the key lessons that businesses in the hospitality sector should be aware of.

Bylined article by US Insurance Regulatory partner Lawrence Hamilton (Chicago) and associate Sanjiv Tata (New York).

China may soon announce a product exclusion process for the retaliatory tariffs that it imposed on certain US-origin goods in response to the recent US Section 301 tariffs.

Mergers and acquisition transactions for securitization sponsors and servicers present unique issues that require in depth knowledge of the underlying securitization structures and risks, as well as related financing, regulatory and technology issues.

On February 6, 2019, the staff of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued two identical Regulation S-K compliance and disclosure interpretations (C&DIs), C&DI 116.11 and C&DI 133.13.

The Post Clearance Audit (PCA) function in the Philippines is finally back with the Bureau of Customs (BOC). This is where it should have always been, as this function is the primary backstop that allows customs to facilitate the movement of goods across its borders. The function was moved from the BOC to the Department of Finance in 2014.

Cyberattacks are becoming more global and sophisticated, and 2019 is poised to continue this trend toward increasing complexity.

The Trump administration has made immigration enforcement an important priority of the federal government. This includes an emphasis on worksite enforcement, which is borne out by recent statistics released by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”).

Please see the latest issue of The Pensions Brief.

In this Legal Update, we provide certain US Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filing deadlines and key financial statement staleness dates for calendar year 2019.

Welcome to the latest edition of Mayer Brown’s Global Mining Update which focuses on some of the key legal issues and developments that have been affecting the mining sector over recent months.

Perspectives: Banking & Finance partner Bryan Barreras (NY) is more of a “math/science guy” than a history buff, but in early 2016, this all changed after attending a performance of Hamilton: An American Musical with his family.