Blank Rome expanded its national platform to Chicago, with the addition of a four-partner group. The law firm expects the new office to launch upon the completion of certain regulatory requirements. read more

JUN 13, 2019 - 6:45 am

Mitchell Rabinowitz and Jenny Cieplak joined law firm Latham & Watkins’ Washington, D.C. office as partners in the Financial Institutions and FinTech Industry Groups within the Corporate Department. read more

JUN 10, 2019 - 6:55 am

Law firm Moritt Hock & Hamroff appointed Dennis C. O'Rourke chair of its Corporate & Securities Practice Group. read more

JUN 7, 2019 - 6:45 am

The United States Attorney's Office arrested Edward Shin, the CEO of Noah Bank, for allegedly taking bribes in connection with the bank's issuance of loans and causing the bank to issue loans to companies in which he had a secret interest. read more

MAY 30, 2019 - 6:45 am

Trucking company Celadon Group agreed to pay total restitution of $42.2 million for filing materially false and misleading statements to investors and falsifying books, records and accounts. read more

APR 29, 2019 - 7:00 am

The Federal Reserve Board has fined Standard Chartered Bank of London and its parent company $164 million for the firm's unsafe and unsound practices relating to inadequate sanctions controls and failure to disclose sanctions risks to the Federal Reserve. read more

APR 11, 2019 - 7:00 am

The FDIC reached a $335 million settlement with PricewaterhouseCoopers related to professional negligence claims brought by the FDIC against accounting firm arising out of the audits of the failed Colonial Bank. read more

MAR 18, 2019 - 6:55 am

Hercules Capital CEO Manuel Henriquez has voluntarily stepped aside as the firm’s chairman and CEO. According to Bloomberg, the news comes in the wake of Henriquez’s indictment by federal authorities because of his alleged involvement in the college admissions cheating scandal. read more

MAR 14, 2019 - 7:05 am

Wells Fargo CEO and President Tim Sloan testified before the House Financial Services Committee, asserting Wells Fargo has become a better bank through ongoing operational reforms. But numerous news services reported this testimony was met with skepticism by Congressional membership. read more

MAR 13, 2019 - 7:05 am

Healthcare finance lawyer Robyn Helmlinger joined law firm Orrick as a partner in the Public Finance Group. Helmlinger will be based in San Francisco. read more

MAR 13, 2019 - 6:35 am

Debt investment firm Marble Ridge Capital sent a letter to the Neiman Marcus board of directors in light of the credit default swap market indicating a greater than 80% probability of default. read more

MAR 5, 2019 - 6:55 am

Robert Goldenberg joined Reed Smith as counsel in the law firm’s Financial Industry Group. read more

FEB 5, 2019 - 6:50 am

Law firm Morrison & Foerster opened an office in Boston to further extend its technology and life sciences capabilities. The move also expanded the firm’s Finance and Emerging Companies and Venture Capital practices. read more

FEB 5, 2019 - 6:45 am

Carla Potter, co-author of Equipment Financing in Canada, joined the partnership at Cassels Brock & Blackwell in Toronto, Canada. read more

FEB 4, 2019 - 6:45 am

Thompson Hine elected five new partners. David D. Thomas, a member of the Commercial & Public Finance practice group, focuses on commercial financing and advises clients on equipment leasing transactions. read more

JAN 14, 2019 - 6:35 am