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2 weeks ago | 
natlawreview.com | Cameron Abbott |Rob Pulham |A.J. Dhaliwal |Thomas V. Panoff
As of 29 May 2025, the requirement on businesses to report ransomware payments they make has come into effect. If a reporting business entity becomes impacted by a cyber security incident and ends up making a ransomware payment in response to the incident, the business must report the ransomware payment to the designated government agency within 72 hours after making the payment or becoming aware that the payment was made.
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Oct 11, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Thomas V. Panoff
The banking industry’s efforts to challenge a new Illinois law banning interchange fees, also known as “swipe fees,” on tax and tip payments gained significant momentum when the OCC criticized the law as an “ill-conceived” threat to the “efficient and effective” operation of the banking system in an amicus brief filed in Illinois federal court on October 2.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Matt Benz |Thomas V. Panoff
On August 5, a prominent investment brokerage firm disclosed in a quarterly filing that it has been responding to requests from the SEC since April related to the firm’s practice of sweeping uninvested customer account balances into interest-bearing deposit programs at affiliate banks in order to generate income.
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Aug 12, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Matt Benz |Thomas V. Panoff
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On August 5, a prominent investment brokerage firm disclosed in
a quarterly filing that it has been responding
to requests from the SEC since April related to the firm's
practice of sweeping uninvested customer account balances into
interest-bearing deposit programs at affiliate banks in order to
generate income.
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Thomas V. Panoff
On August 5, a prominent investment brokerage firm disclosed in a quarterly filing that it has been responding to requests from the SEC since April related to the firm’s practice of sweeping uninvested customer account balances into interest-bearing deposit programs at affiliate banks in order to generate income.
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Jun 21, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Thomas V. Panoff
Illinois has become the first state to enact restrictions on credit and debit card interchange fees – commonly known as swipe fees – linked to taxes and gratuities. The Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (the “Act”), embedded as Section 150-10 of the state’s latest revenue bill, signed on June 7 by Governor J.B. Pritzker, aims to accommodate retailers who have long contested the fairness of these fees.
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Mar 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Gail F. Levine |Thomas V. Panoff |Daniel K. Storino |Scott Perlman
Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face
increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as
from state antitrust enforcement officials.
The public comment period is a good opportunity for private
equity firms to weigh in.
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Mar 12, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Rachel J. Lamorte |Gail F. Levine |Thomas V. Panoff
Key Takeaways Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as from state antitrust enforcement officials. The public comment period is a good opportunity for private equity firms to weigh in.
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Mar 11, 2024 | 
today.westlaw.com | Rachel J. Lamorte |Thomas V. Panoff |Daniel K. Storino |Jeremy Silas
(May 01, 2024) - Mayer Brown LLP attorneys Rachel Lamorte, Thomas Panoff, Daniel Storino and Jeremy Silas discuss an announcement by three federal regulators that they are looking into private equity's "increasing control over health care."•Private equity acquisitions in healthcare will likely face increased scrutiny from multiple federal departments, as well as from state antitrust enforcement officials. •The public comment period is a good opportunity for private equity firms to weigh in.
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Jun 14, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | David Harrison |Mark E. Hills |Thomas V. Panoff |Rachel J. Lamorte
PE firms are facing a more challenging merger enforcement
climate in the US, EU and UK, particularly in the technology, life
sciences and defence/security sectors where antitrust authorities
may sense that certain past mergers have slipped through the
cracks. Rollups are also increasingly hitting roadblocks,
particularly in sectors such as veterinary, dental and medical
services.
