William Cole

Jun 3, 2024 | niemagazine.com | William Cole |Matthew Orr |Shari Barbanel

By all accounts, consumer class action filings have dramatically increased over the past few years. And for every class action that gets filed, there are dozens, if not hundreds, of threatened claims. Most threatened claims are confidentially settled individually on an out-of-court basis, with little regard to the strength or weakness of the claims being asserted.

Jan 31, 2024 | naturalproductsinsider.com | Duffy Hayes |Josh Long |Hank Schultz |William Cole

HomeWilliam Cole William Cole Amin Talati WassermanA partner in Amin Talati Wasserman's Los Angeles office, Williamis a skilled trial attorney and former federal prosecutor with over 25 years of experience. His practice includes consumer class actions, intellectual property, business litigation, white collar and FTC matters. William successfully defended at trial a high-profile, false advertising class action against a leading dietary supplement company; the plaintiff received nothing at trial.

Dec 18, 2023 | jdsupra.com | William Cole |Patrick DePoy |Eliot Robinson

Over the past several months, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has concluded several aggressive enforcement actions related to supposed violations of Rule 21F-17 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Rule”).

Dec 10, 2023 | mondaq.com | Cheryl Isaac |William Cole

On 4 December 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) proposed guidance on the listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts. The proposal outlines how designated contract markets (DCMs), which are CFTC-registered derivatives exchanges, may list VCC derivative contracts while complying with statutory "Core Principles" set forth in the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and applicable CFTC rules and regulations.

Oct 26, 2023 | mondaq.com | Jennifer L. Klass |William Cole

On 16 October 2023, the Division of Examinations (the Division) of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its examination priorities for the 2024 fiscal year. In an interesting twist, the SEC released the examination priorities early, changing the timing to correspond to the beginning of its new fiscal year. Notably, the Division's 2024 priorities omit any mention of environmental, social, or governance issues, which had been highlights of its 2022 and 2023 priorities.