Bradford Edwards partner Camille Joseph Varlack spoke at BIHC’s Elevating Black Excellence Virtual Regional Summit held on May 12, 2022. Camille appeared on a panel entitled “Crisis Management: What To Do When Disaster Strikes”, which discussed the best practices to plan for and effectively manage a crisis in the current environment.
Meet Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP’s 2022 Summer Intern
Bradford Edwards & Varlack is proud to introduce our summer 2022 intern! Meet John McLoughlin.
Bradford Edwards Partners Named to 2022 New York Metro Super Lawyers List
Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP is pleased to announce that partners Patrick A. Bradford and Denver G. Edwards have been named to the New York Metro Super Lawyers List for 2022, marking their third consecutive year receiving this honor.
Meet Bradford Edwards & Varlack LLP’s 2022 Spring Intern
Bradford Edwards & Varlack is proud to introduce our spring 2022 intern! Meet Christian Rivera.
CFTC Commissioner Dawn Stump Challenges the CFTC to “Do the Hard Thing” – Provide Regulatory Guidance to the Digital Asset Industry
On January 13, 2022, CFTC Commissioner Dawn D. Stump delivered remarks at the Chamber of Digital Commerce. Commissioner Stump acknowledged that: (1) market regulators must avoid stifling beneficial market innovations by rigidly clinging to past regulatory approaches that do not fit the current paradigm of products and services offered to the public; and (2) infrastructure providers must accept regulatory oversight to assure market integrity and consumer protection.
Biden Administration Releases U.S. Strategy on Countering Corruption
In December 2021, the White House released the “United States Strategy on Countering Corruption” (the “Strategy”). The Strategy is a follow-on document to the June 3, 2021, Memorandum on Establishing the Fight Against Corruption; (See our prior Alert regarding corruption as national security priority), which set Administration policies regarding the corrosive impact of corruption globally and directed key agencies and departments to develop strategies to attack corruption.
Federal Trade Commission’s Forthcoming Four Year Strategic Plan (2022-2026)
Next year the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or “Commission”) will adopt a new four-year strategic plan for fiscal years 2022-2026, as required by the GPRA Modernization Act of 2010. This Act requires federal agencies to update their strategic plans every four years.
Banking Agencies’ Joint Statement Promises Clarification of Digital Assets in 2022
On November 23, 2021, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (collectively, “Supervisory Agencies”) issued the Joint Statement on Crypto-Asset Policy Sprint Initiative and Next Steps (“Joint Statement”).
OCC Clarifies That Digital Asset Activities are Permissible if Safeguards are in Place
On November 18, 2021, the Chief Counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) published Interpretative Letter #1179 to clarify the Digital Asset Letters (defined below) related to the permissibility of national banks and Federal savings associations (collectively, “Banks”) to engage in cryptocurrency, distributed ledger, and stablecoin activities.
SEC Chair Gensler Outlines SEC Enforcement Priorities and Approach
On November 4, 2021, SEC Chair Gary Gensler delivered remarks at a Securities Enforcement Forum and explained why enforcement is a “fundamental pillar in achieving the SEC’s mission” of investor protection, capital formation, and efficient and orderly markets. Chair Gensler’s remarks came one-week after Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote address at the ABA’s 36th Annual Institute on White Collar Crime on October 28th, in which she outlined the DOJ’s priorities to prevent corporate crime.
