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The battle for crypto regulations is making progress, especially after Gary Gensler, SEC Chairman said cryptocurrency should be co-regulated by both the SEC and the CFTC. “Together, the agencies can assure market integrity,” stated Gensler. Gensler proposed a ‘one rule book’ that protects trading regardless of whether the pairing is a security or a commodity.…
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Warren Law Group is pleased to welcome our newest Paralegals, Julie Haddad and Tanya Kaul Julie received her LL.M from Yeshiva University and has five years of experience working in the legal industry in which she worked for a litigation and pharmaceutical law firm in Paris, France. Julie is also a native French speaker. Tanya…
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As a broker, if you were not aware of Regulation Best Interest (Reg BI) before, you certainly should be now. The SEC recently charged broker-dealer firm Western International Securities Inc. for violating Reg BI obligations after it sold over $13 million of L bonds to retirees and investors. The SEC complaint stated that the investors…
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Warren Law Group had a wonderful time sponsoring Signature Bank‘s Luncheon with Keith Hernandez, former, renowned New York Mets first basemen. The event offered attendees the opportunity to network with one another, enjoy a delicious lunch, and listen to a speech given by Mr. Hernandez. His speech highlighted Keith Hernandez’s renowned career with the New York…
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Are you a broker-dealer or in the investment advisory business? If so, you should be aware of the SEC’s recent regulatory charges against Charles Schwab. The SEC charged three investment advisors affiliated with Schwab for failure to disclose that they were allocating client funds in a way that their own internal analyses showed would be…
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Warren Law Group is pleased to welcome four new attorneys to the firm! C.A. Morrison is an experienced cannabis regulatory attorney and entrepreneur, having pioneered one of the first cannabis businesses and non-profits in Denver, Colorado, and will lead our cannabis, hemp, and CBD division at Warren Law Group. Before and during her tenure as…
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Cannabis is officially legal in New York State, and with that comes various regulations that will require the help of an attorney. NYS marijuana regulators recently took another step towards creating a regulatory framework for cannabis by approving a series of proposed rules for packaging, labeling, advertising, and testing requirements. Some of these requirements include…
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The SEC’s attack on meme stocks is far from over — the agency has released a video warning investors of meme stocks, with a message intended to educate investors on responsible trading. The YouTube video has left many investors feeling that the SEC does not have their best interest in mind. Many profited off of…
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The DOJ has charged Nathaniel Chastain, a former product manager at Ozone Networks, Inc. d/b/a OpenSea (“OpenSea”), a non-fungible token marketplace, with wire fraud and money laundering, in connection with a scheme to commit insider trading involving NFT’s. The defendant used confidential, OpenSeal information regarding which NFT’s were going to be featured on its homepage. David…
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