Financial Markets Crisis Resource Center

Roundups of legal and economic analyses that appear in newspapers and on the Internet related to financial market turbulence.

Author: Max Schwartz is a special assistant to Tom Goldstein at Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld. Suggested Akin Gump contacts are Washington, D.C., partner Tom Goldstein, founder of SCOTUSblog; D.C. partner Smith Davis; and New York City partners Kerry Berchem, Fred Hodara and Stephen Vine.

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Recent Posts from Financial Markets Crisis Resource Center

ALERT: Acquisitions of Distressed Companies: Obtaining Antitrust Merger Clearance Using the Failing and Weakened Firm Defenses
What follows is the second part of an alert from Akin Gump’s corporate practice. See the first part here. For more information regarding this alert, please contact— Mark Botti, 202.887.4202, Washington, DC Anthony Swisher, 202.887.4263,…
ALERT: The Impact of Margin Calls on Insiders
What follows is an alert from Akin Gump’s corporate practice. For information, please contact— Kerry Berchem, 212.872.1095, New York The recent market downturn has forced some corporate insiders to involuntarily sell shares of their companies…
Upcoming Webinars of Note
Tuesday, October 28: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP partners John M. Dowd and Andrew J. Rossman will be presenting a free webinar titled “Who’s Going to Court, Who’s Going to Jail?: Civil and…
ALERT: Antitrust Clearance: Cutting through the Government Red Tape to Close the Deal
What follows is part one of a two-part post from Akin Gump’s antitrust practice. For more information on this alert, please contact— Mark Botti, 202.887.4202, Washington, DC Anthony Swisher, 202.887.4263, Washington, DC Introduction and Background…
ALERT: SEC Adopts New Rules on Short Selling
What follows is an alert from Akin Gump’s investment funds practice. If you have questions regarding this alert, please contact- Mark H. Barth, 212.872.1065, New York David M. Billings, 44.20.7012.9620, London Jan-Paul Bruynes, 212.872.7457, New…
Is My Cash Safe? Frequently Asked Questions About Money Market Funds and Bank Accounts
What follows is from Akin Gump’s corporate practice. Download a PDF of the full document here. For questions, please contact— Patrick J. Dooley, 212.872.1080, New York Bruce S. Mendelsohn, 212.872.8117, New York Eliot D. Raffkind,…
ALERT: Credit Default Swaps: Overview of Rights and Obligations Surrounding Credit Events and Events of Default
What follows is a client alert from Akin Gump’s litigation practice. A PDF of the full alert can be downloaded here. If you have questions regarding this alert, please contact— Anthony T. Pierce, 202.887.4411, Washington,…
UPDATED 10-16: Quick Links to Recent SEC Actions and Related Guidance
In light of the recent flurry of SEC actions and related guidance, we offer the following summary of the SEC releases along with links to the full text of the documents. See client alerts summarizing…
Increased MD&A Disclosures in Light of Recent Fair Value Accounting Guidance
What follows is from Akin Gump’s corporate practice. For more information, please contact— Patrick J. Dooley, 212.872.1080, New York Bruce S. Mendelsohn, 212.872.8117, New York Eliot D. Raffkind, 214.969.4667, Dallas Stephen M. Vine, 212.872.1030, New…
Securities and Exchange Commission Manual and Public Comment Request
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued a manual from its Division of Enforcement and a request for public comment on fair value accounting, both of which may clarify the Commission’s actions and decisions.…