Legal Archive

by Andrew S. Nix, Maynard Cooper & Gale Equity incentives can be a very effective component of a bank’s compensation program. When used properly, equity incentives can help advance a bank’s business strategy, link pay and performance and provide a competitive advantage in recruitment ...Read More

by Elena A. Lovoy The summer movie line-up always includes sequels or reboots of prior box office hits and this summer has been no exception. “Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again” was released on July 20. The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (BCFP) also ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter and Brant Biddle As so often happens, with an end comes new beginnings. The Supreme Court’s 2017–18 term now has come to a close, with no shortage of big cases to consume the attention of Court watchers and the media. ...Read More

by Stephen Davis and Joey A. Chbeir U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (“ICE”) is in the process of hiring approximately 10,000 additional ICE officers. Many of these will be assigned to investigate workforce compliance with immigration regulations. Tom Homan, the deputy director of ICE, ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter, Waller Two recent developments at the Supreme Court — both featuring the incomparable Justice Elena Kagan — merit particular attention in this forum. Early on in the month of March, the Supreme Court decided a bankruptcy case involving a large ...Read More

With two days remaining in the proposed schedule for the 2018 Regular Session, all of the three bills still being tracked by the association are in position to pass before the final day adjourns next week. First, House Bill 417, a bill Rep. Chris ...Read More

by Charles W. Prueter The Supreme Court picked up its pace in the last week of February, issuing seven decisions in argued cases. (The Court thereby nearly tripled its entire output in such cases since the beginning of the term in October 2017.) Two ...Read More