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Top 10 Ways to Prepare for a CFPB Examination (United States)

By Carol R. Van Cleef, Keesha N. Warmsby, Robert S. Niemi

In this short article, find top ten tips to consider before you receive a notice from the US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) regarding an examination.
(Editor Note: On Oct. 17, 2022, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled CFPB's funding mechanism was unconstitutional. On Nov. 14, 2022, CFPB filed a writ of certiorari with the US Supreme Court requesting review of the decision in the 2022 term.)

Articles

Lifting the Corporate Veil: Partners' Liability in Mexico

By Rafael Sánchez, Bernardo Sada and Diego Medrano; Cuesta Campos y Asociados

This article presents scenarios found in Mexican legislation, showing a clear tendency to hold individuals, either legal representatives, agents, partners, or shareholders, liable for the unlawful acts carried out by the entities that they own and/or represent.

Articles

Asset Proction trust - Cayman Islands

By Walkers

An article providing information on Asset Protection Trusts in the Cayman Islands. Includes review of the Fraudulent Dispositions Law and the structure of asset protection trusts.

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Industrial Projects in the United States: Three Milestones on the Road to Bankability, Part Three: A Bankable Offtake

By David Tournier, General Manager & Corporate Secretary, IFFCO Canada Enterprise

In the first part of this Quick Overview, we examined how the feedstock of industrial projects in the United States should be procured so as to enhance bankability. In this third and final part, we address the purchase of the project's future production and other considerations that may affect bankability.

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Know Your Financials - Basic Financial Analysis

By David C. Butow, Marco Giorgino, Yves Heijmans, Marco Lechner, Tim Williams

Do you know your NPV from your IRR? Your Payback from your ROI? Find out how to understand and talk knowledgeably with business colleagues on financial matters. In-house counsel are frequently expected to demonstrate business acumen and sound financial decision-making skills. This session will help you to advise and make decisions based on financial data, explaining how to understand the balance sheet, income statement and statement of cash flow, and how to identify red flags that signal financial difficulties or accounting problems.