It’s not a question of if your company will be the victim of a data breach, but when. This is the reality that all companies, large or small, need to prepare for in today’s marketplace.

This past week has seen two novel developments in the spoofing theories of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. The first involves alleging that orders placed on a foreign market that were immediately canceled after the fill of an order on a U.S. exchange (and vice versa) constitute violations of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The second involves allegations that a trader’s mere flashing of large orders — posting and then quickly canceling orders — without placing a genuine order on the opposite side of the market violates the CEA’s anti-disruptive trading provisions.

Murphy & McGonigle’s Women’s Initiative will serve as a sponsor of the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Women’s Leadership Forum on Thurs., Oct. 25 in New York City. The focus of this Women’s Leadership Forum is to address ways to enhance positive culture within the financial services industry.

Is the growing practice of telemedicine by health care providers the next frontier for scrutiny by the U.S. Department of Justice following this past June’s largest health care fraud takedown to date? Lionel Andre and Michelle Bradford, two partners who teamed up as federal prosecutors in the successful prosecution of the largest health care fraud case in District of Columbia history, detail key steps for how health care providers utilizing telemedicine can ensure they are abiding by the law in this article from Health Law360.

Murphy & McGonigle served as a sponsor of the 2018 Emily Cella Golf Tournament on Sat., Sept. 16 at the Bristow Manor Golf Club in Bristow, VA.

A wide range of renowned thought leaders and innovators in the blockchain, cryptocurrency and financial services sectors will be featured speakers at CryptoLex 2018, Murphy & McGonigle’s inaugural Blockchain conference. The speakers represent a mix of experts that includes blockchain entrepreneurs, investors, regulators with both federal and state experience, legal and academia.