Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP

Sutherland is a law firm with global reach known for solving challenging business problems and resolving unique legal issues for many of the world's largest companies. Founded in 1924, the firm has grown to approximately 425 lawyers handling matters in every part of the world. Seven major practice areas — corporate, energy and environmental, financial services, intellectual property, litigation, real estate and tax — provide the framework that contains an extensive range of specialty areas, allowing its lawyers to serve a diverse client base that includes a number of Fortune 500 companies.

DOL Finalizes ERISA Disclosure Requirements for Retirement Plan Service Providers
February 15, 2012
On February 2, 2012, the Department of Labor (DOL) published “final final” regulations on the new disclosure and related requirements under ERISA for certain service providers to retirement plans. The DOL previously issued “interim” final regulations on July 16, 2010, which...

Regulatory Watch List for 2012: Issues Anticipated to Impact the Commodity ETF Industry
February 15, 2012
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) investing in commodities and their advisers, that are registered or required to be registered with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) as commodity pool operators (CPOs) or commodity trading advisors (CTAs), are accustomed to navigating a broad range of...

Regulatory Watch List for 2012: The Shifting Landscape for Hedge Funds and Other Private Funds
February 8, 2012
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the Dodd-Frank Act), which was adopted in July 2010 with the goals of reducing risk, increasing transparency and promoting market integrity within the financial system, significantly alters the space within which hedge funds and other...