Sullivan & Cromwell discusses SEC Guidance on Approach to Forum Selection in Contested Actions

The SEC’s Division of Enforcement has issued guidelines explaining the factors it will consider in determining whether to bring enforcement actions as administrative or judicial proceedings. The SEC recently has been criticized for its increased use of administrative proceedings to …

Sullivan & Cromwell discusses Forum Non Conveniens Doctrine in Cases Having Peripheral Connection to New York Banking System

In an opinion issued on April 8, 2014,[1] the New York Court of Appeals unanimously dismissed on forum non conveniens grounds a case arising from a foreign exchange transaction between a bank in the United Arab Emirates and a general …