Time is running out for many financial institutions and money services businesses that offer international remittances for their consumer customers.

After the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United vs. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876 (2010), employers may now freely communicate with employees and offer support to specific federal candidates and political parties.

If you have employees who perform work in Broward County, beware! Employers must act now to ensure their employment practices are in compliance with the new law, which becomes effective January 1, 2013. Attend Gunster’s November 13 complimentary, one-hour breakfast seminar to learn more.

According to FinCEN, payment processors present a risk to the payment system by making it vulnerable to money laundering, identity theft, fraud schemes and illicit transactions.

Gunster’s David Scileppi will be talking about Managing Regulations and Disclosures on October 23. The session is part of CustomerConnect Live!, the 17th annual conference for law department operations and corporate governance professionals, on October 22 – 25 at Disney’s Contemporary Hotel.

David M. Wells was named Jacksonville Banking & Finance Litigation “Lawyer of the Year” for 2013 by The Best Lawyers in America®. Only a single lawyer in each practice area in each community is honored as Lawyer of the Year.

Before committing to serve as a medical director, you may wish to make sure that any contractual or employment relationship between a practitioner agreeing to serve as a medical director and a clinic include provisions that allow the practitioner to terminate the contract if they cannot affect compliance with those areas under their responsibility as set forth in the Health Care Clinic Act.

You are invited to attend the Gunster cocktail reception at the ICSC Shopping Center Law Conference on Thursday, October 25.

On September 25, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged three former bank executives in Nebraska with allegedly participating in a scheme to understate millions of dollars in losses and mislead investors and federal regulators at the height of the financial crisis, in 2008 and 2009.