11/21/2025 12:06:18 PM UK EMIR Update: Intragroup Exemption Consultations and Additional Q&As By Carolyn Jackson Ciara McBrien James Wells On 5 November 2025, HM Treasury (HMT) published a draft statutory instrument, the Over-the Counter-Derivatives (Intragroup Transactions)...
11/20/2025 2:07:03 PM Lessons Learnt from Ofcom's First Enforcement of the Online Safety Act - Lessons from 4chan By Terry Green Larry Wong Since the Online Safety Act’s (OSA) first requirements came into force in January 2025, Ofcom has published its first confirmation...
11/19/2025 5:42:54 PM FINRA Case Involving Gifts and Entertainment By Richard Marshall On October 21, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed a settled enforcement action involving allegedly improper gifts...
11/19/2025 5:38:29 PM State Regulators Announce Enforcement Priorities By Richard Marshall On October 16, the North American Securities Administrators Association (NASAA) published the enforcement priorities for state securities...
11/19/2025 5:32:56 PM SEC Chairman Prioritizes Public Offering Reforms; Trump Signals Renewed Scrutiny of Proxy Advisers By Richard Marshall Recent developments indicate a dual focus on regulatory reform for public companies, with the SEC Chairman Paul Atkins prioritizing...
11/18/2025 2:59:46 PM Medicare Launches Prior Authorization Pilot for Select Services in Six States: What Hospitals Need to Know By Anthony Del Rio Vinal Patel Medicare is launching a significant new prior authorization initiative under the CMS Innovation Center’s Wasteful and Inappropriate...
11/17/2025 10:06:01 PM SEC Chairman Calls for a Fairer Wells Process: Reinforcing Due Process and Transparency in Enforcement By Susan Light Alex Kim Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Atkins recently spoke at Fordham Law School for the “25th Annual A.A. Sommer, Jr....
11/17/2025 2:41:26 PM Unlocking Bespoke Product Approvals: FDA Puts Forth Plausible Mechanism Pathway By Kate Hardey On November 12, 2025, the New England Journal of Medicine published an article authored by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for...
11/14/2025 7:55:56 PM Business Income Tax Planning in Light of the OBBBA: What Owners and Investors Need to Know By Saul Rudo Valentina Famparska Richard Nguyen-Le The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) brings increased predictability for business owners, founders, family offices and investors in...
11/14/2025 3:54:48 PM After the 43‑Day Shutdown: What CFTC Market Participants and Registered Entities Should Expect By Carl Kennedy The federal government’s 43‑day shutdown — which ended with a late‑evening November 12 funding bill and next‑day return to duty for...
11/12/2025 4:20:20 PM Early TM Screening: the EUIPO’s new AI tool for pre-filing trade mark checks By Nathan Smith An interesting new development at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): the launch of what they describe as a new...
11/7/2025 5:08:53 PM Key Takeaways from Katten’s ANA Panel on Advertising Risk By Catherine O'Brien At the 2025 ANA Masters of Advertising Law Conference, Katten partners Chris Cole and Kristin Achterhof, joined by Michael Friedman of...
11/6/2025 3:53:35 PM Are You Using 'Finfluencers': Practical Guidance for CFTC-Registered Derivatives Intermediaries and Exchanges By Carl Kennedy Retail participation in futures, forex and swaps has accelerated markedly in recent years, propelled by low-cost access, mobile platforms...
11/4/2025 4:55:44 PM Court Dismisses Overly-Technical Claim That FDCPA Applies to Communications With Vendors Mailing Collection Letters By Ted Huffman The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) imposes various requirements on debt collectors aimed to protect consumers’ privacy rights...
11/3/2025 2:37:09 PM Keeping it Short: FCA Consults on Implementation of Streamlined UK Short Selling Regime By Christopher Collins Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Neil Robson Ciara McBrien James Wells +3 more... Show less On 28 October 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a consultation paper (CP25/29) proposing significant changes to the...
10/29/2025 6:11:24 PM Regulatory Compliance in Leveraged ETF Sales Practices By Michael Diver Richard Marshall Alex San Martin The Wall Street Journal reported last week that “Popular Leveraged Funds Shock Investors With Huge Losses.” It is important to...