1/23/2026 9:14:05 PM OCR Kicks Off 2026 with Reminders about "System Hardening" for HIPAA Covered Entities By Lisa Prather The January 2026 Cybersecurity Newsletter released by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights focuses on...
1/23/2026 3:57:46 PM Marketing Rule Relief for Investment Advisers: SEC Staff Clarifies Flexibility on Model Fees and SRO Disqualifying Events By Adam Bolter Michael Didiuk On January 15, Staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published two new frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to the...
1/20/2026 9:12:58 PM 2026 Proxy Season Update: Key Regulatory and Market Developments By Lawrence Levin Alyse Sagalchik Overview As public companies prepare for the 2026 proxy and annual reporting season, significant regulatory and market developments are...
1/20/2026 5:59:32 PM Supreme Court to Decide Fate of SEC’s Disgorgement Power By Nicholas Liotta Scott Resnik The U.S. Supreme Court is set to resolve a critical circuit split over whether the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) must prove...
1/20/2026 11:59:07 AM New Year New Risk Assessment - Key Learning Points from Ofcom’s Year 1 Online Safety Risk Assessments Report By Terry Green The UK's online safety regulatory framework reached a significant milestone in 2025 with the first wave of risk assessments submitted...
1/20/2026 10:10:10 AM ESAs and UK Regulators Sign Memorandum of Understanding on Cross Border Oversight of Critical ICT Providers under DORA By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien The European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) and the UK’s Bank of England, Prudential Regulation Authority and Financial Conduct Authority...
1/14/2026 9:40:47 PM FinCEN Finalizes 2028 Compliance Date for Adviser AML Programs By Adam Bolter Michael Didiuk On December 31, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized a two‑year delay of the...
1/14/2026 6:58:20 PM Confidential Treatment for Advisers Act Filings: Process Changes and Practical Takeaways By Michael Didiuk Adam Bolter Investment advisers may request confidential treatment of certain information in Form ADV and other filings under the Investment Advisers...
1/14/2026 3:13:59 PM Serving as a Fiduciary for Sanctioned Clients? OFAC’s Recent Enforcement Action is a Warning Shot By Michael Rosensaft Nicholas Liotta Recent enforcement actions signal the Office of Foreign Assets Control's (“OFAC”) increased scrutiny of professionals, including...
1/13/2026 6:16:11 PM Defining Small: SEC Proposal Could Shift Regulatory Burdens for Advisers and Investment Companies By Adam Bolter Michael Didiuk On January 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the Proposal) to raise the small entity thresholds for...
1/9/2026 9:01:47 PM Delaware Corporate Law at an Inflection Point: Delaware Supreme Court Restores Tesla’s 2018 Performance-Based Equity Award to Elon Musk By Bruce Vanyo Sarah Eichenberger Dillon Rodriguez On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court reversed the Court of Chancery’s decision rescinding Elon Musk’s 2018 Tesla compensation...
1/9/2026 8:31:48 PM FCA Finalises Simplified UK Ancillary Activities Test By Carolyn Jackson Ciara McBrien James Wells On 19 December 2025, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published a policy statement (PS25/24) finalising the rules and guidance for...
1/7/2026 12:08:09 AM Do U.S. Courts Have Jurisdiction Over Maduro's Criminal Case? By Jacques Semmelman Alex San Martin The recent U.S. military action in Venezuela, in which U.S. forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores...
1/5/2026 1:55:45 PM As the Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered the Public Domain By David Halberstadter While many Americans think of January 1 as the day upon which to make and hopefully begin keeping New Year’s resolutions, copyright nerds...
12/29/2025 8:36:08 PM CY 2026 Stark Law Designated Health Services Code List Update and Brief User Guide By Ramana Rameswaran Ashley Francois On December 1, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its annual update to the Designated Health Services...
12/24/2025 5:21:02 PM CFTC No-Action Reinstates Broad Registration Exemption for Institutional CPOs, Pending Further Action By Christian Hennion On Friday, December 19, the Staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) Markets Participant Division published a new...