6/6/2024 9:12:41 PM The Office of the National Cyber Director Releases 2024 Report on Cybersecurity Posture By Trisha Sircar On May 7, 2024, the Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD) released the 2024 Report on the Cybersecurity Posture of the United...
4/1/2025 8:38:58 PM CFTC Withdraws Pair of Advisories on Heightened Review Approach to Digital Asset Derivatives By Dan Davis On March 28, the staff of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued two press releases announcing the withdrawal of two...
4/1/2025 6:28:31 PM Winding Back the Clock: CFTC Withdraws Controversial SEF Registration Staff Letter By Carl Kennedy Carolyn Jackson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins +1 more... Show less The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has withdrawn its previous staff advisory...
3/28/2025 5:48:46 PM RIP Overdraft Rule? By Eric Werlinger Stuart Richter Eric Hail Ted Huffman Camille Brooks +2 more... Show less Last month, bills were introduced in the House and Senate to overturn the much-maligned CFPB overdraft rule. You can find our previous...
3/27/2025 1:47:49 PM Will Texas Become the First State To Enact a “Mini-CFIUS” Review Process? By Jonathan Rotenberg Gabriella Weick On March 13, 2025, the Texas Legislature introduced HB 5007, which, if enacted, could establish the first US state regime tasked with...
3/26/2025 3:30:12 PM SEC Marketing Rule Update: New Staff FAQs on Performance Presentations By Adam Bolter On March 19, Staff from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued much-needed (and anticipated) relief in the form of two new...
3/21/2025 4:57:19 PM Employment Law Update: New Compensation Limits and Statutory Payment Rates By Christopher Hitchins Brigitte Weaver Maya Sterrie Under the Employment Rights (Increase of Limits) Order 2025 (the “Employment Order”), there will be changes to the compensation limits...
3/21/2025 2:49:26 PM SEC Clarifies Position on Proof-of-Work Mining: What It Means for Bitcoin and Beyond By Dan Davis Alex Kim The Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a significant statement yesterday that certain...
3/19/2025 7:55:57 PM UK-Based Graffiti Artists Sue Vivienne Westwood in California for Misuse of Their Tags By David Halberstadter Asena Baran “In a culture where association with philistines is a death knell,” UK-based graffiti and street artists Cole Smith, Reece Deardon and...
3/19/2025 3:36:15 PM Canada Announces Refreshed Advisory Council on AI to Promote Safe and Responsible AI By Trisha Sircar On March 6, 2025, François-Phillipe Champagne, Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry, announced a series of initiatives to support...
3/19/2025 10:58:41 AM Navigating DORA Compliance: Recent Developments By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien The EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took effect on 17 January 2025 after a two-year implementation period. DORA sets out new...
3/17/2025 7:33:09 PM FINRA Proposes and Seeks Comment on Simplified Rules for Outside Business Activities and Private Securities Transactions By Wayne Aaron On Friday, March 14, in Regulatory Notice 25-05, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) proposed a new rule to address when...
3/17/2025 7:14:46 PM The Latest Attack on Consumer Arbitration Agreements By Camille Brooks Stuart Richter Eric Werlinger The war against arbitration agreements continues apace. The latest volley comes from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,...
3/17/2025 2:55:21 PM Turning Up the Heat - Ofcom Ramps Up Pressure for Platforms under the Online Safety Act By Terry Green From today, online platforms are expected to have risk assessments in place to understand how likely it is for its users to encounter...
3/11/2025 6:45:50 PM CFTC Acting Chairman Pham Announces Effort to Quickly Resolve Recordkeeping and Reporting Investigations and Pledges Additional Guidance on Self-Reporting and Cooperation By Zachary Schmitz Carl Kennedy During her keynote address at the Futures Industry Association’s International Futures Industry Conference, BOCA50, CFTC Acting Chairman...
3/7/2025 10:36:26 PM CFPB Drops Challenge That Lease-to-Own Agreements Be Regulated As "Credit" By Eric Hail Ted Huffman On Thursday, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) dropped its high-profile enforcement action against Acima in Utah federal...
3/7/2025 6:48:52 PM Executive Order Establishes Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile By Dan Davis Alex Kim Bitcoin and other digital assets now have a welcome home in the United States government. On March 6, President Trump signed an executive...