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...
4/22/2025 9:26:25 PM Financial Industry Concerns Cause FCC to Delay Implementation of Broad Consent Revocation Requirement under TCPA By Ted Huffman On April 11, 2025, a controversial new rule by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) was set to take effect to modify consent...
4/22/2025 8:56:45 PM A New Playbook: What the CFTC's Operating Divisions Will Consider When Making Enforcement Referrals By Carl Kennedy The three operating divisions of the CFTC (Division of Market Oversight, Market Participants Division, and the Division of Clearing and...
4/21/2025 6:09:39 PM Summer Concert (Seizure) Season By Matthew Messina David Halberstadter The summer concert season is almost here. As the weather warms, artists and fans alike are gearing up for highly anticipated tours, like...
4/21/2025 4:23:41 PM OFAC Issues Updated Guidance to Shipping and Maritime Sector Regarding Evasion of Iranian Oil Sanctions By Jacques Semmelman On April 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an update to its Sept. 2019...
4/17/2025 6:48:01 PM The CFPB Shuts Down Controversial "Regulation Through Guidance" Practices By Ted Huffman Eric Hail The acting head of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) continues to winnow out regulatory tools used by agency staff under...
4/14/2025 5:01:24 PM SEC Issues Crypto Securities Disclosure Statement as IRS DeFi Broker Rule Repealed By Dan Davis Alex Kim The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued a new statement about SEC staff’s experience with SEC...
4/10/2025 6:47:49 PM After 12 Enforcement Actions and 9 No-Action Letters, CFTC Staff Effectively Repeals the Pre-Trade Mid-Market Mark Disclosure Requirement By Carl Kennedy The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC or Commission) Market Participants Division (MPD) issued Letter 25-09, which effectively...
4/9/2025 2:13:31 PM DORA Compliance: Navigating the Latest Developments By Nathaniel Lalone Ciara McBrien On 24 March 2025, the following two developments relating to the implementation of the EU Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) took...
4/7/2025 2:41:29 PM SEC Provides Stablecoin Guidance Amid Legislative Developments By Dan Davis Alex Kim On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) Division of Corporation Finance issued guidance clarifying when certain...
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...