May 03, 2023 Special Series Explores Novel NFT Issues By Financial Markets and Funds Katten attorneys across the firm are examining NFTs and various legal issues raised by NFTs, including in copyright law and beyond.
Jun 07, 2023 IOSCO Consults on Policy Recommendations for Crypto and Digital Asset Markets By Neil Robson Ciara McBrien The International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) recently published a consultation report (CR01/2023) (“Consultation”)...
Jun 07, 2023 Four Key Considerations Since SEC Amended Form PF By Adam Bolter In early May, the SEC adopted a final rule amending Form PF, the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment...
Jun 07, 2023 Swap Dealers and Futures Commission Merchants: "Let's Talk About Risk," Says CFTC in an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking By Gary DeWaal Carl Kennedy Current risk management program (RMP) requirements of swap dealers (SDs) and future commission merchants (FCMs) will be re-evaluated as...
Jun 05, 2023 How Companies Are Calibrating Risk Tolerance to Implement AI Policies By Michael Justus Companies in all industries remain focused on implementing policies and training programs to govern employees’ use of generative AI...
Jun 05, 2023 New Medicare Coverage for Alzheimer's Disease Drugs By Cheryl Camin Murray Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced that Medicare will cover drugs that could slow the progression of...
Jun 01, 2023 Texas Legislature Passes Broad Consumer Data Privacy Bill By Trisha Sircar On May 28, the Texas legislature passed the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act (TDPSA), also known as H.B. 4. The TDPSA was sent to...
May 31, 2023 The AI Genie Is Not Going Back in the Bottle By Chris Cole The latest hysteria about AI comes in the form of a one-sentence letter signed by a large number of "Notable Personalities" and "AI...
May 31, 2023 Texas Hospital-at-Home Program Is Official & HHSC Again Extends Emergency Rule By Ramana Rameswaran Kenya Scott Woodruff Michelle Apodaca Joe Lecroy +1 more... Show less Recently we published a post, titled "Texas Legislature Provides Pathway for Continuation of Hospital-at-Home Program," which discussed...
May 24, 2023 What Will the FTC Do With Recycling? By Chris Cole The FTC is in the process of updating its venerable Green Guides, which "govern" environmental marketing claims in the United States. A...
May 22, 2023 OFAC Imposes New Reporting Requirement in Connection With Russia Sanctions By Jacques Semmelman On May 19, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an amendment to Directive 4 of the Russian...
May 19, 2023 Texas Legislature Provides Pathway for Continuation of Hospital-at-Home Program By Joe Lecroy Ramana Rameswaran Kenya Scott Woodruff Michelle Apodaca +1 more... Show less On May 16, 2023, the Texas legislature passed and sent to the Texas Governor House Bill 1890. If signed by the Governor, Texas would...
May 19, 2023 Post-Brexit UK-EU Memorandum of Understanding Adopted By Carolyn Jackson Neil Robson Nathaniel Lalone Christopher Collins Ciara McBrien +2 more... Show less On 17 May 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a press release announcing that – as a major post-Brexit milestone – it...
May 18, 2023 Will AI Be Regulated, and If So, How? By Chris Cole The doom and gloom prognosticators are predicting that AI will "impact" up to 80% of all jobs in the next ten years. However, that's...
May 18, 2023 OFAC to Issue Revised Sanctions Regs Against South Sudan By Jacques Semmelman On May 17, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it will be issuing a revised set of sanctions...
May 17, 2023 Q&A With Kenya Woodruff: Deputy General Counsel, Partner and Chair of Women’s Leadership Forum By Katten DEI In our DEI Annual Report, we featured the work and impact of our affinity groups. What follows is a Q&A with Kenya Woodruff, deputy...
May 16, 2023 SEC No-Action Letters on Proxy Materials and Other Developments Reinforce Commission-Wide Commitment to ESG By Danette Edwards Richard Zelichov Trevor Garmey Any doubts about the commitment of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) to environmental and social governance...