5/22/2026 6:40:35 PM Texas Supreme Court Rejects the “Gist” Doctrine and Clarifies When Parties May File Texas Lawsuits Regarding Out-of-State Property Interests By Ted Huffman On May 15, 2026, the Texas Supreme Court issued an important decision clarifying when Texas courts may exercise jurisdiction over...
5/22/2026 5:54:02 PM Self-Reporting and Cooperation 3.0: CFTC Enforcement Division’s New Policy Offers a Clearer Path to Declination By Dan Davis Christian Kemnitz Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Brian Poronsky Zachary Schmitz Mitchell Caminer Alexa Warner +5 more... Show less Building on recent public statements by Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) Enforcement Director David Miller,[1]...
5/22/2026 4:07:00 PM Tax Planning for Carve-Out and Take-Private Transactions: Use of Selective Section 338 and/or 336 Elections By Todd Hatcher Jeffrey Ng Dan Collins In carve-out transactions, especially in take-private transactions backed by private equity (PE), tax friction costs can often make or...
5/22/2026 2:34:24 PM Breaking New Ground: SEC and NFA Sign First-Ever Memorandum of Understanding By Carl Kennedy Alex Kim Michael Didiuk Matt Kluchenek +1 more... Show less The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the National Futures Association (NFA) announced an unprecedented step in regulatory...
5/19/2026 6:22:02 PM A Major Change in SEC Enforcement Settlements: SEC Rescinds ‘No-Deny’ Policy By Susan Light Wayne M. Aaron Michael Diver Christian Kemnitz Michael Lohnes Richard Marshall +3 more... Show less On May 18, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that it had rescinded its longstanding “no-deny” (gag) settlement...
5/15/2026 8:24:44 PM Weighing Bankruptcy and Alternative Solutions for Distressed Situations: A Conversation With Harold Israel and Jack O’Connor By Paul Musser In the latest episode of the TMA Chicago/Midwest Podcast, I sat down with Harold Israel and Jack O'Connor, partners in the Financial...
5/14/2026 9:17:17 PM SEC's Second Podcast Spotlights a 'Spring Cleaning' of Corporate Disclosure By Carl Kennedy Michael Didiuk Adam Bolter Lori Jacobs Alexa Warner +2 more... Show less On May 12, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released the second episode of its podcast, Material Matters, with Chairman Paul...
5/14/2026 6:57:39 PM California's CPOM Crackdown: The AG's One-Two Punch Puts PE-Backed Healthcare on Notice By Anthony Del Rio Caitlin Kierum Recent enforcement actions and legal filings signal that California regulators are ramping up enforcement. In the span of just over a...
5/8/2026 5:51:14 PM SEC Adopts Inflation-Based Adjustment to 'Qualified Client' Thresholds for Performance Fees By Michael Didiuk Alexa Warner Adam Bolter On April 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final order adjusting for inflation the dollar amount thresholds...
5/8/2026 5:19:29 PM Federal Court Blocks Arizona From Enforcing Gambling Laws Against Prediction Markets By Carl Kennedy Matt Kluchenek Alexa Warner Alex Kim +1 more... Show less A federal court has blocked Arizona from enforcing its state gambling laws against prediction markets. In an order issued on May 5, 2026,...
5/5/2026 6:12:57 PM A Presidential Monument Comes to the South Side: Chicago’s Controversial ‘TOPA’ Response to Gentrification Concerns By Seth Madorsky Jack Mulligan Over the last several years, the Obama Presidential Center (OPC) has steadily risen from Jackson Park on the South Side of Chicago. The...
5/5/2026 3:05:49 PM FCA Policy Statement on Fund Tokenisation: What You Need to Know By Christopher Collins Ryan Hansen Thomas Laurer Neil Robson Edward Tran Ciara Watson Eleanor Bines +4 more... Show less On 30 April 2026, the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published a policy statement (“PS26/7”), setting out rules and guidance to...
5/5/2026 2:55:56 PM CME Group Clarifies Application of Rule 575 to Pro Rata Markets By Peter Wilson Zachary Schmitz Christian Kemnitz Matt Kluchenek +1 more... Show less More than a decade after targeting disruptive trading practices by implementing Rule 575, CME Group (CME) continues to fine-tune its...
5/1/2026 5:51:10 PM Tariffs and the New Wave of Securities Class Actions By Jonathan Rotenberg Dillon Rodriguez Background: A Spike in Tariff-Related Filings Few issues have reshaped the corporate disclosure landscape over the past year as quickly...
4/30/2026 6:24:54 PM EPR Compliance: Your Questions Answered By Chris Cole One of the most urgent compliance topics involves Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws, now on the books in seven states. ...
4/29/2026 9:45:11 PM Medicaid Fraud Control Units: The 2025 Annual Report By Taylor Stilwell Ryan Meyer Medicaid Fraud Control Units: The 2025 Annual Report Medicaid Fraud Control Units (“MFCUs”) are specialized state law enforcement...