While the House and Senate were out of session for the last two weeks, federal financial regulators and legislators took a wide range of actions impacting the future of digital asset policy. Senate Banking Chair Tim Scott (R-SC)…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Q1 2025 edition of the Public Company Watch highlights critical updates and regulatory changes affecting public companies. Staying informed on these topics is crucial for effective compliance and strategic planning…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, Securities Law
On April 18, 2025, law firms representing California homeowners filed a pair of lawsuits accusing dozens of insurance companies of conspiring to deny property insurance to homeowners in fire-prone areas of California, including…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, Insurance
On April 8, 2025, New Mexico became the third state to sign into law a comprehensive ban on the use of intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in consumer and commercial products: the “Per- and…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Environmental Law
The biotech mergers and acquisitions market faces significant headwinds in the first half of 2025. These challenges include frozen capital markets, regulatory uncertainty at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Department…
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/ Business Organizations, Health, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
April 18, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have conditionally approved the merger of Discover Bank, Greenwood, Delaware, into Capital One, National Association, McLean, Virginia…
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/ Finance & Banking
The recent decision of the Delaware Court of Chancery in Desktop Metal, Inc. v. Nano Dimension Ltd. and Nano USI I, Inc. provides valuable lessons for both sellers and buyers on deal certainty and reasonable best efforts…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
In just a few weeks, the landscape for crypto policy has continued to shift dramatically. The president signed into law the repeal of an IRS rule that would have expanded the definition of “broker” to capture DeFi protocols; the…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
Earlier this week, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) and California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced the formation of a new bipartisan coalition called the Consortium of Privacy Regulators. This consortium…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
April 17, 2025 -
Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael S. Barr gave a speech entitled, “Deepfakes and the AI Arms Race in Bank Cybersecurity.”
April 17, 2025-
The Federal Reserve Bank of Boston published an article…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Investment Management (SEC) recently issued public notices indicating its imminent decision to grant several applications for a new form of exemptive relief for certain…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Securities Law
The Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) released several documents on April 11, 2025, to assist entities that must comply with the Final Rule regulating or prohibiting the transfer of bulk U.S. sensitive…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Privacy
April 16, 2025 -
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for February 2025. The next release, which will report on data for March 2025, is scheduled for May 16, 2025…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In 2018, the European Commission set forth a classification system to determine whether businesses are environmentally sustainable. The EU Taxonomy followed the legalistic style of the French Civil Code and flummoxed…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
April 15, 2025 -
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, National Credit Union Administration and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency temporarily paused certain appraisal requirements for real…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Real Estate - Residential
