Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights December 22, 2025 Client Update Federal Reserve and FDIC take crypto-friendly steps The Federal Reserve and FDIC took actions last week designed to facilitate crypto-related activities. The Federal Reserve ... December 1, 2025 Client Update OCC updates BSA/AML examination procedures for community banks The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing ... October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie... October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations... August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W... July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d... See more insights October 1, 2012 Client Update Securities Offerings During Blackout Periods and Following a Quarter-End: What You Need to Know Many companies voluntarily impose a “blackout period” beginning around the time a quarter ends and continuing through ... September 12, 2012 Client Update CFTC Clarifies Swap Dealer Registration Timing On September 10, 2012, in response to market uncertainty, the CFTC issued FAQs clarifying the timing of swap dealer regist... September 12, 2012 Client Update United States Enacts Further Sanctions on Iran and Syria: the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 The recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”) strengthens existing sanctio... August 24, 2012 Client Update NFA Proposes to Amend Rules to Impose New Swaps Registration Requirement on FCMs, IBs, CPOs and CTAs On August 22, 2012, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) filed proposed rule changes with the Commodity Futures Tr... August 24, 2012 Client Update SEC Staff Issues FAQs on JOBS Act Research Provisions On August 22, 2012, the SEC staff released Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) about certain JOBS Act provisions that ... August 20, 2012 Client Update CFTC Proposes Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps On August 16, 2012, the CFTC proposed rules that would permit affiliated swap counterparties to elect an exemption from ma... July 30, 2012 Client Update CFTC Begins Implementation of Mandatory Clearing of Swaps On July 24, 2012, the CFTC finalized a rule establishing a schedule for compliance with the mandatory clearing requirement... July 30, 2012 Client Update Exit Consents Unlawful Under English Law Last week, the English High Court ruled that an “exit consent” used by Anglo Irish Bank to impose losses on subordinat... July 19, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Rule Requiring Consolidated Audit Trail On July 11, 2012, the SEC adopted a rule requiring the national securities exchanges and FINRA to jointly propose and impl... July 18, 2012 Client Update Dodd-Frank Two-Year Anniversary Progress Report This special Progress Report marks the two-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank. To highlight the occasion, we have developed se... Load More
December 22, 2025 Client Update Federal Reserve and FDIC take crypto-friendly steps The Federal Reserve and FDIC took actions last week designed to facilitate crypto-related activities. The Federal Reserve ...
December 1, 2025 Client Update OCC updates BSA/AML examination procedures for community banks The OCC released new Bank Secrecy Act examination procedures to reduce regulatory burdens for community banks, continuing ...
October 14, 2025 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC and OCC supervisory proposals The FDIC and OCC propose to codify safety and soundness and reputational risk. This update contains our key takeaways, vie...
October 13, 2025 Client Update FinCEN and banking agencies release updated SAR guidance FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations...
August 19, 2025 Client Update Crypto’s integration into the traditional financial system is underway President Trump entered the White House in January 2025 promising to make the United States the “Crypto Capital of the W...
July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act is enacted The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act – a landmark stablecoin bill – into law. Our client update breaks d...
October 1, 2012 Client Update Securities Offerings During Blackout Periods and Following a Quarter-End: What You Need to Know Many companies voluntarily impose a “blackout period” beginning around the time a quarter ends and continuing through ...
September 12, 2012 Client Update CFTC Clarifies Swap Dealer Registration Timing On September 10, 2012, in response to market uncertainty, the CFTC issued FAQs clarifying the timing of swap dealer regist...
September 12, 2012 Client Update United States Enacts Further Sanctions on Iran and Syria: the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 The recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”) strengthens existing sanctio...
August 24, 2012 Client Update NFA Proposes to Amend Rules to Impose New Swaps Registration Requirement on FCMs, IBs, CPOs and CTAs On August 22, 2012, the National Futures Association (“NFA”) filed proposed rule changes with the Commodity Futures Tr...
August 24, 2012 Client Update SEC Staff Issues FAQs on JOBS Act Research Provisions On August 22, 2012, the SEC staff released Frequently Asked Questions (“FAQs”) about certain JOBS Act provisions that ...
August 20, 2012 Client Update CFTC Proposes Clearing Exemption for Inter-Affiliate Swaps On August 16, 2012, the CFTC proposed rules that would permit affiliated swap counterparties to elect an exemption from ma...
July 30, 2012 Client Update CFTC Begins Implementation of Mandatory Clearing of Swaps On July 24, 2012, the CFTC finalized a rule establishing a schedule for compliance with the mandatory clearing requirement...
July 30, 2012 Client Update Exit Consents Unlawful Under English Law Last week, the English High Court ruled that an “exit consent” used by Anglo Irish Bank to impose losses on subordinat...
July 19, 2012 Client Update SEC Adopts Rule Requiring Consolidated Audit Trail On July 11, 2012, the SEC adopted a rule requiring the national securities exchanges and FINRA to jointly propose and impl...
July 18, 2012 Client Update Dodd-Frank Two-Year Anniversary Progress Report This special Progress Report marks the two-year anniversary of Dodd-Frank. To highlight the occasion, we have developed se...