Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights 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... July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act: AML/CFT and sanctions compliance The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compl... May 12, 2025 Client Update OCC bank merger policy: What's old is new again The OCC has reversed recent changes to its bank merger policies through an interim final rule. Our client update is a refr... See more insights April 29, 2019 Client Update Regulators and Plaintiffs Aren’t Waiting for Privacy Legislation: Companies Face Potential Liability Now and Can Take Steps to Reduce Risks Momentum is building in Congress for federal privacy legislation and several states have their own privacy laws in the wor... April 24, 2019 Client Update U.S. Department of State to Cancel Iranian Oil Waivers On April 22, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the waivers issued to China, Greece, India, Italy, Japan,... April 23, 2019 Client Update U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Custody Bank Relief under the Supplementary Leverage Ratio The U.S. banking agencies have proposed allowing custodial banking organizations to exclude certain central bank deposits ... April 19, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Targets “Three Stooges of Socialism” with New Measures Against Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua In separate statements on April 17, 2019 coinciding with the anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, U.S. Secretary of St... April 18, 2019 Client Update CFIUS Imposes $1 Million Civil Monetary Penalty for Breach of Mitigation Agreement The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) recently publicly announced ... April 17, 2019 Client Update FDIC Considers Amendments to Resolution Planning Requirements Yesterday, the FDIC issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, issued jointly with ... April 16, 2019 Client Update Banking and Cannabis — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act and STATES Act (April 2019) There is now a serious effort underway by the usually divided Congress to find a way for the growing cannabis sector to en... April 16, 2019 Client Update Recommended Read: The Rise of Risk Management in Financial Institutions and a Potential Unintended Consequence – The Diminution of the Legal Function and the Role of Legal Departments Tom Baxter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and formerly the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has writt... April 15, 2019 Client Update Blockchain Technology — Acquisitions & Joint Ventures Blockchain technology continues to be a lively topic of conversation in legal, business and technology circles. This memo ... April 9, 2019 Client Update SEC Staff Doubles Down on Howey for Digital Assets Last week, the SEC staff published new detailed guidance on its views of when a digital asset may be considered a security... Load More
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...
July 18, 2025 Client Update GENIUS Act: AML/CFT and sanctions compliance The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compl...
May 12, 2025 Client Update OCC bank merger policy: What's old is new again The OCC has reversed recent changes to its bank merger policies through an interim final rule. Our client update is a refr...
April 29, 2019 Client Update Regulators and Plaintiffs Aren’t Waiting for Privacy Legislation: Companies Face Potential Liability Now and Can Take Steps to Reduce Risks Momentum is building in Congress for federal privacy legislation and several states have their own privacy laws in the wor...
April 24, 2019 Client Update U.S. Department of State to Cancel Iranian Oil Waivers On April 22, 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the waivers issued to China, Greece, India, Italy, Japan,...
April 23, 2019 Client Update U.S. Banking Agencies Propose Custody Bank Relief under the Supplementary Leverage Ratio The U.S. banking agencies have proposed allowing custodial banking organizations to exclude certain central bank deposits ...
April 19, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Targets “Three Stooges of Socialism” with New Measures Against Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua In separate statements on April 17, 2019 coinciding with the anniversary of the Bay of Pigs invasion, U.S. Secretary of St...
April 18, 2019 Client Update CFIUS Imposes $1 Million Civil Monetary Penalty for Breach of Mitigation Agreement The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) recently publicly announced ...
April 17, 2019 Client Update FDIC Considers Amendments to Resolution Planning Requirements Yesterday, the FDIC issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, issued jointly with ...
April 16, 2019 Client Update Banking and Cannabis — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act and STATES Act (April 2019) There is now a serious effort underway by the usually divided Congress to find a way for the growing cannabis sector to en...
April 16, 2019 Client Update Recommended Read: The Rise of Risk Management in Financial Institutions and a Potential Unintended Consequence – The Diminution of the Legal Function and the Role of Legal Departments Tom Baxter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and formerly the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has writt...
April 15, 2019 Client Update Blockchain Technology — Acquisitions & Joint Ventures Blockchain technology continues to be a lively topic of conversation in legal, business and technology circles. This memo ...
April 9, 2019 Client Update SEC Staff Doubles Down on Howey for Digital Assets Last week, the SEC staff published new detailed guidance on its views of when a digital asset may be considered a security...