Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights 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... 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... See more insights 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... April 8, 2019 Client Update Federal Reserve Proposes Amendments to 165(d) Resolution Plan Rule Today, the Federal Reserve issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, which impleme... April 8, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Adds to Sanctions Against the IRGC with Unprecedented FTO Designation On April 8, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced its intent to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (... April 1, 2019 Client Update House Financial Services Committee Advances the SAFE Banking Act to the Full House Cannabis banking legislation reached a new milestone last week. Following a markup session, the House Financial Services C... March 18, 2019 Client Update Chairman Jay Clayton and Director Brett Redfearn Preview Potential Further Equity Market Structure Reforms—Exchange Market Data Business Model Targeted Earlier this month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Division of Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn engaged in a publ... March 12, 2019 Client Update Bank Pay Rules May Be Resurrected U.S. federal banking regulators plan to revive efforts to regulate financial institution incentive compensation, as requir... March 5, 2019 Client Update In Unprecedented but Mostly Symbolic Move, State Department Allows Some Claims under Title III of the Libertad Act On March 4, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced that, for the first time, it would permit actions under Title III of... Load More
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...
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...
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...
April 8, 2019 Client Update Federal Reserve Proposes Amendments to 165(d) Resolution Plan Rule Today, the Federal Reserve issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, which impleme...
April 8, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Adds to Sanctions Against the IRGC with Unprecedented FTO Designation On April 8, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced its intent to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (...
April 1, 2019 Client Update House Financial Services Committee Advances the SAFE Banking Act to the Full House Cannabis banking legislation reached a new milestone last week. Following a markup session, the House Financial Services C...
March 18, 2019 Client Update Chairman Jay Clayton and Director Brett Redfearn Preview Potential Further Equity Market Structure Reforms—Exchange Market Data Business Model Targeted Earlier this month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Division of Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn engaged in a publ...
March 12, 2019 Client Update Bank Pay Rules May Be Resurrected U.S. federal banking regulators plan to revive efforts to regulate financial institution incentive compensation, as requir...
March 5, 2019 Client Update In Unprecedented but Mostly Symbolic Move, State Department Allows Some Claims under Title III of the Libertad Act On March 4, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced that, for the first time, it would permit actions under Title III of...