In this issue, we discuss an SEC Examinations Division risk alert on LIBOR-transition preparedness, and recent remarks of SEC Director Birdthistle regarding developments in the asset man...

In this issue, we discuss an SEC Examinations Division risk alert on LIBOR-transition preparedness, an SEC staff bulletin on standards of conduct for investment advisers and a recent enfo...

The recent In re Edgio, Inc. Stockholders Litigation decision highlighted concerns when a public company involved in a business combination adopts defensive measures that would continue f...

In its second enforcement action under the Health Breach Notification Rule, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reinforces the administration’s focus on protecting reproductive health da...

On 24 May 2023, the Financial Reporting Council launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the UK Corporate Governance Code. These revisions focus on the legislative and gove...

In a recent determination, the Securities and Futures Appeals Tribunal reviewed the handling of disciplinary proceedings by the Securities and Futures Commission and revisited procedural ...

In recent speeches, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco and Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Marshall Miller laid out how the DOJ uses active corporate criminal enforcement and...

On May 11, 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency announced a proposed rule to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from new and existing fossil fuel-fired power plants. The rule w...

The NY Attorney General is seeking legislation that would significantly expand the state’s reach over digital assets and require wholesale changes to the operation of digital asset busi...

In April 2023, the SEC filed 13 actions and the CFTC filed 19, against a combined total of 47 defendants and respondents. (These figures exclude follow-on actions, bars and suspensions.) ...