OFAC issued general licenses providing for a limited and possibly temporary suspension of certain Venezuela sanctions in response to an agreement between the Maduro regime and opposition ...

On October 17, 2023, CFTC Director of Enforcement Ian McGinley signaled a more aggressive approach by the agency in new enforcement guidance addressing penalties, admissions, the impositi...

More than ever, M&A transactions can be subject to detailed antitrust reviews in multiple jurisdictions. This can complicate deal negotiations, extend closing timelines and raise greater ...

In August, the Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department proposed regulations expanding the scope of the tax reporting requirements for brokers to apply to sales of digital ass...

On October 11, 2023, a Ninth Circuit panel dismissed for lack of jurisdiction an appeal from the dismissal of a putative securities class action.  The appellant was an investor who filed ...

The Federal Reserve OIG issued a report on SVB’s failure. Media reports have described it as nearly identical to the Barr Report. The report is more critical of the supervisory staff. I...

On 16 October 2023, the UK government announced the withdrawal of draft corporate reporting regulations that were expected to introduce new corporate reporting obligations under the Compa...

The FDIC proposed enforceable guidelines on corporate governance and risk management that would apply to all state non-member banks with assets greater than $10 billion.  The proposal wou...

On October 11, 2023, the SFC released a consultation paper proposing guidelines for market soundings (the “Proposed Guidelines”). The Proposed Guidelines apply to both sell-side and b...

The SEC charged six public company insiders for failing to timely file reports under Section 16 of the Exchange Act and five public companies for contributing to the filing failures by in...