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Supreme Court Abortion, Gun Rights Questions Speak Volumes
Litigation partner Michael J. Dell authored a Bloomberg Law op-ed titled “Supreme Court Abortion, Gun Rights Questions Speak Volumes” on Jan. 3, 2022. …
"City Council Adopts SoHo NoHo Rezoning Plan"
On Dec. 15, 2021, the City Council approved the City’s rezoning plan for the SoHo and NoHo neighborhoods. The Council’s action completed the …
SEC Proposes Changes to Share Repurchase Disclosure Rules and 10b5-1 Plans
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued for comment two separate but related proposed rule amendments regarding share repurchases and …
FCPA Enforcement Appears Primed to Reemerge
Over the course of the year — and even dating back to his time on the campaign trail — President Biden and senior officials in his …
Creating Circuit Split, Fifth Circuit Rules District Court May Hear Constitutional Challenge to SEC Enforcement Action
On Dec. 13, 2021, an en banc panel of the Fifth Circuit held that the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) does not preclude federal district …
SEC Proposes Major Amendments to Money Market Fund Rules
On Dec. 15, 2021, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to propose amendments to certain rules governing money market funds under the …
FinCEN Considers New Anti-Money Laundering Reporting Requirements For All-Cash Real Estate Transactions
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Treasury Department announced last week an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM)[1] to …
FinCEN Releases Proposed Rule For Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements To Counter Illicit Finance
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the Treasury Department announced last week a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)[1] to implement …
NAIC’s ‘Bond’ Definition — Latest Developments
Insurers and others are closely following efforts by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to develop a new, comprehensive, …
Clearing the Air — NY Department of Labor Issues Guidance Clarifying the Use of Cannabis in the Employment Context
As discussed in Kramer Levin’s alert earlier this year, New York’s Marijuana Regulation and Taxation Act (the Act) legalized recreational …
Online Harms: What is the global state of play?
Abolishing digital taxes one part of the OECD's global tax reform
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