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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 …
Abolishing digital taxes one part of the OECD's global tax reform
Online Harms: What is the global state of play?
FSR Outlook 2022: Anticipating change, being prepared
New York Court of Appeals Rules That $140 Million Disgorgement Payment to SEC Is Not an Uninsurable ‘Penalty’
On Nov. 23, the New York Court of Appeals held in a 6-1 ruling that an investment firm’s $140 million disgorgement payment to the Securities and …
Car Emissions Case: First Sanction of an Anti-competitive Agreement on Technical Development by the European Commission
On Nov. 12, 2021, the European Commission published its decision AT-40178 of July 8, 2021, fining BMW, Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche a total of 875 …
Will Trump-Appointed Justices Betray Their Stare Decisis Vow?
Litigation partner Michael J. Dell authored a RealClear Politics op-ed titled “Will Trump-Appointed Justices Betray Their Stare Decisis Vow?” …
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