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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
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?” …
Federal Bank Regulators Approve New Cybersecurity Incident Notification Rule
On Nov. 18, 2021, federal bank regulatory agencies approved a final rule requiring banking organizations to notify regulators of “any significant …
"Strategic Considerations in Cross-Border Investigations": Scott Balber and Pamela Terry contribute to Global Investigations Review’s “The Guide to International Enforcement of Securities Laws”
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