Compliance

  • September 03, 2025

    Feds, SEC Say ATM Investment Network Was $770M Ponzi

    The owner and operator of two investment management groups was arrested Wednesday and accused by federal prosecutors and the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission of directing a $770 million Ponzi scheme that promised investors returns on stakes in ATM networks.

  • September 03, 2025

    NJ Cities Say Precedent Protects Immigration Enforcement Laws

    Four Garden State cities blasted a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing them of obstructing federal immigration enforcement, telling a New Jersey federal judge that the case cannot overcome precedent that upheld the state policy at issue.

  • September 03, 2025

    Fintechs Urge Judge To Let CFPB Set Open Banking Deadline

    The fintech trade group defending the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's in-flux open banking rule on Wednesday urged a Kentucky federal judge to defer to the agency on whether to extend compliance deadlines for the data sharing mandate and also to decline banks' request to halt the clock as the agency retools the rule.

  • September 03, 2025

    Google Can Thank AI's Rise For Mixed Search Remedies

    Despite Google's resounding defeat last year in the U.S. Department of Justice's case targeting its search monopoly, the company will face only a mixed bag of remedies aimed at propping up search engine rivals and limiting its distribution contracts.

  • September 03, 2025

    FINRA Targets Ex-Synapse Officers Over Supervisory Failures

    The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority has filed an enforcement action against two former executives of a subsidiary of bankrupt fintech company Synapse, alleging that they failed to properly supervise the subsidiary's cash management program ahead of the middleware provider's collapse.

  • September 03, 2025

    4th Circ. Denies Injunction In Md. Cannabis Licensing Challenge

    A California cannabis entrepreneur lost her bid to upend Maryland's social equity licensing program Tuesday when the Fourth Circuit ruled that the state's policies seeking to address inequalities within the cannabis industry are not discriminatory.

  • September 03, 2025

    9th Circ. Won't Revive Genentech Ex-Worker's 401(k) Suit

    The Ninth Circuit will not reconsider whether fiduciaries for the retirement plan of biotechnology company Genentech violated their duty to be prudent by keeping certain target date retirement funds in the company's retirement portfolio.

  • September 03, 2025

    CFTC Member Expresses 'Discontent' As She Exits Agency

    Departing Commodity Futures Trading Commission member Kristin Johnson used her final speech Wednesday to express disfavor with some recent agency actions, saying she was running out of ways to "politely describe" her "discontent" with the recent loosening of licensing standards.

  • September 03, 2025

    Ex-OCC Acting Chief Counsel Joins Perkins Coie In DC

    The former acting chief counsel of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has joined Perkins Coie as a partner in the firm's Washington, D.C., office, where he will focus on bank mergers, regulatory matters, enforcement response and risk management, among other things.

  • September 03, 2025

    Feds Move To Sink Mass. Offshore Wind Farm Approval

    The federal government said Wednesday it will yank approval for a Massachusetts offshore wind farm 20 miles south of Martha's Vineyard, the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration to stymie U.S. offshore wind development.

  • September 03, 2025

    Players Challenge NCAA's 'Redshirt' Rule As Anticompetitive

    A group of Division I athletes filed an antitrust lawsuit in Tennessee federal court challenging the NCAA's eligibility rules, alleging the rules operate as artificial caps on competition that constitute commercial restraint and result in suppressed economic opportunities for students.

  • September 03, 2025

    Authority For Emergency Tariffs Poses Puzzle For Justices

    The U.S. Supreme Court faces a provocative puzzle over President Donald Trump's worldwide tariff regime that the Federal Circuit has found illegal, as the judges' positions didn't follow the usual political lines, leaving wide open how the high court may rule on the president's tariff powers.

  • September 03, 2025

    Silvergate's $37.5M Investor Settlement Gets Final OK

    Investors of failed, cryptocurrency-focused Silvergate Bank secured a California federal judge's final approval Wednesday for their $37.5 million settlement of claims alleging the bank misrepresented its safeguards against onboarding customers like the collapsed, fraud-ridden crypto exchange FTX.

  • September 03, 2025

    Lumen's Bid To Move $1.4B Pension Suit Out Of Colo. Blocked

    A Colorado federal judge on Wednesday rejected Lumen Technologies' request to move to Louisiana a proposed class action alleging it wrongly transferred obligations for a $1.4 billion pension fund to a private equity-controlled insurance company, with the judge finding the venue provision in the pension plan does not apply.

  • September 03, 2025

    Insurers Argue NC Law Doesn't Apply In Tanger's COVID Suit

    Two major insurance companies shouldn't be subject to North Carolina law in a dispute over a commercial property insurance policy they penned with a Tar Heel State-based retail outlet owner, one of the insurer's counsel told North Carolina's business court in a Wednesday hearing.

  • September 03, 2025

    Texas Judge Asks Feds How Boeing Deal Serves Public

    A Texas federal judge pressed the U.S. government to explain why he should accept a nonprosecution agreement with Boeing that would let the company escape a criminal case for its role in deadly 737 Max 8 crashes, asking Wednesday how the deal serves the public.

  • September 03, 2025

    Google Owes Over $425M For Collecting App Data, Jury Says

    A California federal jury concluded Wednesday that Google unlawfully collected information from 98 million cellphone users who'd asked the tech giant not to track their app activity, awarding over $425 million in damages but finding punitive damages are not warranted in the class action.

  • September 03, 2025

    1st Circ. Doubts Eateries' Suit Over Outdoor Dining Limits

    The First Circuit appeared unlikely on Wednesday to revive a suit on behalf of restaurant owners in Boston's North End over the city's restrictions on outdoor dining, repeatedly questioning the basis for the plaintiffs' retaliation claims.

  • September 03, 2025

    Ga. County Board Will Face Black Voter Disenfranchisement Suit

    A Georgia federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit alleging Houston County's at-large method of electing its board of commissioners dilutes Black voting strength in violation of the Voting Rights Act, disagreeing with the board's interpretation of the VRA's rules allowing such suits, among other issues.

  • September 03, 2025

    7th Circ. Judge Probes FDIC's In-House Enforcement Powers

    A Seventh Circuit judge on Wednesday pushed counsel for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to address whether an Illinois community bank's ex-chairman alleging the agency's in-house proceedings are unconstitutional waived his Seventh Amendment right to trial by jury by virtue of working at an institution that participates in the FDIC's insurance program.

  • September 03, 2025

    9th Circ. Saves Tribes' Cultural Superfund Claims Against Teck

    The Ninth Circuit on Wednesday revived the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation's natural resource damages claims against Teck Cominco Metals Ltd. for the company's alleged pollution of the Columbia River.

  • September 03, 2025

    Judge Backs Harvard In Suit Over Trump's $2B Fund Freeze

    The Trump administration illegally froze more than $2 billion in grants earmarked for Harvard University when it failed to offer an explanation as to how cutting the funds addressed the government's stated goal of ending antisemitism on campus, a Massachusetts federal judge ruled Wednesday.

  • September 03, 2025

    Honda Fights FCC Adding Car Technologies To Security List

    Honda has told the Federal Communications Commission that adding certain vehicle technologies to the government's "covered list" of banned devices made in foreign adversary countries would duplicate efforts already being carried out by the U.S. Commerce Department.

  • September 03, 2025

    FCC Chief Aims To End Disputed School Wi-Fi Programs

    The head of the Federal Communications Commission said Wednesday he's looking to overturn two controversial Biden-era FCC programs to fund providing Wi-Fi on school buses and hot spots for students' and library patrons' off-campus use.

  • September 03, 2025

    Wash. Court Pressed To Immediately End EV Funding Freeze

    Clean energy advocates have urged a Washington federal judge to wipe out the Trump administration's decision to freeze funding for new electric-vehicle charging infrastructure, saying the government can't be allowed to drag its feet on a pledge to restore funding.

Expert Analysis

  • Potential Paths To Modernizing The Bank Secrecy Act

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    The Bank Secrecy Act's analog design has become increasingly incompatible with today's digital financial ecosystem, but legislative reforms, coupled with regulatory adjustments including updated thresholds, feedback mechanisms and innovation sandboxes, would help adjust the act to the unique challenges of modern technology, says Matthew Biben at King & Spalding.

  • DOJ Memo Shifts Interpretation Of Discrimination Laws

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    While the recent memorandum targeting federal funding recipients' unlawful discrimination reiterates some long-standing interpretations of antidiscrimination law, it takes stronger positions on facially neutral practices and race-conscious recruiting that federal courts and prior administrations have not treated as unlawful, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Preparing For DEA Rescheduling Of 2 Research Chemicals

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    A recent decision to allow the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify two research psychedelics in Schedule I under the Controlled Substances Act may pose significant barriers to scientific study, including stringent registration requirements, heightened security protocols and burdensome reporting obligations, say Kimberly Chew at Husch Blackwell and Jackie von Salm at Psilera.

  • Data Center Construction Trends, Challenges In Ill. And Texas

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    Data centers in Illinois and Texas are reshaping the industrial landscape, but this growth brings legal complexity, so developers, contractors and corporate legal departments must have a deep understanding of each state's legal terrain and take a proactive approach to risk management, say attorneys at Hicks Johnson.

  • Definitions Of 'Waters Of The United States' Ebb And Flow

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    The issue of defining whether "waters of the United States" include streams and channels that sometimes have water and sometimes do not has been fraught since the U.S. Supreme Court's 2006 Rapanos decision, but a possible new rule may help property owners stay out of court, says Neal McAliley at Carlton Fields.

  • A Change In Big Pharma Response To FTC Delisting Warnings

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    While the effect of Federal Trade Commission notices to pharmaceutical companies about allegedly improper patent listings in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Orange Book had been de minimis through the end of last year, July data shows an increase in delistings, say Ratib Ali and Celia Lu at Competition Dynamics.

  • Texas Property Law Complicates Financing And Development

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    A new Texas law imposing expansive state-level restrictions on properties owned by entities from designated countries creates a major obstacle for some lenders, developers and other stakeholders, as well as new diligence requirements for foreign companies, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • How Sustainability Reporting Changed In The 1st Half Of 2025

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    Sustainability reporting is evolving rapidly, with fewer S&P 500 companies publishing reports in the first half of 2025 than in the same period last year, suggesting that companies are becoming more selective and intentional about their reporting, say analysts at Orrick.

  • As Product Recalls Rise, So Do The Stakes For The Bar

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    Recent recall announcements affecting over 800,000 Ford vehicles highlight how product recalls have become more frequent, complex and safety-critical than ever, raising key practice questions for counsel, and raising the stakes in product liability litigation, says Ken Fulginiti at Fulginiti Law.

  • Series

    Adapting To Private Practice: From Texas AUSA To BigLaw

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    As I learned when I transitioned from an assistant U.S. attorney to a BigLaw partner, the move from government to private practice is not without its hurdles, but it offers immense potential for growth and the opportunity to use highly transferable skills developed in public service, says Jeffery Vaden at Bracewell.

  • Lessons From Liberty Mutual FCPA Declination

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    Liberty Mutual’s recent Foreign Corrupt Practices Act resolution with the U.S. Department of Justice signals that the Trump administration is once again considering such declinations after an enforcement pause, offering some assurances for companies regarding the benefits of voluntary self-disclosure, say attorneys at Paul Weiss.

  • 3 Rulings Show Hurdles To Proving Market Manipulation Fraud

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    Three recent conviction reversals from New York federal courts highlight the challenges that prosecutors face in establishing fraud and market manipulation allegations, suggesting that courts are increasingly reluctant to find criminal liability when novel theories are advanced, say attorneys at WilmerHale.

  • Drafting M&A Docs After Delaware Corp. Law Amendments

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    Attorneys at Greenberg Traurig discuss how the March and June amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law affect the drafting of corporate and M&A documents, including board resolutions, governing documents, and books and records demands.

  • Advice For 1st-Gen Lawyers Entering The Legal Profession

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    Nikki Hurtado at The Ferraro Law Firm tells her story of being a first-generation lawyer and how others who begin their professional journeys without the benefit of playbooks handed down by relatives can turn this disadvantage into their greatest strength.

  • FTC Focus: When Green Goals And Antitrust Law Collide

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    A recently concluded Federal Trade Commission investigation has turned an emissions deal involving major U.S. heavy-duty truck manufacturers that was brokered by the California Air Resources Board into a cautionary tale about the potential for environmental agreements to run afoul of competition rules, say attorneys at Proskauer.

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