3/14/2025 1:41:10 PM Recalibrating Compliance Programs Under Trump 2.0 By Adam Siegel Eric Bruce Daniel Cendan Emmeline Chen +1 more... Show less Nearly two months into his second presidential term, President Trump and his Administration have engaged in a flurry of activity, issuing...
3/12/2025 8:22:28 PM Trump 2.0: OCC Re-Opens the Door to Crypto-Related Activities By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Chris DeCresce Nariné Atamian Abby Shamray +4 more... Show less As had been widely anticipated, on March 7, 2025, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) fired the first salvo in what is...
3/7/2025 2:31:58 PM Crypto Platform Faces Anti-Terrorism Act Claims By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Taylor Jachman Miguel Serrano +1 more... Show less A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York shows that crypto and other financial services...
3/5/2025 5:54:52 PM Cartel FTO Designations: Heightened Risks for Corporations Operating in Latin America By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Matthew Haggans Maria Slobodchikova Jackson Myers Victoria Abut +3 more... Show less The Trump Administration’s recent designation of eight international criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) has...
3/3/2025 11:17:44 PM Does the Ames “Reverse Discrimination” Case Signal What’s to Come for “Illegal DEI”? By Jennifer Loeb Austin Evers Taylor Jachman The Big-Picture: Perfect Timing at the Supreme Court The Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday, February 25, in the case of Marlean...
2/24/2025 12:57:31 PM Trump Issues Investment Policy Directive: A Return to Open Investment Policy, Except for China By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello Andrew Gabel Kate Applegate +3 more... Show less I. Summary On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a national security policy memorandum entitled America First Investment Policy...
2/20/2025 7:59:44 PM State Attorneys General Enter the DEI Fray By Jennifer Loeb Austin Evers Grace Brody Young Park Alice Jeon +2 more... Show less In the wake of President Trump’s sweeping executive orders targeting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the...
2/12/2025 3:08:01 PM Digital Assets Under Trump 2.0: The Emerging View from Capitol Hill By David Sewell Chris DeCresce Erik Gerding Alison Hashmall Melissa Hodgman Nariné Atamian Abby Shamray +4 more... Show less Since President Trump’s second inauguration, few issues in the financial services space have received as much attention in Washington as...
2/5/2025 6:48:15 PM Trump 2.0: Administration’s Approach to Digital Asset Regulation Begins to Take Shape By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Chris DeCresce Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Abby Shamray +3 more... Show less Barely three weeks into his second term, President Trump has wasted no time signaling plans to deliver on a campaign pledge to make the...
1/27/2025 7:48:38 PM Life sciences – what to watch in 2025 By Adam Golden Kristen Riemenschneider Madeleine Tavcar We asked more than 200 Freshfields lawyers – across geographies and practice areas: what are the 1-2 issues top of mind for you and your...
1/24/2025 5:12:38 PM AI Models, Chips, and Data Centers Targeted by Expansive US Export Control Rule By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Noah Lipkowitz Rebecca Berman Young Park +2 more... Show less Key Takeaways BIS has imposed new global export licensing requirements on advanced computing integrated circuits and frontier AI model...
1/21/2025 9:26:03 PM Preparing for Political Risk in 2025: Contempt, Coordination, and Congressional Investigations in 2025 By Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Beth George Jessica Heller Loren Terry +2 more... Show less The second Trump administration begins with Republicans controlling both chambers of Congress and a conservative Supreme Court majority....