7/16/2025 11:19:41 PM First out of the Gate(keeper): OFAC Issues $215 Million Statutory Maximum Penalty Against US Venture Capital Firm for Willful Russia Sanctions Violations By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Kimberly Zelnick Timothy Howard Noah Lipkowitz Adam Silow Graham Hardig Kristen Grennan +5 more... Show less On June 12, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed a statutory maximum $215,988,868 civil...
7/10/2025 8:52:48 PM D.C. Circuit Reins in SEC Authority: Proxy Voting Advice No Longer a Solicitation Under the Exchange Act By Melissa Hodgman Elizabeth Bieber Erik Gerding David Nicolardi +1 more... Show less Executive Summary In a pivotal decision issued on July 1, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled that proxy voting...
7/2/2025 4:49:35 PM Shapeshifting DEI Whistleblowers: What to Know and Expect in 2025 By Elizabeth Bieber Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Young Park Ginger Hervey +2 more... Show less The landscape for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States has shifted dramatically in 2025. What was once viewed as a...
7/1/2025 7:53:21 PM Second Circuit: Convertible Note Lenders Not Always Required to Register as a Securities Dealer By Melissa Hodgman Peter Linken Amanda Huang In a significant decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of claims alleging that a...
6/26/2025 10:25:20 PM SEC Changes Course on Priorities, Unsurprisingly Continues Enforcing the FCPA, and Selects New Agency Leaders By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber Amella Viso Becky Sokolow +2 more... Show less Continuing its trend of reversing course from the last Administration, and with a nod to promoting innovation, the U.S. Securities and...
6/2/2025 11:14:44 PM Despite Court Losses, Trump Tariffs Remain in Place By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Lorand Bartels Noah Lipkowitz Tim Chen Andrew Bulovsky Ian Allen +4 more... Show less On May 28 and 29, 2025, the US Court of International Trade (CIT) and the US District Court for the District of Columbia (DDC) set aside...
6/2/2025 6:52:05 PM DOJ’s New White-Collar Enforcement Priorities: Where We’re Headed Under Trump 2.0 By Adam Siegel Eric Bruce Timothy Howard Jennifer Loeb Daniel Cendan Matthew Haggans Alessandra Scalise Aedan Collins Photeine Lambridis +6 more... Show less On May 12, 2025, the new head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, issued a memorandum outlining...
5/30/2025 7:28:31 PM More Than a Trend? Alternative Service on Non-U.S. Defendants via U.S. Counsel By Timothy Harkness Rob McCallum Peter Linken Melanie Collins +1 more... Show less A recent decision allowing alternative service of process on a non-U.S. defendant via his U.S. counsel highlights a recent trend of...
5/28/2025 6:56:56 PM Cartel Indictment Unsealed: ATA Charges Brought Against Sinaloa Cartel Leaders in Landmark Case By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron +1 more... Show less In an historic move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged key leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and...
5/28/2025 3:56:22 PM DEI “Fraud” - DOJ’s New “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative” By Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Grace Bruce From Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, to the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, to the Americans with Disabilities Act, and beyond,...
5/20/2025 7:10:23 PM Takeaways from the 11th Annual Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom By Ethan Klingsberg Thank you to the in-person attendees who packed the “sold-out” venue and the hundreds who joined virtually at the 11th Annual Spring...
5/20/2025 5:48:08 PM New York Limits Derivative Suits against Non-U.S. Companies By Boris Feldman Meredith Kotler Nicholas Caselli Stockholders of non-U.S. companies often must satisfy pre-suit requirements before filing a derivative action. New York law does not...