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Robinson & Cole LLP

Corporate Transparency Act: Beware of Filing Scams

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Since the Corporate Transparency Act took effect on January 1, 2024, scammers have seized the opportunity to send notices to owners of recently formed companies offering “filing services.” In response to these scams, FinCEN...more

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Federal Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional: Implications and Recommendations for Businesses

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On March 1, 2024, Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama, Northeastern Division, ruled in U.S. v. Yellen that the Corporate Transparency Act (the “Act”) is unconstitutional. The federal district court found...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Court Finds Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional and Unenforceable as to NSBA Members

On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is unconstitutional. The CTA requires many U.S. entities to disclose their individual beneficial...more

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Alabama District Court Declares Corporate Transparency Act Unconstitutional

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On March 1, 2024, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress’s legislative power and is therefore...more

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Client Alert: Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) Found Unconstitutional by Federal District Court

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On March 1, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Alabama in National Small Business United et al.  v. Janet Yellen et. al., Case No. 5:22-cv-1448-LCB,  held the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) to...more

Bilzin Sumberg

The Corporate Transparency Act: Is it Really Happening?

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The U.S. government just averted a government shutdown this past Saturday (or at least punted for another 45 days). In the last three weeks all signals from the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) suggests the...more

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French National Financial Prosecutor's Office Publishes New Guidelines on Judicial Conventions of Public Interest

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The new guidelines update those published jointly by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (Parquet National Financier or "PNF") and the French Anticorruption Agency (Agence Française Anticorruption or "AFA") on June 26,...more

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Metaverse in China: Beware of these Potential Legal Issues

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The metaverse is still in its nascent stages, and the Chinese government is already increasingly focused on its development and regulation. At the March 2022 “Two Sessions” (两会), a term given to the back-to-back annual...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Mexico Summit on Anti-Corruption & Compliance Programs - March 22nd - 23rd, Mexico City, Mexico

Join the Go-To Event of the Year for Mexico’s Anti-Corruption Community. The annual ACI’s Anti-Corruption Summit in Mexico is back to Mexico City on March 22-23, 2022! This is the most important anti-corruption compliance...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments For May 2021

In order to provide an overview for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, we summarize below some of the most important international anti-corruption developments from the past month, with links to primary...more

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Expectations remain high for Biden administration's fight against corruption

CEP Magazine (March 2021) - With a new administration in the White House, all those in favor of greater transparency are expecting greater strides to be made in the anti-corruption effort. In spring 2020, then-US...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of COVID-19 on White Collar Enforcement

While enforcement agencies have yet to indicate that they intend to put their pens down in response to COVID-19, there is anecdotal evidence that some agencies have slowed their investigations as remote working impacts matter...more

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EU committee calls on Commission to set out common blockchain approach

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An advisory committee to EU institutions has issued an opinion on blockchain and the EU single market, advising the European Commission on potential next steps, including launching a "comprehensive" blockchain initiative,...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

The EU’s Efforts to Combat Money Laundering, the Financing of Terrorism and Corruption Seem to Overlook a Very American Approach:...

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The European Union (“EU”) recently has grappled with a series of massive money laundering scandals and strategized about how to more effectively combat international money laundering and corruption. Generally, the EU has...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Much-Awaited Clarifications on the French Deferred Prosecution Agreement

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The French National Financial Prosecutor and the French Anticorruption Agency have released guidelines on the French deferred prosecution agreement, that offers a few welcome clarifications. After years of debate on the...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

Four LATAM Countries will work as a TEAM to TACKLE TAX EVASION, Corruption and Other Financial Crimes

The Global Forum and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) oversee the internationally agreed standards of tax transparency and exchange of information via the Common Reporting Standard (CRS). ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

France Announces Its First Deferred Prosecution Agreement

In a move that could signal a new phase of government enforcement in France, on November 27, 2017, French authorities published a Convention judiciaire d’intérêt public (CJIP) with HSBC Private Bank Suisse SA (HSBC PB), the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018

On October 4, 2017, Skadden presented the seminar “Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018.” Skadden partners Ryan Junck and Elizabeth Robertson, both based in London, moderated the panel...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

FDIC Chairman: A “Culture of Compliance” Begins at the Top

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In his remarks during last week’s launch of Case Western Reserve School of Law’s Financial Integrity Institute, FDIC Chairman Martin J. Gruenberg spoke on the historical context of today’s BSA/AML regulatory framework and the...more

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Modi's Demonetization Policy: Is the Cure Worse than the Disease? U.S.-India Newsletter Volume 2017, Issue 1

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In the short term, demonetization has completely dampened the Indian economy. On November 8, 2016, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi declared that the two highest denomination currency notes, INR 500 notes (USD 7.3)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Cross-Border Investigations Update - November 2015

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases and enforcement trends, including developments in U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement; the introduction of...more

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