On December 5, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ), filed a Notice of Appeal in response to a U.S. District Court’s recently issued, nationwide preliminary injunction stopping the reporting obligations under the Corporate...more
12/12/2024
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In Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. et al. v. Merrick Garland, a U.S. District Court in Texas has issued a potentially major setback to the continued application of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on...more
12/6/2024
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It has been approximately two months since the newly established Texas business court system began accepting its first filings on September 1, 2024. This article provides a brief introductory overview of this new court system...more
A U.S. District Court in Alabama issued a major setback to efforts to detect and combat terrorism, money laundering, and other misconduct through small business entities. On March 1, 2024, the Northern District of Alabama...more
With 2024 almost upon us, this means that for millions of companies across the United States, new compliance requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) are about to take effect. In fact, the Financial Crimes...more
The much anticipated Executive Order (the “E.O.”) on outbound investments directed at the Chinese technology sector was finally released on August 9, 2023. Citing the “unusual and extraordinary threat to national security”...more
United States international trade regulatory agencies have updated voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policies and guidance in an effort to incentivize private sector companies and individuals to self-report violations of U.S....more
7/31/2023
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Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
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