On March 21, the Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued its "Interim final rule; request for comments" that removes any requirement for U.S. companies or U.S. persons to submit beneficial...more
Just when you thought the dust was settling, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) issued a press release on Sunday, March 2, in connection with the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
Another curveball has been thrown in the never-ending back-and-forth surrounding the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). As detailed in our prior client memo, a federal district court in Texas issued a nationwide...more
All eyes were focused on how the U.S. Supreme Court (SCOTUS) would respond to the application for stay filed by the federal government on New Year's Eve seeking a stay of the preliminary nationwide injunction issued by a...more
After a rollercoaster ride last week, the Corporate Transparency Act's (CTA) nationwide preliminary injunction remains in place for the immediate future, pending further review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth...more
12/30/2024
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As detailed in our prior client memo regarding Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, the federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas (Sherman Division) issued an order for a nationwide preliminary injunction...more
12/27/2024
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On December 3, 2024, the federal district court in the Eastern District of Texas issued an order (Order) for a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in Texas Top Cop...more
Over three years ago, Congress enacted the federal Corporate Transparency Act ("CTA"), which for the first time obligates business owners, among others, to file beneficial ownership information ("BOI") reports with the U.S....more
9/10/2024
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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which became effective on January 1, 2024, was enacted to combat the use of shell companies by those seeking to evade anti-money laundering laws and economic sanctions. ...more
3/8/2024
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Beginning January 1, 2024, the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) will take effect and impose an obligation on many U.S. entities (and foreign entities doing business in the United States), unless exempted, to report to the...more
Federal law will soon require for the first time that certain companies disclose personally identifiable information about themselves and their beneficial owners and company applicants to U.S. Treasury’s Financial Crimes...more
In a recent live event at our New York office, Venable partner Alex Koff led a panel discussion that explored domestic and international environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concerns....more
This alert provides an overview of U.S. sanctions imposed against Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine up to and including the issuance of Directive 4 and General License 8A on Monday morning, February 28, 2022, and...more
This client alert summarizes the sanctions imposed by the U.S. Treasury on February 22, 2022, targeting Russia's financial services sector following Russia's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics (DNR and...more
2/24/2022
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