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The Time to Act is Now: Officers and Directors of Foreign Private Issuers Must Comply with Section 16(a) Reporting Requirements

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On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (“HFIAA”), making officers and directors of foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) subject to public reporting of holdings of, and...more

Haynes Boone

Updated HSR Thresholds Take Effect With Status of HSR Form in Limbo

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On Jan. 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the premerger filing thresholds and fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act). The updated...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Upon Further Review: Post-Equity Forfeiture Non-Competes Enforceable Again in Delaware

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In June 2025, New York Venture Hub published “The Forfeited Equity Trap: Why Your Non-Compete Might Be Worthless”.  In that post, I blogged that the Delaware Court of Chancery’s decision in North American Fire Ultimate...more

Goodwin

Antitrust and Competition Technology Year in Review 2025

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As 2025 progressed, competition law enforcement became increasingly policy-driven, influenced by domestic political agendas and transatlantic tensions with direct consequences for dealmaking, compliance, and regulatory risk....more

The Volkov Law Group

Beyond the Checklist: Why Effective Conflicts of Interest Programs Are Central to Ethics and Compliance

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Conflicts of interest are not abstract compliance niceties. They are serious risks to integrity that, if left unidentified or unmitigated, can erode employee trust, compromise decision-making, and expose organizations to...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

What 8(a) Contractors Should Do After Receiving an SBA Suspension Notice

A suspension notice from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) can have immediate and significant consequences for a participant in the 8(a) Business Development Program....more

Dickinson Wright

Telehealth’s Weight-Loss Boom and the Corporate Practice of Medicine

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Telehealth weight-loss platforms offering rapid GLP-1 prescriptions have become one of the fastest-growing segments in healthcare. These platforms connect consumers with clinicians via virtual consultations to assess...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FinCEN’s New Exceptive Relief Order: A Welcome Change, But Not a Green Light to Relax Your BSA/AML Vigilance

On February 13, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a significant order (FIN-2026-R001) granting exceptive relief to covered financial institutions from the long-standing requirement to identify and...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 393- When Financial Controls Fail: The SEC’s ADM Settlement and the Cost of Misleading Investors

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Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Archer-Daniels-Midland Company (ADM) and three of its former executives with accounting and disclosure fraud, in what has become one of the most...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Better Late Than Never: Creating a Buy-Sell Agreement for Business Partners Considering a Corporate Post-Nup

Minority investors often purchase interests in private companies without securing a buy-sell agreement (BSA) at the time of their investment. After a few years pass, however, the minority investor and the majority owner may...more

Hogan Lovells

Doing Business in the United States 2026

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The U.S. is one of the easiest jurisdictions in the world in which to do business and continues to be the world’s top destination for foreign direct investment. Regulatory barriers are generally low, establishing a branch or...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Treasury Seeks Public Comment on CFIUS Process Improvements and Known Investor Program

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On February 6, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury), as chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), issued a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public feedback on how CFIUS can...more

Goodwin

Public Company Advisory News Roundup - February 2026

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Welcome to Goodwin’s Public Company Advisory Practice News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments in SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance and other topics relevant to public company...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

New Foreign Ownership and Foreign Adversary Control Rules Adopted for FCC Authorization Holders

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The Federal Communications Commission has adopted two orders that materially update regulatory obligations for FCC authorization holders relating to foreign ownership, foreign adversary control, and national security review....more

Foster Swift Collins & Smith

Understanding 1099 Reporting Obligations: Key FAQs for Corporations and Brokers

Certain payments constituting income require the payor to prepare, furnish, and file certain information statements and returns, both to the payee and to IRS, even when the payor is not the taxpayer whose income is being...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: February 17, 2026, The Measurable Gains Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In...more

Cranfill Sumner LLP

Our Company Just Received a “Derivative Demand.” Now What?

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Disputes among company owners (called “members” for limited liability companies and “shareholders” for corporations) often escalate into legal action. One type of dispute is a derivative action—a claim brought by a minority...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Innovation in Compliance: Navigating AI: Governance, Risk with Some Culture Thrown In with Matt Kunkel

Innovation spans many areas, and compliance professionals need not only to be ready for it but also to embrace it. Join Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, as he visits with top innovative minds, thinkers, and creators in the...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Xzibit A to the Trademark Agreement – Cannabis Trademarks Assigned in Cloud of Smoke, Says Rapper’s Ex-Wife

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Alvin Joiner, better known by his stage name Xzibit, is a rapper, actor, and record executive. He is also the face behind a cannabis brand called BRASS KNUCKLES, which is currently owned by a company called Hero Brands, Inc....more

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Hidden in Plain Sight: Human Trafficking, Compliance, and Corporate Accountability — Hiring to Firing Podcast

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In this episode of Hiring to Firing, hosts Tracey Diamond and Emily Schifter are joined by Meg Kelsey, director of the Center for Global Justice at Regent University School of Law, to explore how human trafficking and forced...more

King & Spalding

FinCEN Limits Beneficial Ownership Review for Subsequent Account Openings

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On February 13, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an exceptive relief order that streamlines customer due diligence (CDD) requirements for financial institutions...more

Walkers

Are shareholders of a Cayman Islands company entitled to access privileged documents of the company?

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Following the recent Privy Council decision in Jardine Strategic Ltd v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd [2025] UKPC 34 (Jardine), the following key takeaways should be observed: Following the decision in Jardine, it...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: February 17, 2026, The All FT Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the Daily Compliance News....more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Ownership Without Partnership: A Lesson from the Second Department on the Plight of the Assignee

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Just a few weeks ago, Frank McRoberts authored a post titled, “The Pick-Your-Partner Principle.” It featured a more-than-decade old case about the dissolution of a real estate partnership and emphasized the fundamental...more

Kerr Russell

Is it Time to Reconsider Choice of Entity?

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Traditionally, most mid-sized businesses elected to be a type of entity eligible for a single level of tax such as a corporation that elected to be a Subchapter S corporation or a limited liability company, commonly known as...more

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