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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

SEC Signals End of “No‑Admit/No‑Deny” Gag Rule: What It Means for Enforcement Strategy

Overview The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) appears poised to make a significant change to its enforcement program that could reshape how settlements are negotiated and communicated....more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

SEC Permits Shortened Offering Period for Certain Equity Tender Offers

On April 16, 2026, the Division of Corporation Finance for the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an exemptive order (the “Order”) permitting certain equity tender offers to utilize an abbreviated offer period...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Words and Actions – SEC Chair's View on IPO Incentives

In recent remarks on April 28, 2026 at the Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, Paul S. Atkins, Chairman of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), discussed the current IPO market and how the SEC’s...more

White & Case LLP

2002 ISDA equity definitions VE

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ISDA has launched the 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions (Versionable Edition) (the "Equity Definitions VE"), replacing the static 2002 ISDA Equity Derivatives Definitions, with an industry implementation date of...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – Q1 2026

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Jones Day

How Investors Are Adapting to the SEC's Deregulatory Agenda, and What to Do About It

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The SEC, under Chairman Paul Atkins, is pursuing a sweeping deregulatory agenda aimed at simplifying public company disclosure obligations, promoting capital formation, scaling requirements to company size, and refocusing the...more

Cooley LLP

Key Tronic Case Shows SEC Isn't Ignoring Controls Violations

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On April 20, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission announced settled charges against a public company — Key Tronic Corp. — for books and records and internal controls violations relating to improper expense management...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Not all private credit fund liquidity is the same: The market’s evolution and a comparison of Evergreen Fund liquidity terms

In recent weeks several well known retail-oriented “evergreen” private credit funds have received redemption requests from their investors, which exceed their share repurchase limits, leading to several concerning newsworthy...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

SEC Raises Qualified Client Thresholds: What Advisers Need To Do Before June 29

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the dollar thresholds for “qualified client” status under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). The increases, which will take effect on June...more

Cooley LLP

Capital Markets Update – May 2026 One-Minute Reads

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced enforcement results for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, and this addendum of FY 2025 enforcement statistics....more

Cooley LLP

SEC Looking to Rescind Enforcement’s “Gag Rule”: Four Things to Know

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Last week, the SEC had this pop up on OIRA’s regulatory dashboard: “Rescission of Policy Regarding Denials in Settlements of Enforcement Actions.” It’s listed there as a “final rule” and not a “proposal” – so it looks like...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2026 #3

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Stablecoin Initiatives Launch, AI and Crypto Companies Seek Bank Charters - A major U.S. financial institution that operates the world’s largest money transfer network recently announced “the launch of USDPT, its U.S....more

Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A.

Optional Semiannual Reporting: SEC Proposes New Form 10‑S and Related Rule Changes

What does the proposed SEC rule do? On May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to the Exchange Act reporting regime that would, for the first time in more than 50 years, allow...more

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP

SEC Advances Proposal to Permit Optional Semiannual Reporting by Public Companies

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments that would allow public companies to file semiannual reports instead of quarterly reports, marking a potentially significant shift in the SEC’s approach to...more

Hanzo

A Guide to Archiving Websites

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Many organizations struggle with retaining historical website content. Archiving your website is a critical step if you want to maintain an accurate record of content, communications, and legal compliance over time. Without...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Senate Banking Committee Advances CLARITY Act in Bipartisan Vote

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The Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing and voted 15–9 to advance H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (the CLARITY Act), sending the first comprehensive Senate crypto market...more

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“Making the Pot Last Longer" - Co-Investment as an Essential Financing Tool for Private Equity Sponsors

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Over the course of the last six years, the UK has endured a seemingly unremitting series of geo-political and economic difficulties.  On 31 January 2020 “Brexit" saw the UK formally withdraw from the EU after being a member...more

Maynard Nexsen

Examination Priorities, Enforcement Results, and Enforcement Manual Updates

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Recent developments at the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) reveal an agency in the midst of a significant directional shift. Following the agency’s April 2025 transition to Chairman Paul Atkins, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Takeaways from the Maduro Raid Prediction Market Indictment

On April 23, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) brought parallel civil and criminal charges against U.S. Army Master Sergeant...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Fed’s Cook sees tokenization as a complement to traditional finance, not a replacement

In a May 8 speech at a digital assets conference, Fed Governor Lisa Cook discussed the opportunities and financial stability implications that tokenization presents for financial markets. Governor Cook, who chairs the Fed’s...more

DLA Piper

SEC proposes optional semiannual reporting for public companies

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The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a release (Release) for proposed rule amendments that would give companies reporting under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) the option of...more

A&O Shearman

ESMA findings from its CSA on compliance and internal audit in the funds sector

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report with the results of its 2025 common supervisory action (CSA) on the compliance and internal audit functions of fund managers, conducted with...more

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EC report and new guidance on MMFs

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The European Commission (EC) has published a report assessing the adequacy of Regulation (EU) 2017/1131 on money market funds (MMFs), alongside new guidance in the form of FAQs. The EC's first 2023 MMF report concluded that...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 415: DOJ’s Massive $550 Million Tariff Evasion Settlement

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The Department of Justice’s $549.5 million False Claims Act settlement with Perfectus Aluminum marks one of the largest customs fraud recoveries in recent years and signals an aggressive new era of tariff enforcement. In this...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Great Women in Compliance: Compliance Week 2026 Highlights with Nick Gallo

Team #GWIC and the #GWICfam were out in full force at the 2026 Compliance Week conference in Washington, DC. Nick Gallo, a Great Gentleman in Compliance, was gracious enough (or agreed when he was “voluntold”) to be our...more

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