M&A activity saw a stunning resurgence in the first quarter of 2026, with global deal value totaling a record $1.22 trillion, representing a 26% increase over the same period in 2025…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
As part of ongoing HSR rulemaking, the FTC and DOJ have signaled that they are considering eliminating exemptions that currently shield most real estate transactions from mandatory notification under the HSR Act…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Mergers & Acquisitions
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (“SDNY”) announced a five-count indictment against a U.S. soldier for using classified information about the capture of former Venezuelan…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Criminal Law, Military Law, Securities Law
On April 20, 2026, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Sripetch v. SEC to resolve a circuit split regarding whether the SEC must prove investor harm to obtain disgorgement in enforcement actions…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law, Securities Law
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has issued Technical Release 2026-01 (the “Technical Release”), which addresses proxy voting by ERISA plans and the circumstances in which a proxy advisory firm’s services could be treated as…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
German law requires certain cross-border payments involving a German resident to be reported for statistical purposes to the Deutsche Bundesbank under Sec. 67 of the German Foreign Trade and Payments Regulation…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
In Diem-II, LLC and Diem-III, LLC v. Maisonette (Mar. 4, 2026), the Delaware Court of Chancery, at the pleading stage of litigation, rejected dismissal of the plaintiffs’ claims that they had been fraudulently induced to invest…
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/ Business Torts, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Securities Law
In Lehr v. Aspen Power Partners LLC (Mar. 30, 2026), the Delaware Court of Chancery addressed amendments made to the LLC agreement governing Aspen Power Partners LLC (the “Company”), which were adopted in connection with a new…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, Securities Law
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury recently issued two proposed anti-money laundering rules of importance to the U.S. financial and cryptocurrency sectors…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The first quarter of 2026 saw a steady flow of UK and EU regulatory initiatives and updates, which are relevant to European private fund managers as well as non-European managers marketing or operating in Europe…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In YWCA of Rochester and Monroe Cty. v. Hatteras Funds (Mar. 27, 2026), the Delaware Court of Chancery, at the pleading stage of litigation, found that an investment manager (serving as a general partner of the master fund of a…
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/ Business Organizations, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
On March 26, 2026, the Trump Administration issued Executive Order 14398, “Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors” (“EO 14398”), whose stated goal is to “promote economy and efficiency in Federal contracting by…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Government Contracting
At the 2026 Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association (SIFMA) Compliance & Legal Annual Seminar, held March 22–25 in Orlando, compliance experts, in-house and outside counsel and industry leaders joined…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued its long-awaited proposed rule describing how ERISA fiduciaries should approach the selection and ongoing oversight of investment options offered in 401(k) plans…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law
The recurring theme during SEC Speaks on March 19 and 20, 2026, was the SEC’s plan to support innovation and technology through modernizing and right-sizing regulation…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
