On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued three orders (the “Orders”) pursuant to the Fentanyl Sanctions Act and the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, designating three…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Licensing Link is a periodic publication that will keep you informed on hot topics and new developments in state licensing laws, and provide practice tips and primers on important issues related to state licensing across the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
Texas has enacted a law that has the potential to place substantial impediments on sales-based financing providers, including merchant cash advance companies, seeking to operate in Texas. The new Texas law prohibits sales-based…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
In a notable trend in state consumer financial regulation, state legislatures are increasingly seeking to regulate a variety of marketing and advertising practices, rather than limiting their regulatory focus limited to the…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
Companies that service or collect commercial debt are reminded that new practice requirements are taking effect in California starting July 1, 2025. As Mayer Brown reported when California Senate Bill 1286 was enacted in 2024,…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
The Brazilian Attorney General's Office of the National Treasury (PGFN) has published PGDAU Notice No. 11/2025 (the “Notice”), which sets forth the conditions for tax settlements to regularize debts up to BRL 45 million enrolled…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Taxation
On 16 June 2025, the Cabinet of Ministers approved a new set of tariffs for solar power projects in Sri Lanka, as announced by the Ceylon Electricity Board (“CEB”). These reforms apply to all new rooftop, ground-mounted, and…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
I. U.S. SANCTIONS -
Politico Reports President Trump Will Not Increase Sanctions on Russia to Maintain Peace Talks: On June 25, Politico reported that during an interview with Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, Secretary Rubio…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
In an important decision this year (I ZB 48/24), the German Federal Court of Justice confirmed that parties can agree to exclude the application of German law on general terms and conditions in their arbitration agreements…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London…
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/ International Law & Trade
The Ninth Circuit recently issued two back-to-back memoranda of dispositions addressing claims under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (“CIPA”) Section 631 and the common law tort of intrusion upon seclusion. First, on June…
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/ Business Torts, Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 22, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law the Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence (AI) Governance Act (Texas AI Act). The Texas AI Act adopts a unique approach to regulating AI that has not been observed…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
A bond is a debt obligation issued by a corporation or government for funding purposes. When investors buy a corporate bond, they are lending money to the corporation in return, in most cases, for the right to receive periodic…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On June 17, 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a proposal for a Regulation aimed at phasing out imports of Russian natural gas, enhancing the monitoring of energy dependencies, and amending existing EU energy…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
The recent termination of the parole program for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans (CHNV) by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has significant implications for US employers. As DHS revokes work permits…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
