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Requiem for Task Force KleptoCapture: The Future of Russia Sanctions Enforcement

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On February 5, 2025, the new Attorney General announced the disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was launched in March 2022 to enforce the sweeping portfolio of sanctions against Russia. KleptoCapture was part of an...more

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CFPB Report Signals Shift to State-Level Enforcement

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On January 14, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued a report titled Strengthening State-Level Consumer Protections (the Report) as the agency prepares for the change in presidential administrations. ...more

A&O Shearman

Energy Company Settles Long-Running Dispute With FERC After Jarkesy Decision Undercuts FERC’s Enforcement Authority

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On January 8, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a stipulation and consent agreement between its Office of Enforcement and an energy company (the “Company”) to resolve a dispute pending since 2016...more

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New Year, New UK Merger Control Thresholds – Key Aspects of the DMCC Go Live

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Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can...more

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A New Era of Auto-Renewal: A Closer Look at the New FTC and California Requirements

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It’s time to revisit automatic renewal compliance. With California amending its Automatic Renewal Law ("ARL") on September 24, 2024, and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) finalizing its “Click-to-Cancel” Rule (“FTC Final...more

WilmerHale

What FCA's 2024 Changes Suggest For Enforcement In 2025

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"The FCA's approach to enforcement is changing." So stated Therese Chambers, joint executive director of enforcement and market oversight at the Financial Conduct Authority, speaking in September to the Association for...more

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Supervision and Enforcement of the European Union’s AI Act

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This blog post introduces the universe of European and national authorities and other relevant actors in the area of supervision and enforcement of the European Union’s Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) and provides a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

CFPB Issues Risk-Based Supervision Order Over Major Tech Company

On December 6, the CFPB issued an order establishing supervisory authority over a major tech company. While the company is already subject to CFPB’s enforcement authority, the Bureau has determined that the company meets the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

The Holidays: Time to Kickback and Relax?

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The number of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)-related actions the SEC and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) reported in 2024 reflects that these cases remain a priority for both agencies. However, DOJ took the lead over...more

White & Case LLP

CFIUS Regulatory Expansion: Five Things You Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") has engaged in a flurry of rulemaking over the last year, most recently issuing a final rule to sharpen and enhance the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States...more

Jones Day

Court Rules DOL's ALJ Enforcement Scheme Likely Unconstitutional

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A government contractor challenged a U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs ("OFCCP") enforcement scheme in federal court as violating the United States Constitution. The contractor...more

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Immutable Code Is Not Property: Fifth Circuit Reverses Tornado Cash Sanctions Ruling

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The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled that the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") exceeded the authority granted by the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ("IEEPA") when it added the...more

Venable LLP

A Stronger CFIUS: Final Rules Issued Expanding Mitigation and Enforcement Powers

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On November 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule enhancing the mitigation monitoring and enforcement tools of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the "Committee")....more

Cozen O'Connor

Republican AGs Sue SEC Claiming Cryptocurrency Regulatory Overreach

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A group of 18 Republican AGs, joined by a nonpartisan policy group, have filed a lawsuit contesting the SEC’s enforcement authority over digital assets, including cryptocurrency. In the complaint, the coalition alleges that...more

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Mexico’s Federal Government Initiates Process to Eliminate Autonomous Data Privacy Authority

Mexico’s new government has initiated the process for eliminating autonomous institutes, including the National Institute for Transparency, Access to Information and Protection of Personal Data (INAI)....more

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Federal Court Ruling in Texas Challenges OSHA’s Administrative Law Judge System

In May 2023, in the wake of a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States that U.S. district courts have jurisdiction to consider structural constitutional claims against administrative agencies, we predicted that the...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

OCC Revises Recovery Planning Guidelines for Large Banks

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On October 21, 2024, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized revisions to its Guidelines Establishing Standards for Recovery Planning by Certain Large Insured National Banks, Insured Federal Savings...more

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[Webinar] Too Close to Home: How Local Enforcement Authorities Are Presenting an Often Overlooked Regulatory Threat to Advertisers...

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While many advertisers are aware of the ongoing threat of regulatory enforcement from federal and state-level government, significant regulatory authority can often go overlooked much closer to home. From municipal agencies...more

Conyers

Responding to Regulatory Notices: A Litigator’s Perspective

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There are a variety of information gathering and other compulsory notices available to regulatory and enforcement agencies based in the Cayman Islands, as tools these agencies can draw on to carry out their functions. In this...more

Hudson Cook, LLP

Pay Now or Pay Later, But Paying Later May Cost a Whole Lot More

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The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has long required that an institution within the scope of its supervision or enforcement authority, including both depository institutions like banks and non-depository consumer...more

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Insights from the 2024 NAAG/NASCO Charities Conference Public Day

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We are pleased to share our insights from the 2024 NAAG/NASCO Charities Conference Public Day. This event provided a wealth of information on various aspects of charitable regulation and management at the state level. Below...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA to Cruise Ships, Cargo Ships, Barges, Tankers, Tugs and Tows: Take Notice

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As detailed through previous Holland & Knight alerts and blogs detailing the Notice of Proposed Rule Making and Consent Decree that postponed completion of the Vessel Incident Discharge (VID) final rule until fall 2024, the...more

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#WorkforceWednesday®: NLRB’s Expanding Power - Pushback and Legal Challenges Ahead - Employment Law This Week®

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This week, we’re examining how recent employer-initiated challenges to the National Labor Relations Board’s (NLRB’s) structure have arisen due to the agency’s broad interpretation of its enforcement authority, leading to...more

Carlton Fields

FINRA’s Sky Isn’t Falling (Just Yet)

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Is FINRA constitutional? Two cases currently playing out in D.C. federal courts, Alpine Securities Corp. v. FINRA and Kim v. FINRA, tee up that question. But the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority is an unusual target...more

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Beltway Buzz - October 2024 #2

The Beltway Buzz is a weekly update summarizing labor and employment news from inside the Beltway and clarifying how what’s happening in Washington, D.C., could impact your business....more

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