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On 28 October 2025, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) published its updated leniency guidance, incorporating refinements to reflect more than a decade of the agency’s cartel enforcement experience. The updated...more
What happened? The UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has released updated guidance on encryption following a recent consultation....more
On October 20, 2025, USCIS provided further information on the Proclamation restricting entry of H-1B workers that became effective September 21, 2025 at 12:01 AM Eastern Time (“effective date”). In short, H-1B petitions...more
In May 2025, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) released updated Guidelines on applications for three-year non-use cancellation actions against registered trademarks (Updated Guidelines). A key...more
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On 16 October 2025, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) launched a four-week consultation on revisions to its merger remedies guidance. The proposed changes include clarifications regarding when behavioural remedies...more
On Oct. 9, 2025, the staff of the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) updated its government shutdown guidance. The updated guidance provides a way for companies to commence an initial public offering during the...more
The SEC Division of Corporation Finance has updated its October 1, 2025 guidance regarding actions in advance of a potential government shutdown, with the revised version dated October 9, 2025. ...more
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In this episode of The Consumer Finance Podcast, Chris Willis, Heryka Knoespel, and Lori Sommerfield discuss overdraft and deposit account fees as they continue to dive into the CFPB's guidance withdrawal. They highlight the...more
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published its final report, updating the 2021 guidelines on outsourcing to cloud service providers in line with the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA). The 2021...more
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AI Claims, Executive Pay, and a New SEC Playbook - While summer temperatures continue to sizzle, things cooled considerably at the SEC in the second quarter of 2025. In this Snapshot, we examine Chairman Paul Atkins’...more
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