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Welcome to the January 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the final rule implementing President Biden’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order on outbound investment, which addresses concerns related to China’s advancement...more
The Final Rule formalizes a new governmental system to monitor through a notification process and, when necessary, restrict investments in China that may be viewed as a national security risk. The regulations have broad...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) has announced a final rule (the “Final Rule”) significantly expanding the premerger notification and reporting requirements under the Hart‑Scott‑Rodino Antitrust...more
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposal) on September 17, 2024, that seeks to strengthen recordkeeping for bank deposits held by nonbank companies on behalf of...more
The proposed rule would require radio and TV broadcasters to inquire of political advertisers as to whether their ad includes AI-generated content. A broadcast station that receives a candidate or issue ad containing...more
FinCEN’s recent preliminary rulemaking aims to enhance and modernize regulations with requirements and priorities that affect a broad range of “financial institutions” across industries—but lacks concrete guidance on...more
On July 3, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) as part of a broader initiative to “strengthen, modernize, and improve” financial institutions’ anti-money...more
The Internal Revenue Service (“IRS,” or the “Service”) issued guidance on June 17, proposing new regulations and releasing a revenue ruling to challenge the use of basis-shifting transactions by complex partnerships. In...more
Sanctions and export controls were the top items of interest in June. On the compliance side, OFAC and the BIS announced new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus. The new measures target individuals and...more
Almost a year after President Biden signed an Executive Order to establish a U.S. outbound investment regime, the U.S. Department of the Treasury has published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) on U.S. outbound...more
New Regulations Will Require Additional Diligence for a Broad Array of Transactions, Including Many Investments in U.S. and Global Businesses - On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department (Treasury) issued a Notice of...more
On 12 June 2024, K2 Integrity and Schulte Roth & Zabel hosted a webinar discussing new regulatory obligations anticipated under proposed rules for investment advisers (IAs), timelines for finalization and compliance, and how...more
On June 7, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") that would require providers of retail broadband internet access service to create detailed plans to address and...more
The SEC and FinCEN Request Comments on their Proposed Rule on Customer Identification Programs for Registered Investment Advisers and Exempt Reporting Advisers - The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and the...more
In February 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued its 2024 Investment Adviser Risk Assessment, which explains that there are “several illicit finance threats involving investment advisers,” including that...more
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted in favor of issuing a Final Rule banning non-compete agreements, declaring them an unfair method of competition. The Final Rule will go into effect 120 days after being...more
The FTC announced yesterday that it will be hosting a special virtual open meeting on April 23, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern to discuss its proposed final rule regarding non-competes....more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has created a baseline for wireless consumer IoT products to protect against cybersecurity threats. The voluntary program uses criteria established by the National Institute of...more
On 17 January 2024, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on FinCEN’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on virtual currency mixers and the implications of this first-of-its-kind 311 designation on the virtual currency industry. Elizabeth...more
As we reflect on the flurry of activity in the health care data privacy and security space in 2023 and look ahead to what will continue to be a busy 2024, we are seeing the early stages of federal agency movement to align the...more
Congress — Big Agenda & Little Time - With the holidays behind us, Congress returned this week for the second half of the 118th Congress with a long list of items to address and, as the 2024 campaign season ramps up, limited...more
With the New Year here, new laws, rules and regulations are now in effect that may impact your company’s business. While finalizing employee handbook revisions and preparing for the year ahead, employers should consider the...more
At its December meeting, the Federal Communications Commission approved a Report and Order modifying its data protection rules. The order expands the scope of protected data to include personally identifiable information....more
The October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel by Hamas have re-focused U.S. government efforts to identify and counter funding streams for Hamas and terrorist activity in general – including, in particular, through the use of...more