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IRS Proposes Meaningful Reforms to Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Practice

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The IRS' Criminal Investigation Voluntary Disclosure Practice (VDP) has long served as the principal pathway for taxpayers with potential criminal tax exposure to self-correct their past noncompliance and pay outstanding tax...more

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SEC Staff Issues Temporary Relief for Some Late Section 16(a) Reports

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The staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (Staff) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published two FAQs that provide temporary, short-term, no-action relief for directors and officers of foreign...more

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SEC Grants Conditional Section 16(a) Relief for Certain FPIs

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On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an order granting conditional relief from Section 16(a) reporting requirements for directors and specified officers (Section 16 Officers) of certain...more

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EDGAR Access Issues—and Iran Conflict—Trigger SEC Staff No-Action Relief for Section 16(a) Reports of Insiders of FPIs and...

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On March 12, 2026, the SEC staff granted no-action relief to directors, officers, and beneficial owners of domestic issuers, as well as directors and officers of foreign private issuers (FPIs) who are unable to timely file...more

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SEC Provides Certain Relief from Section 16(a) Reporting Obligations

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This alert highlights recent relief measures available to certain directors and officers of foreign private issuers (FPIs) subject to Section 16(a) reporting obligations under the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act...more

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SBA Continues to Demand Unwarranted Repayment from Shuttered Venue Operators Grant Program Recipients

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The Small Business Administration (“SBA”) began demanding repayment of grant funds distributed to more than 600 businesses under the COVID-era Shuttered Venue Operators Grant (“SVOG”) Program in June 2025. ...more

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United States: Dele-great!: CFTC Staff Allows CPO Delegation Structures to Remain Intact

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As previously discussed in our client alert, the industry celebrated the no-action relief from registration as a commodity pool operator (CPO) (the Relief). The Relief, however, raised certain questions in connection with the...more

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Refunds After the Supreme Court’s IEEPA Tariff Decision: Practical Prospects and Likely Modalities for Recovering Unlawfully...

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The Supreme Court’s decision rejecting IEEPA as a tariff statute is decisive on authority, but it is not self-executing on refunds. It shuts off the legal predicate for continued collection, yet it leaves a second and more...more

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Court of International Trade Orders Nationwide Tariff Refunds, But Expect Government to Appeal

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 24–1287 (U.S. Feb. 20, 2026), holding that tariffs imposed by the Trump Administration under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more

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CFTC Re-Issues & Expands Relief from CFTC Letter No. 25-50

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On Feb. 26, 2026, the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) amended and restated CFTC No-Action Letter No. 25-50 (“Letter No. 25-50”) with new CFTC No-Action Letter No....more

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Federal Rulings Ease COVID‑Era Interest, Penalty and Filing Burdens

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Relief from underpayment interest, failure-to-file penalties, and failure-to-pay penalties—as well as relief from IRS filing deadlines that arose during the COVID-19 pandemic—may be possible under two recent federal cases...more

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FinCEN Issues Exceptive Relief Order on Beneficial Ownership Verification Requirements

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On February 13, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an order granting exceptive relief to covered financial institutions from certain requirements under the 2016 Customer...more

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CFTC No-Action Letter Restores the “QEP Exemption” From CPO Registration Available to Registered Investment Advisers of Private...

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On December 19, 2025, the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the CFTC published CFTC Letter No. 25-50, issuing interim relief in response to a request from the Managed Funds Association....more

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CFTC Provides Registration Relief to Private Fund Industry

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The Market Participants Division of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on December 19, 2025 issued CFTC Letter No. 25-50 (the Letter) providing that it will not recommend enforcement action against an investment...more

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Expected Amendment to Israel’s Food Law: Significant Regulatory Relief for Small and Mid-Sized Pharma Chains

In the coming days, the Knesset is expected to vote in second and third readings on a significant amendment to the Promotion of Competition in the Food and Pharma Sectors Law, dubbed the “Lior Adika Law.” The amendment sets a...more

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Autumn Budget 2025: SDRT Relief on Share Listings on “UK-Regulated Markets”

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A good news story in today’s Budget (albeit one that was widely expected, and consequently wasn’t wholly surprising). A new SDRT relief is to be introduced from 27 November 2025....more

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Oregon financial regulator issues guidance on assisting federal employees

On October 21, the Oregon Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation announced that it issued Bulletin No. 2025-7, urging financial institutions and related entities to provide means of...more

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California extends mortgage forbearance laws after wildfires

On September 22, the governor of California signed into law AB 238, the Mortgage Forbearance Act, to provide relief to homeowners affected by several January 2025 wildfires....more

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Budget Stalemates, Helene Relief and Shrimp Trawling: The Themes that Shaped the 2025 Long Session of the NC General Assembly

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Lawmakers successfully enacted two substantial Helene relief packages for Western North Carolina, the first in March and the second in June. However, the session’s defining theme was the growing divide between House and...more

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States Redraw the Rules on Child Labor

Child labor laws have changed in several states this year with some states tightening restrictions on child labor and other states loosening their rules. California, Indiana, Michigan, Nevada, and Virginia are among the...more

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REFRESH Nonprofit Basics: Setting up a New Charity for Disaster Relief

Welcome to EO Radio Show - Your Nonprofit Legal Resource. I'm Cynthia Rowland, and this episode is a “refresh” of Episode 10. It provides a checklist of considerations when organizing a new charity to provide relief in the...more

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Supreme Court to Decide the Fate of Universal Injunctions

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The Supreme Court is prepared to determine the legality of a powerful but controversial judicial remedy — the universal injunction. The case, Trump v. CASA, Inc., reached the Justices after a lower court barred the Trump...more

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Corporate Transparency Act: Treasury Announces CTA Relief for U.S. Citizens and Domestic Companies

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In a major shift in policy, just days after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) announced that it would pause enforcement of the beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the...more

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury Suspends Enforcement of the CTA Against U.S. Citizens and Domestic Reporting Companies

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Just when you thought the dust was settling, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) issued a press release on Sunday, March 2, in connection with the rollout of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more

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Landlords: Proceed With Caution in Wake of Los Angeles Wildfires

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State and local governments enacted new protections for residential tenants in the wake of the firestorms that razed large parts of Southern California. These protections are intended to help tenants navigate the challenges...more

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