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Federal Reserve Board Governor Lael Brainard described legal and regulatory challenges associated with increasingly fast rates of technology adoption and the growth in global stablecoin networks.

The use of analyzed OSINT data from blogs, forums and online communication channels can help analysts derive the sensitive, critical data that connects networks of accomplices involved in large-scale crime.

The U.S. Treasury Department has launched a comprehensive campaign to isolate Iran's financial networks, expanding sanctions to include aviation, digital assets, gold, shipping, and technology sectors. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced systematic efforts to close financial channels supporting Iran's terror activities, while proposing restrictions on UAE-based Banque Misr branches for allegedly processing $1.8 billion for Iranian shadow banking networks.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has emerged as a key component of modern technology and is used in a wide range of different contexts. Whether it be as a household companion...

Executives of regulated entities often lament that fulfilling compliance obligations interferes with their ability to operate their business.

The U.S Department of Justice's (DOJ or Department) Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (Pilot Program) has hit the ground running, reportedly triggering more than 100 reports...

The first of a three-part series on the new landscape of anti-money laundering enforcement...

On April 15, the Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly released a memorandum fleshing out its previously announced corporate whistleblower program, which is intended to induce individuals to report alleged criminal conduct...

On September 23, 2025, in Park v. Shinhan Bank America, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed whistleblower retaliation claims brought...

In this week's newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal U.S., European and global financial regulatory developments of interest to banks, investment firms, broker-dealers, market infrastructure providers...

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...

FinCEN has issued a new alert urging financial institutions to heighten their vigilance in detecting and reporting suspicious activity linked to digital asset investment scam centers. This guidance addresses the escalating threat of sophisticated fraud operations that exploit cryptocurrency platforms to launder illicit proceeds, building upon previous regulatory warnings about investment scams in the digital asset space.

For affected private equity funds, now is the time to plan for what appears to be inevitable: increasingly rigorous compliance expectations from numerous federal regulators, across a variety of interrelated topic areas.

On June 29, 2020, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published updated guidance intended to "enhance the availability of financial services" for the hemp industry (the Guidance).

On August 28, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule that expands anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism program requirements to cover Securities and Exchange Commission registered investment advisers and SEC exempt reporting advisers.

The U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a final rule permanently removing beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons under the Corporate Transparency Act. While this represents a significant rollback for domestic entities, foreign companies registered to do business in the United States may still face reporting obligations, creating a new bifurcated compliance landscape that businesses must carefully navigate.

On February 15, the U.S. Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, published a proposed rule that would define specified investment advisers as "financial institutions" required to implement anti-money laundering compliance programs.