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On November 5, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") approved the proposal from the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. ("FINRA") to overhaul the trade reporting structure for over-the-counter ("OTC") equity transactions and to implement additional non-tape reporting requirements (the "Trade Reporting Rules").

NYSE Regulation, Inc. has proposed to rescind NYSE rule 97. NYSE rule 97 has outlived its usefulness from a regulatory perspective and weakened the competitive position of the New York Stock Exchange.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently proposed a number of revisions to Regulation D, the series of eight rules that define certain conditions under which sales of securities are exempted from the registration requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933.

Shortly after President Trump's second inauguration, his executive branch took steps to further one of his signature promises: securing the southern border.

President Trump's Executive Order 14421 establishes a comprehensive framework for screening foreign-produced equipment in the U.S. bulk-power system, potentially affecting transformers, inverters, battery storage, and control systems tied to certain foreign entities. The Department of Energy has 120 days to issue implementing regulations and is seeking stakeholder input through a Request for Information to balance grid security concerns with reliability, supply chain constraints, and economic impacts across

Corporate America is facing growing tension between, employee, shareholder and investor-driven diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and new government policies limiting such programs.

The Department of Justice's newly created National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued a memorandum outlining five substantive enforcement priorities that signal an ambitious expansion of federal fraud enforcement resources. With approximately 500 attorneys and staff expected by August 2026 and plans for further growth, the Division will deploy enhanced data analytics and cross-agency coordination to pursue fraud schemes across government procurement, healthcare, tax enforcement, global trade, and corpora

The hunger of artificial intelligence (AI) models for electricity is outpacing what utilities can timely deliver, threatening to overwhelm the grid and potentially exceed reliability standards.

On January 20, 2025, President Trump re-assumed the presidency with a flurry of executive orders and memoranda, many of which directly impacted energy and environmental issues.

Last week, in Uniloc USA, Inc. v. Microsoft Corp., Nos. 2010-1035, 2010-1055 (Fed. Cir. Jan. 4, 2010) (hereinafter, "Uniloc"), the Federal Circuit declared that the "25 percent rule of thumb," which has been widely used for calculating damages in patent infringement cases, is "fundamentally flawed."

In “KSR Int'l. Co. v. Teleflex Inc.”, 127 S.Ct. 1727 (2007), the Supreme Court turned the clock on obviousness back to the basic framework set forth in “Graham v. John Deere”, 383 U.S. 1 (1966).

Hours after the US military strike that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, President Trump announced that...

The Trump administration has designated two major Brazilian criminal organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and imposed sweeping sanctions on Cuba's military-controlled conglomerate, significantly expanding...

Welcome to the latest issue of Bracewell's FINRA Facts and Trends, a monthly newsletter devoted to condensing and digesting recent FINRA developments...

In February of this year, the International Emissions Trading Association ("IETA") published a comprehensive set of standardised agreements for the sale and purchase...

Many clients prefer arbitration to court litigation for commercial disputes, because arbitration offers advantages like confidentiality, rational disclosure, and subject matter expertise that courts oftentimes cannot provide.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) of 2025 introduced comprehensive foreign entity of concern (FEOC) rules that prohibit taxpayers considered...

On May 20, 2026, the Justice Department unsealed a superseding indictment against Cuba’s Raúl Castro and five co-defendants for the 1996 shoot-down of two unarmed civilian aircraft over international waters...