Our 2024 Pro Bono Annual Review, Pro Bono at Its Peak: A Year of Transformational Impact, highlights a banner year of pro bono service at Katten.

Last month, bills were introduced in the House and Senate to overturn the much-maligned CFPB overdraft rule. You can find our previous write-up on the rule here. The rule would redefine "finance charge" under Regulation Z to sweep up overdraft fees charged by "Very Large Financial Institutions" (total assets exceeding $10 billion).

One of the worst-kept secrets among the plaintiffs' bar is that claims like "pure" and "natural" on consumer-product labels can lead to class-action claims.

The Institute for Responsible Influence (IRI), a new project of BBB National Programs' Center for Industry Self-Regulation, has introduced a certification program for influencers...

The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority filed a proposed rule change with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2023, to amend FINRA Rule 2210.

On October 13, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) put more than 700 US companies on notice not to deceive consumers by, among other things, falsely claiming an endorsement by a third party...

Last week in New York, hospitality and lodging industry leaders convened at the 2025 NYU International Hospitality Investment Forum (IHIF) to...

The California Privacy Protection Agency ("CPPA") Board unanimously voted 4-0 to finalize the proposed final California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA") on February 3, 2022.

The New York Law Journal published an article by partners Geoffrey G. Young, Charles A. DeVore, Trisha Sircar and associate Christopher T. Vazquez on the increasing influence of the...

Iowa is now the sixth state in the U.S. to adopt a comprehensive privacy law that aims to give consumers more control over protecting their personal data.

On February 12, 2025, Congressman Brett Guthrie (R-KY), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (R-PA)...

Over the past several years, class action litigants have flooded federal dockets with Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) cases against companies that embed Facebook's Pixel tool on their websites.

In the article, the authors highlight key components of the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act ...

Joshua Rubenstein, national chair of Katten's Private Wealth Department, is editor of the first edition of the Law Over Borders Comparative Legal Guide Private Client.

Check your mail and respond immediately. NYC mailed Pied-à-Terre surcharge notices to owners of high-value residences without confirming primary vs. secondary status; respond promptly using the notice's web link and PIN to avoid a substantial surcharge.

On March 22, 2022, the New York State Assembly's Environmental Conservation Committee voted to advance legislation that would impose a two-year moratorium on cryptocurrency proof of work ("PoW")...

On December 10, 2024, the federal government unsealed an indictment in federal court in Indiana, charging Chinese national Guan Tianfeng (Guan) for his role in allegedly breaking into thousands of Sophos Ltd.

In an article for Wealth Management: Trusts & Estates, Private Wealth partner Louis Laski reviewed the historical context and recent case law surrounding disclosures of gift...

In a Citywealth article on the rise in litigation levels in multiple jurisdictions due to financial and geopolitical uncertainties, Partner Joshua Rubenstein, National Chair of Katten's Private Wealth...

On May 17, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it will be issuing a revised set of sanctions regulations against South Sudan.