The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced on March 21, 2025, that FinCEN had issued its Interim Final Rule that provides that FinCEN will not require US companies and US persons to report beneficial ownership information (BOI) to FinCEN under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).

In a move that divests EPA of the authority to restrict emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide in air emissions, on Thursday, the White House will withdraw EPA's 2009 Endangerment Finding...

In an important decision regarding plastic recycling and disposal, the New York Supreme Court has dismissed the NY Attorney General's lawsuit against Pepsico for allegedly contributing to plastic pollution in New York...

On April 30, 2025, Katten hosted Loyola University Chicago's Family Business Center for the "Family Business Through a Legal Lens" program.

During her keynote address at the Futures Industry Association's International Futures Industry Conference, BOCA50, CFTC Acting Chairman Caroline D. Pham announced a new effort...

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a conditional exemptive order that grants targeted relief from several requirements under the national market system plan governing the consolidated audit trail (CAT), SEC Rule 613 of Regulation NMS, and SEC Rule 17a-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

On May 16, Governor Ron DeSantis signed bill CS/CS/SB 232 into law. The bill includes modifications to the Florida Consumer Collection Practices Act (FCCPA) to make clear that the prohibition on communications between "9 p.m. and 8 a.m. without prior consent of the debtor" does not include emails.

Staff from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Division of Market Oversight issued No-Action Relief Letter 25-25 on July 31, 2025...

State attorneys general are increasingly active in regulating the cryptocurrency industry, stepping in with enforcement actions that reflect divergent state priorities.

CMS recently announced a new model it will be using to pilot the use of artificial intelligence and machine learning in reviewing prior authorizations submitted for certain services...

On May 29, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") rescinded its July 11, 2022 guidance (Ref. QSO-22-22-Hospitals) (the "2022 Guidance") clarifying...

On July 15, the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, Brooke L. Rollins, announced a "comprehensive plan to bolster U.S. Department of Agriculture's ("USDA") efforts to combat foodborne illness"...

For the first 2025 episode of the TMA Chicago Midwest Podcast, Insolvency and Restructuring Partner and host Paul Musser sat down with David Levy...

In the latest Turnaround Management Association (TMA) Chicago/Midwest podcast episode, host and Insolvency and Restructuring Partner Paul Musser sat down with Partner at Paladin Management Group, Stefan Piotrowski, to discuss the importance of chief restructuring officers (CROs) in distressed situations.

The summer concert season is almost here. As the weather warms, artists and fans alike are gearing up for highly anticipated tours, like the Oasis reunion, as well as annual festivals...

Filling out a form with limited-choice options that do not correspond to the answers you would like to provide is a frustrating experience that we have all encountered.

London Deputy Managing Partner Terry Green authored an article in The Law Society Gazette about Australia's under-16 social media ban and how it contrasts with the UK Online Safety Act (OSA).

In one of its first actions after establishing new leadership, the United States Federal Trade Commission has issued a request for public comment "to better understand how technology platforms deny or degrade (such as by ‘demonetizing' or ‘shadow banning') users' access to services based on the content of users' speech or their political affiliations, including activities that take place outside the platform."

"Online Advertising Hits Rock Bottom" screams one recent headline, as reports from ad fraud researchers purportedly have found evidence...

On March 19, 2026, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas entered a final judgment setting aside and vacating FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Rule in its entirety, including the reporting obligations pursuant thereto. See Flowers Title Companies, LLC v. Bessent, et al., Case No. 6:25-cv-127-JDK (E.D. Tex. Mar. 19, 2026).