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HMRC has taken the unprecedented step of publicly naming Petrofac Facilities Management Limited after the company paid a compound settlement of £569,157.07 for Russia sanctions violations. Meanwhile, OFSI has released responses to its call for evidence on ownership and control tests, revealing significant practical challenges and costs faced by businesses in making compliance assessments with limited information.

The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has extended no-action relief for Israeli foreign private issuers and their directors and officers struggling to meet Section 16(a) beneficial ownership reporting requirements amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. This extension, now running until May 29, 2026, addresses the practical challenges of compliance in a volatile military environment where access to essential services and infrastructure remains disrupted.

The age-old debate over the purpose of for-profit corporations has reignited, with two rival theories on offer: shareholder primacy and stakeholder parity.

NGP Energy Capital Management is raising $2.5 billion for its new fund targeting oil-and-gas investments, as capital flows back to proven energy managers. Industry experts suggest that war-driven disruptions to energy markets are reinforcing the investment thesis around domestic energy infrastructure, with investors favoring disciplined approaches over strategies dependent on commodity price fluctuations.

Welcome to the latest edition of the Financial Services Review: State of the States. This newsletter is designed to provide you with a periodic resource to stay abreast of state regulatory and enforcement activities in the financial services space.

On February 10, 2026, FINRA filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) proposed amendments to FINRA Rule 2210, Communications with the Public, which would allow broker-dealer members to include hypothetical performance projections and targeted returns for securities in communications with investors—which is currently generally prohibited.

In this episode of The Upper Brand, hosts Rich Assmus and Kristine Young are joined by James Ferguson and Ana Leticia Allevato to discuss how IP licenses, distribution deals, and collaboration agreements can be recharacterized as franchise relationships under U.S. and Brazilian law.

Former UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh joins Jon Van Gorp to explore which legal skills will remain most valuable as artificial intelligence transforms the practice of law. The conversation examines how lawyers can develop and refine critical abilities like identifying argument strengths and weaknesses, writing persuasively, and effectively working with AI-generated content.

The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has issued Ordinance No. 136/2026, establishing the guidelines for the first Capacity Reserve Auctions (LRCAP)...

Die Reform des europäischen Verbriefungsmarktes enthält richtige Ansätze, doch die erwartbaren Änderungen an den Verordnungen sind zu zaghaft. Mit dem Eintritt in das Trilog-Verfahren zwischen Kommission, Rat und Europäischem Parlament erreicht die Reform des europäischen Verbriefungsrechts ihre entscheidende Phase.