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The article also addresses each agency's actions to combat debanking of lawful crypto businesses.

Both actions could have sweeping implications in a rapidly evolving area of the law.

The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the "CARES Act" or the "Act")—which provides for the distribution of over $2 trillion in forgivable and low-interest loans to qualifying...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently held that the administrative adjudication process of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission")...

The United States Supreme Court has, in recent years, decided two cases concerning the authority of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to seek disgorgement.

On April 30, 2020, the Federal Reserve announced that it was taking additional actions to expand the scope of, and access to, the Main Street Lending Program ("MSLP").

In recent years, courts and other commentators have expressed frustration with those who assert bad-faith objections to proposed federal class-action settlements to extract a personal payoff to withdraw their objection.

On June 30, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the "DOJ" and, together with the FTC, "the Agencies") released new Vertical ...

The Act seeks to close perceived gaps in Rule 10b5-1 and curb abuses of Rule 10b5-1 trading plans by corporate insiders.

On August 26, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final rules (the "Final Rules") to update certain disclosure items required by Regulation S-K for the first time

On December 8, 2022, the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a sample comment letter regarding issuers' crypto asset disclosures and urged issuers to evaluate their disclosures in view of recent volatility in crypto asset markets.

A three-judge panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit vacated and reversed a district court ruling finding that Qualcomm's licensing practices violated antitrust law. Federal Trade Commission v. Qualcomm Inc., 2020 WL 4591476.

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, a foreign aid bill that has received much media attention for its authorization of foreign aid appropriations...

The Court of Appeals has now answered that important question in the affirmative, at least where such contacts also arguably relate to future New York transactions.

Partner and chair of Cahill's Cryptocurrency & FinTech practice Sam Enzer appeared on a recent episode of the Unchained podcast entitled...

On October 16, 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted amendments to Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X to update certain auditor independence requirements.

The DOJ published guidance for prosecutors evaluating corporate compliance programs at the charging and sentencing stages that we discuss more fully below.

Last week saw two notable settlements of enforcement actions brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (the "FCPA") that underscore the importance of robust processes for following up on negative internal audit findings and performing risk-based due diligence on third parties.