On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") eased certain sanctions on the oil and gas sector, as well as the gold sector, in Venezuela.

On December 12, 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)...

The ascending importance of rigorous and compliance with U.S. national security laws, including sanctions and export controls, was underscored on July 26, 2023 with the release of a Department of Commerce...

The Republic of the Marshall Islands recently amended its maritime law and related regulations. Specifically, Section 302 of the Maritime Act of the Marshall Islands (the "Maritime Act") has been..

The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, commonly known as the "Jones Act" requires that any vessel engaged in the U.S. coastwise trade be owned and operated by U.S. citizens.

The Maritime Security Program (the "MSP") is a U.S. government program under which a fleet of commercially viable, militarily useful merchant ships active in international trade...

The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) was enacted by the United States Congress, and signed into law by President Joseph Biden, in 2021 as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020.

On June 7, 2023, the New York State Senate passed Bill No. SO3100, which, if signed into law, would ban non-compete agreements ("non-competes") throughout the state, without exception.

Today, the U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") published its final rule (the "Rule") addressing whether a worker is properly classified as an employee or an independent contractor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

Offshore wind investments have become increasingly popular within the renewable energy sector due to the vital role they play in the global transition to clean energy.

In August 2023, the parliament of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Nitijela, adopted amendments to the Maritime Act of 1990 (the "Maritime Act"), which can be found here.

The SEC Division of Investment Management extended no-action relief regarding compliance by certain investment advisers with the Investment Advisers Act Rule 206(4)-2 (the "Custody Rule").

On October 10, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") issued its final rules modernizing beneficial ownership reporting under Sections 13(d) and (g) of the Securities Exchange...

A special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, is a public company with no operations, products, or assets. Unlike a traditional public company's initial public offering (IPO)...

An assignment of charter is a security agreement whereby a party (typically, a vessel owner) that has entered into a charter assigns its rights under such charter to a secured party...

The United States manages more than three dozen separate economic and trade sanctions programs. Those programs target specified foreign governments...

The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") adopted new quantitative and narrative disclosure requirements regarding share repurchases that will be coming into effect later this year..

The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC"), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ"), recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding proposed...

When making a venture capital or growth equity investment, perhaps the most critical priority is confirming that your pro-forma ownership percentage of the target company aligns...

On May 3, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") adopted final amendments to Rules and Regulations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934...