The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act) provides that no person shall "offer to enter into, enter into, or confirm the execution of, any swap in an agricultural commodity (as defined by the [CFTC])" except as permitted by a rule, regulation or order of the CFTC.

This edition of the Employment Flash looks at the new Department of Labor directive regarding contractor compensation practices; recent NLRB developments, including a draft rule regarding joint employment; ...

Companies excluding shareholder proposals in 2026 faced litigation, threats under advance notice bylaws, and risks to director voting support under the SEC Staff's hands-off approach. Partner Marc Gerber and counsel Jeongu Gim examine this proxy season's experiences to guide companies' strategies for the upcoming season.

Under the SEC Staff's hands-off approach to shareholder proposal exclusions during the 2026 proxy season, companies faced new risks including litigation, advance notice bylaw threats, and potential director voting impacts.

When trial lawyers tell war stories, direct examination is never the star. The stories are about the opening that landed, the cross that broke the witness, the closing that tied everything together. Where cross is sexy, direct wears sandals with socks.

PLMJ's Italian Desk has once again been shortlisted for the TopLegal awards, which are now in their ninth edition.

The U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the FDIC have issued a joint final rule redefining "unsafe or unsound practice" and establishing new standards for matters requiring attention (MRAs) in bank supervision. How will these changes, which prioritize material financial risk over procedural deficiencies, reshape the regulatory landscape for financial institutions when they take effect in November 2026?

On November 2, 2018, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC or Commission) Division of Enforcement (the Division) ...

The SEC has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a transformative rule that would make electronic delivery the default method for regulatory disclosures to investors and clients under federal securities laws. This proposed framework would supersede decades-old guidance requiring affirmative consent, potentially reducing compliance costs while establishing uniform e-delivery standards across public companies, investment firms, and broker-dealers.

On 14 July 2026, HM Treasury (HMT) published a consultation on modernising the UK regulatory framework for payment services and electronic money (the Consultation). The proposals would amount to the most significant restructuring of the regime since the Payment Services Regulations 2017 (PSRs) and Electronic Money Regulations 2011 (EMRs) were introduced.

The Financial Stability Board has published a consultation report outlining 12 nonbinding governance practices for AI adoption in financial institutions, consolidating regulatory expectations across major jurisdictions.

On March 19, 2019, the European Union adopted a regulation for the screening of foreign direct investments into the EU (the Regulation).

Skadden Arps attorneys say shareholder activism is here to stay and look at trends for 2019. Taking steps to prepare for activism is critical to help companies effectively engage with activists,

In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield,

On September 9, 2019, the Treasury Department (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) proposed regulations (proposed regulations) addressing items of income ...

The French Competition Authority imposed a €3.4 million fine on France's largest ski instructors union for enforcing exclusivity clauses that prevented member instructors from working independently or with competing ski schools. This landmark decision extends European antitrust scrutiny to self-employed workers and professional associations, establishing new precedents for how labor market restrictions are evaluated under competition law.

On May 3, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed extensive changes to the financial disclosure requirements for business acquisitions ...

The SEC has proposed sweeping amendments to dramatically expand Form S-3 eligibility and shelf registration access for public companies, eliminating the 12-month seasoning requirement and $75 million public float threshold. These reforms would allow newly public, exchange-listed companies to immediately file shelf registration statements and capitalize on favorable market conditions, fundamentally changing the capital-raising playbook for emerging issuers.

Mounting geopolitical tensions and heightened security concerns have highlighted the need for greater scale, resilience and autonomy in Europe’s defence sector. This has prompted a fundamental policy shift.

On October 10, 2018, the Department of the Treasury, as the chair of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS),