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Following the 2008–2009 Global Financial Crisis, reforms such as the Dodd-Frank Act, the Volcker Rule and Basel III constrained traditional bank lending and accelerated the growth of non-bank credit.

In this briefing, the nature of macro-prudential regulation in the financial service industry following the UK Coalition Government’s proposal to establish a new prudential regulatory authority in the UK in future based at the Bank of England is examined.

A thorny question which can arise on the termination of an individual's employment relates to the individual's ongoing duty of confidentiality to his or her former employer. A recent case brought

The FTC and DOJ's request for information on HSR premerger notification forms closed with 55 comments revealing a sharp divide between state enforcers seeking expanded reporting requirements and practitioners advocating for streamlined, cost-effective disclosures. Will the agencies restore the vacated 2025 form's burdensome requirements, or will they heed the merger bar's call to treat the 46-year-old form as the proper baseline?

The U.S. government’s crackdown on bribery of foreign government officials—which has resulted in a dramatic increase in criminal prosecutions and SEC enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA")—has been premised, in part, on an aggressive view of who is considered a "foreign official" for purposes of the FCPA.

The U.S. Department of Labor ("DOL") on October 25, 2011 issued a final rule implement-ing the ERISA statutory exemption from the prohibited transaction rules for providers of investment advice to benefit plan participants and individual retirement accounts, enacted under the Pension Protection Act of 2006 ("PPA").

Renewable energy sources have increasingly become a focal point of U.S. regulatory and financial institutions as well as trade associations and legislatures.

9fin recently interviewed Amanjit Fagura and Colin Sharpsmith, partners in Dechert's financial services group, to discuss the rise of alternative managers in the Middle East and the legal complexities of attracting regional investors to CLOs.

Luxembourg's financial regulator CSSF has issued new guidance clarifying how investment funds can natively issue units and shares using distributed ledger technology. The FAQ addresses critical questions about the interaction between traditional fund administration roles and blockchain-based control agents, while establishing compliance requirements under DORA regulations. What operational models and regulatory obligations must fund sponsors navigate when tokenizing Luxembourg UCIs?

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on February 9, 2012 adopted final rules under the Commodity Exchange Act as amended (CEA) that modify and eliminate certain CFTC registration exclusions and exemptions widely used by sponsors of investment companies registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended (1940 Act) (mutual funds) and private investment funds.

New licensing regulations are intended to make the licensing regime more systematized and transparent, significantly reducing the number of licensable activities and clearly outlining the process of acquiring a license and licensing control.

The SEC has proposed amendments that would allow business development companies to elect semiannual reporting on new Form 10-S instead of quarterly Form 10-Q filings, potentially reducing compliance costs while maintaining investor transparency. This optional framework would align BDC reporting cadences with registered investment companies and give firms flexibility to determine the interim reporting frequency that best serves their business model and investor base.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") has designated PFOA and PFOS as "Hazardous Substances" under CERCLA, marking the agency's first use of Section 102(a) authority and signaling potential widespread industry impact due to the chemicals' historical and ongoing use.

In 2025, the U.S. federal government continues to prioritize healthcare fraud enforcement, with the False Claims Act (FCA), Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)...

DAMITT, the Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker, is the leading source of analysis for significant U.S. and EU antitrust merger investigation and litigation trends.

Oregon's SB 951 creates the nation's most comprehensive barriers to private equity healthcare investment, fundamentally disrupting the traditional "friendly" PC-MSO model through arms-length requirements and operational restrictions.

A proposed bill of law seeks to modernize Luxembourg's securitization framework by expanding financing options beyond traditional instruments, introducing cross-compartment investment mechanisms, and extending active portfolio management capabilities to include equity positions. The reforms aim to enhance legal certainty around asset ring-fencing in insolvency scenarios while aligning the regime with contemporary market practices, particularly for Islamic finance structures and multi-compartment vehicles.