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The SEC and CFTC have fundamentally shifted their enforcement approach in 2026, moving away from high-volume technical violations toward targeted actions addressing serious fraud and market manipulation. This mid-year update examines new leadership priorities, enhanced inter-agency coordination, revised cooperation policies, the elimination of "no-deny" settlement provisions, and a landmark Supreme Court ruling on disgorgement that collectively reshape the regulatory landscape for market participants.

Law firms are one of the last major professional services segments without meaningful private equity (PE) penetration.

Simpson Thacher Sustainability And ESG: Regulatory Update – September 2026

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The SEC's Division of Corporation Finance has announced it will no longer respond to Rule 14a-8 no-action requests, marking a significant shift in the shareholder proposal process. Companies must still comply with notification requirements under Rule 14a-8(j), but without staff guidance on exclusion decisions, they will need to rely on existing SEC guidance, precedent, and judicial decisions.

Ballard Spahr attorneys provide comprehensive updates on mortgage banking and consumer finance developments, including DIDMCA legislative efforts, website tracking litigation trends...

As we look ahead to 2025, the landscape of debt financing and M&A activity is poised for significant transformation.

A Michigan cannabis grower proved its case. A jury found that the buyer breached its supply agreement and awarded the grower $31.8 million in damages. But the grower still walked away without an enforceable verdict.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates is a prominent international law firm providing comprehensive legal services across multiple practice areas and jurisdictions. The firm serves clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to emerging businesses, offering strategic counsel on complex legal matters.

State legislatures across the U.S. have enacted a complex web of AI regulations affecting private sector businesses, spanning employment decisions, healthcare applications, consumer interactions, and digital rights. These laws impose compliance obligations including bias audits, disclosure requirements, and restrictions on automated decision-making, with enforcement mechanisms ranging from regulatory oversight to private rights of action. Understanding which state laws apply to your AI systems is critical,

Water utility bills are rising faster than electricity rates across America, driven by aging infrastructure, stricter regulations, and system consolidations. This analysis examines why investor-owned water utilities in North Carolina are experiencing accelerating rate increases and explores the legal, economic, and affordability challenges facing regulators and low-income households.

On July 23, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative imposed new Section 301 tariffs on imports from 60 trading partners, affecting approximately 99.4% of U.S. imports. The tariffs, ranging from 10% to 12.5% depending on the country, aim to pressure foreign governments to strengthen controls on forced-labor imports, with different calculation methods for the European Union, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and Switzerland. The action creates significant implications for U.S. supply chains, with

A data breach exposes thousands of customer records. An employee falls for a phishing email and wires $200,000 to a fraudulent account. A vendor’s compromised software infects your network.

Today, March 17, 2020, Governor Roy Cooper announced a new Executive Order ("EO") to close all restaurants and bars to dine-in customers.

A hallmark of bankruptcy law is equal treatment of similarly-situated creditors. The Bankruptcy Code frowns upon a debtor who, while insolvent, pays some creditors but not others in the run-up...

The first draft of an agreement is rarely agreed to and signed by both parties. After an initial draft is circulated, the other party will typically propose revisions...

North Carolina businesses face significant legal risks when employees mishandle confidential information, but courts evaluate whether companies made reasonable efforts to protect their trade secrets before granting legal protection. This guide examines the specific security measures, documentation practices, and cultural safeguards that satisfy legal standards for trade secret protection under federal law and North Carolina's Trade Secrets Protection Act.

Work authorization rules for Haitian workers with Temporary Protected Status have shifted dramatically following recent Supreme Court and federal court rulings. Employers with TPS-authorized employees from Haiti face urgent compliance decisions as the window for continued protection narrows, with work permits set to expire on July 27, 2026.

It has been more than a week since the Small Business Administration ("SBA") extended the safe harbor deadline to May 14 for borrowers of Paycheck Protection Program ("PPP") loans to return their PPP loans.

Businesses across the United States are receiving demand letters and lawsuits claiming that common website features like search bars, chat widgets, and analytics tools violate California's 1967 wiretapping law.