On April 8, 2025, President Trump issued a series of executive orders directing the federal government to analyze state-level climate policies targeting fossil fuel consumption and environmental regulations. This action...more
4/11/2025
/ Cap-and-Trade ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal v State Law Application ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Oil & Gas ,
State and Local Government ,
Trump Administration
In a recent shift, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has officially ended its climate risk guidance for large U.S. banks. The 2021 guidance called on major banks to incorporate climate-related risks into...more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to halt its defense of the climate disclosure rules introduced under the leadership of former SEC Chair Gary Gensler....more
4/2/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Deregulation ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Financial Reporting ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investors ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Trump Administration
Interesting perspective on the long-asked question: can Bitcoin ever be green? The tension between Bitcoin’s rapid growth and sustainability remains a critical issue, with its energy consumption posing significant concerns....more
Acting Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or the "Commission") Chairman Mark Uyeda directed SEC staff to request that the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals not schedule an oral argument in the pending litigation...more
The Situation: The New York Department of Financial Services ("NYDFS") has established a Statewide Office of Financial Inclusion and Empowerment, providing yet another example of state and federal regulators prioritizing fair...more
State attorneys general have become significant players in the financial world, using a number of special investigative and enforcement tools to investigate and prosecute alleged wrongdoing by financial market participants....more
The Development: The First Department held that the New York Attorney General ("NYAG") has broad authority to investigate virtual currency companies, while narrowing the scope of jurisdictional challenges that can be made to...more
9/4/2020
/ Commodities ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Ex Parte ,
Martin Act ,
Motion to Vacate ,
NY Supreme Court ,
Personal Jurisdiction ,
Popular ,
State Attorneys General ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Virtual Currency