Following the February 18, 2025 ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, et al., the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting...more
January 24, 2025 Update: On January 24, FinCEN published updated reporting guidance in which it announced that reporting companies are not currently required to file beneficial ownership information with FinCEN despite the...more
Net Asset Value (NAV)-based financing facilities (“NAV Facilities”) continue to proliferate in private equity. In response, the Institutional Limited Partners Association (ILPA) released comprehensive new guidance making the...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On July 8, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new guidance concerning compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by revising and elaborating on the Beneficial Ownership...more
On July 8, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued new guidance concerning compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) by revising and elaborating on the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)...more
On June 10, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released further guidance regarding Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) compliance by updating and expanding the Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI)...more
Last week on April 23, 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that would effectively ban non-compete agreements in the context of employment relationships when the rule becomes effective on September 4, 2024, absent a stay or...more
5/3/2024
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On April 18, 2024, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released further guidance regarding to Corporate Transparency Act compliance (CTA) by updating and expanding the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting...more
It’s already February, the holidays are over, and compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) is on everyone’s mind....more
2/15/2024
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On January 12, 2023, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) released additional updated guidance to the Beneficial Ownership Information Reporting Frequently Asked Questions regarding the Beneficial Ownership...more
Non-fungible tokens, crypto tokens, cryptocurrencies, and other digital assets generally cannot be held in your physical hands, but they may now be legally possessed, under the Uniform Commercial Code in Delaware and other...more
The National Venture Capital Association ("NVCA") model legal documents have set the standard for documenting venture capital financings in the emerging companies market for nearly a decade. Since the publication of the...more