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ASIC Appeals Full Federal Court's Finding in Favour of Block Earner: Key Takeaways for Crypto Companies

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The crypto-asset industry has undergone unparalleled expansion and growth in recent years, leaving regulators globally grappling with how to keep up and enforce the existing regulatory frameworks. In Australia, the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Countdown to the Treasury Clearing Mandate: Will the Capital Rules Keep Pace?

We're still a year and a half from the effective date of the US Treasury Clearing mandate for cash trades and two years from the effective date for US Treasury repo transactions. But participants in the largest and most...more

A&O Shearman

FSB report identifies vulnerabilities in non-bank CRE investors

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The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published a report, alongside a press release and updated webpage, examining vulnerabilities in non-bank commercial real estate (CRE) investors. The report identifies entities such as...more

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Final draft RTS on EU active account requirement published

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Following its consultation, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a final report, including final draft regulatory technical standards (RTS), on the conditions of the Active Account Requirement...more

Akerman LLP

First-Ever Prosecution for Sales Under Rule 10b5-1 Trading Plan

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Executive Sentenced to 42 Months in Prison - Company insiders rely upon Rule 10b5-1 trading plans to sell stock pursuant to predetermined trades, allowing them to later trade securities even though they may be in...more

Dickinson Wright

QuickHits: DOJ’s FCPA Shift and Impacts on U.S.-China Operations

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Welcome to QuickHits. This brief newsletter covers recent cases, legal developments, and key questions affecting the evolving U.S.-China relationship and related business and legal environments. It’s produced by attorneys...more

Mayer Brown

REVERSEinquiries Newsletter, Volume 6, Issue 1 - July 1 2025

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An Overview of Which Market Disruption Events to Include for the Most Common Asset Classes under a Medium-Term Note Program - A movie scene showing a day in the life of a calculation agent would likely not survive the...more

BCLP

UK Corporate Briefing - July 2025

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Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Foreign Private Issuers: Have You Assessed Your Status Under US Securities Laws? (UPDATED)

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For foreign private issuers registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), there are several filing statuses that affect the content of various disclosures that must be made public. Foreign private issuers...more

Woodruff Sawyer

Expanding Retail Investor Access to Private Funds: A Spider-Man Problem

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Private funds could be facing a Spider-Man problem. Let me explain. Because he was bitten by a radioactive spider, Spider-Man has superpowers. He can jump really high. He can shoot webs from his hands. When his...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

The Supreme Court Update - June 30, 2025

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On June 30, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States Granted Certiorari to Seven Cases:  M & K Employee Solutions, LLC v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund, No. 23-1209: This case interprets a provision of the...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Navigating Evolving Cyber Regulations in the United States

Cyber regulations are crucial for the protection of individuals and businesses and aid in risk minimization; failure to comply with these regulations can result in severe consequences such as financial penalties, legal...more

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Private Company M&A - Reverse Diligence: Questions Sellers Should Ask of Bidders

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When selling a private company, Sellers understandably focus on providing bidders with a comprehensive data room packed with detailed documents and information about every aspect of their business. They expect bidders to pore...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. SEC Extends Compliance Deadline for Recent Amendments to the Customer Protection Rule

On June 25, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to extend the compliance deadline for recent amendments to Exchange Act Rule 15c3-3 (the “Customer Protection Rule”) to June 30, 2026. The amendments,...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

RegFi Episode 65: Creating an SEC Safe Harbor for DAO Memberships

RegFi co-hosts Jerry Buckley and Sasha Leonhardt welcome Orrick colleague James Wigginton and John Paller, Founder of Opolis and ETHDenver, to explore how blockchain technology can be used to enable decentralized autonomous...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, June 2025

We are pleased to share the June 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

Bennett Jones LLP

TSX Venture Exchange Updates Escrow Policy for New Listings

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The TSX Venture Exchange (TSXV) has announced updates to its policy on escrow and resale restrictions. The immediately effective updates amended and renamed Policy 5.4 – Capital Structure, Escrow and Resale Restrictions (New...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Making Way For Stablecoin—Genius Act Would Amend Bankruptcy Code to Accommodate Certain Crypto Assets

Congress rarely amends the Bankruptcy Code.  Congress first adopted the Bankruptcy Code in 1978.  After a series of amendments in the early 1980s to address initial concerns, Congress amended the Code only modestly until the...more

DLA Piper

A Principles-Based Model for Modern Governance: COSO and NACD’s Proposed Corporate Governance Framework

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In May 2025, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), in collaboration with the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), released a public exposure draft of a new,...more

Mandelbaum Barrett PC

Turning Conflict into Capital: Litigation as a Strategic Investment Tool

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Litigation is increasingly being deployed by sophisticated asset managers not merely as a defensive cost center but as an active driver of capital appreciation. Whether as a value-unlocking tool within an existing portfolio...more

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EC adopts amendments to transparency requirements under MiFIR Review

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The European Commission has adopted a Commission Delegated Regulation to amend regulatory technical standards (RTS) on transparency requirements. The MiFIR Review revised the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

ASIC public and private markets update

Following the substantial feedback provided in response to ASIC’s discussion paper, ‘Australia’s evolving capital markets: A discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private markets’ (Discussion Paper) on 10 June...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Takeovers Panel drops a suite of new considerations for voting intention statements

In the recent decision in Re Dropsuite Limited [2025] ATP 10, the Takeovers Panel concluded that a voting intention statement given by a substantial shareholder in the usual form was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether that shareholder...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Pitch Perfect: Demo Days, General Solicitation and the HALOS Act of 2025

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Your company is invited by a local meetup group to present at demo day with other startups, and you accept.  The group announces the demo day lineup of startups in an e-blast, on its website, on its Facebook page and through...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

SEC Office of the Investor Advocate Report

Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act, the Investor Advocate is required to file two reports annually with the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Financial Services of the...more

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