Congress is deepening its scrutiny of U.S. universities that have academic partnerships with Chinese institutions, emphasizing concerns over national security and the use of federal research funding. A series of congressional…
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/ Administrative Law, Education Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 9, U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a memorandum entitled “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),” which establishes guidelines to ensure that FCPA…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Is stormy weather on the horizon for the offshore wind energy industry? The combination of rising supply costs, increased interest rates and significant execution risk has hurt the profitability of projects and led some energy…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
On June 4, 2025, the SEC published a concept release in which the agency analyzes trends related to foreign private issuers (FPIs) and solicits extensive feedback regarding whether and how the definition of FPI should be…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
As we previously discussed (here and here), the biotech mergers and acquisitions market currently faces significant headwinds. These challenges include frozen capital markets, regulatory uncertainty at the Food and Drug…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law, Taxation
This week’s tracker covers several significant developments in crypto policy. Lawmakers released a new draft of the CLARITY Act, a market structure bill that would expand the CFTC’s role and clarify how digital assets are…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On June 5, the Supreme Court decided Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, holding unanimously that members of majority groups suing their employers under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII) are not…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law
In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we report on the coming into force of regulations to create the PISCES secondary trading market and the launch of a commission to evaluate the ongoing role of the…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Both EU and non-EU fund managers marketing a fund in the EU or the UK (either under an EU marketing passport or the relevant national placement regimes) are required to prepare an AIFMD-compliant annual report within six months…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Recent legislative activity continued to shape the trajectory of U.S. crypto policy, even as Congress is out of session this week. Lawmakers advanced several financial reform bills before the recess, while federal regulators…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
On May 22, 2025, the U.S. House of Representatives passed House Bill 1, officially titled the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA). This budget reconciliation bill includes significant energy-related provisions that would…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
Several legislative and regulatory developments in the crypto space occurred this week. The U.S. Senate took a significant step forward on stablecoin legislation, voting 66-32 on a procedural motion to advance the GENIUS Act. On…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
In the fall of 2024, California and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amended their respective auto-renewal regulations. The amendments detail new and largely parallel disclosure, consent, and cancellation requirements for any…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, Consumer Protection
On May 12, the Head of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Criminal Division, Matthew Galeotti, delivered remarks at the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association’s Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crimes…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Several significant regulatory and policy developments took place this week in Washington. The Senate banking committee advanced several key nominations, including Michelle Bowman to serve as vice chair for supervision at the…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
