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The human touch - AI’s role in commerce - The Visionaries

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The Productivity Paradox: Does more technology mean less growth? Is there scope to use AI in commercial contracts? Will it save time, or ultimately cost more time in review and pose greater risk?...more

McCarter & English, LLP

New Jersey Regulatory Update Part II

Part II of our New Jersey Regulatory Update further identifies proposed and adopted regulations that may impact healthcare providers, from additional financial transparency rules impacting facilities to rules attempting to...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Update: OECD Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework

On 10 October 2022, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (“OECD”) published the final guidance on the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (“CARF”) and a set of amendments to the Common Reporting Standard...more

Bilzin Sumberg

Crypto Litigation Claims, Defenses Industry Should Watch

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Cryptocurrency companies face a steadily growing number of lawsuits, adding to a list of recent headaches for their industry. That list includes steep recent declines in investment value and a high probability of new...more

Jones Day

Pre-Enforcement Challenges—A Vital Tool for Regulated Parties in the United States

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The digital asset industry has now met the regulatory state. Those interested in building digital asset businesses that operate in the United States thus need to be aware of a vital tool for resisting regulatory overreach by...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

OFAC Puts Virtual Currency Industry on Notice

In a new Sanctions Compliance Guide, The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury reiterates that compliance obligations apply equally to transactions involving virtual currencies and those involving...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Regulating ESG October 2021 | Issue No. 146 - LSTA Issues New Credit Agreement Guidance

Last week, the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (the “LSTA”) circulated a revised draft of its Form of Revolving Credit Facility to its members....more

Carlton Fields

State Regulations on Virtual Currency and Blockchain Technologies (Updated July 2020)

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There exists no uniformity with respect to how businesses that deal in virtual currencies (also known as "cryptocurrencies") such as Bitcoin are treated among the states. For these proprietors, often the first question asked...more

Polsinelli

CFIUS: Final FIRRMA Regulations Provide New Challenges, Opportunities for Foreign Investors

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The Department of Treasury has released the final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 (“FIRRMA”), which contain significant changes to the process by which the Committee on...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

2019 Digital Asset Regulatory Look Back (US Edition)

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It was a year filled with tantalizing tidbits and many loose ends. 2019 marked the 10th year since blockchain technology was released into the wild by its still unknown inventor, Satoshi Nakamoto, who mined the first bitcoin...more

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CA DBO concludes certain point-of-sale financing arrangements are loans, not credit sales

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On December 30, 2019, the California Department of Business Oversight (DBO) announced two actions regarding companies offering unregulated, point-of-sale financing to California residents.  In the first action,  the DBO...more

Mayer Brown

Legal Update: regulatory technical standards on homogeneity for STS transactions published in official journal

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The EU has, on 6 November 2019, published in the Official Journal a delegated regulation (the “Delegated Regulation”) supplementing the EU Securitisation Regulation (the “Securitisation Regulation”) with regard to regulatory...more

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European Banking Authority Publishes Question and Answer Relating to Originator Risk Retention Holders in Securitisations

On 13 September 2019, the European Banking Authority (the “EBA”) updated its guidance in respect of the Securitisation Regulation[1] by publishing an answer to a question submitted to it in November 2018 by the Association...more

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FINRA and SEC Issue Joint Statement on Security Token and Custody Rules

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On July 8, 2019, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) Division of Trading and Markets and the staff of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”) issued a joint statement outlining...more

Hogan Lovells

Roadmap of a Listing in London - Equity Capital Markets

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Hogan Lovells has prepared a roadmap of the key issues to consider when planning your listing in London. ...more

Carlton Fields

Cryptocurrency Regulatory Complexities Multiply

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Firms seeking to integrate digital assets into their business — including the sale of insurance or securities products and services — must grapple with the potential applicability of money transmission regulation that varies...more

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SEC/FINRA Joint Statement on Digital Asset Securities Does Not Address Regulatory Log Jam

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Last week, the Staffs of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) (collectively, the Staffs) released a Joint Statement concerning the application of the SEC’s...more

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Financial Action Task Force Drops the Regulatory Hammer on Virtual Currency

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On June 21, 2019, the Financial Action Task Force (“FATF”), a multi-national, inter-governmental body established in 1989 “to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures...more

Hogan Lovells

Dutch DPA: Banks May Not Use Payment Data for Marketing Purposes

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In the wake of a recent announcement by a major Dutch bank that it would start providing its customers with personalized advertisements based on their spending patterns, the Dutch Data Protection Authority (DPA) has sent a...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Corporate Governance Litigation & Regulation: A Periodic Review and Predictions for the Remainder of 2019

Since the start of 2018, state and, to a lesser extent, federal courts around the country, as well as state legislatures and Congress, have issued decisions or considered legislation having a substantial impact on corporate...more

Hogan Lovells

French legal and regulatory update - April 2019

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The Paris office of Hogan Lovells is pleased to provide this English language edition of our monthly e-newsletter, which offers a legal and regulatory update covering France and Europe for April 2019. ...more

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Popular Video Game Serves as a Reminder of Regulatory Risks of In-game/In-app Virtual Currencies

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“V-bucks,” the in-game virtual value currency of the wildly popular video game, Fortnite, is reportedly being used to launder the proceeds of stolen credit cards....more

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Banking Agencies Issue Updated FAQs on Appraisal and Evaluation Practices

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The federal banking agencies recently issued Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on appraisal and valuation functions in response to recent questions they received on their real estate appraisal regulations and guidelines....more

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France Set to Enact the First Regulatory Framework for Crypto-asset Intermediaries

After allowing registration and transfer of unlisted securities through distributed ledgers in 2017 and drafting legislation for initial coin offerings (ICOs) earlier this year, France is contemplating the introduction of a...more

Hogan Lovells

Corporate News – September 2018

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A monthly newsletter covering topics of interest in the field of UK corporate law including mergers and acquisitions, listed companies, equity capital markets, corporate governance and general company law. ...more

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