Last week, we reported that the U.S. Department of Treasury (DOT) through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is temporarily staying enforcement of the monetary penalties for failure to comply with the Corporate...more
In our most recent Alert on the highly controversial and largely litigated nature of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), we reported that the CTA was back in effect nationwide and that, but for a few exceptions, all...more
We previously reported that on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated the Fifth Circuit motion panel’s stay of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) of the temporary injunction granted by...more
2/27/2025
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In an Alert earlier last week, we reported that on December 23, 2024, a motion panel of three judges from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) motion for a stay, or...more
1/2/2025
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As previously reported, on December 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), on behalf of the Department of Treasury, appealed a federal court preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency...more
On December 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Department of Treasury, appealed this decision to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. This is the first step to potentially overturn the...more