On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a new interim final rule that removes the beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting requirements for U.S. companies and U.S. persons. The rule...more
3/28/2025
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Business Entities ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Entities ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements
In a significant development, on March 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (the “Treasury Department”) announced that, not only will the Treasury Department not enforce any penalties or fines associated with the...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted the nation-wide injunction it issued in January of this year in the case of Smith, et al. v. U.S. Department of the Treasury, which...more
Please be advised, on January 21, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Acting Chairman, Mark T. Uyeda, announced the formation of a new agencywide “Crypto Task Force” (“Task Force”), which will be...more
2/10/2025
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CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) adopted a Non-Compete Clause Rule (the “Rule”) that bans non-compete clauses between workers and employers as unfair methods of competition under Section 5 of the FTC...more
6/4/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Exemptions ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Proprietary Information ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Unfair Competition
Enacted as part of the federal Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) requires all entities formed or operating in the United States, with limited exemptions, to disclose certain information...more