Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s monthly bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
7/31/2025
/ California ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sustainability
This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more
7/29/2025
/ AML/CFT ,
Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fraud ,
Investment Management ,
Investors ,
New Legislation ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Stablecoins
Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more
This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more
Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more
Trump Administration actions - Trump orders DOJ to stop states from enforcing unconstitutional or preempted climate laws. In a sweeping Executive Order (EO) issued on April 8, President Donald Trump has ordered Attorney...more
4/29/2025
/ Climate Change ,
Energy Sector ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Justice ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Renewable Energy ,
Reporting Requirements ,
State and Local Government ,
Sustainability ,
Sustainable Business Practices ,
Trump Administration
This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets. While the use cases for blockchain...more
4/22/2025
/ Blockchain ,
CFTC ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation
The Division of Corporation Finance at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently issued guidance regarding the application of federal securities laws to certain stablecoins. While this guidance, released on...more
SEC withdraws defense of US climate disclosure rules; Uyeda speaks on ESG and materiality. On March 27, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) notified the US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit that the SEC...more
3/31/2025
/ Child Labor ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Energy Policy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Minerals ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The Trump Administration’s Executive Order on January 23, 2025, titled, “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology,” laid the groundwork for encouraging innovation to develop a digital economy. This,...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has issued a new rule addressing its supervision of large nonbank companies offering US consumers certain digital funds transfer services and payment wallets and apps....more
As they look to the future, financial services organizations are confronted by significant change, uncertainty, and disruption. Increasing deglobalization, macro-economic headwinds, the rise of big data, AI, and other new...more
Today’s ever-shifting business environment means that consumers, businesses, employers, and employees all expect to transact digitally. To remain efficient and competitive, companies must digitally transform their businesses....more
11/6/2024
/ Compliance ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Digital Services ,
Digital Signature Standards ,
E-Signatures ,
Electronic Communications ,
Electronic Records ,
FCC ,
FDIC ,
Financial Transactions ,
Payment Systems ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Subscription Services
This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more
9/27/2024
/ Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Violations ,
Trading Platforms ,
Virtual Currency
This monthly bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more
9/3/2024
/ Bank Secrecy Act ,
Blockchain ,
Brokered Deposits ,
Brokers ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Assets ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FDIC ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinCEN ,
FinTech ,
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Virtual Currency