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
On May 1, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board held a meeting to discuss proposed amendments to the CPPA draft regulations on cybersecurity audits, risk assessments and automated decision-making technology…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Two significant legislative efforts took center stage this week, offering a clearer view of where Congress may be heading on crypto regulation. A revised version of the GENIUS Act, legislation to establish a federal framework…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Federal Circuit recently clarified the scope of statutory estoppel that applies in District Court after the PTAB issues a final written decision in a related inter partes review (IPR). Ingenico Inc. v. IOENGINE, LLC, No…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property
In recent months, private class action lawsuits have challenged residency match programs for pharmacists and veterinarians under antitrust laws. In addition, a congressional subcommittee has begun an inquiry into the residency…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Labor & Employment Law, Health
In this edition of UK Equity Capital Markets Insights, we report on proposals to refresh the rules for companies on AIM following the introduction last year of new Listing Rules for Main Market companies; an update from the FCA…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
