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The Economic Substance Act 2018 (the “Act”) requires Bermuda-based entities that are carrying on a “relevant activity” in a relevant financial period and entities claiming “non-resident entity” status under the Act to file an...more
New York Attorney General (AG) Letitia James recently announced her support for legislation that would significantly broaden the state’s consumer protection statute to prohibit not just deceptive acts, but also unfair and...more
The European Commission’s Omnibus package, published on February 26, 2025 (the Omnibus Package or the Package), proposes to simplify the EU’s sustainability laws. At the same time, it has generated significant uncertainty for...more
Right on schedule, on March 21, 2025, FinCEN issued an Interim Final Rule that exempts U.S. companies and persons from the requirement to report, modify, or correct beneficial ownership information (BOI) under the Corporate...more
On February 27, 2025, FinCEN published guidance related to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) taking the position that it would not “issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any...more
The U.S. Treasury Department has suspended enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act for all U.S. citizens and domestic reporting companies. In a statement on March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department announced that it...more
On February 27, 2025, Senator Bryan Hughes (R-Tyler) filed Senate Bill 29 (S.B. 29), proposing several corporate reforms designed to ensure that Texas remains the premier business-friendly jurisdiction in the nation. If...more
The beneficial ownership information (BOI) reporting obligations under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have been reinstated, and are, once again, mandatory after a Texas federal district court judge’s order on Tuesday,...more
On February 18, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an Order in the Smith case lifting the preliminary injunction against enforcement of the CTA. Therefore, BOI Report filings are once again...more
On Monday, Delaware State Senator Bryan Townsend introduced Senate Bill 21 which would, among other things, statutorily define "controlling stockholder" and substantially change the rules governing the "cleansing" of...more
On November 3, 2022, Governor Wolf signed into law Act 122 of 2022. Among the many changes made by this legislation, Act 122 created an annual reporting requirement (like that imposed by most states) for most Pennsylvania...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) has been on a journey this past month with a whirlwind of court rulings: halted by a federal district court, reinstated by the Fifth Circuit’s motions panel, had its reporting deadlines...more
On December 26, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, 2024 WL 5224138 (5th Cir. Dec. 26, 2024), a merits panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order vacating the...more
Our British Virgin Islands office’s most popular publications provided valuable insights on doing business in the jurisdiction, effective asset recovery tools, strategies for addressing modern legal challenges, corporate...more
Late on December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reversed its own decision from earlier in the week, reinstating the nationwide preliminary injunction preventing the enforcement of the Corporate...more
On December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reinstated the nationwide preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). This decision was made to "preserve the constitutional...more
On December 26, 2024, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit changed course, effectively reinstating the preliminary injunction enjoining enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)....more
As reported in our recent Update, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the beneficial ownership information reporting requirements of the...more
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an unsigned order in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-40792, reversing its prior December 23 order lifting the preliminary injunction...more
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In a highly unusual and unexpected order, late on December 26, 2024, a “merits panel” of the Fifth Circuit (made up of different judges than the “motions panel” that stayed the nationwide preliminary injunction on December...more
Following up on our most recent blog post on developments regarding the enforcement date for the Corporate transparency Act (“CTA”), on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Panel that will ultimately be handling the merits of...more
If you are feeling a bit of whiplash today, you are not alone. The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has reinstated a preliminary nationwide injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”)....more
The on-again, off-again nationwide injunction barring enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is back on. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals will hear the case of Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Merrick Garland,...more