Over the past several years, as U.S. regulators have grappled with the increasing use of cryptocurrency across a spectrum of legitimate and illegitimate commerce, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Foreign Assets...more
On 21 March 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) removed Tornado Cash, a virtual currency mixer, from its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List),...more
It has been a busy year for issues related to drug pricing, and with the election around the corner, litigation issues that have been developing over the last few years are likely to be a key focus for the second half of...more
Calls for Removal of Device Patents Listed in the Orange Book Continue. FTC and Congressional action scrutinizing allegedly “improper” Orange Book listings continued apace in the first few months of 2024. ...more
Financial Firms Launch Crypto Products for Custody, Tokenization and Staking - In a recent press release, BitGo announced its plans “to create the first Bitcoin-only trust company” by partnering with Swan Bitcoin, a leading...more
Welcome to 2023! The new year holds much anticipation. The Fed rate hikes have slowly started to reduce inflation, yet prices remain high. ...more
On December 17, 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange) announced new listing regime for special purpose acquisition companies (SPAC). These new rules will take effect on January 1, 2022. This...more
The paper sets out the long-awaited framework for a SPAC listing regime in Hong Kong, which will become effective 1 January 2022. On 17 December 2021, the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (the Exchange or HKSE) published...more
On March 10, 2016, the French data protection agency (« CNIL ») pronounced a €100.000 ($111,715) fine against Google Inc. for failure to comply with its formal injunction of May, 2015 ordering the company to extend delisting...more