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Client Alert: Mandatory CTA Compliance Returns – What You Need to Know

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On February 17, 2025, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas lifted the last remaining nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) previously issued in Smith v. US...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Back in Effect: March 21 Is the New Deadline to File Beneficial Ownership Reports

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The Corporate Transparency Act’s (CTA) reporting requirements are officially back in force, requiring non-exempt entities to disclose beneficial ownership information (BOI). This week, a Texas federal court lifted the last...more

Kerr Russell

CTA Enforcement Remains Suspended Amid Ongoing Litigation

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the U.S. Department of Justice’s request to stay the nationwide injunction that had previously banned enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its key...more

Wiley Rein LLP

CTA Update: Supreme Court Temporarily Lifts Injunction, but Requirements Remain Blocked

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On January 23, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling that appears to settle – for now – a nearly two-month-long legal battle over the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which began with a nationwide preliminary...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Provisionally Reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued an order on January 23, 2025, which provisionally reinstates the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) while a legal challenge to it continues. This brief order, which stayed an injunction against the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

What’s Ahead as Corporate Transparency Act Comes to a Crossroads

The recent whiplash regarding the validity of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA)—it was enjoined just to particular parties, then enjoined nationwide, then un-enjoined, then enjoined again, while other courts let it...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CTA Enforcement on Hold

Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (the ​“CTA”) reporting requirements was once again put on hold over the holidays. On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an order...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Corporate & Financial Weekly Digest, Featuring Articles SEC Approvals of Changes to "Accredited Investor" and "Qualified...

SEC/CORPORATE - SEC Amends the Definitions of “Accredited Investor” and “Qualified Institutional Buyer” - On August 26, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to the definitions of “accredited...more

Ward and Smith, P.A.

Should You Bank a Virtual Currency Business?

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Virtual currencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum have spawned many types of businesses that need banking services. Many banks "de-risk" -- do not provide banking services -- to these businesses. Many virtual currency...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Anti-Money Laundering Obligations for Virtual Currency Companies

Virtual currency businesses are under scrutiny by U.S. anti-money laundering (AML) regulators. Earlier this year, U.S Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin emphasized that virtual currencies are subject to AML regulations. He...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

With Another Veteran Criminal Prosecutor At FinCEN’s Helm, Aggressive AML Enforcement Expected To Continue

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Today the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced Kenneth A. Blanco as Director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau in Treasury’s Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. The leading...more

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Financial Services Weekly News Roundup - June 2015 #3

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Regulatory Developments - CFTC Provides No-Action Relief from Introducing Broker and Commodity Trading Advisor Registration to Non-U.S. Persons Who Advise on or Facilitate Swaps Transactions for Certain International...more

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Bitcoin Investment Vehicles Beware – The SEC is Watching

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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently charged the co-owner of two Bitcoin-related websites for publicly offering shares in the ventures without registering the securities under the Securities Act of 1933 (the...more

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