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Client Alert: Jurisdictional Win Shields Businesses From Texas State Securities Board Overreach

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The Texas State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) set aside an Emergency Cease Order issued by the Texas State Securities Board (TSSB) against Billionico Academy, Auratus, and related respondents in Texas State...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Screening By the Authorizing Judge: Québec Court of Appeal Upholds the Principle of Partial Dismissal in Salko c. Financière...

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On January 30, 2025, the Québec Court of Appeal rendered a judgment in Salko c. Financière Banque Nationale inc., 2025 QCCA 74 (Salko) providing clarity on the application of the Quebec Consumer Protection Act (QCPA) and on...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Digital Asset Regulatory Framework: Analysis of the Latest Discussion

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In a significant development for the digital asset industry, Republican lawmakers from the U.S. House Committees on Financial Services and Agriculture have released a comprehensive discussion draft of proposed legislation...more

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Navigating fast-evolving fintech regulation takes deep experience and a client-centric approach

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Active in the fintech landscape since 2017, the dedicated Walkers’ team are recognised as global leaders in this dynamic sector - Fluent in six important jurisdictions of choice, we take a jurisdiction agnostic approach,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

UK Supreme Court Ruling in El-Khouri: Defining the Territorial Boundaries of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002

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The ruling, which narrows the UK’s jurisdiction over money laundering offences, will impact how cross-border money laundering offences are prosecuted going forward....more

Carlton Fields

Fourth Circuit Holds It Lacks Jurisdiction to Consider Petition to Vacate

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently held that it lacked jurisdiction over a petition to vacate an arbitration award....more

A&O Shearman

Operating Management Incentive Plans (MIPs) globally: key issues

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In the dynamic landscape of global private equity, MIPs are a crucial tool for attracting, retaining, and motivating executive talent. In this article, we highlight key issues and practical tips for companies planning to...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ontario Court Dismisses Cryptocurrency Class Action on Jurisdictional Grounds

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In Shirodkar v Coinbase Global, Inc. et al., 2024 ONSC 1399 (“Coinbase”), the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the “Court”) stayed a proposed class action against one of the four proposed defendants – Coinbase Canada Inc. –...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Jurisdictional Boundaries Between CFTC Swaps and SEC Security-Based Swaps Clarified

On September 19, 2023, the jurisdictional boundaries between the regulation of swaps by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “CFTC”) and the regulation of security-based swaps (“SBSs”) by the Securities and Exchange...more

Jones Day

CFTC Lacks Jurisdiction Over TRS on ETFs and Custom Baskets

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In Short - The Situation: The civil action of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") against Archegos Capital Management LP and its CFO is but one of many civil and criminal matters arising out of Archegos's...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Senate Crypto Bill Would Limit SEC Regulatory Role in Favor of CFTC

A bipartisan bill introduced in the U.S. Senate last week seeks “to bring crypto assets within the regulatory perimeter” by granting oversight responsibility to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) for most forms...more

Jones Day

2021 Securities Litigation Year in Review

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During 2021, securities case filings fell for the second consecutive year and, for the first time since 2016, fewer than 300 federal securities class actions were filed. Despite the ongoing pandemic, the number of announced...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

IOSCO Calls for Oversight of ESG Ratings and Data Product Providers

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The association noted that regulators could provide market participants with much-needed additional trust in ESG ratings and data. On 23 November 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO)...more

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Multiple Plaintiffs Take Shot at SEC Regulation Best Interest

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The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation Best Interest faces a bumpy road in the wake of recent lawsuits challenging the appropriateness and effectiveness of the rule....more

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