Compliance

  • June 12, 2026

    Fintech Lender Sued Over Arbitration Clause Omissions

    Affirm Inc. has been sued for allegedly making misleading statements and omissions in its mandatory arbitration clause, withholding the company's 100% win rate in contested arbitrations, and not disclosing that its chief legal and compliance officer sat on the arbitrator's governing board.

  • June 12, 2026

    2nd Circ. Backs Bankman-Fried's 25-Year Fraud Conviction

    The Second Circuit on Friday upheld Sam Bankman-Fried's conviction and an $11 billion forfeiture order in an opinion that found the ex-CEO's claims that he could have made FTX customers whole didn't matter in the face of the government's "robust" evidence of his role in the fraud that felled the cryptocurrency exchange.

  • June 12, 2026

    DC Judge Refuses To Stop UFC Fight On White House Lawn

    A D.C. federal judge on Friday allowed the UFC mixed martial arts event on the White House lawn Sunday to go on, denying a bid by two area residents to stop what they called an unauthorized use of government property.

  • June 12, 2026

    Real Estate Recap: Deal Innovation, Infra REITs, Compass

    Catch up on this past week's key developments by state from Law360 Real Estate Authority — including attorney insights into deal-side innovation, real estate investment trusts for digital infrastructure and New York's scrutiny of the $1.6 billion Compass-Anywhere merger.

  • June 12, 2026

    2nd Circ. Doubts Tax Plea Advice Misled Man On Deportation

    A skeptical Second Circuit judge on Friday told a Connecticut attorney to stop saying his client was "affirmatively misled" while pleading guilty to tax evasion charges, hinting a written plea agreement and verbal warnings from a federal judge were probably sufficient to advise the client he could be deported.

  • June 12, 2026

    'Demonstrably Untrue' Claim Ends Google Teen‑Harm Fee Bid

    A Florida federal judge has shut down an Orlando firm's bid to get a cut of a pending settlement in a suit alleging Google LLC and a chatbot company caused a teen's suicide, rejecting the firm's "demonstrably untrue" statement supporting its bid.

  • June 12, 2026

    Jane Street Used Tips To Dodge Losses, Terraform Says

    The administrator for bankrupt cryptocurrency company Terraform Labs has urged a New York federal court not to dismiss his suit against trading firm Jane Street over claims the firm used confidential information to profit from Terraform's collapse, arguing that it is liable as an insider and a tippee.

  • June 12, 2026

    IRS Must Revisit Whistleblower Award Denial, DC Circ. Rules

    The D.C. Circuit said Friday that the Internal Revenue Service must reconsider a whistleblower's claim that her information helped the agency collect taxes on more than $31 million in corporate income, reversing a U.S. Tax Court ruling that sided with the IRS.

  • June 12, 2026

    ACLU Of Pa. Sues DHS, CBP Over Probe Into Online Critics

    The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania sued U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in Pennsylvania federal court on Friday, saying they failed to respond to a records request seeking copies of subpoenas for the identities of anonymous social media users who criticized the agencies.

  • June 12, 2026

    CFTC Secures Trading Ban Against Celsius' Mashinsky

    A New York federal judge Friday signed off on a consent order that would resolve the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's claims against Alexander Mashinsky, founder and former CEO of the now-defunct Celsius Network, and permanently bar him from trading commodities or running another commodity business.

  • June 12, 2026

    DC Judge Refuses To Wipe DOJ's Powell Subpoena Loss

    A D.C. federal judge has rejected a bid by federal prosecutors to erase their loss earlier this year in a now-closed fight over subpoenas tied to former Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, leaving in place a decision that had blocked those subpoenas as improper.

  • June 12, 2026

    New Bill Aims To Provide Paid Family Leave For Fed Workers

    A bipartisan group of U.S. House representatives reintroduced legislation that would expand benefits for federal employees by allowing them to collect up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, the lawmakers announced.

  • June 12, 2026

    OpenAI, Google Workers Back Anthropic In DOD Usage Feud

    Google and OpenAI employees told a California federal court that autonomous lethal weapons systems used without human oversight pose several risks, backing rival artificial intelligence company Anthropic's bid to show the government acted arbitrarily in determining Anthropic posed national security risks.

  • June 12, 2026

    CFTC Sues New Mexico Over Prediction Market Enforcement

    The legal feud between federal and state regulators over sports-related prediction market offerings expanded Friday as New Mexico became the eighth state to be sued by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for treating those contracts as illegal gambling.

  • June 12, 2026

    Challenge To 'Troubling' EEOC Trans Bias Shift Dismissed

    A Maryland federal judge tossed a suit Friday from an LGBTQ+ advocacy group challenging the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission's decision to step back from investigating bias charges from transgender workers, saying the pivot was "deeply troubling" but out of the court's hands.

  • June 12, 2026

    Insider Trading Defense May Draw On 'Varsity Blues' Playbook

    After enlisting a crew of experienced attorneys, defendants charged in an insider trading case allegedly involving deal information stolen from huge law firms are preparing to use a strategy that could take some cues from the "Varsity Blues" case in the same Boston courthouse.

  • June 12, 2026

    GC Cheat Sheet: The Hottest Corporate News Of The Week

    Elon Musk and SpaceX's legal team blasted off with the largest IPO in history, with shares priced at $150 each at opening before briefly topping $176. And a new study shows investors have approved 11 of 17 companies' requests to move their incorporation from Delaware to Texas so far this proxy season.

  • June 12, 2026

    Texas Court Urged To Keep Judge Romance Suit Alive

    In multiple filings, EJS Investment Holdings LLC has asked a Texas federal judge to reject attempts by former U.S. Bankruptcy Judge David Jones and other parties to dismiss its proposed class action over his secret romance with a former Jackson Walker LLP partner.

  • June 12, 2026

    Texas AG Warns Big 12 Against Texas Tech Boycott

    As the Big 12 considers sanctioning Texas Tech University following a court order permitting quarterback Brendan Sorsby to play football despite admitting to sports betting, it faces threats of legal action from both the quarterback's attorneys and the state attorney general.

  • June 12, 2026

    Texas Justices Say Pro Se Attys Can Contact Opposing Party

    The Texas Supreme Court on Friday found in favor of a pro se attorney who contacted the opposing party, saying the normal rules don't apply to attorneys who represent themselves.

  • June 12, 2026

    Trader Admits Fib To SEC, Avoids $600M Fraud Trial

    A former California investment executive told a Manhattan federal judge Friday that he lied to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, copping to a lesser count of obstruction after prosecutors initially charged him with a $600 million "cherry-picking" fraud.

  • June 11, 2026

    FDIC Urged To Align Stablecoin Rules With Other Regulators

    Banks and fintechs alike urged the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. to iron out differences between its proposed standards for stablecoin issuers and those floated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, though the industries continued to battle over crypto firms' ability to offer interest to stablecoin holders.

  • June 11, 2026

    Tech Group Urges High Court To Block Texas App Store Law

    The Computer & Communications Industry Association on Thursday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to vacate a recent Fifth Circuit ruling permitting Texas to move forward with a law requiring app store owners to verify users' ages, arguing the law is unconstitutional and overly burdensome for its members.

  • June 11, 2026

    Ed. Dept. Tries New Tack To Scrap K-12 Mental Health Grants

    The U.S. Department of Education pressed ahead with its plan to end up to a billion dollars in school mental health grants, arguing Wednesday that a Seattle federal judge's December 2025 injunction barring the discontinuation of the grants shouldn't block the government from canceling the contracts outright.

  • June 11, 2026

    Texas Biz Court Lets Southwest Pilots Redo Boeing Claims

    A Texas business court judge said the Southwest Airlines pilots union could continue its suit against The Boeing Co. for alleged economic losses resulting from the grounding of the 737 Max aircraft, but told the union it would have to better articulate the harm Boeing caused.

Expert Analysis

  • What Colorado AI Law's Major Rewrite Means For Employers

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    Colorado's landmark law regulating employers' use of artificial intelligence tools was recently replaced with a narrower regime that eliminates many burdensome obligations, but still imposes a host of requirements focused on transparency and accountability, say attorneys at Proskauer.

  • Operational AI Washing: The Next Frontier Of Fiduciary Risk

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    While there are still no final Delaware decisions applying Caremark specifically to artificial intelligence governance failures, previous case law provides a blueprint, so the question for boards is whether their governance architectures will satisfy Caremark when the first cases are decided, say attorneys at Akerman.

  • 3 Disgorgement Questions Linger After Justices' SEC Ruling

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    While the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision in Sripetch v. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission avoided placing new limits on the SEC’s disgorgement powers, it passed over several questions, including whether the commission can seek disgorgement when returning the money to investors isn't possible, says David Slovick at Kopecky Schumacher.

  • A Look At The Court's Next Steps In Live Nation Antitrust Case

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    Following a recent jury verdict that Live Nation and Ticketmaster operated as a monopoly to fix ticket prices, a New York federal court stands to weigh Live Nation's bid for a new trial, approve the U.S. Department of Justice's March settlement with the defendants, and impose remedies that include full structural separation, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • How Crypto Firms Can Prep As Clarity Act Inches Toward Law

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    Though the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act’s road to enactment remains uncertain, the statutory framework for regulating digital commodities recently advanced by the Senate Banking Committee is now sufficiently developed that market participants can begin preparing in several areas where the complicated legislation would affect them, say attorneys at Cahill Gordon.

  • Checking For AI Errors Is Now A Two-Way Street

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    A handful of recent federal and state cases demonstrate the importance of checking for errors generated by artificial intelligence not only in your own court submissions, but also your opponent's, as well as when catching opposing counsel's AI mistakes could result in an award for attorney fees, says Tamara Barago at Hollingsworth.

  • Easing Of UK Stablecoin Rules Will Encourage Crypto Growth

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    The Bank of England’s recent decision to relax parts of its proposed framework for sterling-backed stablecoins balances innovation with financial stability, and will help the U.K. remain competitive with crypto markets across the globe, says Thomas Cattee at Gherson.

  • Opinion

    SEC Enforcement Reforms Must Address Post-Wells Limbo

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent changes to how it notifies companies of a potential enforcement action fail to address what happens after the Wells process is over, highlighting the need for meaningful process reform that includes a formal closure determination, says Kimble Cannon at Mahdavi Bacon.

  • Lessons For Banks From Recent FCA Enforcement Trends

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    While government relief programs rely on financial institutions in times of economic uncertainty, recent enforcement shows that a government partnership may not protect banks from liability involving False Claims Act missteps, say attorneys at O'Melveny.

  • A Changing Road Map For Trucking Fatigue Litigation

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    Trucking fatigue is undergoing a quiet but substantial transition, as juries expect an affirmative duty by the motor carrier to keep the public safe and emerging technology increases carrier accountability, says John Thomas at Farah & Farah.

  • Foot Locker Fine Illustrates SEC's Whistleblower Priorities

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission's recent fining of Foot Locker for its separation agreements is a reminder that the commission remains serious about maintaining open channels for reporting whistleblower concerns and that provisions can violate Rule 21F-17(a) without specifically barring communications with the SEC, says Jonathan Richman at Brown Rudnick.

  • Series

    The Biz Court Digest: Shoring Up Corporate Law In Maryland

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    Launched more than 20 years ago to improve complex corporate adjudication, Maryland's Business and Technology Case Management Program has been a solid success in some areas, but there always is room for improvement, says Bill Krulak at Miles & Stockbridge.

  • How End Of SEC 'Gag Rule' Affects Free Speech Certiorari Bid

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    The Securities and Exchange Commission's recent rescission of the so-called gag rule, which forbade defendants in settlements from denying the SEC’s allegations, may sway the outcome of a petition to the Supreme Court in a case challenging the rule on First Amendment grounds, say attorneys at Troutman.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: The Right Argument, The Right Time

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    Three recent decisions from the Federal Circuit and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims together reinforce the importance in government contract disputes of preserving issues early, presenting claims clearly and raising all relevant arguments in the first case, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • FDA's Chemical Review Process Heats Up Food Industry Risk

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    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's newly announced process for postmarket assessment of food additives signals a significant shift away from historically limited oversight, introducing both strategic opportunities and material risks for food manufacturers, ingredient suppliers and others in the food supply chain, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

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