U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said Wednesday that his agency plans to take a "grounded" approach to agentic finance that's also mindful of the risks it poses and courted industry feedback on how to address the rise of artificial intelligence in derivative markets.
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CFTC's Selig Vows 'Grounded' Oversight Of Agentic Finance

By Aislinn Keely

U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael Selig said Wednesday that his agency plans to take a "grounded" approach to agentic finance that's also mindful of the risks it poses and courted industry feedback on how to address the rise of artificial intelligence in derivative markets.

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Missouri, Louisiana Sued By Prediction Market Giants

By Katryna Perera

Missouri and Louisiana are the latest states to become embroiled in litigation with event contract platforms, after Kalshi and Polymarket sued them, respectively, to prevent pending enforcement action.

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Robinhood Agrees To Pause Sports Event Contracts In Ohio

By Tom Lotshaw

Robinhood Markets Inc. on Wednesday said it struck an agreement with Ohio's gaming commission to stop offering new sports-related event contracts in the Buckeye State in exchange for an enforcement reprieve while litigation over the contracts' legality plays out in federal courts.

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PayPal's Financial Offerings Are Under Fresh FTC Scrutiny

By Sarah Jarvis

PayPal has disclosed that it is facing a Federal Trade Commission investigation into its financial products and services, including marketing, fees and purchase protections.

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POLICY & REGULATION

CFPB Audit Flags Cybersecurity Gaps Amid Staff Departures

By Jon Hill

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has failed to promptly fix serious cyber weaknesses and consistently track data in its possession as staffing losses have hampered the agency's ability to safeguard its systems, according to a federal watchdog audit released Wednesday.

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LITIGATION

Sportsbooks Say DC Law Bars Bettor Loss Recovery

By Elaine BriseƱo

Sportsbook operators are urging the D.C. Circuit not to revive a lawsuit challenging the legality of their operations there, arguing the city expressly excluded licensed sports wagering from the statute being invoked to recover losses for bettors.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Midterm Elections Outlook For Financial Services

A change in congressional control after the upcoming midterm elections could bring about slower regulatory approvals, intensified oversight and shifting enforcement priorities for the financial services industry, say attorneys at Covington.

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New Manhattan DA Task Force Puts Antitrust In Its Crosshairs

The Manhattan District Attorney's Office's new corporate crime and antitrust task force is adding local criminal enforcement to a field long led by federal authorities, meaning companies need to account for potential parallel federal and state antitrust investigations when responding to misconduct, say attorneys at Ropes & Gray.

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3 Strategies To Reduce AI Sycophancy In Legal Work

The tendency of generative artificial intelligence models to tell users what they want to hear can reinforce attorneys’ confirmation bias when testing the strength of arguments, and it can’t simply be prompted away — but a few practices can help mitigate it, says Michael Ott at Ice Miller.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Weil's Demise Sparks Shock, Reflection In The Legal World

By Alison Knezevich and Andrea Keckley

The stunning collapse of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is the talk of BigLaw this week, as those in the industry grapple with how the powerhouse Wall Street firm could implode so quickly.

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Lessons From The Past For Weil's Final Curtain Call

By Rick Archer

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP leaders may have every reason to agree to an out-of-court wind-down, but dissolving such a storied law firm, which announced Wednesday it intends to shut down following an exodus of attorneys, is not as simple as a handshake among partners, experts said in interviews with Law360 on Wednesday.

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Troutman, Baker McKenzie Report Data Breaches

By Lynn LaRowe

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP and Baker McKenzie experienced data breaches last month as a result of social engineering attacks, according to notices submitted this week to the attorneys general offices in California and Texas.

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Morgan & Morgan Seeks To Block Celebrity Ad Ban In Florida

By Ryan Boysen

Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA has asked a Florida federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a Sunshine State bar rule that forbids celebrity endorsements in attorney advertisements.

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Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

MasterCard Inc.

National Collegiate Athletic Association

Paypal Holdings Inc.

Robinhood Markets Inc.

The Florida Bar

Visa Inc.

Zeughauser Group LLC

LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Adams & Reese

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Baker McKenzie

Buchalter LLP

Covington & Burling

Dewey & LeBoeuf

Eckert Seamans

Fragomen Del Rey

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Greenberg Traurig

Gupta Wessler

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Ice Miller

Kellogg Hansen

McDermott Will & Schulte

Milbank LLP

Morgan & Morgan PA

Ropes & Gray

Seyfarth Shaw

Skadden Arps

Stroock & Stroock

Tripp Scott

Troutman

UB Greensfelder

Weil Gotshal

Willkie Farr

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Bureau of Industry and Security

City and County of San Francisco, California

Commodity Futures Trading Commission

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.

Federal Reserve System

Federal Trade Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

Louisiana Attorney General's Office

Louisiana Gaming Control Board

Missouri Attorney General's Office

New York Attorney General's Office

New York County District Attorney's Office

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Ohio Casino Control Commission

U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York

U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

U.S. Senate

U.S. Supreme Court