Practice Mobile Menu Trigger Overview Experience Team Insights Subscribe to insights Featured insights June 24, 2024 Client Update FDIC revamps IDI resolution planning FDIC has revamped its IDI Rule resulting in major changes in the resolution submissions for covered banks. Our visual memo... June 10, 2024 Client Update Supervisory threats can violate the First Amendment In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held the NRA plausibly alleged that former DFS Commissioner Maria Vullo coerced... May 23, 2024 Client Update Treasury releases 2024 national illicit finance strategy The U.S. Treasury Department released its 2024 national illicit finance strategy, which outlines the U.S. government’s g... April 9, 2024 Client Update Strict liability for bank leadership: Unnecessary and unwise The clawback provision in the proposed RECOUP Act is unnecessary and unwise, and not supported by historical precedent. March 25, 2024 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC’s proposed statement of policy on bank mergers The FDIC’s proposal would lead to significant change in bank M&A. March 13, 2024 Client Update FDIC corporate governance proposal: Comment letter analysis This update analyzes comments that the FDIC received from a wide range of stakeholders on its corporate governance proposa... See more insights April 16, 2019 Client Update Banking and Cannabis — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act and STATES Act (April 2019) There is now a serious effort underway by the usually divided Congress to find a way for the growing cannabis sector to en... April 16, 2019 Client Update Recommended Read: The Rise of Risk Management in Financial Institutions and a Potential Unintended Consequence – The Diminution of the Legal Function and the Role of Legal Departments Tom Baxter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and formerly the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has writt... April 15, 2019 Client Update Blockchain Technology — Acquisitions & Joint Ventures Blockchain technology continues to be a lively topic of conversation in legal, business and technology circles. This memo ... April 9, 2019 Client Update SEC Staff Doubles Down on Howey for Digital Assets Last week, the SEC staff published new detailed guidance on its views of when a digital asset may be considered a security... April 8, 2019 Client Update Federal Reserve Proposes Amendments to 165(d) Resolution Plan Rule Today, the Federal Reserve issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, which impleme... April 8, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Adds to Sanctions Against the IRGC with Unprecedented FTO Designation On April 8, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced its intent to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (... April 1, 2019 Client Update House Financial Services Committee Advances the SAFE Banking Act to the Full House Cannabis banking legislation reached a new milestone last week. Following a markup session, the House Financial Services C... March 18, 2019 Client Update Chairman Jay Clayton and Director Brett Redfearn Preview Potential Further Equity Market Structure Reforms—Exchange Market Data Business Model Targeted Earlier this month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Division of Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn engaged in a publ... March 12, 2019 Client Update Bank Pay Rules May Be Resurrected U.S. federal banking regulators plan to revive efforts to regulate financial institution incentive compensation, as requir... March 5, 2019 Client Update In Unprecedented but Mostly Symbolic Move, State Department Allows Some Claims under Title III of the Libertad Act On March 4, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced that, for the first time, it would permit actions under Title III of... Load More
June 24, 2024 Client Update FDIC revamps IDI resolution planning FDIC has revamped its IDI Rule resulting in major changes in the resolution submissions for covered banks. Our visual memo...
June 10, 2024 Client Update Supervisory threats can violate the First Amendment In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court held the NRA plausibly alleged that former DFS Commissioner Maria Vullo coerced...
May 23, 2024 Client Update Treasury releases 2024 national illicit finance strategy The U.S. Treasury Department released its 2024 national illicit finance strategy, which outlines the U.S. government’s g...
April 9, 2024 Client Update Strict liability for bank leadership: Unnecessary and unwise The clawback provision in the proposed RECOUP Act is unnecessary and unwise, and not supported by historical precedent.
March 25, 2024 Client Update Key takeaways from the FDIC’s proposed statement of policy on bank mergers The FDIC’s proposal would lead to significant change in bank M&A.
March 13, 2024 Client Update FDIC corporate governance proposal: Comment letter analysis This update analyzes comments that the FDIC received from a wide range of stakeholders on its corporate governance proposa...
April 16, 2019 Client Update Banking and Cannabis — Updated Briefing on the SAFE Banking Act and STATES Act (April 2019) There is now a serious effort underway by the usually divided Congress to find a way for the growing cannabis sector to en...
April 16, 2019 Client Update Recommended Read: The Rise of Risk Management in Financial Institutions and a Potential Unintended Consequence – The Diminution of the Legal Function and the Role of Legal Departments Tom Baxter of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, and formerly the General Counsel of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has writt...
April 15, 2019 Client Update Blockchain Technology — Acquisitions & Joint Ventures Blockchain technology continues to be a lively topic of conversation in legal, business and technology circles. This memo ...
April 9, 2019 Client Update SEC Staff Doubles Down on Howey for Digital Assets Last week, the SEC staff published new detailed guidance on its views of when a digital asset may be considered a security...
April 8, 2019 Client Update Federal Reserve Proposes Amendments to 165(d) Resolution Plan Rule Today, the Federal Reserve issued and invited comments on a proposal to amend and restate their 165(d) Rule, which impleme...
April 8, 2019 Client Update U.S. Government Adds to Sanctions Against the IRGC with Unprecedented FTO Designation On April 8, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced its intent to designate Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (...
April 1, 2019 Client Update House Financial Services Committee Advances the SAFE Banking Act to the Full House Cannabis banking legislation reached a new milestone last week. Following a markup session, the House Financial Services C...
March 18, 2019 Client Update Chairman Jay Clayton and Director Brett Redfearn Preview Potential Further Equity Market Structure Reforms—Exchange Market Data Business Model Targeted Earlier this month, SEC Chairman Jay Clayton and Division of Trading and Markets Director Brett Redfearn engaged in a publ...
March 12, 2019 Client Update Bank Pay Rules May Be Resurrected U.S. federal banking regulators plan to revive efforts to regulate financial institution incentive compensation, as requir...
March 5, 2019 Client Update In Unprecedented but Mostly Symbolic Move, State Department Allows Some Claims under Title III of the Libertad Act On March 4, 2019, the U.S. State Department announced that, for the first time, it would permit actions under Title III of...