5/21/2026 5:54:37 PM OFAC Focuses on “Sham Transactions,” Warns Companies to Examine Ownership Structures By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Jennifer King Keian Razipour Raisa Shah +2 more... Show less On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new guidance (the Advisory)...
5/19/2026 9:33:07 PM Takeaways from the 12th Annual Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom By Ethan Klingsberg Thank you to the in-person attendees who once again filled the venue to capacity and to the hundreds who joined virtually at the 12th...
5/18/2026 4:44:07 PM Companion Diagnostics: Key Trends Shaping Negotiations By Zackory Burns Introduction Companion diagnostics (“CDx”) are medical devices which provide information that is essential for the safe and effective use...
5/14/2026 8:01:07 PM From Patterns to Proof: The SEC’s New Playbook for Insider Trading Enforcement By Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard The SEC’s recent action charging 21 individuals in a wide‑ranging insider trading scheme marks an important inflection point in market...
5/13/2026 1:57:37 PM Increased Focus on “Sham Charities” Complicates the Landscape for Companies Operating in Israel and the Middle East By Timothy Harkness Elischke de Villiers Ian Maurer Introduction As the world focuses on conflicts in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and...
5/11/2026 9:54:07 PM Worldwide 10% Tariff Struck Down By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Ian Allen Rashi Narayan +1 more... Show less Key Takeaways The US Court of International Trade (CIT) invalidated the Trump Administration’s use of Section 122 to impose worldwide 10%...
5/11/2026 9:15:37 PM From the Freshfields SEC Desk: SEC Proposes to Let Companies Report Twice a Year — What Public Companies Need to Know By Erik Gerding Michael Levitt Daniel Fox On May 5, 2026, the SEC proposed a rule that would permit (but not require) public companies to report their financial results twice a...
5/7/2026 2:27:07 PM Mixing Retail and Software: The FTC’s Blend of Structural and Behavioral Remedies in 365 Retail/Cantaloupe By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Kara Reid Eleanor Liu On May 1, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) approved 365 Retail Markets’ approximately $848 million acquisition of Cantaloupe,...
5/5/2026 5:27:37 PM Connecticut Poised to Enact One of the Nation's Most Comprehensive AI Laws By Beth George Anna Gressel Nema Milaninia Nina Frant Aaron Stanislawski Keian Razipour +3 more... Show less On May 1, 2026, the Connecticut House voted 131–17 to pass Senate Bill 5 — the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and...
5/5/2026 3:18:07 PM PMSIs in Today’s Market: What They Are and Why They Matter for Buyers, Suppliers, and Their Lender By Kyle Lakin Eponine Zhou In today’s market, with increasing needs for financing, companies are looking for ways to fund equipment purchases and manage...
5/4/2026 11:54:07 PM CFIUS Review Resumes Following DHS Funding By Aimen Mir Christine Laciak Brian Reissaus Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Rashi Narayan Ian Allen +4 more... Show less Key Takeaways The President’s signing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding legislation on April 30, 2026, ended the 76-day...
4/29/2026 5:24:37 PM U.S. Criminal Investigations Involving Colombia’s President Reshape Corporate Risk By Eric Bruce Justin Simeone Diego Rueda Miguel Serrano Alexandra Walsh +2 more... Show less Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has made the disruption of transnational criminal organizations and drug cartels in Latin...
4/28/2026 2:45:40 PM Supreme Court Narrows “Battlefield Preemption” for Government Contractors By Timothy Harkness David Livshiz Austin Evers Nathan Castellano Maria Slobodchikova Jordan McGuffee +3 more... Show less On April 22, 2026, the Supreme Court issued its decision in Hencely v. Fluor Corp., No. 24-924, 2026 WL 1083331 (U.S. Apr. 22, 2026),...
4/27/2026 3:39:37 PM Prediction Markets and Investment Advisers: From Regulatory Curiosity to Business Critical Risk By Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard David Nicolardi The earlier discussion of prediction markets focused on their structure, regulatory classification, and the unsettled perimeter between...
4/24/2026 9:18:37 PM SDNY and CFTC Charge U.S. Soldier with Using Classified Information to Profit on Prediction Market By Timothy Howard Eric Bruce Melissa Hodgman Alessandra Scalise +1 more... Show less On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission...
4/24/2026 5:54:07 PM Unscrambling the Egg? What to Watch in the Nexstar/Tegna Merger Challenge By Julie Elmer Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Ellen Rosenblum Tyler Garrett Kara Reid Amy Cheng +3 more... Show less On April 17th, Judge Troy Nunley of the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction (PI) prohibiting the further...