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Alberta Court Affirms Single-Proceeding Model: Royalty Arrears Claims Must Be Pursued First in Insolvency Proceedings
On January 26, 2026, the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta (ABKB) held that the Alberta Department of Energy and Minerals (Alberta Energy) is required to first advance its claim for royalty arrears owed by an insolvent energy company within ongoing restructuring proceedings of that insolvent company, before seeking recovery from jointly liable solvent co-lessees....By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Australian Government Passes New Hate Crime Legislation: What Businesses Should Know
New hate crime legislation has important implications that Australian businesses should be aware of and reflects a continued emphasis on corporate responsibility in relation to who companies interact with across their supply and value chains. Following the December 2025 Bondi attack, the Commonwealth government fast tracked passing of the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026 (Cth) (the Act), which took effect on 22 January 2026....By: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
The INVEST Act: A Harbinger of New Investment and Product Development Opportunities?
In a recent speech before the New York Stock Exchange on revitalizing the securities markets, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins remarked that over the past three decades the number of public companies listed on U.S. stock exchanges has dropped by roughly 40%. Atkins attributed this decline in part to regulatory creep that has narrowed the path to public ownership and made the capital formation process costlier and overly burdened with rules that often create more friction than benefit....By: Carlton Fields
Regulatory Monitoring - January 2026
BaFin published its yearly update on its report regarding Risks in BaFin’s Focus, accompanied by a press release. The report identifies the following six top risks for financial institutions, arising from: (i) significant corrections on the international financial markets; (ii) corporate loan defaults; (iii) commercial real estate markets; (iv) cyber incidents with serious consequences; (v) market concentration due to the outsourcing of ICT services; and (vi) insufficient measures to prevent...By: A&O Shearman
IRS Issues Updated Safe Harbor Rollover Notices
Retirement plan sponsors should take note of new IRS safe harbor rollover notices. As a reminder, section 402(f) of the Internal Revenue Code requires retirement plan administrators to provide recipients of eligible rollover distributions with a written explanation of their rollover options and the associated tax consequences....By: Proskauer - Employee Benefits & Executive
New California Law Imposes Reporting Requirements on Venture Capital Firms
California is implementing a sweeping new statutory framework that will require venture capital firms and certain other private investment vehicles with a California nexus to collect and report, on an anonymized basis, certain aggregated demographic information of their portfolio companies’ founding teams on an annual basis....By: WilmerHale
What Should CRE Owners and Investors Know About FinCEN’s New Transaction Reporting Rules?
Federal oversight of commercial real estate transactions is increasing. Beginning in 2025 and 2026, new reporting requirements issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will require certain real estate transactions to disclose ownership and transaction‑level information to the federal government....By: Woods Rogers
[Video] Great Women in Compliance: GWIC 300 - The GWICies
Today is a milestone. It is episode 300, and marks 100 episodes since Hemma joined Lisa as a co-host and Ellen and Sarah made us what we call “Team GWIC.” To recognize this, we go together to recognize some of the individuals and values that define our profession. We highlight some of the amazing people who have supported us and the profession, including culture carriers, change agents, mentors, Great Gentlemen in Compliance, and collaborators and supporters. We also wanted to recognize some...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
EB-5 Concurrent Filing – What Has Changed?
Concurrent filing provides many of the essential rights and benefits of permanent residence while EB-5 investors are going through the EB-5 application process with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)....By: American Lending Center
Status of FinCEN’s Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule
As a reminder, the Financial Crime Enforcement Network’s (FinCEN) Residential Real Estate rule (the “Real Estate Rule”) is effective March 1, 2026. The Real Estate Rule was originally to take effect December 1, 2025, but FinCEN’s subsequently announced a temporary exemptive relief, extending the effective date until March....By: Ballard Spahr LLP
Regulatory Monitoring: EU Version - January 2026
The ESRB published a second summary compliance report assessing the implementation of recommendation ESRB/2019/18 on the exchange and collection of information for macroprudential purposes regarding branches of credit institutions having their head office in another member state or in a third country. The recommendation, issued on 26 September 2019, is divided into three parts (A, B and C)......By: A&O Shearman
[Video] AI Today in 5: February 4, 2026, The SaaSpocalypse Edition
Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to the AI Today In 5. All, from the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, we consider five stories from the business world, compliance, ethics, risk management, leadership, or general interest about AI. Top AI stories include: • AI is helping in regulatory volatility. (WSJ):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
OFAC Issues General License Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Venezuelan Oil
On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Venezuela‑related General License 46 (“GL 46”), marking the most significant easing of U.S. restrictions on the Venezuelan oil sector in several years. GL 46 allows “established U.S. entities”—defined as entities organized under U.S. law on or before January 29, 2025—to engage in a broad set of activities involving Venezuelan‑origin oil, subject to certain conditions....By: Husch Blackwell LLP
[Audio] The JustPod: The Vacation of Tom Hayes’s Conviction (Part 2)
The JustPod is a podcast of the American Bar Association's Criminal Justice Section, hosted by Justin Danilewitz and Geonard Butler. This episode features a discussion with Tom Hayes, a former international banker involved in the Global Libor Scandal. In Part two of this two-part episode, Tom reflects on the vacation of his conviction. A parallel prosecution in the United States against two other traders, brought by the U.S. Department of Justice, was dismissed, following a favorable decision...By: Saul Ewing LLP
Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2026 - Integrating DAOs and DUNAs with Stablecoin Ecosystems
We have analyzed Decentralized Autonomous Organizations (DAOs) and how the GENIUS Act will permit regulation of payment stablecoins in prior articles. This article examines how decentralized organizations interact with stablecoin ecosystems and the synergies between organizational and payment infrastructure innovation....By: Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
Colorado Files Opposition to Plaintiffs’ Rehearing Petition in Opt-Out Litigation
As we reported previously, a petition for rehearing en banc was filed by the plaintiff bank trade associations in National Association of Industrial Bankers v. Weiser. In that case, the panel’s 2-1 decision held that a loan is “made” for purposes of the opt-out provision in Section 525 of DIDMCA in both the state where the bank is located and the borrower’s state, meaning that Colorado interest rate limits will apply to loans made to Colorado residents by out-of-state state-chartered depository...By: Ballard Spahr LLP
[Webinar] Creative Methods for Tracing Assets: A Global Perspective - February 18th, 8:00 am ET
Please join members of K2 Integrity’s specialist global asset recovery team for a virtual session focusing on the needs of legal teams pursuing asset recovery. You’ll hear from Tom Stanley, a senior managing director at K2 Integrity and head of the global asset recovery team, and Matt Taylor, a senior investigator and asset tracing specialist. This session will use case studies to explore investigative methodologies and demonstrate how K2 Integrity conducts its cross-border investigations....By: K2 Integrity
UK Pensions: What’s new this week? February 2025
Welcome to your weekly update from the A&O Shearman Pensions team, covering all the latest legal and regulatory developments in the world of workplace pensions....By: A&O Shearman
[Video] Compliance into the Weeds: The Reality of AI Adoption in Corporate Compliance
The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore it more fully. Looking for some hard-hitting insights on compliance? Look no further than Compliance into the Weeds! In this episode of Compliance into the Weeds, Tom Fox and Matt Kelly examine three recent surveys that examine the real-world impact of AI adoption in corporate environments. Recording from Alexandria, Virginia,...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
5 Cleveland Development Deals That Must Get Done
Cleveland’s downtown is ready for its next phase of growth. With national and local trends changing the way that people live, work, and recreate, downtowns require a vision for the future to set the stage for growth. Strategic real estate development plays a pivotal role in the continued evolution of the city’s downtown, generating new revenue, attracting businesses, creating jobs and sparking neighborhood investment......By: Kohrman Jackson & Krantz LLP
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