Finance Law and Banking Law

Event contracts, commonly known as prediction markets, have rapidly expanded to forecast elections, economic indicators, and other outcomes. As these markets grow, understanding the regulatory framework governing participation becomes critical. This overview examines the CFTC registration categories—from intermediaries and market infrastructure to market participants—that entities must navigate when engaging in event contract activities.

The SEC's inaugural podcast episode reveals a fundamental shift in digital asset regulation, as Commissioner Peirce outlines Project Crypto's vision for principles-based rules that embrace blockchain innovation while maintaining investor protection.

The International Organization of Securities Commissions has issued two significant final reports addressing pre-hedging practices and financial asset tokenization, both carrying major implications for US and global derivatives regulation. These principles-based guidance documents may reshape how the Commodity Futures Trading Commission approaches market-conduct standards while balancing technological innovation. The reports explore frameworks for managing conduct risks in pre-hedging activities and assess

As agricultural borrowers face tighter margins and reduced cash flow in 2026, Farm Credit lenders are increasingly turning to "bulge financing" - temporary credit extensions designed to bridge short-term liquidity gaps. This analysis explores how these 60-120 day facilities differ from traditional accordion structures and examines their strategic deployment through a real-world case study of discounted crop input financing.

U.S. real estate remains a favored asset class for foreign investment by Israeli residents. With the Israeli shekel currently being relatively strong against the U.S. dollar, investments in the U.S.

In the middle of 2023, we conducted an informal, small-scale survey to gather insights from prominent non-bank lenders on their activity in the net asset value (NAV) lending market for the first half of 2023.

As addressed in our prior client memo, the "Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act" (the "HFIAA"), which was enacted on December 18, 2025 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, requires the directors and officers of foreign private issuers ("FPIs") to make filings under Section 16(a) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

The FCA has published final notices for Carillion and its former CEO for breaches of the Listing Rules and the UK Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). The publication of the notices follows the withdrawal by the CEO...

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC ("Nasdaq") recently proposed modifications to its initial and continued listing standards ("Proposed Listing Standards").

As agricultural borrowers face tighter margins and reduced cash flow in 2026, Farm Credit lenders are increasingly turning to "bulge financing" - temporary credit extensions designed to bridge short-term liquidity gaps. This analysis explores how these 60-120 day facilities differ from traditional accordion structures and examines their strategic deployment through a real-world case study of discounted crop input financing.

Closing the deal is only the beginning. In this final installment of our series "How to Buyout a Business Partner," we focus on what happens after the papers are signed.

Buying out a business partner is like a divorce of sorts: the split can be emotional, complicated, and pivotal for your future.