Finance Law and Banking Law

Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs has signed House Bill 2999 into law, establishing a new State Affordability Infrastructure District (SAID) framework that enables developers...

During the 2026 ACORE Finance Forum, McDermott’s co-head of Energy & Project Finance, Ed Zaelke, moderated a panel on “Making Markets: Sources of Capital to Meet the Challenge” with Alain Halimi of Nomura...

The Global Infrastructure Investor Association has released its P3 Report Card, grading all 50 U.S. states on their readiness to leverage public-private partnerships for infrastructure development.

The U.S. Treasury Department and IRS have issued new proposed regulations addressing transition relief and grandfathering provisions for foreign government investors under Section 892.

The IRS and Treasury have released new proposed regulations under Section 892, revising applicability dates for previously proposed rules from 2025 that govern debt acquisitions and the "effective control" standard for foreign government investments. These revised dates include transition rules designed to protect existing and committed investments from the more stringent 2025 standards, while the preamble signals potential substantive changes to address market concerns.

Debt Finance partner Raquel Smith joins hosts Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner to discuss venture debt facilities, unpacking key terms founders should understand including common red flags, covenants, and events of default. The conversation explores building strong relationships within the venture debt ecosystem and examines the broader risks, strategic considerations, and potential pitfalls associated with venture debt financings.

Cadwalader's real estate finance team has successfully closed several major transactions spanning student housing portfolios, luxury resort acquisitions, office complex refinancings, industrial warehouse facilities, and cold-storage properties. These deals range from $39.25 million to $1.435 billion and involve diverse property types across multiple states, demonstrating the firm's comprehensive capabilities in commercial real estate lending and acquisition financing.

When an equipment lender funded a borrower's purchase without properly documenting its collateral rights, it found itself without recourse in bankruptcy court. The Delaware bankruptcy court's ruling in Wingspire...

California's Office of Health Care Affordability has released proposed draft regulations that would dramatically expand transaction reporting requirements for management services organizations, private equity groups...

Today, scrutiny is no longer confined to public equities markets. In a pair of recent prosecutions, including last week’s indictment of a Google employee, the Department of Justice has made clear that it will pursue insider trading type cases wherever (i) confidential data moves prices, and (ii) a duty-bound actor exploits that data for trading advantage, even outside the securities laws. Prediction markets and crypto platforms appear to be the primary testing ground for this expanded enforcement theory

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) recently undertook a series of coordinated actions—including a Commission order, policy statement, staff interpretation and staff advisory...

The CFTC's Division of Enforcement has issued a new advisory establishing a clearer path to declinations for companies that self-report violations, while Chairman Selig signals unprecedented coordination with the SEC, FINRA, and NFA. Meanwhile, the agency continues aggressive enforcement actions in prediction markets, including a preemption lawsuit against Minnesota's sweeping ban and insider trading charges against a Google employee.