Finance Law and Banking Law

One does not need to be Miranda Priestly to observe that discounts are a trending topic for the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) advisory opinions (AOs).

Foreign exchange bureaus operating in the United States face rigorous IRS and FinCEN oversight due to their classification as Money Services Businesses (MSBs) under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA).

The Bankers Compliance Task Force held its annual meetings in Tennessee and Mississippi, addressing critical issues facing financial institutions including check fraud, elder financial exploitation, and BSA/AML/CFT compliance.

On April 15, 2026, The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC (Nasdaq) filed a proposed rule change (SR-NASDAQ-2026-033) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) to increase initial listing requirements...

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...

In March 2026, U.S. banking regulators released a comprehensive set of proposals to recalibrate capital requirements for banking organizations of all sizes, marking a significant shift from their 2023 approach. These proposals aim to enhance risk sensitivity, reduce complexity, and produce more moderate capital impacts while improving the competitive position of U.S. banks relative to their international peers. The proposals include implementing final Basel III standards for the largest banks, revising the

In an article we recently published in the New York Law Journal, we outlined the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CFTC) statutory framework for regulating prediction markets...

On April 20, 2026, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly proposed amendments to Form PF (the Proposing Release)...

BNP Paribas is seeking a Vice President - Legal Counsel to serve on the Asset Finance & Securitization (“AFS”) Legal team.

The global aviation leasing and finance market continues to navigate an era of unprecedented geopolitical risk.

Adopting Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) 842, Leases, introduces new considerations for companies with leases. One such complex consideration is accounting for the potential impairment...