Finance Law and Banking Law

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.

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...

Western District of Texas District Judge Alan D. Albright frequently found himself at odds with the Federal Circuit over his handling of transfer motions just a few years ago

On April 7, 2026, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (the Proposal) to implement key provisions of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (the GENIUS Act) applicable to FDIC-supervised institutions, including permitted payment stablecoin issuers (PPSIs) and insured depository institutions (IDIs) engaged in related custodial or safekeeping services

On March 19, 2026, the federal banking agencies issued a package of proposed changes to the regulatory capital requirements for banking institutions of all sizes, from the largest GSIBs and super-regional banks to community banks. This package of proposals (the “Proposed Rules”) is a second full attempt at implementing the 2017 “Basel III Endgame” international framework—following the agencies’ initial package of proposals in July 2023 (the “2023 NPR”)—to better reflect credit, trading and operational risk in the calculation of regulatory capital ratios.

On March 19, 2026, the federal banking agencies issued a package of proposed changes to the regulatory capital requirements for banking institutions of all sizes, from the largest GSIBs and super-regional banks to community banks. This package of proposals (the “Proposed Rules”) is a second full attempt at implementing the 2017 “Basel III Endgame” international framework—following the agencies’ initial package of proposals in July 2023 (the “2023 NPR”)—to better reflect credit, trading and operational risk in the calculation of regulatory capital ratios.