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Not So Fast—NCAA Issues NIL Guidance Targeting Booster Activity
Recently, the NCAA Division I Board of Directors issued guidance to schools concerning the intersection between recruiting activities and the rapidly evolving name, image, and likeness legal environment (see Bracewell’s earlier reporting here). The immediately effective guidance was in response...
More Wiggle Room for White Hat Hackers?
On May 19, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced significant clarifications to its policy on charging Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (“CFAA”) violations that give some comfort to cyber security consultants who engage in network testing and related operations...
CFTC 2022: A New Commission, A New Agenda, Same Aggressive Enforcement
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the “Commission” or “CFTC”) experienced a year of transition on both the enforcement and regulatory fronts during its Fiscal Year 2021, which runs from October 1, 2020 through September 30, 2021 (“FY 2021”). The Division...
Takeaways From the World Blockchain Summit
On this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits hosted by Anne Termine, Amelia Bowring shares insights from the World Blockchain Summit, including why Dubai has become a hotbed for cryptocurrency. In terms of the UAE, can you give us a sense...
Takeaways From the Web3 Legal Conference
In this episode of Bracewell Crypto Bits, host Anne Termine, Brittney Justice and Claire Cahoon share highlights from the Web3 Legal Conference held in Austin on April 7-8, including their takeaways on regulatory and policy developments that may impact the...
The Progressive Case
Public budgets are under pressure – made worse in this period of high inflation. These factors, combined with the increased need for infrastructure improvements, has prompted the public and private sectors to seek pragmatic ways to improve the procurement process...
Fifth Circuit's Constitutional Carve-Back of the SEC's ALJ Enforcement Proceedings Likely to Lead to More Federal Court Cases
On May 18, 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (the “Fifth Circuit”) dealt a major blow to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) enforcement program. In Jarkesy v. SEC, the Fifth Circuit ruled that...
Cybersecurity, Data Privacy and Sanctions Developments
Seth DuCharme and Lucy Porter look at how the international regulatory and enforcement landscape has changed over recent months and how companies can mitigate new risks in the areas of sanctions compliance, data privacy and cybersecurity.
Managing the LIBOR Transition in GCC Islamic Financings
This webinar covers how the backward-looking nature of Secured Overnight Financing Rate is potentially problematic in the context of Islamic financings and recent approaches in the Islamic finance market to address this issue in a sharīʿa compliant manner. Speakers include...
How to Make Informed Performance Bond and International Arbitration Decisions in Dubai and Saudi
This webinar examines transactional considerations and the procedure for enforcement of performance bonds before looking into how calling a bond can be used strategically in a wider disputes context. The panelists analyze the impacts of Decree No. 34 of 2021...
A Renewed Focus on Stablecoins
Welcome to Bracewell Crypto Bits, a podcast that explores news and topics relevant to the cryptocurrency and blockchain communities. The podcast is hosted by Anne Termine, a partner in Bracewell’s Washington, DC office and head of the firm’s cryptocurrency and...
Proliferation of Laws Providing Employment Protections for Marijuana Users Complicate Businesses’ Efforts to Maintain Occupational and Public Safety
On the afternoon of January 4, 1987, the crew of a Conrail locomotive traveling near Baltimore, Maryland failed to respond to stop signals and hit an Amtrak train traveling from Washington, DC, to Boston, Massachusetts. Fourteen passengers on the Amtrak...
The Shadow Path
On this episode of The Bracewell Sidebar, hosts Matthew Nielsen and Seth DuCharme discuss the role of the outside auditor as part of investigations with guest Jeff Ferguson. Jeff is a partner in Ernst & Young’s forensic and integrity services...
Sanctions and Cyber and Crypto, Oh My: The Convergence of Emerging Regulatory and Enforcement Risks Requires Nimble Responses Across Sectors
At a sanctions conference held in Washington, DC on May 5, government officials, practitioners and corporations highlighted the government’s broadening focus on anti-corruption enforcement, across more traditionally siloed areas. While Russian sanctions are a hot topic in and of themselves...
Corporate Governance Considerations Under the SEC’s Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s recently proposed rules governing climate-related disclosures, if adopted as proposed, would represent a sea change to the existing public-company disclosure regime. While much attention has been paid to the greenhouse gas emissions and other...