[Video] Great Women in Compliance: Compliance Week 2026 H...
Team #GWIC and the #GWICfam were out in full force at the 2026 Compliance Week conference in Washington, DC. Nick Gallo, a Great Gentleman in Compliance, was...

Failure to file IRS Form 3520 Reasonable Cause Penalty Re...
A recent federal court decision, Huang v. United States, offers important guidance for U.S. persons who have received large gifts from foreign persons, and f...

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - ILPA T...
Fund formation legal fees are fundamentally misaligned, requiring LPs to shoulder fund formation costs without input into the selection of counsel, the setti...

Policy Week in Review – May 15, 2026
DOL Rescinds Biden-Era Overtime Rule - On May 14, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division (WHD) issued a technical amendment designed to ...

When Refusal Isn’t Enough: The Sixth Circuit Slams the Br...
In a significant post‑Starbucks ruling, the Sixth Circuit held that failure to bargain alone is not enough to justify an NLRB injunction absent specific evid...

Getting Ready for the Pay Transparency Directive: EU Guid...
The European Commission and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) have issued updated EU-wide guidelines and practical toolkits on the EU Pay Tra...

DOL Restores 2019 Salary Thresholds for White-Collar Over...
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a technical amendment to the Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) restoring the salary thresholds that govern t...

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - Articl...
This week the Loan Market Association (“LMA”) published a paper on the introduction of Article 21(c) of the EU’s Capital Requirements Directive1 (Article 21c...

Colorado Amends its Artificial Intelligence Law, Substant...
Colorado’s governor has signed an amendment (S.B. 26-189) to Colorado’s artificial intelligence law, substantially reducing the compliance burden on employer...

Legal Developments in Construction Law: May 2026
1. PROFESSIONAL NEGLIGENCE OF INDEPENDENT MONITORING SURVEYORS, DUTIES OWED AND ASSESSMENT OF DAMAGES - The recent case of Eiger Funding (PCC) Limited v Ridg...

Hot Potato: The OCC and Courts Battle Out the Fate of the...
On April 29, 2026, the OCC, a division of the federal Department of the Treasury that regulates nationally chartered banks, issued an interim final rule and ...

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - Key Ta...
Members of our London Fund Finance team attended the Loan Market Association’s (LMA) inaugural Fund Finance Conference on 13 May 2026. The event was a succes...

Gift Card Rule Change in California Raises Compliance Stakes
Since January 1, 2008, California law has required retailers to redeem remaining gift card balances of less than $10 for cash when a consumer requests it. Th...

Perfectus Aluminum and Related Companies Agree to Pay Mor...
On May 12, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that Perfectus Aluminum Inc. and five related companies (collectively, the “Perfectu...

Georgia Enacts Landmark Reforms to Corporate Governance a...
Our Securities Litigation and Securities groups review Georgia’s enactment of HB 1185, a major update to the state’s corporate governance and shareholder lit...

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - Bank C...
The first round of U.S. quarterly bank call reports for 2026 provided several notable datapoints for fund finance lenders: C&I bank may be entering a durable...

Chapter 11 is Not a Spectator Sport
A recent decision from the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, found here, delivers a clear and practical warning for lenders, special ...

Speed, Scale and Regulatory Innovation, May 2026 - “Promp...
Efficiency, flexibility and speed are core features of subscription credit facilities. Because subscription credit facilities operate on a fast‑paced timelin...

The California Financial Protection Bureau? California Mo...
What Happened? On May 12, 2026, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced the appointment of former Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) Director R...

Client Alert: South Carolina Freezes Certain Nonprofit Lo...
Key Points - This is the second late-session bill affecting the nonprofit housing property tax exemption. As covered in our May 12, 2026, client alert, H. 50...

Home Health & Hospice M&A in 2026: How Compliance and Cli...
This five-part series examines current trends in home health and hospice M&A in 2026, including valuation discipline, compliance and clinical risk, the role ...

Fintech Case Files | May 2026
The latest edition of the Fintech Case Files, our roundup of key litigation and enforcement involving the payments and fintech industries, features the lates...

Court of Chancery Opens the Door for Expanded Caremark Li...
Recently, the Delaware Court of Chancery held in Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System v. Glenn Sanford, et al. (“eXp”) that officers’ and directors’...

Petition Requests Amendments to “Qualified Purchaser” and...
On May 1, 2026, the Private Investor Coalition, Inc. (“PIC”) submitted a rulemaking petition to the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) requesting...

Delaware Supreme Court Finds Breach Claims Covered by ADR...
On February 13, 2026, in Fortis Advisors, LLC v. Stillfront Midco AB, the Delaware Supreme Court held that an alternative dispute resolution (“ADR”) provisio...

Establishing a Business Entity in Canada (Updated)
INTRODUCTION - Bilingual and Bi-Juridical - Canada is a bilingual, bi-juridical, and multi cultural country, composed of 10 provinces and 3 territories. Engl...

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This Firm’s Bonuses Are The Stuff Of Biglaw Mythology
One elite firm’s compensation reputation continues to tower over the competition. The post This Firm’s Bonuses Are The Stuff Of Biglaw Mythology appeared fir...

Is Private Equity’s Involvement In Beauty Stifling Brand ...
Growth capital can accelerate success, but it can also compromise the identity that made a brand worth investing in to begin with. The post Is Private Equity...

Court Officers Seemingly Work All Hours Of The Day
Crime never sleeps .... neither do the forces of law and order. The post Court Officers Seemingly Work All Hours Of The Day appeared first on Above the Law .

DOL Rescinds Biden-Era Overtime Rule: Cementing $35k Sala...
The Biden-era Labor Department rule that aimed to dramatically expand overtime pay eligibility is officially wiped off the books. Yesterday, the agency issue...

The Bar Exam Awaits America’s Latest Teenage Law School G...
While most teenagers are thinking about freshman orientation, this one is headed to Northwestern Law for a tax LLM. The post The Bar Exam Awaits America’s La...

SCOTUS Settles Federal Jurisdiction Question When Claims ...
On May 14, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States held that federal courts that have previously stayed claims in pending actions under Section 3 of the...

[Podcast] Keyboard Cartel: The Carbanak Story
What if the most dangerous criminals didn’t smash their way in – but quietly embedded themselves and learned the system from the inside? In this episode of W...

New Utah Law Lets Students Skip Content They Don’t Believ...
‘And if your syllabus causes you to sin, tear it apart and throw it away.’ The post New Utah Law Lets Students Skip Content They Don’t Believe In. And ...

Colorado Arbitration Reform: What Employers and Businesse...
When the Colorado General Assembly gaveled out its 2026 session on May 13, Colorado House Bill 26-1236 was one of the more consequential measures to clear bo...

Trump Administration Rescinds 2024 DOL White Collar Overt...
On May 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced that it is formally rescinding the 2024 overtime rule that would have made potentially millions...

Thomas v. EOTech, LLC: Employers Cannot Shorten EEOC Fili...
The Fourth Circuit recently held that agreements with employees may not prospectively shorten the time for employees to bring claims under Title VII of the C...

Can Employers Host Women-Only Workplace Events? EEOC Sues...
Picture this: Hundreds of your female employees are descending on sunny San Francisco for a two-day company-sponsored networking and professional development...

New Cuba Executive Order Creates an IEEPA-Based Sanctions...
On May 1, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO) 14404, “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to United ...

Saudi CMA Amends Rules on Board Member Removal and Profit...
The amendments grant listed companies greater flexibility in determining distributable profits and establish clear controls for the removal of board members ...

Repeat OSHA Citations Can Be Based on Distinct Factual Si...
When first reviewing a workplace safety citation issued by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, employers dread receiving violations categorize...

Your Operator Just Filed Chapter 11: A Non-Operator's Pra...
A call from your land manager: the operator on a producing JOA filed Chapter 11 overnight. Wells are still flowing. A revenue check was supposed to land next...

UK Real Estate: The ban on upwards-only rent reviews: key...
An earlier version of this article appeared in Estates Gazette. In July last year, the government introduced the English Devolution and Community Empowerment...