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Chapter 11 and CCAA: A Cross-Border Comparison - May 2026
Cross-border restructuring and insolvency proceedings can be complex and challenging for international companies. This plain-language guide compares Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and Canada’s Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act (CCAA), and highlights each jurisdiction’s unique processes and requirements. The guide examines more than 30 key concepts, including how cases begin, the powers courts exercise and the roles of monitors, trustees and other supervisory authorities. By...By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP
Trademark Holders Should Consider Acting During .PAY Domain Sunrise Period
Trademark holders now have an additional two months in which to claim new .PAY web domain names during the sunrise period....By: Womble Bond Dickinson
What Employers Need to Know About Pension Fund Withdrawal Liability After M & K Employee Solutions v. Trustees of the IAM National Pension Fund
On May 21, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court held that when an employer withdraws from an underfunded multiemployer pension fund, the fund’s actuary is not required to use assumptions that were already in place on the “measurement date” (i.e., the last day of the fund’s year preceding the employer’s withdrawal). The measurement date fixes facts, but not the actuary’s assumptions....By: Littler
Can I Help My Employees Go to the Moon? Paying Employees in Crypto May Be Possible
Digital assets continue to grow in popularity and functionality in supporting retail payments and global settlements. As such, it comes as no surprise that there is growing interest by employers seeking to leverage the use of digital assets to replace traditional payment rails, including to satisfy employee compensation obligations for their global workforce....By: Stikeman Elliott LLP
Are Your Distributors Getting You Into Sanctions Trouble?
Are you ready to navigate the risky waters of third-party pirates? Most sanctions violations do not happen because companies intentionally want to evade and violate sanctions. They happen because companies trust the wrong third party....By: The Volkov Law Group
SEC Proposes to Rescind its Climate Disclosure Rules; Long Live Climate Disclosure?
Last Friday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) formally proposed the repeal of its 2024 climate disclosure rules. In this post, we discuss the rescission proposal and what it means for climate disclosure by US public companies....By: Ropes & Gray LLP
United States Designates Brazil’s PCC and CV as Terrorist Organizations: Key Legal and Compliance Implications
On May 28, 2026, the US Department of State designated Brazil’s largest criminal organizations—Primeiro Comando da Capital (“PCC”) and Comando Vermelho (“CV”)—as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (“SDGTs”) pursuant to Executive Order 13224 and announced its intention to designate both groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (“FTOs”), with the FTO designations expected to become effective upon publication in the Federal Register on June 5, 2026....By: Mayer Brown
SEC Proposes Registered Offering Reform: Broader Form S-3 Shelf Access, ELI/SELI Benefits, Form S-1 Modernization and Blue-Sky Preemption
On May 19, 2026, as part of its "Make IPOs Great Again" agenda, the Securities and Exchange Commission proposed two sets of transformative amendments to its rules and forms intended to encourage companies to become and remain public....By: Venable LLP
Corp Fin Director Jim Moloney Discusses the Latest
Episode 2 of SEC Chair Paul Atkins’ new podcast “Material Matters” featured Corp Fin Director Jim Moloney. Here’s ten things that Jim said during the 25-minute podcast:...By: Cooley LLP
Weekly Blockchain Blog - June 2026
U.S. Fintechs and Crypto Companies Announce Stablecoin Products - A major U.S. payments and fintech company recently announced the launch of contactless stablecoin payments using its Tap to Pay software development kit....By: BakerHostetler
New Executive Order Targets AML/KYC Compliance for Banks and Customers with Unverified Work Authorization
Financial institutions should prepare for increased regulatory attention to customer due diligence, customer identification, and consumer credit risk involving non-work authorized individuals and customers whose lawful immigration or employment authorization status cannot be verified....By: Butler Snow LLP
Tariff Refunds and Credit Agreement Financial Covenants
In the wake of the United States Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, No. 25-1732 (Fed. Cir. 2026), US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) has begun issuing refunds of tariffs levied under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), 50 U.S.C. §§ 1701–1708. CBP is processing tariff refunds through its Consolidated Administration and Processing of Entries (“CAPE”) system, and companies have already begun receiving such refunds....By: Mayer Brown
Takeaways for Smaller Financial Firms After SEC Amends Consumer Financial Information Regulation
On June 3, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s amended regulation on the privacy of consumer financial information and safeguarding of customer information becomes mandatory for smaller registered investment advisers, broker-dealers, investment companies, transfer agents, and funding portals....By: Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
New York Appellate Decision Provides Clear and Well-Reasoned Resource for the RBF Industry
I frequently write about court decisions involving revenue-based financing ("RBF" also commonly referred to as "sales-based finance" or "merchant cash advance") because these decisions are the primary basis on which we determine how revenue-based financing transactions must be structured and how RBF contracts should be written....By: Hudson Cook, LLP
The OCC’s Recent Consent Order Is a Warning for Community Banks in the Fintech Partnership Space
On May 21, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) made public an April 2026 consent order (AA-ENF-2025-21) against a federal savings association based in the Northeast for deficiencies in its Bank Secrecy Act/Anti-Money Laundering (BSA/AML) compliance program....By: Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
"Qualified Client" Thresholds for Performance-Based Compensation Increase as of June 29, 2026
As discussed in our prior alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) previously issued notice of its intent to increase for inflation the dollar amount thresholds under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the Advisers Act) that determine whether a person is a "qualified client" eligible to be charged performance-based compensation. The SEC has now issued a formal order increasing such thresholds, effective as of June 29, 2026....By: Baker Donelson
Restructuring Roundup - May 2026
AGG’s Restructuring Roundup newsletter is a monthly update of legal issues and news affecting or related to commercial litigation and bankruptcy. The newsletter is a curation of published articles and news, and contains original content developed by AGG’s Bankruptcy, Creditors’ Rights, & Financial Restructuring attorneys....By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of May 2026
I. US SANCTIONS - OFAC Extends General License for the Delivery and Sale of Russian Federation Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: On May 18, OFAC issued an updated general license authorizing certain transactions ordinarily incident and necessary to the sale, delivery, or offloading of crude oil or petroleum products of Russian Federation origin loaded on any vessel, including blocked vessels pursuant to certain authorities, on or before 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 17, 2026, through...By: Mayer Brown
New U.S. Terrorism Designations of Brazilian Criminal Organizations Raise Compliance Risks for Companies
On May 28, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the designation of Comando Vermelho (CV) and Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC), two of Brazil’s largest criminal organizations, as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs), and the U.S. Department of State’s intent to designate both groups as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTO), effective June 5, 2026....By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
MAC Clauses in GCC Financings: Credit Protection in Turbulent Times
Recent geopolitical tensions in the Gulf region have introduced heightened volatility, creating uncertainty for businesses operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and across the wider Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Against this backdrop, whilst parties to commercial contracts will need to consider whether force majeure thresholds have been breached, in the context of loan documentation, the two most pressing issues are......By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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