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Indiana Prohibits Virtual Currency Kiosks
On March 9, Indiana Governor Mike Braun signed House Bill 1116 into law, prohibiting the operation of virtual currency kiosks in Indiana and making violations actionable under the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Navigating Distress in the Renewable Market - Preserving Value & Capturing Opportunity: Key Takeaways from Infocast’s Solar + Wind Finance & Investment Summit
Last week, Sheppard hosted a panel at the Infocast Solar + Wind Finance and Investment Summit in Phoenix, Arizona on the topic “Navigating Distress in the Market.” The panel featured Sheppard partners, Benjamin Huffman (moderator) and Edward H. Tillinghast III (panelist) — co-leaders of the firm’s Energy and Infrastructure Team and Finance and Bankruptcy Practice Group, respectively — who were joined by Rob Sternthal* of Expedition Infrastructure Partners...By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
New York Senate Passes Bill to Cap Retail Installment Charges at 16%
On March 23, the New York Senate passed S5600, a bill that would cap the credit service charge computed and collected on a retail installment contract at 16% per annum. After passing the Senate, the bill was referred to the Assembly Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Florida OFR Resolves Alleged Money Transmitter Licensing Violations
On March 13, 2026, the Florida Office of Financial Regulation entered a final order adopting a stipulation and consent agreement with a software company over allegations that it engaged in unlicensed money transmission in Florida under the Florida Money Transmitter Code....By: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sustainability Spotlight | Q4 2025
Welcome to the latest edition of the Sustainability Spotlight, your place to keep up with all the ESG action – federal and state enforcement, shareholder proposals and litigation, California climate disclosure updates, and state attorney general actions. This edition features the SEC reining in proxy advisors, state AGs challenging Big Tech greenwashing, and plaintiffs questioning electric vehicle rentals....By: Alston & Bird
MoFo's Financial Markets & Innovation # 6
On March 20, a tentative agreement was struck between the White House and Senators on stablecoin yield language in the CLARITY Act. In an interview, Senator Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) stated that she has an “agreement in principle” with Senator Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), though details on the compromise between banking and stablecoin interest groups is not yet public....By: Morrison & Foerster LLP
HL UK Pensions Law Digest 27 March 2026
A bite-sized summary of recent UK pension news Welcome to our latest update, in which we cover: Pension Schemes Bill: disruption from the Lords Amendments contrary to government policy made by the House of Lords; Inheritance tax (IHT) and pensions: Finance Act 2026 With primary legislation now passed, the next step is draft regulations;...By: Hogan Lovells
OFAC’s TradeStation Enforcement Action: A Case Study in “Set It and Forget It” Compliance Failures
OFAC’s recent enforcement action against TradeStation Securities is a powerful reminder of a basic but often overlooked truth: compliance controls are only as effective as the testing, monitoring, and accountability that support them....By: The Volkov Law Group
Distressed Debt Legal Insights: Consensual Foreclosure as an Alternative to Formal Restructuring
Welcome to Distressed Debt Legal Insights, Ropes & Gray’s periodic source of timely insights for professionals navigating the complex world of liability management and special situations finance. In this issue we discuss strict foreclosure, a state law remedy emerging as a potentially powerful alternative to chapter 11 and liability management exercises....By: Ropes & Gray LLP
Key Takeaways From SEC Speaks 2026
The recurring theme during SEC Speaks on March 19 and 20, 2026, was the SEC’s plan to support innovation and technology through modernizing and right-sizing regulation....By: Fried Frank
[Video] AI in Healthcare: Five Healthcare AI Stories You Need to Know This Week – March 27, 2026
Welcome to AI in Healthcare in 5 Stories. This podcast is a Weekly Briefing of the five most important AI developments shaping healthcare, medicine, and life sciences. Each week, Tom Fox breaks down the latest stories in clinical innovation, regulation, privacy, compliance, patient safety, and operational transformation through a practical, business-focused lens. Designed for healthcare compliance professionals, executives, legal teams, clinicians, and industry leaders, the podcast moves beyond...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
The OCC Weighs in on Contentious Seventh Circuit Appeal of Illinois’ “Swipe-Fee” Law
Just five weeks after the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois largely upheld the Illinois Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA), on March 16, 2026, the Office of the Comptroller of Currency (OCC) filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiff trade associations’ appeal in the Seventh Circuit to halt the IFPA, which is expected to take effect on July 1, 2026....By: Hinshaw & Culbertson - Consumer Crossroads
OCC Proposes Regulatory Framework for Stablecoins under GENIUS Act
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking concerning the implementation of regulations under the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (“GENIUS”) Act. The proposal contemplates the creation of a federal regulatory framework that would replace the current state-based patchwork. As proposed, the regulations would apply to domestic permitted payment stablecoin issuers (“PPSIs”) under OCC oversight, certain state-chartered...By: Thompson Coburn LLP
[Video] 2 Gurus Talk Compliance - Episode 73 - The Technology Edition
What happens when two top compliance commentators get together? They talk compliance, of course. Join Tom Fox and Kristy Grant-Hart in 2 Gurus Talk Compliance as they discuss the latest compliance issues in this week’s episode! Stories this week include: • Stoicism without self-examination is moral bankruptcy. (?FT?): https://www.ft.com/content/f9e57ed6-ad07-491c-830a-88ba92d77add?syn-25a6b1a6=1 • Is China more stable for companies than the US? (?FT?):...By: Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist
Good Intentions Don’t Protect Plan Sponsors—Process Does
Most plan sponsors mean well. They want employees to retire comfortably. They hire professionals. They respond when issues arise. In everyday life, that counts for something. Under ERISA, it counts for almost nothing....By: Ary Rosenbaum - The Rosenbaum Law Firm P.C.
California Steps Up: How the DFPI Is Filling the CFPB’s Enforcement Vacuum in the Debt Relief Space
The U.S.Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) has effectively stepped back from its role as the primary federal watchdog for the debt relief industry. Since February 2025, the Bureau has issued stop-work orders, terminated or attempted to terminate roughly 1,500 of its approximately 1,700 employees, dropped more than 20 active enforcement actions, and rescinded nearly 70 interpretive rules and policy statements......By: Shipkevich PLLC
State Of The M&A Market In Australia
The M&A market in Australia is very buoyant right now. Despite uncertainties around the world due to geo-political events, there is a steady flow of M&A deals and proposals, which augurs well for 2026....By: Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Employer Contributions To Section 530A Trump Accounts: Key Points
Trump Accounts were created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (Public Law 119-21) by adding Section 530A to the Internal Revenue Code (Code). With contributions to Trump Accounts slated to begin as early as July 4, 2026, this alert outlines key aspects of the Section 530A framework – and outstanding questions – for employers considering offering Trump Account contributions as an employee benefit....By: DLA Piper
The 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey Standards: What Do Commercial Real Estate Professionals Need to Know?
The 2026 ALTA/NSPS Land Title Survey standards took effect on February 23, 2026. The new standards give real estate owners, developers, and lenders opportunities to leverage 2026 ALTA surveys as a more effective risk-management tool. Buyers, sellers, lenders, developers, and counsel are now better equipped to identify title, access, and encroachment issues during commercial real estate due diligence....By: Gould + Ratner LLP
DOL Rollover Requirements Under PTE 2020-02 Remain in Effect After Federal Courts Strike Down 2024 Fiduciary Rule
In November 2025, the Trump administration’s Department of Labor withdrew its defense of the Biden-era 2024 Fiduciary Rule (formally, the Retirement Security Rule)....By: Stark & Stark
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