By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Varu Chilakamarri, Jennifer R. Gonzalez, Charles M. Ponder, and Steve Topetzes
Background
The Supreme Court agreed to hear FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master fund, et al. to
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By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Varu Chilakamarri, Jennifer R. Gonzalez, Charles M. Ponder, and Steve Topetzes
Background
The Supreme Court agreed to hear FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master fund, et al. to
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By: Thoreau Bartmann, Meghan Flinn, and Steve Topetzes
On 4 June 2026, the Supreme Court unanimously decided Sripetch v. SEC, ruling that the SEC does not need to prove that victims of a securities law violation suffered
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By: Thoreau Bartmann, Jennifer Klass, Pablo Man, and Keri Riemer
On 9 June 2026 the SEC Division of Examinations published its second risk alert since Atkins became chair. The Risk Alert reminds investment advisers of their fiduciary
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By: Judith Rinearson, Daniel Knight, Lucas Nicolet-Serra, and Kai Zhang
Our firm has a pro bono client who lost thousands of dollars trusting someone she met online. Over two years, the fraudster convinced her to move her…
The UK government introduced a new Sporting Events Bill in the House of Lords on 14 May 2026 (the Bill), intending to establish a permanent UK-wide legal framework to streamline delivery of major international sporting tournaments in the United Kingdom…
By: Sasha Burstein, Pablo J. Man, Mark T. Heine, Edward T. Dartley, and George Zornada
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) inflation adjustment to the qualified client thresholds under Rule 205-3 of the Investment
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By: Thoreau Bartmann, Meghan Flinn, Ted Kornobis, Hayley Trahan-Liptak, and Neil Smith
On 18 May 2026, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded the rule barring settling defendants from publicly denying the agency’s allegations.
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By: Meghan E. Flinn, Hayley Trahan-Liptak, Thoreau A. Bartmann, and Steve G. Topetzes
One week into the role, new Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director David Woodcock used his first public remarks to reinforce the enforcement tone
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In a decision with major implications for brand strategy, the High Court of Australia has upheld a high bar for traders to adopt a brand name “honestly”.
The High Court has handed down its decision in Zip Co Limited v…

By: Dr. Thomas Nietsch and Noirin M. McFadden
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance for charities to use the new charitable purposes soft opt-in for electronic marketing.
The new version of the soft
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