In response to the increased frequency of majority-backed debt restructuring transactions that have significantly disadvantaged minority debtholders, lenders in the syndicated loan market have increasingly turned to cooperation agreements among themselves as a means to mitigate the risk of exclusion
FinTalk
FinTalk, published by Crowell & Moring LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory issues in financial services and related sectors. The blog covers topics such as management service organizations (MSOs) in law firms, third-party litigation funding and its regulatory frameworks in the US and UK, transparency and disclosure requirements for limited liability companies, and regulatory actions by financial authorities including FinCEN. It also addresses emerging areas like crypto-asset disputes and fintech regulatory challenges. The content includes analysis of legislative changes, compliance obligations, and enforcement actions affecting financial institutions, law firms, and investors.
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FinCEN and Banking Regulators Issue New FAQs on Suspicious Activity Reports
Banks and other regulated financial institutions have been digesting a set of four frequently asked questions (“FAQs”) about suspicious activity reports (“SARs”) issued jointly on October 9, 2025 by FinCEN and federal banking regulators (the Board of Governors of the…
Use of Field Exams and QOE Reports to Safeguard Lenders in Risky Times
Recent weeks have seen several headline-grabbing instances of alleged financial frauds, leading directly to the bankruptcies of the First Brands and Tricolor corporate enterprises. Both companies are alleged to have engaged in deceptive off-balance sheet financing and double-pledging of collateral,…
Investors Anticipate Supreme Court Arguments on Trump’s Tariff Powers
On Wednesday, November 5, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether President Trump’s tariffs—imposed under the International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) —were legal. The Court’s decision will have significant impacts for importers, as well as investors in…
Let’s Buy a Law Firm! – Management Service Organizations
Much has been made in the legal press and elsewhere following litigation funder Burford Capital’s announcement of its intention to purchase minority stakes in U.S. law firms. Since, except in a few specific U.S. jurisdictions, legal ethical rules prohibit actual…
Welcome to FinTalk!
On behalf of the entire Financial Services Group, welcome to FinTalk! FinTalk is the new flagship blog from Crowell & Moring’s Financial Services Group.
Drawing on the deep transactional and regulatory industry experience of our firm’s financial services attorneys, FinTalk…
Crowell & Moring Shortlisted by ILFA for “Exceptional Legal Services Provider for Litigation Funders (US-based)” Award
Crowell has been shortlisted for “Exceptional Legal Services Provider for Litigation Funders (US-based)” by the International Legal Finance Association for its inaugural Legal Finance Awards.
The award recognizes law firms that provide direct and invaluable support to funders in creating…
Asset Based Finance Lawyer Tom Dell’Avvocato Joins Crowell & Moring in London
Tom Dell’Avvocato has joined Crowell & Moring U.K. LLP as a partner in its Financial Services Group. Dell’Avvocato brings extensive experience in non-contentious banking and finance transactions, with a focus on domestic and cross-border asset-based lending, as well as leveraged…
9th Circuit Marches Forward to the Future Finding Digital Assets Are Protected Under Trademark Law
The Ninth Circuit ruled that NFTs are not just digital collectibles but legally recognized goods under the Lanham Act. Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ryder Ripps and Jeremy Cahen, Case No. 24-879 (9th Cir. July 23, 2025). NFTs are intangible, fully virtual,…
Personal Guarantees: When a “Formality” Becomes a $20 Million Reality
While it’s not common for a lender to require an individual guaranty in order to extend commercial credit to an operating business[1], when such a requirement arises, the individual providing a guaranty should not take such a requirement…