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FINRA Enforcement's Alive And Well — And AML Focused

On October 9, 2025, FINRA's Department of Enforcement finalized a letter of acceptance, waiver, and consent (AWC) to settle with a Miami-based broker-dealer for violations of FINRA...

United States Finance

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Foley & Lardner

Anti-Fraud Redefined: Protecting Financial Services In A World Of Deception

Fraud is no longer a peripheral threat; it is an endemic and rapidly evolving challenge for financial institutions.

United States Finance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

Second Circuit Picks Sides On Criminal Forfeiture Circuit Split

In an opinion published on October 8, 2025, the Second Circuit vacated an order of forfeiture, holding that defendant Matt Elias could not be ordered to forfeit property...

United States Criminal

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Steptoe LLP

FinCEN Clarifies Suspicious Activity Reporting Requirements

On October 9, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and the prudential regulators issued joint guidance clarifying regulatory...

United States Finance

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WilmerHale

OCC Settles With Bank Over Alleged BSA/AML Violations

United States Finance

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Indirect Supervisory Powers Of The New European Anti-Money Laundering Authority

Worldwide Government

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Jones Day

How To Form A Foreign-Owned U.S. Limited Liability Company That Avoids Bank Rejections, 5472 Penalties, And State Registration Traps

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

Court Narrowly Interprets Whistleblower Protections Under AMLA And FIRREA

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Suspicious Activity Reports – What New Guidance Means For Financial Institutions

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN Renews Geographic Targeting Order

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

The Fourth Pillar Of An AML Program: Establishing An Independent Audit That Stands Up To Scrutiny

United States Compliance

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K2 Integrity

What Foundations And Other Nonprofits Need To Know About The Foreign Agents Registration Act

United States Government

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WilmerHale

FinCEN And Banking Agencies Release Updated SAR Guidance

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Financial Crime Compliance Requirements For Stablecoins (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

The Changes To The English Arbitration Regime: What Parties To International Construction Disputes Need To Know

United States Litigation

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JAMS

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

District Court Invalidates Patents For Bridge Cheating Detection Software Under § 101

United States IP

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

Note Bene Episode 175: The 10 Keys To Successful Investigations: A Crossover Edition Of The Fraud Eats Strategy (Scott Moriz) And Nota Bene (Scott Maberry) Podcasts

In this special crossover episode, Scott Moritz, President of White Collar Forensic LLC and host of the Fraud Eats Strategy, and Scott Maberry, host of the Note Bene, discuss important considerations in internal investigations...

United States Criminal

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FinCEN Issues Request For Information On AML Compliance Costs: Is The Juice Worth The Squeeze?

On September 30, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued a request for information ("AML Survey") on the costs that nonbank financial institutions ("NBFIs")...

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

Fair Access After Executive Order "Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans": Considerations For Financial Institutions As Agencies Begin Implementing The Order

On August 7th, the White House published its Executive Order Guaranteeing Fair Banking For All Americans (https://bit.ly/4mOKLHJ) designed to address the "unlawful debanking" of certain...

United States Finance

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Moore & Van Allen

Deregulation On The Horizon For Non-Bank Financial Institutions

On September 29, 2025, FinCEN issued a Notice and Request for Comment (the "Notice") on a proposed information gathering exercise – A Survey of the Costs of Anti-Money Laundering...

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

How Chinese Money Laundering Networks Are Powering Mexican Cartels: Key Risks And Compliance Strategies For Financial Institutions

Worldwide Criminal

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Turning Powerful Post 9-11 Counterterrorism Tools Onto Domestic Policy Targets

United States Criminal

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Arnold & Porter

Presidential Memorandum On Political Violence Raises Questions Regarding Next Steps For Foundations And Other Nonprofits

United States Government

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WilmerHale

State Coalition Lays Groundwork For Challenge To Department Of Education Public Service Loan Forgiveness Changes

United States Consumer

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Duane Morris LLP

Is The Bondi Memorandum Dead? Trump Executive Order Unpauses FARA Enforcement

United States Government

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Caplin & Drysdale

FINRA Facts And Trends: September 2025

United States Finance

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Bracewell

FinCEN Proposes Two-Year Delay Of Investment Adviser AML Rule

United States Government

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Ongoing Developments Related To FinCEN's CIBanco Order

United States Finance

MB

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Formally Proposes A 2 Year Delayed Effectiveness Of Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Obligations For Certain Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Moore & Van Allen

FinCEN Publishes Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Delaying Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FinCEN Proposes Two-Year Delay Of Investment Adviser AML Rule

On September 22, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network proposed to delay the effective date of its Investment Adviser/CFT Program and SAR requirements for registered investment advisers...

United States Government

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Ongoing Developments Related To FinCEN's CIBanco Order

On June 25, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued its first orders ("Orders") pursuant to the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act...

United States Finance

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Mayer Brown

FinCEN Formally Proposes A 2 Year Delayed Effectiveness Of Bank Secrecy Act Compliance Obligations For Certain Investment Advisers

Following up and consistent with public statements earlier this summer, FinCEN has formally proposed a two year delay of the effective date...

United States Government

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Moore & Van Allen

FinCEN Publishes Notice Of Proposed Rulemaking Delaying Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) to extend the effective date...

United States Finance

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FinCEN Formally Proposes Two-Year Delay Of Investment Adviser AML Rule

United States Government

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Proskauer Rose LLP

How The New Executive Order On Fair Banking Redefines Financial Inclusion And Tackles The Impact Of De-Risking

On August 5, 2025, the White House issued the "Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans" Executive Order (Executive Order), a major policy shift to expand banking access...

United States Finance

PC

Perkins Coie LLP

Tornado Cash Jury Deadlocked On Most Serious Charges, But Convicted Founder Roman Storm On Conspiracy To Operate An Unlicensed Money Transmitting Business

On August 6th, 2025, following a four-week trial, a jury found Roman Storm, the founder of a crypto mixing service called Tornado Cash, guilty of conspiracy to operate an unlicensed money transmitting business.

United States Finance

BS

Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN's Focus On Cryptocurrency Kiosks And Financial Crime

On August 4, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued Notice FIN-2025-NTC1 (the "Notice") to address mounting concerns over regulatory risks related to convertible virtual currency ("CVC") kiosks, also known as cryptocurrency ATMs.

United States Technology

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Treasury Issues RFC On Innovative Methods To Detect Illicit Activity In Digital Assets

On August 18, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury published a Request for Comment (RFC) seeking public comment on innovative methods to detect and deter illicit activity involving digital assets.

United States Technology

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Steptoe LLP

The GENIUS Act And Financial Crimes Compliance: A Detailed Guide

United States Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

United States Government

MB

Mayer Brown

FinCEN Orders Exemptive Relief To Delay The Investment Adviser AML Rule By Two Years

United States Government

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Winston & Strawn LLP

FinCEN Issues Order Delaying Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Supreme Court Sets A High Bar For Challenges To Sanctions Designations

United States Litigation

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Dechert

FinCEN Delays Implementation Date And Reopens AML/CFT Rule For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

U.S. Senate Introduces Act To Apply AML/BSA Laws To Art Dealers And Auction Houses

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

FinCEN To Postpone Effective Date And Reopen Anti-Money Laundering Rule For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Goodwin Procter LLP

FinCEN Delays AML Requirements For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Dechert

GENIUS Act Establishes Regulatory Framework For Stablecoins

United States Technology

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

U.S. Department Of The Treasury To Delay Implementation Of The Investment Adviser Rule

United States Government

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

FINCEN Postpones AML/CFT Rules For Investment Advisers Until 2028 And Revisits Scope Of Such Rules

United States Government

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Investment Management & Funds Regulatory Update - July 2025

United States Government

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

FinCEN Exercises New Authority Targeting Mexico-Based Financial Institutions To Counter Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Trade

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

Anti-Money Laundering And Counter-Terrorism Financing

Worldwide Government

JD

Jones Day

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Note Bene Episode 175: The 10 Keys To Successful Investigations: A Crossover Edition Of The Fraud Eats Strategy (Scott Moriz) And Nota Bene (Scott Maberry) Podcasts

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Minutes On The Matter With Mike Beckwith: Federal Anti-Money Laundering Trends (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Law Of Probability: Real-Money Games And Gambling (Video)

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Gamma Law

Key Considerations For Financial Institutions Subject To The New AML Whistleblower Law (Video)

AP

Arnold & Porter

Current Developments And Looking Ahead In AML And Sanctions (Video)

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A&O Shearman

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