Corporate & Commercial

A flurry of activity in the Fifth Circuit this holiday season left clients asking the same questions about the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA): “Do we report Beneficial Ownership Information?”  “If so, when is the deadline?”  “Will this Act survive judicial review?”

You may recall that on December 26, 2024, the Fifth Circuit vacated the “part

Just what you wanted – another holiday edition of Subject to Inquiry tracking the legal wrangling around the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA).  If you’ve just joined our program:

  • On December 3, the District Court in the Eastern District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction that enjoined the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) from enforcing the

On Dec. 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted the government’s emergency motion for a stay of a District Court’s nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). The appellate court’s unpublished order in Texas Top Cop Shop v. Garland reinstates the act, which has a year-end deadline

On December 3, 2024, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).  Enacted as part of the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, the CTA requires certain legal entities to report beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) to the U.S. Department of

As 2024 comes to a close, companies created prior to January 1, 2024 should be mindful of the year-end deadline to analyze whether they must report Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) to the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) pursuant to the reporting provisions of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”).  Companies should take

Labeling litigation in the food and beverage space remains vigorous, especially in California.  To avoid becoming a party to such litigation, participants in the manufacturing and sale of consumer products must take care to ensure that their labeling and marketing of products is accurate and is not misleading as prohibited by various consumer protection statutes. 

On October 8, 2024, Crypto.com filed a civil complaint against the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and each of its Commissioners in the Eastern District of Texas seeking declaratory and injunctive relief.  Crypto.com sued the SEC after the regulator sent it a Wells notice, indicating the Division of Enforcement intended to recommend an enforcement action

On September 24, 2024, California enacted Assembly Bill 2863 (the “Bill”) to take effect on July 1, 2025.[1] The Bill updates California’s regulations governing automatic renewals and continuous services. An automatic renewal or continuous service (“auto renewal contract”) is defined as a contract that renews automatically at the end of a definite term or