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FCA’s Final Proposals for PISCES: A New Era for Private Market Trading
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Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook
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The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Send-or-Pay
in a transportation agreement, an obligation of a shipper of Hydrocarbons to pay for certain volumes of transportation Capacity on a Pipeline, independent of whether or not the shipper actually uses the Capacity.
Data Breach
a compromise of security that leads to the accidental or unlawful destruction, loss, alteration, unauthorized disclosure of or access to protected Data. Typically the protected Data is Sensitive Personal Data subject to state Data Breach notification laws, or PHI subject to the HIPAA Breach Notification Rule.
Ratification
approval by the Board of an action that has already occurred.
Abuse of Power
a course of conduct which involves the use of power or authority for purposes other than for which it was conferred.
Acidification Potential
a quantifiable number that provides a measure of the decrease in the pH value of a medium. For example, NOx is a molecule that alters the pH of organic and inorganic materials, making them more acidic.
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
FCA Publishes Final Policy Position on Announcing Enforcement Investigations
The regulator has dropped its proposed “public interest” test, but will take certain aspects of its proposals forwards.
US Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Review Under NEPA
The decision emphasizes the importance of judicial deference to agencies on NEPA and narrows the scope of environmental analyses.
SEC Staff Withdraws Statement on Broker-Dealer Custody of Digital Asset Securities and Issues Crypto FAQs
The Staff’s most recent actions continue to set the stage for notice-and-comment rulemaking long-awaited by the digital asset industry.
Latest Developments in Fight Over California’s Climate Disclosure Laws
A preliminary injunction motion is set for May, the judge issued a scheduling order, and CARB announced a public workshop to kick off a rulemaking to implement the laws.
100 Days In: FDA Updates and Trends to Watch
Recent developments include leadership changes, workforce reductions, and policy shifts at HHS and FDA, reshaping agency operations under President Trump’s administration.
Data Protection Compliance Audits to Take Effect in China in 2025
The measures outline requirements and procedures for self-initiated and regulator-mandated compliance audits from May 1, 2025.
OCC Affirms Banks Can Engage in Crypto Custody and Execution Activities
The federal banking agencies continue to open the channels for regulated entities to engage in digital asset activities.
Federal Agencies Take Steps to Narrow Application of Endangered Species Act and Migratory Bird Treaty Act
The Trump administration changes course on regulatory interpretations relating to the scope of protections for endangered and threatened species and migratory birds.
FRB Rescinds Previous Guidance Regarding Crypto Activities in the Banking Sector
FRB eases crypto restrictions on supervised entities in alignment with the new administration’s support for the digital asset industry.