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April 11, 2025
NFT Owner Admits To Dodging Tax On Crypto Art Sales
A Pennsylvania man pled guilty to filing false tax returns and underreporting his income by $13.1 million after selling 97 nonfungible token artworks, federal prosecutors said Friday.
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April 11, 2025
Did DOJ Bless A Crypto Free-For-All? Think Again, Attys Say
The Justice Department's move to scale back cryptocurrency enforcement and dissolve its crypto fraud investigations unit isn't exactly a "get-out-of-jail-free card" for industry players who commit crimes using digital assets, experts say.
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April 11, 2025
Fox Rothschild Hires Familiar Corporate Partner In Boston
Fox Rothschild LLP has expanded its Boston office with the addition of a Withers mergers and acquisitions attorney and corporate partner, who noted his path to the firm was shaped years ago, when he sat across the negotiation table from its lawyers on a memorable deal.
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April 11, 2025
Taxation With Representation: Norton Rose, Ropes & Gray
In this week's Taxation With Representation, Capri Holdings sells Versace to Prada, Woodside Energy sells a liquefied natural gas terminal stake to Stonepeak, crypto infrastructure firm Ripple acquires prime brokerage platform Hidden Road, and Bain Capital takes a stake in Lincoln Financial.
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April 10, 2025
Senate Dems Press Fed's Bowman On Political Independence
President Donald Trump's pick for Federal Reserve supervision czar told senators on Thursday that the central bank should have independence to set monetary policy, but she declined to say whether its regulatory policy should be subject to White House review.
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April 10, 2025
Grayscale Settles Bitcoin Rival's Conn. Biz Interference Suit
Cryptocurrency firm Osprey Funds LLC and its larger digital asset management rival Grayscale Investments LLC have agreed to settle a lawsuit over the transition of a Grayscale bitcoin investment trust into an exchange-traded fund, or ETF.
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April 10, 2025
YouTuber Defends Calling Logan Paul Crypto Project A 'Scam'
A YouTuber who called social media personality Logan Paul's failed crypto project a "scam" objected to a magistrate judge's recommendation to keep Paul's defamation claims in play, arguing the word has no objective definition.
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April 10, 2025
Nevada Can't Sue Kalshi Over Sports, Elections Betting
A Nevada federal judge has ruled that the state cannot prohibit online trading platform KalshiEx LLC from allowing users to place bets on the outcome of sports events and elections because both are currently permitted under federal law, preventing the state from pursuing legal action against the company.
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April 10, 2025
Texas Group Seeks Halt Of Trump Admin Border Cash Order
A Texas trade group has urged a federal judge to immediately block the Trump administration's order singling out cash-moving businesses along the southwest border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting, saying the order is unjustified and discriminates against businesses that serve predominately Latino immigrant communities.
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April 10, 2025
NY AG Calls For 'Common-Sense' Rules In Crypto Legislation
New York Attorney General Letitia James sent a letter to leaders of both chambers of Congress on Thursday urging them to ensure that any crypto legislation includes strong guardrails to protect consumers, national security and market stability.
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April 10, 2025
Binance A Crypto Laundering 'Get-Away Driver,' Suit Says
A group of cryptocurrency owners who said they were targeted by online thieves and ransomware have filed a proposed class action alleging the cryptocurrency exchange Binance ran a loose ship that provided the cybercriminals with a platform to launder and hide the stolen property.
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April 10, 2025
Fla. Judge Won't Revisit 'Let's Go Brandon' Coin Class Cert.
A Florida federal judge won't reconsider his partial certification of a class of purchasers of meme-inspired cryptocurrency LGBCoin in a suit alleging the price of the tokens cratered after its much-hyped plan to sponsor the coin's eponymous NASCAR driver fell apart.
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April 10, 2025
No Plan To Trim Do Kwon Case After Crypto Memo, Feds Say
A U.S. Department of Justice memo outlining the Trump administration's cryptocurrency policy and enforcement priorities has not prompted prosecutors to alter their $40 billion criminal fraud case against Terraform founder Do Kwon, a government lawyer told a Manhattan federal judge Thursday.
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April 10, 2025
NY Fines Block $40M For Cash App Compliance Failures
Jack Dorsey's financial technology firm Block Inc. said Thursday that it will pay a $40 million penalty to New York regulators over allegedly lax anti-money laundering procedures on its payments platform Cash App following a multistate settlement in January over similar alleged violations.
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April 09, 2025
Trump Instructs Agencies To Quietly Repeal Regs If Possible
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed federal agencies to prioritize repealing regulations that don't comply with a list of recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions regarding, among other things, the environment, administrative courts and affirmative action, instructing them to do so without public notice and comment if possible.
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April 09, 2025
'Evasive' Unions Told To List Fired Probationary Workers
The California federal judge who ordered the reinstatement of many fired probationary federal workers before the U.S. Supreme Court stayed his ruling on Wednesday ordered the public sector unions representing federal staffers to provide a list of their booted members, calling their claims that the information would be difficult to produce "evasive."
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April 09, 2025
Dems Decry 'Industry Wishlist' As House Mulls Crypto Rules
House Democrats on Wednesday sought to keep the Trump family's involvement in crypto ventures and the industry's lobbying efforts in sharp focus as lawmakers began devising market structure legislation for digital assets during a hearing.
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April 09, 2025
Shaq's $11M Deal With NFT Investors Gets Judge's Final OK
Hall of Fame basketball player Shaquille O'Neal and the creators of the Astrals nonfungible token project have received a judge's final approval of an $11 million deal to resolve a proposed securities class action with buyers of the tokens that O'Neal allegedly promoted.
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April 09, 2025
Fed Pick To Call For 'Reformed' Supervision, 'Pragmatic' Rules
President Donald Trump's nominee for a key bank policymaking role at the Federal Reserve will tell senators on Thursday that a back-to-basics "refocusing" of bank supervision and a return to regulatory "tailoring" are among the top priorities she plans to pursue on the job.
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April 09, 2025
Coinbase Judge Won't Rethink Greenlighting Investor Suit
A New Jersey federal judge declined to review his ruling to keep a Coinbase investors' class action alive, saying his order did not gloss over any legal or factual issue when finding the company and its executives must face the suit accusing them of concealing certain regulatory and bankruptcy risks from investors.
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April 09, 2025
Senate Confirms Trump Pick Atkins To Lead A Leaner SEC
The U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed Paul Atkins to be the next chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, clearing the way for an agency veteran and regulatory critic who is expected to slow the SEC's enforcement agenda and pursue smaller corporate penalties at a time when the agency is grappling with staff cuts and market turmoil.
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April 09, 2025
DC Circ. Seems Open To Narrowing ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Injunction
A D.C. Circuit panel seemed divided Wednesday on the Trump administration's bid to stave off a lower court order barring it from shutting down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as a U.S. Department of Justice attorney disavowed plans to shutter the agency.
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April 09, 2025
House Slates ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Payment, Overdraft Rules For Repeal
The House on Wednesday voted to overturn two Biden-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau rules aimed at increasing oversight of larger digital payment providers and curbing big-bank overdraft fees, setting the pair up for final repeal at the White House.
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April 09, 2025
Justices Urged To Look At Fed. Circ. Ax Of $13M IP Verdict
A patent-holding company has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review a Federal Circuit decision that threw out a $13 million jury verdict against NCR Corp. in a suit accusing it of infringing two payment processing patents.
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April 09, 2025
SafeMoon CEO Flags DOJ Crypto Memo In Bid For Dismissal
The CEO of crypto firm SafeMoon alerted a Brooklyn federal judge Wednesday to a U.S. Justice Department directive not to pursue charges related to digital assets under the Securities Exchange Act or Commodity Exchange Act, suggesting that the judge should dismiss his investor fraud case.
Expert Analysis
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What 2024's Noncompete Turmoil Means For Banks In 2025
A look back at the most significant legal challenges to the enforceability of various restrictive covenants like noncompete and nonsolicitation agreements in 2024 can help financial institutions address the use of these critical tools this year, say attorneys at Maynard Nexsen.
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New Year, New Risks: 8 Top Cyber Issues For Finance In 2025
As financial institutions forge ahead in 2025, they must strike a delicate balance between embracing technological innovation and guarding against its darker threats, which this year could include everything from supply chain vulnerabilities to deepfakes, say attorneys at Baker Donelson.
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5th Circ.'s Nasdaq Ruling Another Piece In DEI Policy Puzzle
The Fifth Circuit's recent en banc opinion vacating Nasdaq's board diversity listing rule wades into the hotly debated topic of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives at a time when many public companies are navigating the attention that DEI commitments are drawing from activists and shareholders, say attorneys at Debevoise.
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Playing Esports Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Competing in a global esports tournament at Wimbledon last year not only fulfilled my childhood dream, but also sharpened skills that are essential to my day job, including strategic thinking, confidence and networking, says AJ Schuyler at Jackson Lewis.
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Lessons From The SEC's 2024 Crackdown On AI Washing
AI washing was the subject of increased scrutiny from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024 following a surge in the commercial adoption of generative artificial intelligence technologies in 2023, highlighting the importance of transparency, accuracy and accountability when communicating about AI, say attorneys at Perkins Coie.
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The Securities Litigation Trends That Will Matter Most In 2025
2025 is shaping up to be a significant year for securities litigation, as plaintiffs and defendants alike navigate shifting standards for omission theories of liability, class certification, risk disclosure claims and more, say attorneys at Willkie.
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An Associate's Guide To Career Development In 2025
As the new year begins, associates at all levels should consider establishing career metrics, fostering key relationships and employing other specific strategies to help move through the complexities of the legal profession with confidence and emerge as trailblazers, say EJ Stern and Amanda George at Fractional Law Firm.
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Predicting The Lasting Changes ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ May Face In 2025
President-elect Donald Trump and the incoming Republican-controlled Congress' likely attempts to reshape the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could significantly alter its rulemaking, supervisory and enforcement abilities for years to come, says Jim Sandy at McGlinchey Stafford.
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How White Collar Enforcement May Shift In Trump's 2nd Term
After President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House next month, the administration’s emphasis on immigration laws, drug offenses and violent crime will likely reduce the focus on white collar crime overall, but certain areas within the white collar world may see increased activity, say attorneys at Keker Van Nest.
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New Trump Admin May Bring Financial Oversight Turbulence
As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to begin his second term, his top financial market regulatory and securities law enforcement appointees, campaign promises, and regulatory preferences foretell a period of muddy regulatory waters, say attorneys at Kroll.
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The Justices' Securities Rulings, Dismissals That Defined '24
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2024 securities rulings led to increased success for defendants' price impact arguments, but the justices' decisions not to weigh in on important issues relating to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act's pleading requirements may be just as significant, say attorneys at Skadden.
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10 Noteworthy ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ Developments From 2024
In a banner year for consumer finance regulation, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made significant strides in its efforts to rein in Big Tech and nonbank financial firms, including via rules regarding open banking, credit card late fees, and buy now, pay later products, say attorneys at Wiley.
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Fixing Up Cars Makes Me A Better Lawyer
From problem-solving to patience and adaptability to organization, the skills developed working under the hood of a car directly translate to being a more effective lawyer, says Christopher Mdeway at Kaufman Dolowich.
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Making The Pitch To Grow Your Company's Legal Team
In a compressed economy, convincing the C-suite to invest in additional legal talent can be a herculean task, but a convincing pitch — supported by metrics and cost analyses — may help in-house counsel justify the growth of their team, say Elizabeth Smith and Roger Garceau at Major Lindsey.
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The Story Of 2024's Biggest Bank Regs, And Their Fate In 2025
U.S. federal bank regulators were very active in 2024 with initiatives ranging from antitrust and capital to proposals regarding controlling shareholders and incentive-based compensation, but many regulations face an uncertain future under the new administration, say attorneys at Latham.