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When President-Elect Donald J. Trump takes office on January 20, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” or the “Department”) is certain to be at the center of the action and conversation in Washington, D.C.—just as it was on January 20, 2017.

On November 19, Vinson & Elkins hosted an insightful program where we discussed the expectations and procedural steps involved in the transition to a new administration.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has announced temporary relief measures for reporting companies affected by recent hurricanes in the Southeast, providing additional time to comply with Beneficial Ownership Information (“BOI”) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) (see our update and summary here). FinCEN’s relief grants an extra six months for reporting companies that meet the specific criteria outlined below.

On March 22, 2024, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued additional guidance in respect of the “Energy Community Bonus” in Notice 2024-30 (the “Notice”), which provides two key updates: (1) offshore wind farms have two new ways to meet the Nameplate Capacity Attribution Rule, and (2) adding new industry codes for evaluating employment rates related to fossil fuel industries.

In a key development relating to the Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), on March 1, 2024, U.S. District Judge Liles C. Burke of the Northern District of Alabama issued a memorandum opinion and final judgment ruling the CTA unconstitutional on the grounds that it exceeds the Constitution’s limits on Congress’ power.

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), a new federal law, went into effect on January 1, 2024 (see our update and summary here).

The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”), a new federal law, went into effect on January 1, 2024.

On March 15, 2023, the Securities Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued three additional proposed rules that would expand the reach of the agency’s current cybersecurity guidance to new entities and augment existing cybersecurity compliance obligations.

On this podcast episode, Bloomberg’s Joe Weisenthal and Tracy Alloway speak with V&E Antitrust partner and Litigation/Regulatory Department co-head Craig Seebald to understand how the law in this space gets applied.