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Maydeen Merino

Maydeen Merino

Maydeen Merino is a regulatory reporter, covering the DOJ, FTC, SEC and EPA. She can be reached at [email protected].

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November 01, 2023 | National Law Journal

Lawmakers Urge SEC to Adjust Conflict-of-Interest Proposal, Citing Harm to Working Families

The proposal "would increase the cost and reduce the availability of financing across our economy," 25 congressmen wrote in a letter to the agency.

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October 31, 2023 | National Law Journal

A Federal Framework for Artificial Intelligence Is Vital, Say Lawmakers, AI Attorney

"We want clarity, we want efficiency, we want fairness, we want rational regulation," said Bradford Newman, co-chair of the American Bar Association's artificial intelligence subcommittee.

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October 30, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC's NFT Regulations Need Clarity and Guidance Provisions, Say Regulatory Attorneys

Lawyers voice concern with what they call the SEC's use of enforcement actions against cryptocurrency firms based on nebulous regulations concerning non-fungible tokens.

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October 26, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC's Climate Disclosure Rule Would Create Needed National Standard, Gensler Says

The agency's environmental proposal would provide "consistency and comparability," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

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October 25, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC Chair Gensler Calls Crypto Industry 'Really Rife With Noncompliance'

"We would never allow the New York Stock Exchange … to do the things that crypto intermediaries may be doing," Gensler said.

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October 20, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC Will Prioritize Cryptocurrency, Emerging Financial Technology in the Next Year

"The division's efforts, as laid out in the 2024 priorities, enhance trust in our ever-evolving markets," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

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October 19, 2023 | National Law Journal

FTC Urges Lawmakers to Restore Authority to Refund Consumers Harmed by Fraud

FTC's call follows a 2021 U.S. Supreme Court decision that the agency cannot seek monetary relief in claims brought under the FTC Act's remedial provision, Section 13(b).

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October 17, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC's Electronic-Trader Suit Warns Firms to Protect Investors' Privacy, Securities Lawyers Say

"The SEC will use whatever tools are in its toolbox" to sanction what it regards as a failure to safeguard material nonpublic information, Sidley Austin partner Ranah Esmaili said.

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October 13, 2023 | National Law Journal

House Republicans Threaten to Subpoena SEC, Accuse Gensler of Obstruction

Oversight Committee Chair James Comer suggested hypocrisy by the SEC, saying the agency has fined at least one company alleged to have refused to comply with a similar request for documents.

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October 12, 2023 | National Law Journal

SEC Rulemaking Should Be 'Gradual,' 'Deliberate,' Commissioner Peirce Says

"The problem is you have to do regulation, but you have to do it right," Hester Peirce, a Republican, told the Security Traders Association's annual conference.

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