Administrative Law

Rebecca Furdek recently published an article in Wisconsin Lawyer magazine reviewing the first year of the second Trump administration. She discusses three primary trends: the use of executive orders, deregulation across federal agencies, and white-collar enforcement priorities. As Rebecca explains, “[t]he second Trump term started with a splash in both the federal regulatory and enforcement

After years of regulatory uncertainty, the SEC and CFTC are moving toward a unified approach to digital asset oversight, launching a joint harmonization initiative to align definitions, streamline compliance, and reduce fragmentation. For crypto and financial services firms, this effort signals clearer pathways for product development and cross‑market operations—though lasting certainty will hinge on sustained

On September 23, we launched our Government Enforcement, Compliance & Investigations webinar series, a new monthly webinar program covering Department of Justice criminal enforcement, False Claims Act, antitrust, and state attorney general topics.

In the kickoff webinar, Jody Rudman, Wendy Arends, Matt Diehr, and I joined in a broad discussion on government enforcement. Jody and I