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Justin Whittenburg is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group in the Houston office, having joined Baker McKenzie in 2003 as a summer associate. In the interim, Mr. Whittenburg spent four years as senior corporate and compliance counsel at a Houston-based leading global distributor of pipe, valve and fitting (PVF) products.
Mr. Whittenburg is currently a member of Baker McKenzie's North America steering committee for cross-border transactions and integrations. Prior to his life as a corporate lawyer, he was involved in project management for industrial construction projects in the petroleum and chemical industries.
In AML & Financial Services Regulatory

US Supreme Court lifts injunction on Corporate Transparency Act, reporting requirements still on hold

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On 23 January 2025, the US Supreme Court granted the US government’s application to end the nationwide preliminary injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by the District Court in Top Cop Shop on 3 December 2024. This injunction is currently on appeal with the Fifth Circuit. However, a separate nationwide order that also stayed the CTA beneficial owner reporting deadline remains in place. This order was issued by a different federal judge in Smith v. US on 7 January 2025.

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United States: Nationwide preliminary injunction on Corporate Transparency Act enforcement

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The Corporate Transparency Act requires “reporting companies” to file “beneficial owner” information and “company applicants” with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) as early as 1 January 2025. In a “last minute” 3 December 2024 decision, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Top Cop Shop, Inc., et al. v. Garland, issued an order temporarily enjoining the US government from enforcing the CTA and CTA regulations