Goodwin counsel Christopher Grobbel and of counsel Peter LaVigne examine the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Regulatory Flexibility Agenda for spring 2025 (published September 4). They note, given the recent change in administration, that the spring agenda was published later than is typical. The agenda demonstrates a clear return to appropriately tailored and mission-focused rulemaking at the SEC. In a statement accompanying the agenda, SEC Chair Paul Atkins shares that the agenda reflects a “new day” at the SEC and notes that “regulation should be smart, effective, and appropriately tailored within the confines of [...] statutory authority.” The agenda discusses the removal of many prior rules, the proposed adoption of multiple forthcoming rules focused on cryptocurrency, and proposals for rules that aim to address areas in which previously published rules were withdrawn or vacated in the courts. In the cryptocurrency space, the agenda signals three forthcoming rules.
Read the full Law360 article for an in-depth analysis of the SEC’s spring agenda, including upcoming crypto regulations and the agency’s shift in rulemaking philosophy.