Kean Miller

For more than fifty years, settling a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement action came with an additional price: silence. That changed on May 21, 2026, when the SEC formally rescinded Rule 202.5(e), ending the Commission’s longstanding practice of prohibiting settling respondents from publicly denying its allegations. The change does not erase past settlements, remove disclosures, or alter reporting obligations, but it does eliminate a restriction that many respondents viewed as one of the most consequential terms of settlement. Read the full update here: https://www.keanmiller.com/insights/blog/louisiana-law-blog/the-sec-ends-its-no-deny-policy-what-happens-next/

If you build, hire a builder, or get paid on construction projects in Louisiana, there’s a new law you cannot afford to ignore. House Bill 638, authored by Representative Jacob Landry during the 2026 Regular Session, has been approved by the Legislature and has gone to the Governor’s desk. This is one of the most significant changes to construction payment law in years, and virtually everyone involved in a construction project in Louisiana needs to understand it. Learn more here: https://www.keanmiller.com/insights/blog/louisiana-law-blog/what-louisianas-hb-638-means-for-anyone-who-builds-hires-a-builder-or-gets-hired-on-a-construction-project/ by Trippe Hawthorne & Patrick Betts