Charles Mills

1 month ago | lexology.com | Michael Brooks |Charles Mills |Jacob Brandes

In an advisory announced February 25, 2025, the Division of Enforcement of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) announced a new regime for assessing cooperation credit in determining fines in the settlement of enforcement cases. The advisory expressly revokes and replaces all six prior enforcement advisories on cooperation, as well as the advice in the Enforcement Manual on cooperation.

Oct 10, 2024 | mondaq.com | Nicholas Neuberger |Michael Brooks |Leslie Hansen |Charles Mills

On October 2, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), the US Department of Justice (DOJ), and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced1 parallel prosecutions charging a carbon credit project developer and several of its former officers with fraud in connection with the issuance of voluntary carbon credits (VCCs) through a scheme to fraudulently inflate the number of VCCs issued for a number of the developer's projects.

Sep 26, 2024 | mondaq.com | Leslie Hansen |Nicholas Neuberger |Elizabeth McGinley |Charles Mills

Last week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced final guidance for voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivatives contracts traded on CFTC-regulated designated contract markets (DCMs). This demonstrates further endorsement from the US government of the voluntary carbon market following the Joint Policy Statement and Principles (Principles) from the Biden administration in May this year.

Sep 26, 2024 | lexology.com | Leslie Hansen |Nicholas Neuberger |Elizabeth McGinley |Charles Mills

Last week the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced final guidance for voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivatives contracts traded on CFTC-regulated designated contract markets (DCMs). This demonstrates further endorsement from the US government of the voluntary carbon market following the Joint Policy Statement and Principles (Principles) from the Biden administration in May this year.

May 24, 2024 | effinghamdailynews.com | Charles Mills

Civil War General John A. Logan is credited with creating what we know today as Memorial Day, according to the executive director of the museum in Murphysboro, Illinois, that is dedicated to him. Logan was born Feb. 9, 1826, in Jackson County, Illinois, on family property that became a part of the City of Murphysboro in 1843. “General Logan founded Memorial Day as a national holiday,” said P. Michael Jones, executive director of the General John A. Logan Museum.