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- We expect the second Trump administration to take a relatively aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement, as regulators did during President-elect Trump’s first term, because there is bipartisan support...more
Even as President Biden has appointed a commission to study potential institutional reforms of the U.S. Supreme Court, his administration’s most immediate impact at the Court came through a flurry of filings early this year...more
After first invoking the Defense Production Act (DPA) on March 18, 2020, President Donald Trump has taken several actions to formally deploy the authorities we discussed in our March 20, 2020, client alert, “President Trump...more
President Donald Trump announced that he intends to invoke the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The DPA grants the executive branch of the federal government broad...more
3/24/2020
/ Antitrust Immunity ,
Blocked Mergers ,
CFIUS ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Manufacturing Facilities ,
Private Sector ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration
The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2019-20 term is receiving substantial attention for cases involving signature initiatives of President Donald Trump’s administration. But the Court also maintains an extensive docket directly relevant...more
1/21/2020
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Affirmative Defenses ,
Bostock v Clayton County Georgia ,
Breach of Duty ,
Civil Rights Act ,
Confidential Information ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
DACA ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security v Regents of the University of California ,
Disgorgement ,
Duty to Disclose ,
EEOC v RG & GR Harris Funeral Homes ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Employment Discrimination ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Equitable Estoppel ,
Equitable Relief ,
Fair Use ,
Federal Arbitration Act ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
FIfth Third Bancorp v Dudenhoeffer ,
GE Energy Power Conversion France SAS v. Outokumpu Stainless USA LLC ,
Google ,
International Arbitration ,
Issue Preclusion ,
Java ,
Lack of Authority ,
LGBTQ ,
Liu v Securities and Exchange Commission ,
Lucky Brand Dungarees v Marcel Fashion Group ,
Motion to Compel ,
New York Convention ,
Remand ,
Removal For-Cause ,
Rescission ,
Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v Jander ,
SCOTUS ,
Seila Law LLC v Consumer Financial Protection Bureau ,
Separation of Powers ,
Severability Doctrine ,
Sex Discrimination ,
Sexual Orientation Discrimination ,
Single Director ,
Software Developers ,
Split of Authority ,
Stock Drop Litigation ,
Subsequent Litigation ,
Title VII ,
Trump Administration ,
Vacated
In April 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government would allow a private right of action, created by Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (also known as...more
5/10/2019
/ Blocking Statutes ,
Canada ,
Confiscated Property ,
Cuba ,
EU ,
Expropriation ,
FSCS ,
Helms-Burton Act ,
Personal Remittance Caps ,
Private Right of Action ,
Sanction Suspensions ,
Sanctions ,
Third-Party ,
Title III ,
Trafficking ,
Travel Restrictions ,
Treble Damages ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
US Department of State
Tax reform, shifting international dynamics, Trump administration goals and a potentially strong market for transactions all seem likely to impact business activity in 2018. Below are 10 areas to explore in our 10th annual...more
1/23/2018
/ #MeToo ,
Acquisitions ,
China ,
Class Action ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Cybersecurity ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Securities Litigation ,
Tax Reform ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trump Administration ,
UK Brexit
In a season of political surprises, the eight-member U.S. Supreme Court has stirred no controversy with its decisions so far this term. The handful of opinions the Court released in the fall were unanimous and, for the most...more
1/31/2017
/ Agency Deference ,
Apple v Samsung ,
Article of Manufacture ,
Bank Fraud ,
Banks ,
Calculation of Damages ,
Class Action Arbitration Waivers ,
Credit Cards ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Design Patent ,
Employment Contract ,
Equal Protection ,
Fair Housing Act (FHA) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Free Exercise Clause ,
Free Speech ,
Insider Trading ,
Judicial Appointments ,
Patents ,
Personal Benefit ,
School Restrooms ,
SCOTUS ,
Sealed Records ,
Shaw v United States ,
Standing ,
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co v United States ex rel Rigsby ,
Transgender ,
Trump Administration ,
US v Salman