Disparate Impact
Trading, Gambling, or Something Else? Prediction Markets and the Payments Puzzle — Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 79 - Tactical Playbook: Surviving the Tariff Enforcement Blitz
False Claims Act Insights - DOJ Announces Record Number of Qui Tams and Qui Tam Dismissals
What Do Federal DEI Crackdowns Mean for Employers? - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
Point-of-Sale Finance Series: The New Regulatory Reality for Small Business Financing and Trade Credit — The Consumer Finance Podcast
Payments Year in Review 2025: Federal and State Developments – Part 2 – Payments Pros – The Payments Law Podcast
The Compliance 911 Show
False Claims Act Insights - Rogue Employees: Vicarious Liability Under the False Claims Act
PODCAST: Williams Mullen’s Benefits Companion - Why NAPA Matters for Plan Sponsors and Benefits Professionals
“Stay or Pay” Agreements, Developing Immigration News, EEOC Power Shift - #WorkforceWednesday® - Employment Law This Week®
5 Key Takeaways | Equity and State Taxes: Equitable Doctrines and Their State Tax Application
New Jersey's Big Bet on Disparate Impact: What the AG's New Rules Mean for Lenders and AI — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Inside the Federal Election Commission: Keeping the Mission Alive with Just Two Commissioners
False Claims Act Insights - The Rise of State False Claims Act Enforcement
From Vegas to Venezuela: High-Stakes Predictive Markets — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
AI, Algorithms, and Accountability: Unpacking the Colorado AI Act with Senator Rodriguez — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 12 – The SEC Reset — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
12 Days of Regulatory Insights: Day 11 – FTC Enforcement Trends in a New Age — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
Inside the SBA’s Full-Scale 8(a) Audit: What Participants Need to Know Now
Key Takeaways: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) deferred $259.5 million in federal Medicaid funds to Minnesota over program integrity concerns....more
On February 20, 2026, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), finalized rules (the Rule) for implementation of the Texas law that requires the following warning label on food products containing any of 44 listed...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended its Enforcement Manual for the first time since 2017. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team explores how the SEC has updated its Wells process,...more
On March 6, 2026, the Trump Administration released President Donald Trump’s Cyber Strategy for America (the “Cyber Strategy”), a seven-page framework outlining the President’s vision for protecting American interests in...more
Data centers are the physical backbone of the AI revolution. But they will place enormous demands on America’s electricity infrastructure. As data center expansion continues, policymakers are grappling with how to facilitate...more
Key Takeaways: GSA released detailed procedural guidance for protecting CUI in nonfederal systems, and a proposed FAR rule would further standardize CUI handling, documentation and incident reporting across federal contracts....more
The Supreme Court’s decision in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump and the consolidated case Trump v. V.O.S. Selections, Inc. invalidating the tariffs imposed by the administration under the International Emergency Economic...more
The National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) will hold a public hearing on March 13, 2026 to discuss revisions to the Permanent Production Sharing Offer (OPP) tender protocol. The main agenda item is the...more
On March 9, 2026, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission published a short series of FAQs on the timing of initial Section 16(a) reports by directors and officers of certain...more
The Maryland legislature will continue its focus on renewable energy development this session, following recent landmark legislation creating a permanent community solar program and setting certain "net-zero" emission...more
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more
Executive Summary: The OFAC 50 Percent Rule is a foundational doctrine of U.S. sanctions enforcement. It provides that any entity owned, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or more in the aggregate by one or more blocked...more
The French Parliament has adopted landmark legislation establishing, for the first time, specific confidential status for legal opinions prepared by in‑house lawyers (juristes d’entreprise). This marks a significant shift in...more
On February 24, 2026, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners’ Life Insurance and Annuities Illustrations Working Group made its debut appearance. As a prelude, Ben Slutsker, director of life actuarial valuation...more
SEC Grants Relief Within Days of Filing Deadline - On March 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final order exempting officers and directors of foreign private issuers (FPIs) incorporated or...more
On February 27, 2026, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a Request for Information (RFI) in the Federal Register to gather stakeholder feedback on 13 topics that may be included in a potential...more
The U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) issued a significant ruling on March 4, 2026 that creates new considerations for importers seeking refunds of tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") has revised its Enforcement Manual (the "Manual") for the first time since 2017, implementing critical changes to enforcement policies and procedures....more
On March 5, 2026, in advance of the March 18th compliance deadline, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued an order granting directors and officers of certain foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) an exemption...more
On March 5, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Federal Reserve Board, and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) (collectively, the agencies) jointly issued FAQs clarifying how tokenized securities are...more
If the first few months of 2026 are any indication, food policy is not easing into the year—it's accelerating. Federal regulators are advancing substances generally recognized as safe (GRAS) reform, post-market chemical...more
As we advised last week, in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated President Trump's sweeping tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. §...more
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) recently finalized a narrowly crafted, initial set of implementing regulations (Regulations) for California’s climate‑reporting statutes (i.e., SB 253 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more
Now that the Supreme Court has held that the tariffs President Trump imposed pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) are unlawful, collection of the tariffs has been halted, and the federal...more
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a final rule on March 5 that will change National Drug Codes (NDCs) from several different 10‑digit formats to one standard 12‑digit format....more
