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Our FDA: Drug & Device Team analyzes the Food and Drug Administration’s new guidance on Bayesian approaches to innovative drug trials, providing greater clarity on how companies may design and conduct studies....more
On 7 January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at limiting and preventing certain large defense contractors from conducting stock buybacks, issuing dividends, and awarding executive...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) issued an advisory opinion (the 2025 Opinion), effective 23 December 2025, on whether earned wage access (EWA) products constitute “credit” under Regulation Z of the Truth in...more
In 2025, Texas became the first state in the U.S. to enact a labeling mandate for foods containing any of 44 specified ingredients as part of Senate Bill 25 (SB 25), the Make Texas Healthy Again Act. To recap, SB 25 requires...more
Even in the digital age, most federal and many state agencies consider important documents (like tax returns) filed on time if the filer can prove the documents were mailed by the due date. The postmark (really, a stamp with...more
In passing the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Act, Congress closed the hemp loophole effective Nov. 12, 2026, sending shock waves through the estimated $30 billion national...more
Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the Trump administration plans to stop assigning dollar values to the human health benefits resulting from the imposition of national ambient air quality standards....more
The Modernization of Cosmetics Regulation Act of 2022 (MoCRA) is considered the most significant expansion of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) authority to regulate cosmetics since the enactment of the Food, Drug...more
The Federal Reserve Board (the Board) has issued a Request for Information and Comment (RFI) on the development of a special purpose Reserve Bank account prototype, being referred to colloquially as a "skinny master account"...more
Washington policymakers are increasingly aligned around expanding Medicare “site-neutral” payment policies in 2026, a shift that would pay hospital outpatient departments the same rates as physician offices for a broader set...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
Recently finalized rules from the United States Postal Service seek to clarify that the date on a postmark does not “necessarily represent either the place at which, or the date on which, the Postal Service first accepted...more
In 2025, the Rx IP Update team at Smart & Biggar reported on a number of developments in Canadian life sciences IP and regulatory law. Highlights from 2025 are below...more
The Amendments, which took effect on January 1, 2026, will impact network operators and CIIOs within China and overseas....more
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Office of Research Integrity (ORI) released its 2024 Annual Report on the final day of 2025. ORI oversees and directs Public Health Service (PHS) research integrity...more
As U.S. regulators confront the intersection of energy transition, emerging technology governance and large-scale infrastructure modernization, a cautionary example is emerging from Europe. The European Union’s (EU) most...more
On January 9, 2026, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested $145 million in new funding from the Federal Reserve....more
Check out our summary of significant Internal Revenue Service (IRS) guidance and relevant tax matters for December 12, 2025 – January 12, 2026....more
On December 18, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that may breathe new life into efforts to move marijuana to a less restrictive schedule under the Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”)....more
BLOG OVERVIEW: The Department of Education's new Admissions and Consumer Transparency Supplement (ACTS) requires four-year colleges and universities to report seven years of detailed student-level admissions data through the...more
FDA updated its General Wellness policy to clarify and take a step back from previous positions on health and wellness technology. The Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) unexpectedly updated its policy on general...more
On January 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments (the Proposal) to raise the small entity thresholds for purposes of the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) for investment companies and advisers....more
On January 7, 2026, the White House issued a sweeping new executive order (EO) titled “Prioritizing the Warfighter In Defense Contracting.” It declares, “Effective immediately, [underperforming defense contractors] are not...more
Yesterday, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins issued this statement soliciting comments on the entirety of Regulation S-K, “with the goal of revising the requirements to focus on eliciting disclosure of material information and avoid...more
Maine will soon offer internet gaming, with a focus on creating economic opportunities for the Wabanaki Nations and other federally recognized tribes in the state. More than a year after the Legislature introduced a...more