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PBM Contracts Could Expose Plan Sponsors to Fiduciary Liability

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A plan sponsor’s fiduciary duty to be transparent in Pharmacy Benefit Manager contracts safeguards plan participants’ interests and mitigates the risk of litigation, regulatory penalties, and reputational harm, say Hall...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Debt by Design, June 2025 - Permitted Indebtedness

Before a subscription lender can enter into a subscription credit facility with a fund, the subscription lender will need to review the limited partnership agreement (“LPA”) of such fund to confirm the LPA allows for...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Italy (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - Italian law provides multiple forms of organizational structures to do business in Italy. They differ from one another due to the extent of liability undertaken by its members. In...more

Dickinson Wright

A Lid on the Canna Worms? Congress Formally Pursues Prohibition of Intoxicating Hemp

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When Congress passed the 2018 Farm Bill, signed into law by President Trump in December 2018, the legislation aimed to support rural economies, promote the production of hemp-based materials such as fiber and grain, and open...more

Weber Gallagher Simpson Stapleton Fires &...

Hard Costs vs. Soft Costs in Builder’s Risk Insurance Policies: A Legal and Practical Guide for Insurance Professionals

Builder’s risk insurance is a cornerstone of effective risk management in the construction industry. It offers protection against a variety of physical and financial risks that can impede the successful and timely completion...more

Morgan Lewis

Bipartisan Majorities in Two House Committees Vote to Advance the Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act of 2025

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On June 10, 2025, bipartisan majorities of the House Committees on Financial Services and on Agriculture (Committees) voted to advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (CLARITY Act)...more

Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP

Beyond the Prompt: How Agentic AI is Reshaping Business and Law

Agentic AI refers to artificial intelligence systems capable of autonomously pursuing goals without requiring constant human intervention. Unlike traditional reactive AI – designed to respond to human prompts – agentic AI...more

Woods Rogers

New Cybersecurity Executive Order Revises Specific Federal Policies While Retaining Core Security Principles

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On June 6, 2025, the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order, Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity and Amending Executive Order 13694 and Executive Order 14144 (the EO) that contains...more

A&O Shearman

EC adopts Delegated Regulation to delay the application of Basel 3 market risk prudential requirements by an additional year

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published a comprehensive set of principles, accompanied by a press release, aimed at strengthening the supervision of third-party risks across the EU financial sector....more

Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt PC

Kotek Signs the “Construction Wage Theft” Bill into Law

On June 9, 2025, Governor Tina Kotek signed SB 426 into law. The bill, set to become effective on January 1, 2026, follows the Oregon Legislature’s ongoing attempts to pass a “wage theft” bill imposing strict liability on...more

PilieroMazza PLLC

Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2025 #3

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Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Model Deviation Text for FAR Parts 18, 39, & 43 - On June 12, the FAR Council released the model deviation text for FAR Part 18, Emergency Acquisitions; FAR Part 39, Acquisition of...more

Hogan Lovells

RISK RADAR 2025 – Part 1: What’s keeping Middle East GCs awake and what to do about it

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With global tensions rising, data threats growing and regulators sharpening their teeth, 2025 is proving to be a significant year for legal and compliance teams across the Middle East. From secondary sanctions exposure to...more

Vedder Price

Success for aircraft lessors in Russian aircraft lessor policy claims

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Background - The English Commercial Court has handed down a highly anticipated judgment in a multi billion-dollar insurance claim arising out of the failure of various Russian airlines to return leased aircraft to lessors...more

Sands Anderson PC

Wild Doctrines Can’t Be Broken: Why the Virginia Supreme Court Reined in Adequate Assurance

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In a May 2025 decision, Under Wild Skies, Inc. v. National Rifle Association of America, the Supreme Court of Virginia declined to incorporate the doctrine of “adequate assurance” (Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 251)...more

Clark Hill PLC

CHPS Podcast Episode 5: The Future of Federal Procurement

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Join host Chris White in the latest episode of CHPS of Insight as he speaks with Ron Sullivan, a Senior Counsel in Clark Hill's Government Contracts practice and a Senior Director of Clark Hill Public Strategies. Ron shares...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in India (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - 1.1 Description of the types of entities available in India through which to conduct business: A foreign entity may establish a business presence in India by: • opening a liaison...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

No Service Shortcuts Abroad: The Limits of Alternate Service Under CPLR 308

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When litigants pursue claims against foreign defendants, the question of how to serve them is more than procedural – it’s jurisdictional. As many readers of this blog are aware, CPLR 308  authorizes alternate service methods...more

DLA Piper

The SBA Franchise Directory is Back

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The US Small Business Administration (SBA) has reinstated its SBA Franchise Directory after a two-year hiatus. Widely hailed as a valuable resource by stakeholders, the SBA Franchise Directory is a list of franchisors...more

GeoDataVision

Why Do Federal Bank Regulators Create a Commercial Monopoly on Key Benchmark Data?

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Ever since the 1995 CRA rule was published bank regulators have mandated certain “community” and “market” benchmarks as the basis for rating bank performance under the CRA regulations. Most of that data is in the public...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

The Robins Kaplan Spotlight, Vol. 10 No. 2 - June 2025

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The Spotlight strives to provide a forum to discuss the latest news and compelling issues impacting fiduciaries and those to whom fiduciaries owe duties. Whether you are an officer, director, trustee, beneficiary, trust...more

DLA Piper

OIG Issues Favorable Advisory Opinion on Telehealth Marketplace MSO-PC Arrangement

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The Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued a favorable advisory opinion under the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), wading into the world of not only telehealth but also...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Texas Supreme Court Issues New Interpretation of Texas Usury Law

On May 23, the Texas Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that in determining whether a commercial loan is usurious under Texas state law, the “actuarial method” must be employed. This requires the applicable amount of...more

Falcon Rappaport & Berkman LLP

Navigating the Patchwork of State Consumer Privacy Statutes: An E-Commerce Compliance Playbook

Online retailers now face an increasingly complex matrix of state consumer-privacy statutes that impose prescriptive requirements on data collection, monetization, and cybersecurity practices. ...more

Morgan Lewis

Massachusetts High Court Clarifies Noncompete Law’s Scope, Declines to Let Nonsolicits ‘Through the Back Door’

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In Miele v. Foundation Medicine, Inc., the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) clarified that the Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (MNAA or the Act) does not apply to a forfeiture clause triggered by a breach...more

Woodruff Sawyer

The Judges of Y’all Street: Riding with the New Texas Business Court

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Normally, developments in corporate law are slow-moving—but not over the past year or so. Texas, among other jurisdictions, has been acting fast to capitalize on cracks in Delaware’s armor as the leading state of...more

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