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ISS Indefinitely Halts Consideration of Diversity Factors When Making Proxy Voting Recommendations

On February 11, 2025, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) announced that it is suspending the consideration of diversity factors when making voting recommendations for directors at U.S. public companies. ISS’s press...more

Alston & Bird

President Trump’s Executive Orders on the Environment

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Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group rounds up President Trump’s initial volley of Executive Orders focusing on the environment and energy....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

An FCPA Enforcement Pause Does Not Pause Anti-Corruption Compliance

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity may be at a temporary standstill, but that should not mean much for the day-to-day operations of global anti-corruption compliance programs. If the Department of...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

“Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation” — How Effective Will It Be in Practice?

President Trump, on January 31, 2025, issued Executive Order 14192, “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation.” This has been referred to as President Trump’s “ten-to-one deregulation initiative” that he spoke about when he...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

President Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The breaking tariff news continues — this time with a focus on steel and aluminum imports. On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order expanding his 2018 Section 232 national security tariffs...more

Morgan Lewis

President Trump Issues Executive Order Temporarily Pausing FCPA Enforcement

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President Donald Trump recently released an executive order temporarily halting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and enforcement actions....more

Jones Day

President Trump Pauses DOJ FCPA Enforcement and Orders Preparation of New Enforcement Guidelines

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On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") for 180 days and ordering Attorney General...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Keeping Track of the Trump Executive Actions

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President Trump hit the ground running, issuing more executive orders, memoranda, and other actions on Inauguration Day than any previous president. Agencies are already working to implement those actions. Many of the actions...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Trump nominates former FDIC Board Member Jonathan McKernan to head CFPB

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President Trump has nominated Jonathan McKernan to be the Director of the CFPB. ...more

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Summary of Tax Proposals in Leaked Document Detailing Policy Proposals

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On January 17, 2025, news sources reported that Republican members of Congress circulated a detailed list of legislative policy options, including tax proposals. This blog post summarizes some of the tax proposals and...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Gold Dome Report - Legislative Day 15 - February 2025

Children and other fans of heavy machinery were delighted on Tuesday as landowners and representatives of forest industries descended on the Georgia State Capitol for Forestry Day at the Capitol. With them, they brought two...more

K&L Gates LLP

President Trump Resets US Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum From All Countries

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On 10 February 2025, President Trump announced that he was increasing tariffs on US imports of aluminum from 10% to 25% and ending various exemptions and exclusions to the US tariffs of 25% on imports of steel. The tariffs...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

CryptoLink - January 2025 Updates

Both the CFTC and SEC have new Acting Chairs, who are known to be crypto advocates, with Mark Uyeda being appointed Acting Chair of the SEC, taking over from Gary Gensler, while Caroline D. Pham has assumed the role of Acting...more

Jones Day

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 119

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This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Adjusting Imports of Steel into The United States (Trump EO Tracker)

As of March 12, 2025, this order: Terminates the alternative arrangements under Section 232 for exempt countries (Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, EU countries, Japan, Mexico, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Venezuelan 2023 TPS and CHNV Parole Get the Axe—What Employers Need to Know

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On January 20, 2025, the Trump administration issued the Securing Our Borders executive order, citing national security, crime prevention, and the protection of American interests as justification for terminating categorical...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Ending Procurement and Forced Use of Paper Straws (Trump EO Tracker)

The heads of agencies shall take all appropriate action to eliminate the procurement of paper straws and otherwise ensure that paper straws are no longer provided within agency buildings....more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Senators Sanders, Hawley introduce legislation to cap credit card interest rates at 10%

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Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and Josh Hawley, R-Mo. have introduced bipartisan legislation that could cap credit card interest rates at 10%....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Implementing The President’s “Department of Government Efficiency” Workforce Optimization Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

The Director of the OMB Director shall submit a plan to reduce the size of the Federal Government, requiring that agencies may hire no more than one employee for every four employees that depart. Agency heads must adhere to...more

Carlton Fields

10-for-1 Rule: EO Mandates Agencies Repeal 10 Regulations for Every New One, Signaling Supercharged Deregulatory Philosophy

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On January 31, 2025, the White House unveiled Executive Order 14192, titled “Unleashing Prosperity Through Deregulation,” an ambitious directive aimed at reshaping the regulatory landscape by requiring agencies to repeal 10...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Half-Baked: Proposal to Reform Alabama Medical Cannabis Licensing Seems Poised to Go Up in Smoke

Advocates and stakeholders in the medical cannabis world of Alabama are desperate. And as it is so often when we are faced with a desperate situation, we make well-intentioned but ultimately flawed decisions....more

Cozen O'Connor

Cozen Currents: Elon Everywhere All at Once

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“President Trump has given Elon Musk unprecedented power and room to run to remake the executive branch. But to the extent that Musk deviates from remaking it in Trump’s image, the former runs the risk of becoming more of a...more

The Volkov Law Group

Taking Stock of the FCPA Fallout (Part III of V)

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What an amazing turn of events? — Who would have predicted that the Trump Administration would take such a bold action in the name of advancing “American Competitiveness.” I admit I did not see this coming — the Trump...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Treasury Secretary Bessent to Appoint Rodney E. Hood as First Deputy Comptroller of the OCC

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On February 7, Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced that he will appoint Rodney E. Hood as a Deputy Comptroller and designate him as the First Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency...more

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U.S. Attorney General and Office of Personnel Management Continue Trump Administration’s Attacks on DEI and DEIA

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On January 21, 2025, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 14173: “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” which Dechert discussed in a previous OnPoint....more

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