The United States Supreme Court issued its unanimous decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 4, 2026, holding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) may obtain disgorgement in…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The U.S. initial public offering (IPO) market has entered 2026 with substantial momentum. In 2025, approximately 202 companies with a market capitalization of more than $50 million priced IPOs, which was up from 150 companies…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Motor Carrier Act (MCA) overtime exemption can promote safety and reduce labor costs for companies that employ qualifying drivers and other categories of employees, but it is also one of the most commonly misapplied and…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
Registered investment advisers (RIAs) are increasingly adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools that automatically transcribe and summarize client calls. While these technologies may offer efficiency gains, they introduce…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Finance & Banking, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
As artificial intelligence (AI) becomes embedded across clinical and administrative workflows, health care organizations face growing pressure to establish governance frameworks that address compliance, legal, accreditation, and…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Yesterday, a federal district judge in Massachusetts invalidated the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) $100,000 H-1B fee in a case brought by the State of California, finding it to be an unlawful tax, rather than…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law, Immigration Law, Taxation
The False Claims Act (FCA) is the main federal statute used to combat fraud against government programs. When a whistleblower (relator) files a qui tam lawsuit under the FCA, the complaint is sealed for an initial 60 days to…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts
This is the second installment in a two-part series examining the implications of using generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in the drafting and prosecution of patent applications. In part one, we discussed the privilege and…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
A federal appeals court has confirmed that mandatory diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training programs – on their own – generally do not expose employers to hostile work environment liability under Title VII. This…
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/ Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) exempts transportation workers from arbitration agreements when they are "engaged in foreign or interstate commerce." But does "engaged in interstate commerce" cover drivers who never cross…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
As discussed in our prior alert, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) previously issued notice of its intent to increase for inflation the dollar amount thresholds under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
The Supreme Court's decision in Montgomery v. Caribe has reshaped the standard of care logistics brokers owe when selecting motor carriers – and, with it, the exposure brokers and carriers face in negligent hiring and selection…
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/ Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Transportation
The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) published a Request for Information (RFI) regarding Single Family Minimum Property Requirements (MPR) (Docket No. FR-6609-N-01) in the Federal Register for public comment on Friday, May…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Real Estate - Residential
AI Is Not a Standalone Tool - It Is a Layer Across the Data Stack - Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly deployed not as a discrete product, but as a layer embedded across existing technology services. AI functionality…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In its recent opinion in T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell, Georgia, No. 24-13713 (11th Cir. May 21, 2026), the Eleventh Circuit rejected the "significant gap" test applied by seven other circuits to evaluate…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Communications & Media Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
