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Software Gains New Status as a Product Under Strict Liability Law

A recent lawsuit involving an AI chatbot represents another indication of a possible shift in how courts will approach software under traditional strict products liability principles. Traditionally, courts have been hesitant to…more
 /  Consumer Protection, Products Liability, Science, Computers, & Technology

New Dietary Ingredient Notifications: FDA Addresses Common Pitfalls and Shares New Educational Tools

On June 11, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released educational videos and a new fact sheet to facilitate compliance with the agency’s New Dietary Ingredient Notification (NDIN) review process. Under the…more
 /  Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology

Bid Protest Spotlight: Jurisdiction, Price Range, Late-Is-Late

This month’s bid protest spotlight features a trifecta of decisions from the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. In MVL USA Inc. v. United States, a consolidated bid protest involving seven protesters, the Court rejected protesters’…more
 /  Administrative Law, Construction Law, Government Contracting, Military Law

AI Diffusion Rule Out but BIS Increases Compliance Obligations for Companies

On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a recission of the Biden administration’s January 15, 2025 Artificial Intelligence Diffusion Interim Final Rule (“AI Diffusion Rule”)…more
 /  Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Military Law, Science, Computers, & Technology

Re-domiciling Companies to Hong Kong

From May 23, 2025, companies may transfer their domicile to Hong Kong under a new regime which will allow them to preserve their legal identity and will not interrupt business operations. To qualify, companies must meet several…more
 /  Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation

Texas Federal Court Vacates Gender Identity-Related Sections of the EEOC’s 2024 Harassment Guidance but Other Sections Remain Effective in Advance of the June 24, 2025 EEO-1 Reporting Deadline

On May 15, 2025, a federal district court in Texas vacated sections of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s (EEOC or the “Commission”) 2024 Enforcement Guidance on Harassment in the Workplace (the “2024 Enforcement…more
 /  Civil Procedure, Civil Rights, Constitutional Law, Labor & Employment Law

Top 10 International Anti-Corruption Developments for May 2025

Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and enforcement developments from the past month,…more
 /  Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade

A Hard Reset on 1033?: A Look at What’s Next for Open Banking

The financial services industry generally, and data aggregators specifically, have watched intently as the Trump administration has altered the course of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or “Bureau”), in an effort…more
 /  Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection

Trump Issues Executive Order on Cybersecurity Rolling Back Some Prior Policies and Introducing New Ones

Last week, the Trump administration made its priorities clear for the nation’s cybersecurity posture in the form of the newly issued executive order entitled “Sustaining Select Efforts to Strengthen the Nation’s Cybersecurity…more
 /  Administrative Law, Privacy, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology, Government Contracting

Trump Administration Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria, Effectively Lifting 14 Years of Comprehensive Economic Sanctions – U.S. Export Controls Remain in Place for Now as Europe Forges Ahead and Removes Most Syria Trade Controls

On May 23, 2025, 10 days after President Trump announced his directive to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Saudia Arabia last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)…more
 /  Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade

Tax Court’s Decision in Soroban—Potential SECA Tax Implications for Management Fee Income

On May 28, 2025, the U.S. Tax Court issued its decision in Soroban Capital Partners LP v. Commissioner (T.C. Memo 2025-52) (“Soroban”), holding that “limited partners” of a management company organized as a Delaware limited…more
 /  Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Taxation

USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program in Favor of Expanding Track One Program

On June 10, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, after nearly 20 years, it will be discontinuing its Accelerated Examination Program for utility applications on July 10, 2025. The USPTO’s…more
 /  Administrative Law, Intellectual Property

GAO Reaffirms Agencies’ Discretion to Award Sole-Source SBIR Phase III Contracts (Even to a Successor-in-Interest)

The Small Business Innovation Research program (SBIR) is a successful initiative that increases the participation of small business concerns in federally funded research and development. Awards under Phases I and II of the…more
 /  Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology

SEC Seeks Public Comment on Stricter Standards for Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) Reporting

On June 4, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Concept Release soliciting public comments on whether and how to revise the definition of a foreign private issuer (FPI) under the federal securities…more
 /  International Law & Trade, Securities Law

SEC Concludes Certain Protocol Staking Activities Are Not Securities Offerings

On May 29, 2025, the Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the “Staff”) of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a statement[1] (the “Staking Statement”) concluding that certain protocol staking…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
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