Just days before it was set to take effect, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit struck down the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) much anticipated “Click-to-Cancel Rule” (the “Rule”), delivering regulatory whiplash…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection
Bullying, harassment and violence set to be conduct issues under new FCA Rule -
The Financial Conduct Authority (the “FCA”) recently published its Policy Statement and Consultation on non‑financial misconduct (“CP25/18”)…
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/ Civil Rights, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
As we’ve previously reported, the California Legislature last year passed and Governor Newsom signed into law AB 2499, which expanded existing leave requirements for California employers. Prior to passage of AB 2499, California…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
Hubble-Bubble in the Chewing Gum Industry: Big League Chew and Licensee Stretch Arguments in Ongoing Trade Dress Suit -
The business relationship between Big League Chew Properties LLC (“Big League Chew”), the owner of the…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Business Torts, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
A nearly decade-long legal battle in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois recently concluded with a significant jury verdict, underscoring the potentially severe consequences of trade secret theft…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Commercial Law & Contracts, Business Torts, Intellectual Property
This summer’s annual event highlighting Proskauer’s participation in the Associates’ Campaign for Legal Aid (an effort led by associates at top New York City law firms to raise funds) carried special significance, as both…
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/ Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Nonprofit Law
On 2 July 2025, the House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee launched an inquiry into the growth of private markets in the UK…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On June 17, 2025, the Tax Court opinion in AbbVie Inc. and Subsidiaries v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue was issued, holding that the approximately $1.6 billion termination fee AbbVie (a Delaware corporation) paid to its…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
On the last day before the U.S. Supreme Court’s summer recess, the Court issued a decision that left in place the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”) mandate that requires non-grandfathered group health plans and issuers to cover,…
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/ Constitutional Law, Health, Insurance
Last month, a federal district court in Texas vacated portions of the HIPAA final rule that added heightened protections for reproductive health care information (the “Final Rule”). Purl, et al. v. U.S. Department of Health and…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Privacy
Welcome to the Regulation Round Up, a regular bulletin highlighting the latest developments in UK and EU financial services regulation…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On 4 July 2025, the European Commission adopted a regulation (the “Delegated Regulation”) aimed at streamlining the European Union’s Taxonomy Regulation (the “Taxonomy Regulation”). These reforms are intended to ease…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
On 1 July 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published a thematic note on making clear, fair and not misleading sustainability-related claims, to address greenwashing risks (the “Thematic Note”)…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act into law—a budget reconciliation bill enacting several signature policies of the President’s second-term agenda. Left on the cutting-room floor, however,…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 1, 2025, the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (“OFCCP”) released three notices of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, will change federal contractors’ affirmative action obligations…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
