DOJ Announces Updated White-Collar Enforcement Priorities and Revised Policies -
Earlier this week, the Criminal Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) introduced a new white-collar enforcement plan, which sets forth…
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/ Criminal Law, Government Contracting, Securities Law
On April 22, at the direction of US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., both the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and HHS published identical statements announcing the phase-out…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Toxic Torts
Welcome to the May 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Maritime Law
This week, the US House Ways and Means Committee released tax legislation that includes several provisions relevant to tax-exempt organizations…
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/ Education Law, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
On May 12, Matthew R. Galeotti, the head of the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Criminal Division, announced a new white collar enforcement plan, outlined changes to the Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Policy,…
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/ Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO) banning athletes assigned male at birth from competing in women’s sports. This applies to sports competitions within both educational institutions and athletic associations…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Education Law, Immigration Law
For decades, regulators have tried to quantify harm related to emissions, including the “social cost of carbon” (SCC), but that approach has now changed. The Trump Administration recently released a memorandum seeking to…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
After a rollercoaster of activity related to the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced on March 2 that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with beneficial…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Constitutional Law
On May 14, the US House Ways and Means Committee advanced its initial markup version of The One, Big, Beautiful Bill, following 17 hours of a Committee meeting to markup the bill with no changes from the 389-page text that was…
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/ Business Organizations, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
A May 2 report from the US Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) found that as of March, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) workforce had fallen by 11,443 employees, or 11%, due to probationary employee…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
On May 12, the United States and the People’s Republic of China announced a temporary 90-day agreement to roll back some of the reciprocal tariffs increases imposed in April. The agreement decreases the China reciprocal tariffs…
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/ International Law & Trade
President Trump recently announced a plan to impose a 100% tariff on films produced outside of the United States, leaving stakeholders in the entertainment industry concerned and confused…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Communications & Media Law, International Law & Trade
The California Fourth District Court of Appeal’s decision in Reyes v. Hi-Grade Materials Co. continues the trend toward limiting plaintiffs’ abuse and improper weaponization of the California Private Attorneys General Act…
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/ Civil Procedure, Labor & Employment Law
Last year, the New York Retail Worker Safety Act was signed into law. The Act will take effect on June 2, after which New York-based retail employers will be faced with new internal policy and training requirements for…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Labor & Employment Law
Within the last month, the US District Court for the Northern District of California rejected efforts by United Behavioral Health (UBH) to dismiss and decertify two class actions seeking relief related to UBH’s processing of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Health, Insurance
