Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Health
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with…
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/ Health, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On May 15, 2026, the Illinois Department of Human Rights (IDHR) introduced proposed regulations that would specify how employers must give notice to workers when they use artificial intelligence (AI) in hiring or employment…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The SEC announced on May 19 two sets of proposals that would serve as the largest reform in more than two decades of the filer status system and the registered offering framework. In one proposal, the SEC seeks to streamline…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
On May 7, the Department of Defense (DoD) issued a proposed rule that would extend foreign ownership, control or influence (FOCI) requirements to DoD contractors and subcontractors performing unclassified contracts exceeding $5…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with…
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/ Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking
Do you know the Kars4Kids jingle? If so, you are not alone. A California judge has now found that the same catchy simplicity that made the ad effective also made it deceptive…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Nonprofit Law
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with…
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/ Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, Health
U.S. Fintechs and Crypto Companies Announce Stablecoin Products -
A major U.S. payments and fintech company recently announced the launch of contactless stablecoin payments using its Tap to Pay software development kit…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Former Congressman Peter Roskam, who leads BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, provides listeners with a front-row seat to the most important policy and political debates in Congress. In this episode of “The Cloakroom with…
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/ Elections & Politics, Taxation
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session…
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/ Elections & Politics, Immigration Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel explore substantiation for cosmetic advertising claims, outlining how companies can effectively promote beauty products without crossing regulatory lines. They discuss the FTC and…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection
In April 2026, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released “Risk Management Under the HIPAA Security Rule,” a YouTube presentation addressing the Health Insurance Portability and…
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/ Health, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In FTC v. Kochava Inc., the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) advanced the theory that, under the right circumstances, the sale of non-anonymized geolocation data linked to mobile advertising IDs (MAIDs) can itself be…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy
On May 18, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) rescinded a policy, codified in Rule 202.5(e) of its informal rules of procedures, stating that when it chooses to settle an enforcement action in which a sanction is…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
