As an accompaniment to our biweekly series on What Every Multinational Should Know About various international trade, enforcement, and compliance topics, below find an update to our “Five Compliance Best Practices” series, which…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade, Taxation
Under Chairman Paul Atkins, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has recalibrated to a “back to basics” philosophy of prioritizing investor protections and core market-integrity violations. Two recent insider…
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/ Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
On June 4, 2026, the United States Supreme Court handed down a 9-0 decision in Sripetch v. Securities and Exchange Commission, No. 25-466, affirming that proof of pecuniary loss to victims of securities law violations is not a…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Remedies, Securities Law
Inventions conceived or reduced to practice during the performance of work funded by the U.S. federal government are subject to various obligations under the Bayh-Dole Act. Fulfilling these obligations is important to…
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/ Government Contracting, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top The Texas Business Court has entered the growing national debate about whether conversations with AI tools like ChatGPT are discoverable, and it came down…
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/ Civil Procedure, Electronic Discovery, Science, Computers, & Technology
In Guilbeau v. Footprint International Holdco, Inc., Vice Chancellor Laster considered fiduciary-duty challenges to a dilutive cramdown financing, including claims against an alleged non-majority controller and members of the…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On Saturday, June 6, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated IRS Notice 2025-42 (the “Notice”), which previously eliminated the Five Percent Safe Harbor as a method of establishing “beginning of…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Taxation
In 2025, Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed three new bills into law to amend the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act (the Act): HB 1189, SB 1344, and HB 2488. These amendments, which became effective June 2025, expanded…
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/ Construction Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
We recently reported on a new noncompete law in Virginia, effective July 1, 2026, that requires employers to pay severance in order to enforce a noncompete agreement against an employee terminated without cause. Virginia…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Health, Labor & Employment Law
Foley & Lardner announced the launch of its 2026 AI in Manufacturing & Supply Chain Series, a new initiative to help industry participants identify and manage the legal risks and business strategies arising from the profound…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) guidance issued on April 2, 2026, addressing the Round 2028 Durable Medical Equipment, Prosthetics, Orthotics, and Supplies (DMEPOS) Competitive Bidding Program (Guidance)…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Health
On May 6, 2026, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) announced the launch of a pilot program for one-day inspectional assessments — a new, streamlined screening tool designed to make the agency’s inspectional resources more…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
Share on LinkedIn Share on Twitter Print Share by Email Share Back to top On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule amendments to revise the current five overlapping filer categories – large…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On May 28, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous opinion in Flowers Foods, Inc. v. Brock regarding the “transportation worker” exemption in Section 1 of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The FAA generally requires that…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Labor & Employment Law, Transportation
On April 13, 2026, the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) publicly disclosed that it had sent targeted reminder messages on March 30, 2026, to more than 2,200 sponsors and researchers concerning over 3,000 registered clinical…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
