In this alert, we discuss key provisions of the orders and actions implicating the higher education sector and the lawsuits challenging them (building on our previous analysi...). We have grouped these actions based on their…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Education Law
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a no-action letter clarifying that issuers relying on Rule 506(c) of Regulation D, the private offering safe harbor permitting general…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
A recent decision from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia continues to give significant deference to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) interpretation of the Anti-Kickback and…
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/ Criminal Law, Health
Amidst continued optimism from the Trump Administration on geothermal energy as compared to other renewable energy sources, some private companies are looking to achieve their stated clean energy goals by turning to geothermal…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
Given that Hawaii is often considered synonymous with “hang loose” counterculture, perhaps it is unsuprising that the state’s consumable hemp product market has crested in recent years as legislators continue to balk at…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Consumer Protection
In a blog article before the November 2024 election, our GBHR Practice discussed how the pushback on ESG will not stop the tide towards higher human rights standards for companies. Notwithstanding an accelerated effort this…
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/ Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade, Labor & Employment Law
Earlier this week, my colleagues Adam Kahn and Kevin Chen posted about the proposed rule issued by the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service that would rescind the definition of “harm” under the…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) and the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) issued a proposed rule to rescind the regulatory definition of “harm” under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). This…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Since the start of President Trump’s second administration, some State Attorneys General (AGs) have actively responded to executive orders and policy directives, including by initiating legal challenges in federal courts. Now…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Consumer Protection, International Law & Trade
After years of proposed state privacy legislation, Massachusetts lawmakers are poised to once again consider enacting a comprehensive state consumer privacy law in the Commonwealth this legislative session. At a hearing of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
I. Key Takeaways -
- The Secretary of Commerce is investigating the effects of imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients (and their derivative products) on national security to support potential tariffs or…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
In April 2023, we reported on federal efforts to streamline fusion energy regulations. At that time, the Commissioners of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) voted to approve a proposal expected to accelerate the…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
Joyce Sidopoulos, Co-Founder and Chief of Operations at MassRobotics, works on initiatives to expand the breadth and depth of the robotics ecosystem and develops high impact programs, highlighting startups technologies, matching…
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/ Agriculture, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the twelve weeks since Inauguration Day, President Trump has issued dozens of executive orders, a number of which are designed to reverse the nation’s momentum on clean energy and climate action. He has sought to upend…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
The Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) adopted amendments to Form PF on February 8, 2024. The compliance date for these amendments, which was originally March 12, 2025, was extended to June 12, 2025 (the “Compliance…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
