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131 S Dearborn
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Chicago, Illinois 60603-5559, United States
Phone: 206.359.8000
Fax: 206.359.9000
Areas Of Practice
  • Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
  • Antitrust & Trade Regulation
  • Appellate Practice
  • Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law
  • Bankruptcy
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  • Communications & Media Law
  • Construction Law
  • Criminal Law
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  • Science, Computers, & Tech
  • Securities Law
  • Taxation
  • Toxic Torts
  • Wills, Trusts, & Estate Planning
  • Workers' Compensation
  • Zoning, Planning & Land Use
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Other U.S. Locations
  • Alaska
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  • D.C.
  • Idaho
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  • New York
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  • United Kingdom
Number of Attorneys
1,000+ Attorneys

FERC Meeting Agenda Summaries for September 2024

The summaries below are based on publicly available information in the dockets listed on the FERC agenda at the time of publication. For ease of reference, a link to each lead docket on the meeting agenda has been included. The…more
 /  Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law

Whistleblower Protection Remains SEC Priority

Last week, the SEC announced settled charges against seven public companies for use of agreements that the SEC alleges have provisions that violate the whistleblower protection rule. Coincidentally, I recently recorded a…more
 /  Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law, Securities Law

The Tide Continues to Turn on ESG

As Bloomberg Law recently reported, the SEC quietly disbanded its Climate and ESG Task Force, which had been active since March 2021 and played a key role in bringing enforcement actions against misleading environmental, social,…more
 /  Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law

CEQA Statute of Limitations Not Triggered by Planning Commission NOD While Appeal to Board of Supervisors Was Pending

A Court of Appeal held that the CEQA statute of limitations period does not begin to run after the filing of an initial notice of determination if the project is appealed. Central for Biological Diversity v. County of San…more
 /  Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

Ninth Circuit Rules Employers May Be Liable for Coworker Social Media Harassment Outside Workplace

In a recent decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit soundly rejected the notion that employers may escape liability for unlawful harassment by arguing that the alleged harassment is limited to social media…more
 /  Labor & Employment Law, Privacy

FTC Finalizes Rule Banning Fake Reviews and Testimonials

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized its Rule on the Use of Consumer Reviews and Testimonials (Rule) to combat fake reviews and testimonials. The finalized Rule comes after the FTC reviewed 100 public comments…more
 /  Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Consumer Protection

FCC Forges Ahead With Rural 5G Broadband Fund

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) recently adopted an order (5G Fund Order) that will enable it to distribute up to $9 billion to 5G mobile voice and data service providers through the 5G Fund for Rural America (5G…more
 /  Administrative Law, Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology

Updating Your Description of Securities Exhibit

As summer turns into fall and in-house lawyers start thinking ahead to the upcoming 10-K filing season, we’re often asked to review and update the description of securities exhibit(s) required to be filed with Form 10-K by Item…more
 /  Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law

SEC Chair Gensler Office Hours Video: AI Disclosures

AI seems to be everywhere at the moment. Companies are touting new technologies and tools, states and federal agencies are proposing rules to regulate its use, and workers across a wide range of industries are worried about how…more
 /  Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law

California’s Prop 32 Would Increase California’s Minimum Wage to $18 Per Hour by 2026

In November 2024, California voters will decide whether to raise the minimum wage to $18 per hour by 2026 for all employers. Under existing law, California’s minimum wage is $16 per hour for all employers. The ballot…more
 /  Business Organizations, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law

FCC Fines Telecom That Transmitted AI-Generated Deepfake Robocalls Impersonating President Biden

Two days before the 2024 New Hampshire Democratic primary, thousands of voters received robocalls, purportedly in the voice of President Joe Biden, telling them not to vote in the upcoming election. The prerecorded messages…more
 /  Communications & Media Law, Elections & Politics, Science, Computers, & Technology

Fifth Circuit Hits 0% on the Department of Labor’s Tip Credit Rule

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit recently determined that the Department of Labor (DOL) violated the Administrative Procedures Act (APA) in issuing its “Tip Credit” final regulations and vacated the final rule…more
 /  Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Labor & Employment Law

Enforcement Authority Cannot Be Used to Revisit Zoning Decisions

A Court of Appeal held that a municipal regulation concerning enforcement of zoning laws did not provide a legal basis to challenge a city planning department’s past zoning decisions. San Pablo Ave. Golden Gate Improvement…more
 /  Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Real Estate - Commercial, Zoning, Planning & Land Use

August Tip of the Month: Court Blocks FTC Rule Banning Employment-Related Noncompete Agreements

On August 20, 2024, a Texas district court issued a decision blocking a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Rule, which would have banned employment-related noncompete agreements…more
 /  Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law

Cybersecurity for Lawyers: Open-Source Software Supply Chain Attacks

In this post in our series on basic cybersecurity concepts for lawyers, we address open-source software (OSS) supply chain risk. OSS is software developed using an “open-source” protocol, meaning that its code is fully…more
 /  Business Organizations, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
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