On September 12, 2024, the Biden Administration announced a number of new trade-related measures related to imports of Chinese-manufactured goods. This announcement comes as the latest action in the Biden Administration’s…
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/ International Law & Trade
October 1 is the deadline for broadcast stations licensed to communities in Alaska, American Samoa, Florida, Guam, Hawaii, Iowa, the Mariana Islands, Missouri, Oregon, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and Washington to place…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law
The threat of extreme wildfires has doubled in the past 20 years, with almost 20,000 fires blazing across the United States in 2024 alone. These high-intensity fires can be deadly, expensive, and create lingering health and…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last week, the FCC opened CORES to accept FY 2024 regulatory fee payments and announced a payment deadline of September 26, 2024. Since that time, however, broadcasters have encountered a number of issues when trying to pay…
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/ Communications & Media Law
In a landmark moment for global AI governance, the United States, European Union and United Kingdom have signed the Council of Europe’s framework convention on artificial intelligence and human rights, democracy, and the rule of…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On September 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule imposing significant new export controls on quantum computing, cryocooling systems, semiconductor…
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/ International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
The following is a review of notable cases and regulatory developments for nonprofit organizations at the federal and state levels during the last two years…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Procedure, Nonprofit Law, Taxation
Private company clients frequently ask us about granting compensatory stock options to their founders, employees and other service providers, including board members, consultants and advisors. Options and other equity awards can…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law, Taxation
Following last week’s adoption of the 2024 Regulatory Fee Report and Order, which we discussed here, the Federal Communications Commission has released its annual Public Notice setting 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on September 26,…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law
Artificial intelligence, data centers, carbon removal and zero-emission power may sound like a winning line (plus the Free Space) on a 2024 Buzzword Bingo card. But the concepts have come into dramatic real-world tension as…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Friday, the Federal Communications Commission released its Report and Order setting this year’s annual regulatory fee amounts. Payments will be made electronically via the FCC’s Commission Registration System (CORES), but the…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Communications & Media Law
With further proceedings anticipated, and in light of the numerous state law restrictions on non-competes, employers should continue to act with caution when presenting employees with non-compete agreements.
On August 20,…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
FINCEN’s final rule (RRE Rule), effective December 1, 2025, will require disclosure of the transferor and transferee(s) and the individuals and the beneficial owners of entities involved as transferee in the transfer of…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
On September 5, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) cut industry a significant break by postponing the reporting period for the one-time reporting rule for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) under Section…
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/ Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology, Toxic Torts
The Georgia Tech case serves as yet another reminder of the importance of contractor compliance with cybersecurity requirements in federal contracts.
The Government alleges that Georgia Tech failed to comply with the…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
