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The English Commercial Court has handed down a highly anticipated judgment in a multi billion-dollar insurance claim arising out of the failure of various Russian airlines to return leased aircraft to lessors…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Insurance, Transportation
On June 12, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2025-33 which extends for an additional calendar year the transitional relief initially provided in Notice 2024-56 to brokers required to report digital asset…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation
Set to take effect on July 1, 2025, the Florida Contracts Honoring Opportunity, Investment, Confidentiality, and Economic Growth (CHOICE) Act (the “Act”) allows covered non-compete and garden leave agreements to extend…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law
On June 9, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released a memorandum establishing long-awaited guidance for the investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The guidance was a direct result…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
On June 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the relaunching and expansion of its opinion letter program (Program). The Program is designed to help the public understand their compliance obligations through…
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/ Administrative Law, Labor & Employment Law
On June 9, 2025, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed into law Senate Bill 951 (the “2025 Act”). Unlike California’s AB 3129, which was vetoed by California Governor Gavin Newsom in September 2024, the passage of the 2025 Act is…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
On May 29, 2025, House Financial Services Chair French Hill introduced the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act (“CLARITY” or the “Act”) a 236 page, detailed bill meant to establish a regulatory framework for digital assets…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On May 29, 2025, the New Jersey Court of Appeals reversed dismissal in Satz v. Starr, No. A-2785-23, 2025 WL 1522032 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. May 29, 2025), holding that the plaintiff’s voluntary dismissal of his claims did…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Constitutional Law
California is a bellwether for privacy laws, which is why we’ve been watching carefully as recent events suggest that business-friendly interests may be gaining a foothold in what has historically been one of the most…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has imposed sweeping tariffs on U.S. trading partners, based on the country from which the goods are exported and the type of goods imported. For parties to commercial contracts for the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade
In an eight-page Statement joined by the two other sitting Commissioners, FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson on May 30, 2025 explained his reasoning for accepting a divestiture remedy proposed by Synopsis, Inc. and Ansys, Inc. to resolve…
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/ Administrative Law, Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions
On May 9, 2025, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed Senate Bill S3006C into law which concerns New York State’s education, labor, housing, and family assistance budget for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This budget, among many…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On May 12, 2025, Matthew Galeotti, Head of the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), published a memorandum outlining the DOJ’s current investigation and enforcement priorities for prosecuting corporate and…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking
On May 12, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order titled “Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients.” This executive order aims to lower the cost of prescription drugs for…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
On May 1, 2025, new legislation came into force in India called The Protection of Interests in Aircraft Objects Act 2025 (the “Act”). The new legislation arises out of the insolvency of Indian airline Go First, where lessors…
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/ Bankruptcy, International Law & Trade, Transportation
