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Continued focus on antitrust enforcement has led the New Jersey and California attorneys general (AG) offices to go on a hiring spree. New Jersey AG Matthew Platkin recently announced the establishment of a permanent,...more
Gomez, Carr, and Starks Confirmations - After functioning for nearly two years without a full Commission, the FCC welcomed its fifth Commissioner in September 2023 when Anna Gomez was confirmed by the Senate. Gigi Sohn...more
On October 3, 2023, the United States Supreme Court heard oral argument in Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd., et al. v. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, et al., in which the Court was asked to...more
Last Friday, July 21, 2023, marked the CFPB’s twelfth anniversary. To publicize the occasion, the CFPB published a blog post on July 20 in which it touted its achievements and ongoing initiatives....more
Yesterday, the Department of the Treasury announced that Andrea Gacki, who had been serving as the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has been appointed as the Director of the Financial Crimes...more
On March 29, Gensler testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee during a hearing on the SEC’s Fiscal Year 2024 Budget Justification Annual Performance...more
The Department of Health and Human Resources (“DHHR”) was West Virginia’s largest executive agency until the Legislature passed House Bill 2006 earlier this month. For several years now, West Virginia lawmakers have been...more
Overview - On March 6, 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) and the Federal Permitting Improvement Steering Council (FPISC) Executive Director released a Memorandum...more
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert Califf on Jan. 31, 2023, announced a proposed restructuring of the agency's Human Foods Program in an effort to improve coordination among the FDA offices. These...more
On June 30, 2022, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB-184 into law, which, among other things, created a new Office of Health Care Affordability (OHCA) within the CA Department of Health Care Access and Information. ...more
On February 3, 2022, the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (the “Committee”) considered President Biden’s nomination of Sarah Bloom Raskin for Vice Chair for Supervision and a Member of the Board of...more
Yesterday, Commissioner Elad Roisman submitted his resignation from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), indicating an intent to step down by end of January 2022. ...more
Many of us are understandably anxious to put another tumultuous year of the pandemic behind us. But before we sit down at the table to fill our plates and bellies to overflowing to celebrate the holiday, we can all find some...more
On October 6, 2021, Jonathan Kanter, President Biden’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division (the “Division”) testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee at his confirmation...more
On September 30, 2021, the U.S. Senate, on a party-line vote, confirmed the nomination of Rohit Chopra to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau). This action solidifies the Biden administration’s...more
Last Wednesday, President Joe Biden needed a tie-breaking vote from Vice President Kamala Harris to confirm his nomination of Jennifer Abruzzo for General Counsel of the National Labor Relations Board....more
Lina Khan was sworn in as Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on June 15, 2021. President Biden named Khan, a Democrat, to a term on the Commission that expires September 25, 2024, and designated her as Chair. Khan...more
De conformidad con el comunicado No. 18 del 20 de mayo de 2021, la Corte Constitucional de Colombia, mediante Sentencia C-145 de 2021, resolvió declarar la constitucionalidad del artículo 125 del Decreto Ley 2106 de 2019 en...more
On April 14, 2021, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gary Gensler as the new Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Over the last few years the SEC has taken an assertive position in considering many digital assets to...more
On April 9, 2021, President Biden announced that he intends to nominate Douglas L. Parker to lead the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Mr. Parker is currently the chief of California’s Division of Occupational...more
Following up on our earlier post about all the moves President Biden was making at the NLRB General Counsel’s office, we now know that our temporary NLRB GC is Peter Song Ohr. Ohr is known as a straight shooting, publicity...more
On January 21, 2021, President Biden designated Commissioner Charlotte Burrows (D) as the new chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC or “the Commission”). Burrows replaces outgoing Republican Chair...more
In response to public health restrictions ordered by county health departments and the resulting disruption of local business, a number of California cities are exploring whether or not to create their own health departments....more
Amid wildfires and viral plague, a new consumer protection agency rises in the West: The California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DFPI). Holland & Knight recently noted that a bill was pending on...more
Democratic legislators and consumer groups heavily criticized the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB or Bureau) for a number of recent moves. We explain these developments below....more