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The Supreme Court of Texas approved amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 166a, modifying Texas’s summary judgment procedure in several important ways....more
The New Jersey Supreme Court has adopted the practice of “merits briefing” for Supreme Court appeals filed on or after February 10, 2026. This new practice brings with it important refinements to amicus participation that...more
The Rule provides critical regulatory clarity for entities seeking national trust bank charters to engage in digital asset activities....more
The amended Gifts Rule marks the first adjustment since 1992 and codifies longstanding guidance on gift valuation, aggregation, and exclusions with minor adjustments....more
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on February 12, 2026, approved the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority's (FINRA) amendment to Rule 3220 (Influencing of Rewarding Employees or Others), commonly referred...more
Texas civil litigators take note: after nearly three decades, summary judgment practice is getting a facelift. The Texas Supreme Court has issued a complete rewrite of Rule 166a of the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure, which is...more
In a little noticed FCC rule change that went into effect on February 5, any entity that has an FCC Registration Number (FRN) faces a $1,000 per day penalty for the failure to update its registration information in the FCC’s...more
Welcome to the Corporate Briefing, where we review the latest developments in UK corporate law that you need to know about. In this month’s issue we discuss...more
The Staff of the Division of Corporation Finance has updated several Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) under the Securities Act, proxy rules, and tender offer rules. The changes provide additional clarity on...more
Introduction In August 2025, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Dispute Resolution Services (“FINRA DRS”) amended certain Rules related to the length of processing arbitration proceedings....more
The amended rule adds to the growing patchwork of state-level PFAS laws and to compliance burdens....more
On December 16, 2025, the staff (“Staff”) of SEC’s Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert to address its observations regarding investment advisers’ (“advisers”) compliance with the testimonials and endorsement...more
Beginning with taxable years that start after December 31, 2025, changes to section 4960 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) will take effect that may substantially affect tax-exempt organizations, such as certain colleges and...more
In a previous Goodwin alert, “FCA Non-Financial Misconduct Rules: Private Fund Managers, Fintechs, and Other Non-Banks Firmly in Scope” (July 2025), we discussed the consultation paper issued by the UK Financial Conduct...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - Trump v. Clinton - rule 11 sanctions, jurisdiction - USA v. Beaufils - Medicaid fraud, evidence, sentencing, perjury - In re ATIF - bankruptcy, transfer, expert opinion...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - USA v. Miller - sentencing - USA v. Carter - sex trafficking, evidence, Confrontation Clause, constructive amendment - Aguirre-Jarquin v. Hemmert - § 1983, IIED, qualified...more
In June, we wrote about the Commercial Division Advisory Council’s proposed amendment to 22 NYCRR § 202.70 to clarify what types of insurance cases may be heard. That amendment was approved October 8. The New York Commercial...more
The Supreme Court of Texas has joined most of the nation in conforming its rules to the Uniform Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act (UIDDA) in finalizing amendments to Texas Rule of Civil Procedure 201. These changes,...more
What Happened? Effective September 19, 2025, the Division of Financial Institutions (“Division”) of the Ohio Department of Commerce adopted amended rules (the “Amended Rules”) under the Ohio Residential Mortgage Lending Act...more
As part of its Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO), the Federal Acquisition Regulation Council (FAR Council) on Sept. 26, 2025, issued its long-awaited update to FAR Part 19, which governs the small business program. FAR Part 19...more
The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has updated its Employment Arbitration Rules, effective May 1, 2025. The changes may make AAA-administered arbitration less desirable for businesses....more
The FAR Council is undertaking a systematic approach to revising the FARs. On August 15, 2025, it released its revisions to FAR Part 4, Administrative and Information Matters, FAR Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies and...more
On July 31, 2025, the acting Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published a memorandum making a significant change in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) inter partes review (IPR) practice and...more
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) is updating Rule 6860(a)(2) so that industry members who use time stamps more granular than nanoseconds must continue to truncate (rather than round) those time stamps at...more
The Florida Supreme Court amended Florida Rule of Civil Procedure 1.280(f) (Timing and Sequence of Discovery) to resolve an ambiguity in the Rule that practitioners had been unreasonably using to thwart or delay the...more