Dean: Law Schools Use Merit Scholarships To Boost Rankings
White House, Senate Reach Compromise that Brings NLRB & CFPB Appointments Near
Stealth Lawyer: Ruchi Bhowmik, Deputy Cabinet Secretary
President Obama Appoints Three Members to NLRB, but Will They Be Confirmed?
What You Need to Know About New Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez
Unlocking Your Cell Phone Is Now Illegal, but Not for Long
As Expected, Noel Canning v. NLRB Headed to the Supreme Court
What Companies Should Do to Prepare for Implementation of Cybersecurity Executive Order
Obama Administration Calls for Free Access to Federally Funded Research
How to Respond to President Obama's Cybersecurity Executive Order
$300 Million Dairy Settlement Will Bring Reform, Lawyer Says
Where Does the Cybersecurity Executive Order Hit and Miss the Mark?
A New World for Mortgage Banking – What You Need to Know About the CFPB’s Final Mortgage Servicing Rules
Should Wall Street Fear Mary Jo White?
What Next for the NLRB?
Same-Sex Marriage Cases in 90 Seconds
Obama's SCOTUS Shortlist
What to Expect from the Supreme Court During Obama’s Second Term
For those of us who watch the automotive industry, the most interesting name on the list of appointees to President Barack Obama’s Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity was Joe Sullivan. Why Mr. Sullivan? Because he...more
Believe it or not, Congress passed a law. That law impacts how you, Automotive Industry Company, are providing your warranties (hopefully, limited warranties with limited remedies – but that is a topic for another post). The...more
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The General Assembly was extremely busy this week. The House adopted a comprehensive ethics reform bill similar to the individual bills already sent to the Senate, legislation authorizing a veterans’ services study committee...more
The president’s recent announcement of plans to ease the 54-year old embargo of Cuba engendered great excitement and anticipation on the part of U.S. companies eager to do business in Cuba. However, although these proposed...more
On December 19, President Obama signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes significant non-defense provisions, including one that reforms the process by which the National Highway Safety...more
Welcome to the May 2014 edition of Red Notice, a publication of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP. This month, on the anticorruption front, Avon Products, Inc. (“Avon”) agrees to pay USD $135 million to settle a...more
President Obama has nominated Anthony Foxx, the Mayor of Charlotte to replace Ray LaHood as Secretary of Transportation. Mayor Foxx oversaw several large transportation projects during his tenure as mayor, including the...more
Theft of trade secrets by persons acting on behalf of foreign governments and corporations is a major problem for U.S. manufacturers, including manufacturers in the automotive industries. Spurred by several high-profile...more