California is looking to take the lead on regulating private equity deals in the health care space by introducing bill AB 3129, which requires private equity groups or hedge funds to receive the state attorney general’s...more
In federal court, “not guilty” doesn’t always mean no punishment. Under a quirk of federal sentencing law, judges are permitted to consider at sentencing anything that they consider relevant, including conduct for which a...more
On April 9, 2024, the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing on credit card competition. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) requested testimony at the hearing from the following Chief Executive Officers who have publicly...more
As heated debate continues over possible changes to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), which is poised to expire later this month, we wanted to provide some perspective on a few practical issues. As former DOJ...more
Welcome to Wiley’s update on recent developments and what’s next in consumer protection at the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In this newsletter, we analyze recent regulatory...more
November has been a busy month in artificial intelligence on the international, federal, and state levels. The last several weeks have seen what is probably an unprecedented amount of activity regarding artificial...more
University administrators, coaches, athletes and sports management agencies should all be aware of the emerging debate in the halls of Congress concerning the status of the name, image, likeness rule (NIL) and how this...more
On October 17, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee heard testimony from witnesses about the need for reform in college athletics, including the possibility of establishing a national standard for regulating Name, Image, and...more
You can’t seem to turn on the TV, listen to the radio, or open a newspaper these days without hearing about the merits and potential risks of AI—and the federal government is paying attention. Here are some recent...more
As the clock winds down in the fourth quarter, the NCAA is turning to Congress, hoping for a game-changing Hail Mary pass. On Tuesday October 17, 2023, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on collegiate name, image,...more
On May 16, 2023, the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee conducted a significant oversight hearing on the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, specifically focusing on newer models of generative AI that create...more
Senate Judiciary Committee Votes No on LaSalle- The New York State Senate’s Judiciary Committee voted against advancing Justice Hector LaSalle to the full Senate for a vote. The newly-expanded 19-member Committee voted very...more
On January 9, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives adopted its rules package for the 118th Congress (“House Rules”) by a vote of 220 to 213. While much attention has been given to the provisions that would significantly...more
On September 20, 2022, the Chair of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights on “Oversight of the Enforcement...more
As expected, the Senate Judiciary Committee deadlocked along party lines in voting to advance Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court to the full Senate for consideration....more
In the final week of a legislative session, committee meetings under the Gold Dome are a lot like magic shows. Bills and resolutions, including some thought to be long dead, come before a committee and, presto chango, emerge...more
The General Assembly returned to the Capitol on Monday, but the lack of floor action in the chambers seemed more like Legislative Day 3 than Legislative Day 32. Neither the House nor the Senate had Rules Calendars as the...more
A subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee heard from bankruptcy experts and those affected directly by mass tort Chapter 11 cases about their concerns over the corporate machinations that allow some large corporations...more
The floors of the House and Senate were unusually active on Monday compared to a typical Fifth Legislative Day. Speaker David Ralston (R-Blue Ridge) welcomed Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens to address his chamber amidst the...more
As we have previously covered in a blog post dated August 25, 2021, the Senate is currently considering Senate Bill 2428, the False Claims Amendments Act of 2021 (FCAA), which would cause several significant changes that...more
On October 28, a majority of members on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 15-7 to advance to the full Senate a bipartisan bill that would make a number of amendments to the False Claims Act (“FCA”), including one that...more
On July 13, 2021, the Senate Judiciary Committee’s antitrust panel met to discuss biologic and biosimilar competition and its impact on drug prices. A group of senators, led by Senator Amy Klobuchar, are sponsors of a Senate...more
On May 13th, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved and sent on to the full Senate the “Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021.” The Bill, sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Chuck Grassley, and approved with...more
Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) do not agree on much, but they agree on one thing. The government filing fees on mergers, which have not been updated since 2001, need to be updated and large transactions...more
Keypoint: It was another busy week with bills introduced in Colorado, New York and West Virginia, a committee hearing in New Jersey on three bills, a public hearing in Washington on the Washington Privacy Act, the Oklahoma...more