On Oct. 28, 2025, Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced that he was suspending certification of Historically Underutilized Businesses (HUBs) for state procurements pending a review of the program’s legal framework...more
On November 1, 2025, the White House formally announced in a fact sheet that the United States will suspend the Bureau of Industry and Security’s 50% rule, known as the BIS 50% Affiliates Rule, for one year starting Nov. 10,...more
Se publicó el 16 de octubre de 2025, en el Diario Oficial de la Federación, el decreto por el que se reforman y adicionan diversas disposiciones de la "Ley de Amparo, reglamentaria de los artículos 103 y 107 de la...more
Inexorable, inevitable, and regrettable are three words that come to mind with publication from the Report from Special Committee of the Federal Circuit (composed of Chief Judge Moore and Judges Prost and Taranto)...more
n a July 2, 2025, press release, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new “DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group” (the Working Group) and identified multiple priority enforcement efforts for the Working Group to...more
Consistent with the Treasury Department’s March 2, 2025 announcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule on March 21, 2025 that removes the requirement for U.S. companies and U.S....more
On March 2, 2025 the U.S. Treasury Department laid waste to about a million law firm postings about the Corporate Transparency Act, announcing that Treasury now intends to propose fundamental changes to the CTA Rule and that...more
On March 2, 2025, the U.S. Treasury Department announced that it currently does not intend to enforce any penalties or fines associated with any current reporting deadlines under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) or the...more
After months of back-and-forth regarding the status of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”), the U.S. Department of Treasury has effectively ended the CTA’s reporting obligations for U.S. citizens and domestic reporting...more
On March 2, 2025, and February 27, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), a bureau of the Treasury, made significant announcements regarding the Beneficial...more
The first week of the second Trump Administration brought with it the issuance of dozens of executive orders (EO) that suggest far reaching implications for organizations large and small, for profit and non-profit alike....more
It has been a remarkable feature of the Federal Circuit's suspension of the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman that few have taken a stand publicly on the propriety of the suspension (something the Judge herself recently...more
The Honorable Pauline Newman, Circuit Judge for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, has been battling her suspension from the Court imposed by the Judicial Council for two years (including proceedings leading...more
Last month, at the Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO) Intellectual Property Counsels Committee (IPCC) conference in Washington, DC, the Honorable Judge Pauline Newman of the Federal Circuit gave a lunchtime address...more
Employers often place employees on paid administrative leave while they investigate accusations of employee misconduct or make decisions regarding the employees’ employment. Traditionally, most federal courts agreed that this...more
As posted in July, the Special Committee of the Federal Circuit voted unanimously to maintain the suspension imposed on Judge Pauline Newman (see "Judge Newman Suspended for One Year by Federal Circuit") for another year. On...more
Not surprisingly, the Special Committee of the Federal Circuit after an Oral Hearing on July 10th voted unanimously the maintain Judge Newman's suspension (see "Judge Newman Suspended for One Year by Federal Circuit") handed...more
If you are a business owner who is certified as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) or an Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (ACDBE) by the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT), you should be aware...more
Orange County (the “County”) proposed a Temporary Suspension Ordinance (the “Ordinance”) which would defer decisions on development applications within the County’s unincorporated areas....more
A California Court of Appeal has provided additional guidance on how hospital decision making and contracting with medical groups for services influence or affect medical staff operations and fair hearing rights. The court...more
Most funds automatically suspend their investment period when a key person event occurs, but the duration of the suspension varies by asset class. Key persons are investment professionals who are considered indispensable...more
The SFC exercises its powers to order the suspension of trading in shares in a listed company to protect investors’ interests. On 15 April 2024, The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (SEHK) suspended trading in the...more
Students found responsible for Title IX violations face a wide array of penalties, ranging in severity depending upon the nature of the sexual misconduct. Because sanctions for Title IX violations can follow a student...more