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Same privacy playbook, bigger audience: Louisiana’s new law expands coverage because it applies to any company with more than $25 million in revenue. With a fast-approaching effective date and a short cure period, now is the...more
On May 26, 2026, France adopted a significant reform of its merger control regime by substantially increasing the turnover thresholds that trigger mandatory notification to the French Competition Authority (the FCA)....more
On 7 May 2026, the Department of War (DoW) released a proposed rule that would, for the first time, extend foreign ownership, control, or influence (FOCI) review and mitigation requirements to uncleared contractors performing...more
In the 2026-27 Budget, the Government announced a package of legislative, policy and practice reforms to further streamline and strengthen Australia's foreign investment framework. These reforms build on the Government's 2024...more
On May 7, 2026, Tennessee’s Governor signed House Bill 1034 (HB 1034) into law, prohibiting employers from requiring, requesting, or enforcing non-compete agreements with workers who earn less than $70,000 annually. The law...more
This article follows Part I and Part II on the new patent owner pre-grant paper procedure. The USPTO’s new pre-order patent owner submission appears to be more than a procedural adjustment....more
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its periodic inflation adjustment to the “qualified client” dollar amount tests under Rule 205-3, with the new thresholds taking effect on June 29, 2026. The...more
One year into the ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority’s merger control function, what lessons have emerged for dealmakers navigating West Africa’s evolving antitrust landscape? It has now been a little over a year...more
The United States Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) inflation adjustment to the qualified client thresholds under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 will become effective on 29 June 2026, and will...more
In 2025, for the first time, the French Competition Authority (FCA) fined a company in respect of a below-threshold acquisition of a competitor on the basis of rules prohibiting abuse of dominance. A few months later, France...more
On May 21, 2026, the Louisiana State Senate passed Senate Bill 386, which if signed by Louisiana’s governor, will become the Louisiana Data Privacy Act (the LDPA) and come into effect January 1, 2027....more
In May 2026, a French bill was enacted that provides for an increase in the thresholds triggering merger control review by the French competition authority (FCA). The change—which will take effect on September 1, 2026 —is...more
Effective July 17, 2026, significant amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) will take effect....more
Empty heading Tennessee is poised to enact significant new limitations on non-compete agreements. The Tennessee General Assembly passed House Bill 1034 (“HB 1034”), introducing two key changes to the law governing restrictive...more
Starting September 1, transactions are reportable to the French Competition Authority if (i) at least two parties to the transaction have combined worldwide revenues exceeding €250 million and (ii) each of those parties...more
On April 28, 2026, the SEC increased the financial thresholds for “qualified client” status under Rule 205-3 of the Advisers Act. The change, which takes effect June 29, 2026, reflects the SEC’s required five‑year inflation...more
On May 14, 2026, the Department of Labor issued a technical amendment formally reinstating the 2019 regulation establishing the salary threshold for exempt executive, administrative, and professional employees under the Fair...more
On May 1, the European Union’s revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (TTBER) and accompanying Technology Transfer Guidelines came into force. The new rules replace a framework that had been in place since...more
Non-compete agreements continue to face increased scrutiny at the state level. Following years of growing restrictions—including expanded protections for low-wage workers and heightened enforcement mechanisms—Virginia and...more
On May 19, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a proposal (the “Proposal”) that would significantly simplify the framework used to categorize public company “filer status” for purposes of periodic...more
On April 20, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) (collectively, the “Commissions”) jointly proposed amendments to Form PF that would substantially reduce...more
On April 28, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") issued Release No. IA-6961 (the "Order"), approving an inflation adjustment to the dollar amount thresholds used to determine "qualified client"...more
On Thursday, May 14, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued a technical amendment formally restoring the pre-2024 regulatory text governing overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), implementing...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has raised the dollar thresholds for “qualified client” status under Rule 205-3 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act). The increases, which will take effect on June...more
One of the most settled—but frequently litigated—principles in insurance law is that bad‑faith liability is derivative of coverage. In general, an insurer cannot be liable for bad faith where it did not owe coverage or...more