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Texas AI Bill Aims to Balance Ethics & Innovation

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HB 149 seeks to regulate the ethical use of now ubiquitous artificial intelligence while promoting (rather than inhibiting) innovation in the sector. If passed by the Texas Senate, HB 149 would take a comprehensive approach...more

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ReConnect Recap: Key Takeaways from the 2025 Conference

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If last year’s first ReConnect conference embodied a successful proof of concept, the second iteration has not only maintained momentum, but leveraged last year’s foundation to propel towards greater success. The total number...more

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Reforms to UK clinical trials framework passed into law

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The Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 were officially signed into law on 10 April 2025, marking a significant development in the UK clinical trials framework (the Medicines for Human Use...more

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NGOs File A Formal Complaint Against the Omnibus Procedure

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Just as the European institutions adopted a Stop The Clock before a deep dive on Omnibus provisions, a coalition of NGOs filed a formal complaint on April 18, 2025, with the European Ombudsman. They claim the European...more

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ESMA MiFIR review consultation package on derivatives transparency, package orders and CTP data

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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has launched its consultation in relation to derivatives transparency, package orders, and input and output data for consolidated tape providers (CTPs). This is the fourth...more

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UK FCA policy statement on the DTO and PTRR services

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The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published its policy statement (PS25/2) with final rules on the classes of derivatives subject to the derivatives trading obligation (DTO) and the new framework for the exemptions...more

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Protección de Datos y Transparencia en México: 5 Cosas que las Empresas Deben Saber Sobre el Nuevo Marco Legal

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Un paquete de reformas relevantes fue aprobado recientemente en México, introduciendo nuevas regulaciones en materia de protección de datos personales y transparencia. Este cambio estructural en el marco normativo mexicano se...more

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Data Protection and Transparency in Mexico: 5 Things Businesses Need to Know About the New Legal Framework

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A major reform package was recently enacted in Mexico introducing new regulations on personal data protection and transparency. This structural shift in Mexico’s regulatory framework will unfold over the coming months, but...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

New NIH Head: Indirect Payments ‘Tips’; Republican Senator Calls Them ‘Grift’

Research universities have had one less worry (at least temporarily) since Judge Angel Kelley of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts granted a preliminary restraining order prohibiting NIH from imposing...more

MoFo Life Sciences

HHS Secretary to FDA: Consider Elimination of GRAS Self-affirmation Pathway

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On March 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release emphasizing “radical transparency to make sure all Americans know what is in their food” and announcing that HHS Secretary Robert F....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

California’s AI Policy Direction: Key Insights and Business Implications

On March 18, 2025, the Joint California Policy Working Group on AI Frontier Models released a draft report outlining principles for AI regulation in California. This effort follows Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2024 veto of SB 1047...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The Importance of Bid Protests Amid DOGE’s Reduction Efforts

In light of the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) recent efforts to reduce the number of federal government contracts and purportedly streamline the procurement process, it has never been more critical for federal...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Is Self-Affirming GRAS Off the Menu?

United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kennedy recently directed the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to consider rulemaking to revise its longstanding regulations and guidance governing...more

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The end of the road for (most of) the FCA's transparency proposals

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Just over a year ago, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found itself at the centre of strong industry and political feedback when it first published its controversial proposals to ‘name and shame’ firms that it had...more

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HHS Abandons Public Comment Practices Under the Richardson Waiver

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On March 3, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., officially announced the rescission of the Richardson Waiver, a policy in place since 1971 that required public...more

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Congress’ Continued Focus on the Administration and Enforcement of FARA in the 119th Congress

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On March 6, 2025, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, and Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, reintroduced the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Clearer Skies Ahead: CFTC Enforcement Division's New Advisory Opens Doors for Self-Reporting and Increased Cooperation

In what is being widely viewed as a welcome breath of fresh air, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (the Commission or CFTC) Division of Enforcement (the Division) released an advisory on February 25, detailing the...more

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U.S. Government Accountability Office Report: Army Corps of Engineers/Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More...

The United States Government Accountability Office (“GAO”)  issued a January 9th report titled: Army Corps of Engineers: Expedited Permitting Process Would Benefit from More Transparency (“Report”)....more

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Trump Prioritizes Health Care Pricing Transparency in New Executive Order

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On Tuesday, February 25, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO), “Making America Healthy Again By Empowering Patients with Clear, Accurate, and Actionable Healthcare Pricing Information.” The EO aims to improve...more

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Implementing the President’s Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative (Trump EO Tracker)

This order directs agency heads along with their DOGE team lead to build a centralized system within each agency to record every payment issued by the agency pursuant to contracts and grants, as well as a system that...more

Robinson+Cole Construction Law Zone

More Executive Orders Addressing the Size and Authority of the Federal Government

Executive Order Directing Deregulation and Termination of Certain Regulatory Enforcement Actions - On February 19, 2025, in an executive order titled Ensuring Lawful Governance and Implementing the President’s “Department...more

Hogan Lovells

Regulating for Growth: how will the UK’s regulatory landscape change?

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The Government has publicly tasked regulators with taking decisions “for growth, not just for risk”. This article explores how the Government’s political pressure on regulators might influence their behaviour, and what that...more

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UK FCA “naming and shaming” proposals: the House of Lords steps in.

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The House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee (“FSRC”) has published a report on the Financial Conduct Authority’s (“FCA”) proposals to change its approach to announcing enforcement investigations, from...more

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Bipartisan Support For A CTA Pause And Livy Explains The Inequity Of Student Loan Forgiveness

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As the courts wrestle with various challenges to the Corporate Transparency Act, Congress is also taking an interest.  Last week, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 736 which would allowcompanies formed or registered...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

The Desk - February Edition

January is at least eight weeks – I’m certain of it. Now that it’s February we know who’s running the CFTC and its different Divisions, for the time being. Acting Chair Pham comes to her position with a long history of...more

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