The European Commission has issued its first-ever informal approvals of two separate sustainability initiatives among rivals under its revised Informal Guidance Notice and provided guidance on how the companies in question can…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
Although the final ESRS will not be published for several months, it is clear that these new standards will differ significantly from the original ESRS. Understandably, there has been a focus on EFRAG reducing the number of ESRS…
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/ Business Organizations, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In June 2025, two former executives were each sentenced to more than three years in prison for conspiracy and failure to report hazardous products to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ("CPSC"), marking the first…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Criminal Law, Consumer Protection
Institutional investors are redefining investments in “hard assets,” such as real estate, energy, and infrastructure into a combined “real assets” category. This change is driven by numerous factors and presents significant…
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/ Construction Law, Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Real Estate - Commercial
On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") announced a Whistleblower Rewards Program that will provide financial incentives to individuals who report antitrust crimes and related…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Civil Rights, Criminal Law, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
The Court ruled that the post-sale context can be relevant when establishing similarity between trade marks…
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/ Intellectual Property
The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation ("CMMI") announced sweeping changes to the Kidney Care Choices Model ("KCC Model"), a key set of value-based programs…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Insurance
The EU's Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), designed to ensure that no products that contribute to deforestation are sold in, or exported from, the EU, continues to be criticized by EU Member States and major market players…
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/ Agriculture, Environmental Law, International Law & Trade
The National Assembly of the Republic of Djibouti approved the Digital Code, which will reform the telecommunications and digital sector in Djibouti…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act modifies the requirements for clean energy tax credits…
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/ Administrative Law, Elections & Politics, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Taxation
On July 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released a set of Frequently Asked Questions related to regulatory development and initial reporting obligations under SB 253 and SB 261…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Finance & Banking
On July 4, 2025, the Commission adopted a set of measures to simplify the application of the EU taxonomy, in the form of a Delegated Act amending the Taxonomy Disclosures, Climate and Environmental Delegated Acts…
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/ Environmental Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On May 1, 2025, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) denied institution of inter partes review (IPR) of U.S. Patent No. 11,140,841 in the case of Aardevo North America, LLC v. Agventure B.V. The patent in question, owned by…
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/ Administrative Law, Agriculture, Intellectual Property
Getty Images ("Getty") alleged copyright infringement by Stability AI ("Stability"), including claims of direct copying during artificial intelligence ("AI") training and output generation, as well as secondary copyright…
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/ Intellectual Property, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
In the context of asset recovery, a successful outcome largely depends on the ability of a claimant to garner sufficient disclosure of assets that are amenable to enforcement. This, in turn, explains why the powerful injunctive…
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/ Civil Procedure, Civil Remedies, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
