Under the Trump administration, the real estate sector will likely face new circumstances defined by deregulation, leadership changes and tax reforms. While reduced compliance costs and regulatory burdens might pose...more
11/7/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
China ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Cybersecurity ,
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Employment Policies ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
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Independent Contractors ,
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Joint Employers ,
NLRA ,
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Patents ,
Real Estate Market ,
Retail ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Tax Exemptions ,
Technology Sector ,
Tips ,
Tracking Systems ,
Unions ,
USPTO
With President-elect Trump announced as the winner of the 2024 election, the landscape of U.S. policy is poised for potential shifts that could significantly impact the life sciences sector. To a large degree, the extent to...more
11/7/2024
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Bayh-Dole Act ,
Corporate Taxes ,
Drug Pricing ,
Employee Definition ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Independent Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
SALT ,
Tariffs ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Unions ,
USPTO
With President-elect Trump announced as the winner of the 2024 election, the private equity and private credit sectors are poised for significant developments. Positive economic trends, such as waning inflation, anticipated...more
11/7/2024
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Banks ,
CFIUS ,
Compliance ,
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Corporate Taxes ,
Credit ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FinTech ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Independent Contractors ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Infrastructure ,
Investment ,
Mergers ,
NLRA ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Paris Agreement ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Cuts ,
Tax Cuts and Jobs Act ,
Unions
Potential Election Impacts on the Private Equity and Private Credit Sectors -
While the 2024 election cycle may introduce temporary uncertainty, the convergence of positive economic trends such as waning inflation,...more
10/29/2024
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Carbon Emissions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Credit ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Institutional Investors ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investors ,
Lenders ,
Lending ,
Mergers ,
NLRB ,
PFAS ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Tax Cuts
On August 20, 2024, a federal district court in Texas issued a permanent injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule,” which would have prohibited nearly all non-compete clauses with workers.
The...more
On July 23, 2024, a federal district court in Philadelphia refused to issue a preliminary injunction to prevent implementation or enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s April 2024 Final Rule banning worker non-compete...more
In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) announced a Final Rule that would prohibit nearly all existing and future non-compete agreements between employers and workers, subject to specified...more
7/9/2024
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Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Employment Litigation ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Texas
After more than a year of considering tens of thousands of public comments, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has voted 3-to-2 to adopt a Final Rule (the “Rule”) that would effectively ban almost all employee non-compete...more
4/25/2024
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Employment Contract ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
FTC Act ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Trade Secrets
The Federal Trade Commission began the new year by issuing a sweeping proposed rule banning all non-compete agreements between employers and employees. The proposed rule would add a new subchapter to the FTC Act, and would...more