Businesses need to remain vigilant regarding recent developments in consumer-based data privacy class actions. In recent weeks, the plaintiff class action bar has filed several lawsuits against The Trade Desk Inc. related to its…
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/ Civil Procedure, Communications & Media Law, Consumer Protection, Privacy
Our NGE community is proud to share our annual newsletter reflecting our commitment to this year’s Earth Day global theme, Our Power, Our Planet with an emphasis on harnessing renewable energy to build a healthy and resilient…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
On March 21, 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an interim final rule that exempts all domestic (US) companies from reporting under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA). Non-U.S. companies that are…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On March 2, 2025, the Treasury Department expanded the scope of FinCEN’s February 27, 2025 statement that it will not enforce any penalties or fines under the Corporate Transparency Act with respect to existing regulatory…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
On February 27, 2025, FinCEN announced “that it will not issue any fines or penalties or take any other enforcement actions against any companies based on any failure to file or update beneficial ownership information (BOI)…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The Corporate Transparency Act’s reporting obligations are once again in force. For virtually all reporting companies, the new deadline to file an initial, updated and/or corrected beneficial ownership information (BOI) report…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On February 5, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a notice of appeal and motion for stay of the injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) issued by the Eastern District of Texas in Smith v…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The hospitality industry will need to focus on several key areas to ensure compliance and minimize risk in the year ahead, including data privacy and cybersecurity protections, employment and labor law compliance, and even…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Real Estate - Commercial
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) remains on hold despite a recent Supreme Court ruling. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court granted the government’s motion to stay a nationwide injunction that had been issued by a federal…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On December 26, 2024, a merits panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit reinstated a nationwide injunction against enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) that had been entered by the United States…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On December 26, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order that has the effect of again prohibiting the enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and staying all CTA filing deadlines. A…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
On December 23, 2024, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit entered an order that has the effect of reinstating Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) filing deadlines, including the upcoming deadline for certain entities…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
As hoteliers have experienced in the past, the outcome of a Presidential election, and the consequent change in the makeup of the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”), can have a significant impact on business operations. The…
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/ Business Organizations, Elections & Politics, Labor & Employment Law
On December 3, 2024, in Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. Garland, Judge Mazzant of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, “determined that the CTA and Reporting Rule are likely unconstitutional for purposes of a…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Constitutional Law
The hospitality industry is a prime target for cyber criminals, due in part to the high volume of sensitive guest data, including financial information, that companies maintain. Almost one-third of hospitality organizations have…
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/ Business Organizations, Consumer Protection, Science, Computers, & Technology
