After nearly two decades of silence, the US Supreme Court on May 29, 2025, weighed in on an issue that has tremendous significance for permitting of complex infrastructure and other development projects—the depth and breadth of…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Transportation
The US Court of International Trade and the US District Court for the District of Columbia have invalidated President Donald Trump’s actions imposing tariffs pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977;…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
FDA’s recent focus on potentially harmful color additives in food products has expanded to the pharmaceutical sector. In May 2025, FDA issued a draft guidance titled Replacing Color Additives in Approved or Marketed Drug…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Health
New York recently passed an amendment to New York Labor Law (NYLL) § 198(1-a) that significantly limits the available damages for a violation of NYLL § 191(1)(a) in a “frequency-of-pay” lawsuit…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
The first few months of the new US administration have brought sweeping changes to the country’s environmental regulatory landscape. Through a spate of executive orders, agency directives, and staffing restructurings, the…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
In a time of ultra-connected communication tools and work from home, the access rights of a France-based company’s works council (WC) to its electronic and internal communication resources is a necessity now more than ever…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Labor & Employment Law, Privacy
In a sweeping announcement, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) revoked nearly 70 interpretive rules, advisory opinions, and guidance documents on May 12, 2025. The Federal Register Notice adds to the pullback on…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
On June 2, 2025, FDA announced the launch of Elsa, a generative AI tool designed to “help employees—from scientific reviewers to investigators—work more efficiently.” Per FDA, the tool “modernizes agency functions and leverages…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
As the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under Administrator Lee Zeldin lays out an ambitious regulatory agenda related to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), state lawmakers, state attorneys general,…
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/ Consumer Protection, Environmental Law, Toxic Torts
Welcome to the latest issue of Blockbuster Biologics Review, which covers the status and developments of post-grant challenges and patent litigations implicating blockbuster biologics and legislative proposals related to…
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/ Health, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
The US Securities and Exchange Commission recently convened a public roundtable, Tokenization – Moving Assets Onchain: Where TradFi and DeFi Meet, the fourth in a five-part series hosted by its Crypto Task Force. The May 12…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and peace negotiations remain uncertain, the European Union and United Kingdom are considering more sanctions against Russia, and the US administration’s next steps are unclear. Anticipating restored…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Conflict of Laws, International Law & Trade
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS), in coordination with the Singapore Exchange (SGX), recently announced the first set of measures, along with public consultations, designed to enhance the competitiveness of the SGX’s…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law, Taxation
The European Commission (EC) is conducting a comprehensive review of its Merger Guidelines, supported by a broad public consultation. The review aims to determine whether the current framework remains suitable for assessing the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
State attorneys general (AGs) are increasingly shaping the enforcement landscape for consumer financial services in response to shifting federal priorities and a less active Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). These…
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/ Administrative Law, Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking
