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It’s cold in southeastern Wisconsin, and that can mean only one thing—it’s nearly Girl Scout Cookie season and time to restock my favorites for the year. On learning that the cookie Toast-Yay!® will be retiring, I wondered...more
The Office of Administrative Hearings recently dismissed a notable case involving allegations of unlicensed cannabis sales, offering valuable insights into the evolving regulatory landscape for licensed hemp retailers. On...more
For decades, the SEC has relied on its in-house administrative proceedings to enforce alleged violations under the federal securities laws, including under its own rules of practice....more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is currently facing a growing number of challenges related to the constitutionality of the agency’s structure and operation. One of these challenges was raised by current FTC...more
On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) made it more difficult for employers to make changes to their employees’ working conditions without approval from their union. ...more
On December 10, 2024, U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, sitting in the District of Columbia, ruled that the job protections afforded NLRB Administrative Law Judges (ALJs) are unconstitutional because they impede the...more
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, 144 S. Ct. 2117 (2024) held that when the SEC seeks civil penalties to punish and deter wrongful conduct, the Seventh Amendment entitles the...more
When SCOTUS granted cert. in SEC v. Jarkesy, the case challenging the constitutionality of the SEC’s administrative enforcement proceedings, one of the questions presented was whether the statute granting authority to the SEC...more
3 On November 8, the SEC and an investment advisor entered into a settlement to resolve an administrative proceeding featuring allegations of greenwashing. Specifically, the investment advisor was alleged to have made...more
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) often uses civil penalties to punish environmental violators. The EPA can either pursue a penalty through its internal administrative process or have the Justice...more
On October 30, 2024, a Texas federal judge issued a preliminary injunction blocking the U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) from using its in-house administrative law judges to oversee administrative proceedings against a...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) prevailed in the first round of its much-criticized challenge to Tapestry Inc.'s acquisition of Capri Holdings Limited. Tapestry owns the Coach brand, and Capri owns the Michael Kors and...more
One of the concerns following the Supreme Court’s ruling in SEC v. Jarkesy was that other agencies may face similar collateral attacks to its administrative proceedings. While the full impact of Jarkesy remains an open...more
One of the country’s largest automotive retailers filed suit against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) on October 4, arguing that the Supreme Court’s recent landmark decision in Securities and Exchange Commission v....more
On October 21, 2024, the SEC imposed a fine of $4 million on investment adviser WisdomTree Asset Management Inc. for improperly labeling certain funds as compliant with ESG principles. According to the settled administrative...more
On October 4, 2024, Asbury Automotive Group, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest automobile dealer groups in the United States, sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enjoin as unconstitutional the FTC’s...more
Kenric Steel, LLC, a New Jersey based steel fabrication company, filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court of New Jersey alleging that the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission (OSHRC), an independent federal...more
FTC’s challenge is the culmination of years of investigation, but choice of venue and theories of harm reveal potential weaknesses....more
The Supreme Court's recent decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, 144 S. Ct. 2117, 219 L. Ed. 2d 650 (2024) marks a significant shift in the landscape of administrative enforcement, particularly concerning the power of federal agencies...more
On September 4, 2024, Judge John Murphy of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed on jurisdictional grounds the first post-Jarkesy constitutional challenge to FINRA’s disciplinary...more
As we prepare for the next Supreme Court term, we’d like to look back at some of the most significant opinions from the last session and their potential impact on corporate regulation. Of the dozens of opinions issued by the...more
Much virtual ink has been spilled in the weeks and months since the Supreme Court issued its opinion in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy—much attesting to that the decision was the death knell for in-house...more
O Senado aprovou a criação do programa “Desenrola Agências Reguladoras”, que cria a possibilidade de renegociação de multas aplicadas pelas agências reguladoras federais a pessoas físicas ou jurídicas. O substitutivo ao...more
In our post at the end of June of this year we analyzed the Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v Jarkesy, which held that the right to trial by jury in an Article III Court contained in the Seventh Amendment to the Constitution...more
Following several complaints filed with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), SpaceX has mounted a constitutional challenge against the structure of the NLRB. Specifically, SpaceX contends that NLRB administrative judges...more