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2025 HSR Thresholds and Filing Fees Published, Effective in 30 Days
The Federal Trade Commission published revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) thresholds and updated filing fees, and revised ...
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Agencies Issue Antitrust Guidelines for Business Practices Impacting Workers
On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (together, “the agencies”) jointly ...
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Does President Trump's Emergency Declarations Trigger California Price Controls?
As discussed in yesterday's post, California's anti-price gouging statute, Penal Code Section 396, is triggered upon the ...
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Will 2025 Continue Circuit Court Harmony in Nationwide Litigation Involving State Law Hemp Legislation, or Will a Circuit Split Emerge?
You’ve probably seen the reports of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals’ January 7, 2025 opinion upholding a Virginia law that regulates consumable hemp products. I planned to put up a ...
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What to Do if Your Government Contract Is Terminated per the New DEI Executive Order
President Donald Trump issued an executive order titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity.” The executive order’s stated purpose is to end “illegal” diversity, ...
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Supreme Court of Ohio Affirms Denial of Healthcare Service Provider’s Commercial Activity Tax Refund Claim
The Supreme Court of Ohio upheld the denial of Total Renal Care, Inc.’s (“TRC”) refund claim of Ohio Commercial Activity Tax (“CAT”) that it paid on services that it performed outside of Ohio. Total ...
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FTC Settles Case with GM over Allegations of Collection + Use of Drivers’ Precise Geolocation
In its continued concentration on the collection and use of consumers’ precise geolocation, on January 16, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) settled with General Motors (GM) over allegations ...
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Steps Employers Should Take After President Trump Revoked Executive Order 11246
President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination And Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity” explicitly revoking Executive Order 11246, which mandated federal ...
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The State of Play for Reverse Stock Splits by Nasdaq- and NYSE-Listed Issuers
Issuers listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market and the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) often conduct reverse stock splits to maintain compliance with each exchange’s US$1.00 minimum share price requirement.
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EPA Administrator Nominee Advances to Senate for Confirmation Vote: Nomination Hearing Highlights
The Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) on January 23, 2025, advanced the nomination of Lee Zeldin to the full Senate for a vote to confirm him as the next Administrator of the U.S.
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SEC Crypto 2.0: SEC Announces New Crypto Task Force
On January 21, 2025, the SEC announced the formation of a new Crypto Task Force. Styled “Crypto 2.0” in the SEC press release, the announcement signals a shift in the agency’s approach to the digital ...
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DEI Changes from the Start: Key Executive Orders Signed on Trump’s First Day
Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States. Fulfilling one of his major campaign promises, he issued a series of executive orders on his first day in office. Two of these ...