On February 8, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) along with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted amendments to Form PF. The amendments amount to an increase in the SEC’s already robust regulatory oversight of private fund advisers.

Educational technology (EdTech) has long been used by educators as a way to support teaching and facilitate student learning using a wide range of digital tools, platforms, and resources designed to engage students and encourage innovation.

2023 was a pivotal year for the emerging companies, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. Emerging companies incorporating artificial intelligence or that have clear line of sight to positive cash flows gained significant traction.

Finding a suitable location for a cannabis retail store is not easy, especially in New York City, where quality retail locations are scarce and expensive, and regulations are more robust than most other municipalities.

In late 2023, Mayor Muriel Bowser issued a public emergency recognizing the need for urgency in the District of Columbia’s government’s response to the increase in youth violence in the city.

On January 10, when announcing his office’s new Whistleblower Pilot Program, Southern District of New York United States Attorney Damian Williams told potential cooperators “[c]all us before we call you.” But should you?

On January 31, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued two proposed rules to facilitate the targeting of PFAS.

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After seemingly bouncing back from the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and related labor, supply chain, and governmental mandate issues, the hospitality industry experienced a year of volatility in 2023.

On February 14, Cornerstone Chemical Company (Petitioner) filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on melamine from Germany, India, Japan, the Netherlands, Qatar, and Trinidad and Tobago.

As we move into 2024, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) concepts continue to feature prominently in policy debates.

2023 was a pivotal year for the beverage and food industry globally, creating new categories of winners and losers across the board. With a full year of operations largely relieved of pandemic-era restrictions, restaurant companies that survived the pandemic posted record numbers.

A recent $83.3 million verdict against Donald Trump for continued defamatory statements underscores what would seem to be an intuitive best practice to minimize defamation liability.

On February 21, the US Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Nealy, the outcome of which could determine whether copyright holders can recover damages for acts occurring more than three years before the filing of a copyright infringement lawsuit.

On February 6, 2024, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) found that tin mill products imported from Canada, China, and Germany do not materially injure the US industry.

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On January 30, a federal jury found six people guilty of federal civil rights offenses arising from their participation in a blockade of a reproductive health care clinic in Mount Juliet, Tennessee.

Historically, regulations under the federal Clean Air Act (CAA) and related state laws divided the world into “stationary” and “non-stationary sources.” “Stationary sources” included facilities like power plants and factories and “non-stationary” sources targeted vehicles, engines, and other things that moved.

Private companies and their owners face ever-evolving challenges as the market sees new regulations, new deal trends, and new risks in 2024. Below are 10 issues that the owners and leaders of privately held companies should consider in 2024.

A New York court once again declined to dismiss Smartmatic’s defamation lawsuit against Fox Corporation over Fox News’s coverage of Donald Trump’s “Big Lie.”

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing its Made in America enforcement offensive in full force in 2024, further cracking down on companies for falsely advertising that their products are “Made in the USA” when, in reality, such products do not meet the thresholds that must be satisfied in order to legally make such claims.