06 Jan, 2025 M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2025 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. No private equity M&A boom in 2025, but…. Thousands of private equity portfolio companies are past their “sell by” dates and private...
05 Jan, 2025 Nippon Steel’s Bid for U.S. Steel Blocked under National Security Law By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello +1 more... Show less Summary On January 3, President Biden blocked the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, a Japanese company, on national security...
24 Dec, 2024 FTC Backs Robinson Patman Act: The Suit Against Southern Glazer’s and Future Price Discrimination Enforcement By Christine Wilson Jan Rybnicek Kara Reid Andrew Gabel +1 more... Show less On December 12th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought its first enforcement action under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) in more...
19 Dec, 2024 California eases initial GHG reporting and seeks feedback for climate disclosures By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower Ginger Hervey The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has exercised enforcement discretion to allow companies reporting under the Climate Corporate...
17 Dec, 2024 Another Blow to ESG Mandates: Fifth Circuit Appeals Court Vacates Nasdaq Diversity Rules By Pamela Marcogliese Calise Cheng Shira Oyserman Yunah Ko William Gu +2 more... Show less On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (“Fifth Circuit”), in an en banc rehearing of Alliance for...
02 Dec, 2024 Final U.S. Outbound Investment Rule: Overview and Key Takeaways for Investors By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Mark Appleton Andrew Gabel +4 more... Show less The Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued its Final Rule (“Rule”) to implement President Biden’s Outbound Investment Executive...
26 Nov, 2024 More California Privacy Rules: California Agency Issues Proposed Regulations on Automated Decisionmaking, Cybersecurity Audits, and Risk Assessments By Christine Lyon Beth George Megan Kayo Nina Frant Sean Quinn Christine Chong Madeline Cimino +4 more... Show less The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) has opened the public comment period on its long-awaited proposed regulations on...
25 Nov, 2024 California Expands its Data Broker Rules in the B2C Context: Unpacking California’s New Delete Act Regulations By Christine Lyon Nina Frant Christine Chong Jackson Myers +1 more... Show less California’s Delete Act imposes landmark obligations on companies deemed to be “data brokers,” and the new regulations recently approved...
20 Nov, 2024 The Importance of Maintaining Effective Corporate Compliance Programs: Retaining Past Mechanisms and Reassessing After DOJ's Updated ECCP Guidance By Bruce McCulloch Gabriella Small In November 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued updated guidance on the Antitrust Division’s Evaluation of Corporate...
14 Nov, 2024 Federal court denies early challenge to CA climate disclosure laws By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower Ginger Hervey Jennifer King +1 more... Show less The Federal District Court for the Central District of California on November 5 declined to grant summary judgment to the U.S. Chamber of...
11 Nov, 2024 Take Two: What could a second Trump Administration mean for bank regulation in the U.S.? By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Nariné Atamian Bank stocks surged the day after Donald J. Trump won election to a second presidential term, recording double-digit gains on a widespread...
07 Nov, 2024 Instant Reaction — CFIUS Under Trump II: Back to the Future By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello +1 more... Show less The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) has aggressively pursued its national security mandate under the Biden...