In late December 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Delaware issued an opinion affirming the Mallinckrodt1 bankruptcy court's November 2021 decision...

Business methods received serious cross fire during today’s Bilski v. Kappos oral arguments. Justices from all sides of the bench peppered both parties regarding the extent to which broad business method claims are patent eligible subject matter.

On February 6, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) launched a new online...

The Texas Capture or Use of Biometric Identifier Act ("CUBI") aims to prevent the commercial collection of an individual's biometric identifiers without their consent.

In recent years, tribes have looked to the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act of 1993, 42 U.S.C. § § 2000bb et seq and to Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation Act, 14 U.S.C. § § 470 et seq to protect land sacred to tribes.

On December 30, 2009, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") published its final rule changes to certain custody and recordkeeping requirements under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the "Advisers Act") and related forms (the "Amendments").

The effects of a cyberattack on Houston's critical infrastructure could ripple across the United States.

On July 26, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued a final rule that requires registrants to provide enhanced and standardized disclosures...

Approximately two weeks ago, British, French and Swiss law enforcement authorities announced the creation of a new international alliance. With their joint Founding Statement ("Statement")...

During the fourth quarter of 2009, the Government of Kazakhstan, the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan on the Regulation and Supervision of Financial Market and Financial Organizations (the "FMSA"), and the National Bank of Kazakhstan (the "NBK") introduced a number of amendments to Kazakhstan legislation regulating activities of commercial banks, pension funds and other financial institutions operating in Kazakhstan.

On October 10, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) adopted amendments to modernize the rules governing beneficial ownership reporting.

The renewable energy industry is facing uncertainty about the direction of energy policy and future of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). President Trump has initiated a severe curtailment of federal investments.

By now, we have all heard the catchy phrase — Sandwich Generation — a moniker coined in the 1990s to describe individuals sandwiched between caring for and supporting their own children and at the same time caring for and sometimes supporting or helping support their aging parents.

As the United States economy continues to move toward an economic slowdown, many lenders, investors and developers are seeking means of diversifying their portfolios. For some, economic development opportunities in Indian country are increasingly seen as an attractive investment option

In an effort to close a perceived loophole in existing government contracting regulations, the U.S. Government recently imposed a new small business recertification rule for companies that do business in the federal marketplace.

On June 22, 2011, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted rules implementing certain provisions of Title IV of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank Act).

On January 18, 2009, a new Final Rule will come into effect on hiring H-2B temporary non-agricultural workers.

In an unprecedented move that is sure to please free market economists, Director David Kappos positions the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office ("Patent Office") train solidly on the fast track path for patent examination, thereby allowing patent applicants more control over the timing of their application's examination simply with payment of an increased fee.

J.P. Duffy interviews Niamh Leinwather, secretary general of the Vienna International Arbitral Centre, exploring VIAC's 2025 caseload statistics, the expansion of its VIACan ambassador network across 39 countries, and the institution's innovative 2021 rules designed for smaller investor-state disputes. The conversation delves into the delicate balance between transparency and confidentiality in publishing arbitral awards, and introduces a groundbreaking protocol from VIAC's legal tech think tank aimed at de

As the global economy increasingly digitizes, the infrastructure supporting this shift must evolve accordingly. In Africa, where the demand for digital services is surging...