The European Union has proposed a privacy policy that will inevitably deprive many people of their privacy.

Treasury and the IRS have finalized a new "disregarded payment loss" (DPL) regime that can require domestic corporations to include in income amounts with respect to payments that are disregarded for US tax purposes.

On Monday, January 11, Treasury and the IRS released final regulations under section 4960. Section 4960, enacted as part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA)...

After multiple versions and last-minute changes to secure a majority of votes, President Trump signed the One Big, Beautiful, Bill Act (OBBB) into law at a White House signing ceremony on the 4th of July.

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On August 18, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury published a Request for Comment (RFC) seeking public comment on innovative methods to detect and deter illicit activity involving digital assets.

In a February 2011 issue of our Mobility Matters Bulletin we noted that our earlier prediction regarding TSA enforcement – a prediction that TSA would turn toward a "harder" enforcement approach – had come to fruition.

On 31st December 2022, the current R&D Block Exemption 1217/2010 (‘R&D BE') is due to expire and to be replaced by a new safe harbor regulation..

On September 8, 2023, the UK Departments for Business and Trade and International Trade jointly published guidance on the scope of the sanctions on certain Russian iron and steel products...

Between €0.30 and €0.50 more per liter at the gas station within just a few weeks: the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz has triggered a price development in many countries around the world on a scale last seen...

The United Kingdom (UK) is officially set to sign the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) at the CPTPP Ministerial-level Meeting...

On December 4, the FTC filed a complaint and consent decree against Guardian Service Industries, Inc. (Guardian), a building service contractor which operates in New York and New Jersey, over "no-hire" agreements.

On April 11, 2025, the Department of Energy (DOE) issued a Policy Flash announcing a 15% cap on the "indirect cost rate" for grants awarded to institutions of higher education (the "Rate Cap Policy").

The Trump administration sent letters to a number of European companies specifying that the Executive Order addressing private-sector diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs (Executive Order No. 14173) applies to any firm doing business with the US government, including non-US companies.

The Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network has issued a final rule permanently eliminating beneficial ownership information reporting requirements for domestic companies and US persons under the Corporate Transparency Act.

The US-China Economic and Security Review Commission has issued its annual report.

A discussion on how Chinese cyberspionage could affect Hollywood.

It’s been a contentious meeting in Dubai at the World Conference on International Telecommunications.

In a recent case, the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, applying Missouri law, granted an insurer’s motion for summary judgment on a late notice defense upon finding that a showing of prejudice was not required in the context of a claims made policy.

As many organizations are now aware, the application period for the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program is set to open on January 12, 2012.