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This week the Federal Reserve expanded the number and type of entities eligible to use its Municipal Liquidity Facility. The facility lends to states, local governments and certain multistate...

On April 1, 2020, Bed Bath & Beyond Inc. ("Bed Bath") filed a complaint in the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware.

On March 1, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a so-called "chapter amendment" (the "Chapter Amendment") to revise the New York LLC Transparency Act (the "NYLTA")...

April 2, 2020 – In connection with the 2018 consolidated anti-corruption resolution with Petrobras, the Brazilian prosecutors as part of the settlement

On November 29, 2017, Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the adoption of the FCPA Corporate Enforcement Policy, which attempts to further encourage voluntary disclosure of FCPA violations by companies.

The Bankruptcy Court's decision poses implications for professionals faced with the prospect of defending their fees in bankruptcy cases, who may now be compelled to shoulder the expenses of a potential fee defense...

Under the Bankruptcy Code, graduates generally cannot discharge student loan debt absent certain conditions.

The Third Circuit, in Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors v. CIT Group/Business Credit Inc. (In re Jevic Holding Corp.), became the first court of appeals to approve the settlement and dismissal of a chapter 11 case.

On December 21, the Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York recognized and agreed to enforce the unopposed foreign restructuring plan of oil exploration company C.G.G. S.A. under Chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code.

The Supreme Court has now ruled in the long awaited case of Bilski v. Kappos, holding that the inventors’ claimed methods for hedging "consumption risk" in a business transaction were unpatentable.

May 25, 2020 — On May 19, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), published an amendment to the Export Administration Regulations...

The Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") whistleblower regime in the United States received significant updates as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 ("CAA"), signed into law...

To have an impact on government trade actions, getting a seat at the table is the first step

The Trump Administration initially imposed tariffs on steel and aluminum products in March 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.

U.S. importers filing protests with U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("Customs") should take note of a recent decision in the U.S. Court of International Trade that could represent a significant change in the way protests need to be dealt with by U.S. importers and Customs.

On December 22, 2017, President Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the latest tax bill, which will result in significant changes to the taxes imposed on our clients' estates and lifetime gifts ...

On March 31, 2020, Jay Inslee, the governor of Washington, signed into law "An Act Relating to the Use of Facial Recognition Services."

Deputy Attorney General ("DAG") Lisa Monaco announced in remarks prepared for a March 2, 2023 appearance at an American Bar Association event that the Department of Justice's...