Certain class action settlements—like employment and consumer settlements—will very often draw objections from absent class members.

On November 25, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC, and collectively with DOJ, the Government) brought parallel criminal and civil enforcement.

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has proposed extending the legacy period for its Resilient Environments and Landscapes (REAL) Rules by one year, allowing qualifying permit applications to be reviewed under the previous regulatory framework until July 2027. This extension would provide the agency time to assess potential amendments to streamline permit reviews while maintaining the rules' environmental protection goals, following Governor Sherrill's directive to evaluate regulatory initia

Last week, President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). At nearly 900 pages in length, OBBBA's size lives up to its name by enacting sweeping changes...

Senators Warren and Blumenthal urge the SEC to investigate President Trump's $TRUMP memecoin for potential fraud as investors lose billions while Trump profits from trading fees. Meanwhile, Senate minority staff criticize the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act for creating regulatory loopholes, and the DOJ charges an NFT marketplace founder with securities fraud for misappropriating investor funds.

Lowenstein Sandler's Scott H. Moss and Courtney B. Posner and ACA Group's Carlo Di Florio and Julia Reyes lead a discussion on the state of play in areas of importance to senior legal and compliance professionals.

The New Jersey Appellate Division has ruled on behalf of Lowenstein client First Real Estate Investment Trust of New Jersey (FREIT), a publicly-traded real estate investment trust...

In this episode of "In The Know," Alexander B. Corson of Lowenstein Sandler's Insurance Recovery Group breaks down the critical difference between a claim and a potential claim under D&O insurance policies.

Earlier this month, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued an unpublished opinion reminding policyholders of the first rule of insurance: Words matter. In Rivera v. Starstone Specialty Ins. Co., the court was asked to address a common fact pattern.

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is launching the Streamlined Claim Set Pilot Program (the pilot program) to evaluate whether limiting claim number...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has accelerated the patent issuance timeline due to modernization efforts, which include publishing electronic patent grants...

On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR)...

On November 12, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the Department of Commerce published a one-year suspension of the "Expansion of End-User Controls to Cover Affiliates of Certain Listed Entities"...

In addition to launching our Bootcamp series, this program will kick off the official launch of the dedicated arm of Lowenstein Sandler's Data Safety practice.

We will explore digital risks affecting children, moving from the micro realities of minors to the macro responsibilities of enterprises.

On November 27, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) released draft regulations on automated decision-making technologies...

In this episode of the Cybersecurity Awareness series, Amy S. Mushahwar and Kathleen A. McGee share how Data360 brings together a multidisciplinary team of technologists alongside former regulators and seasoned privacy attorneys to deliver truly integrated counsel.

Lowenstein Crypto advises leading digital asset and cryptocurrency projects, exchanges, and trading firms. Our practice covers regulatory advice, transactions and structuring advice...

Lowenstein Sandler's fifth survey finds that the use of alternative data by investment management professionals to improve decision-making, optimize portfolios, improve due diligence, and boost returns continues to increase steadily, heavily influenced by the emergence of generative artificial intelligence.

Deepfakes can be created and used for many purposes. If properly revealed as a deepfake and the creation does not otherwise violate applicable law, the existence of the deepfake does not generally raise a red flag concern to lawmakers.