Section 1473(q) of the Dodd-Frank Act (now codified at 12 U.S.C. § 3354(q)) amended the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989 ("FIRREA") to instruct the CFPB, Fed, OCC, FDIC, NCUA, and FHFA...

Our Financial Services & Products and Antitrust Groups examine the Biden Administration's call to revitalize oversight of bank consolidations and what it means for smaller banks

Many clients are charitably inclined, but some are hesitant to make large charitable planning decisions because they understandably want to make certain they are ...

Our Securities Litigation and Securities Groups take a closer look at a technical, fact-specific decision addressing claims brought in connection with a special purpose acquisition company's de-SPAC merger transaction.

Our Federal Tax Group investigates why the U.S. Supreme Court may use a Tax Court case to decide whether a statutory deadline is set in stone or if a court can permit an untimely suit to proceed through equitable tolling.

As companies scramble to address the newly exploited, ubiquitous Log4j vulnerability, companies' actions are now the potential source for government scrutiny.

This week, the Senate passed the bipartisan infrastructure bill (H. R. 3684) and the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget Resolution (S. Con. Res. 14).

Below is Alston & Bird's Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in healthcare regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and analyses; ...

Our Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Group reminds plan sponsors to get ready for 2021 IRS year-end amendments and offers year-end action items.

This week, CMS published its annual Physician Fee Schedule proposed rule. Read more about the regulation and other news below.

In a decision of December 16, 2021, the Belgian Data Protection Authority ("DPA") imposed a EUR 75,000 administrative fine on a bank located in Belgium for failure to comply with the requirement in Article 38.6...

The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking up the Dodd–Frank Act's offer to shorten filing deadlines.

SRI International, Inc. v. Cisco Systems, Inc., Nos. 2020-1685, -1704 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) Sept. 28, 2021). Opinion by Stoll, joined by Lourie and O'Malley.

Our Federal Tax Group investigates why the U.S. Supreme Court may use a Tax Court case to decide whether a statutory deadline is set in stone or if a court can permit...

The New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued new guidance this week intended to assist organizations in thwarting ransomware attacks.

This week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released its plan to offer COVID-19 vaccine booster shots to eligible Americans and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

Arnold Palmers are in the drink again after a consumer filed a putative class action in Illinois federal court challenging the "Zero / No Calories" labeling on some...

Third time's the charm? Our Financial Services Litigation and Financial Services & Products Groups take stock of the Eleventh Circuit's surprise decision to rehear Hunstein en banc...

Since Russia first began its invasion of Ukraine on February 22, 2022, coordinated measures adopted by the United States and its allies, such as in the form of economic sanctions and export control restrictions...

Our Consumer Protection/FTC and Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy teams unpack Starwood Hotels' and Marriott International's settlements with the Federal Trade Commission and Marriott's settlement with state attorneys...