The D.C. Circuit issued a decision in Vecinos para el Bienestar de la Comunidad Costera v. FERC, which faulted FERC for failing to consider whether the social cost of carbon (SCC)...

The FTC stated that it is considering an additional rulemaking to address "abuses stemming from surveillance-based business models."

On January 18, 2022, a New Jersey bill which prohibits employers from making use of tracking devices in vehicles operated by employees without providing written notice was passed into law.

On June 22, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit issued a decision in Environmental Defense Fund v. FERC vacating and remanding FERC's order issuing a certificate of public convenience...

Utah appears poised to be the next state with a comprehensive privacy law on its books, following California, Virginia, and Colorado.

On September 15, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") adopted, on a 3-2 party-line vote, a policy statement that takes a broad view of which health apps and connected devices are subject to the...

On January 21, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced new resources to help companies determine their obligations under the Health Breach Notification Rule (the "Rule")...

On April 6, 2022, the Office for Civil Rights ("OCR") at the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") published a request for information ("RFI") seeking public comment...

On March 15, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act 2022, a $1.5 trillion omnibus spending package to fund the government through September 2022

The source of the leak that formed the basis for a series of The New York Times articles involving accusations of sexual misconduct against former CBS President Leslie Roy

Since entry into force of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement ("USMCA") in July 2020, the United States has brought two known complaints against Mexico under the Agreement's Facility-Specific Rapid Response Labor Mechanism.

A new law signed by President Biden brings significant changes to employers' ability to require arbitration of certain disputes with employees and could lead to an increase in sexual assault and sexual harassment claims...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") issued its initial draft of the "AI Risk Management Framework" ("AI RMF"), which aims to provide voluntary, risk-based guidance...

Driven by the entry of renewable generation resources locating far from load centers and the new demands placed on the grid by their differing characteristics...

Delivering a significant win for the financial services industry, a California federal judge upheld "valid when made" rules promulgated by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)...

Last month, the Biden Administration released its report on the results of its 100-day review of U.S. supply chains for critical products: "Building Resilient Supply Chains, Revitalizing American Manufacturing, And Fostering Broad-Based Growth".

On May 3, 2022, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") announced that it is initiating a statutory four-year review of necessity for the tariffs imposed on Chinese imports...

The easing of the coronavirus pandemic in the United States, with 67.7% of adults having at least one vaccine shot, provides the Biden Administration's EPA with a unique opportunity to take stock of its pandemic response...

July 2020 – Kostiantyn Likarchuk, Managing Partner of Kinstellar's Kyiv office and firm-wide Head of Dispute Resolution...

President Biden's American Jobs Plan (AJP) proposed $111 billion of investments into improvements in drinking water and wastewater management systems across the United States.