The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") recently announced a two-day hybrid conference later this month on brain-computer interface ("BCI") technology.

Winston Taylor filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to determine whether the Federal Reserve can deny master accounts to eligible depository institutions...

On September 28, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced additional changes to its merger review process that Bureau of Competition Director Holly Vedova stated would make the process "more rigorous."

According to news articles published in early December, Veritas Genetics, a Massachusetts-based company that hoped to lower the cost of whole-genome sequencing

The asserted patent claimed a digital camera comprising, in relevant part: "a digital image processor . . . producing a resultant digital image from said first digital image enhanced with said second digital image."

On September 23, 2019, Colorado District Judge Christine M. Arguello found Thomas Kutrubes and his companies, Peak Serum, Inc. and Peak Serum, LLC, liable for federal trademark infringement ...

A recent order from Largan Precision Co., Ltd. v. Motorola Mobility LLC, No. 4:21-cv-9138 (N.D. Cal. December 30, 2024) made two key discovery rulings that: (i) allow defendant Motorola Mobility LLC (Motorola).

The Hong Kong Stock Exchange, which completed 46 IPOs in the first six months of the year, posted a set of record-breaking revenue and profits in its 2021 Interim Results released on Wednesday, August 11.

The Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (SFC) recently announced the new regulatory and licensing requirements for virtual asset trading platform operators...

I did not want to post any more blogs this year, but last week, ISS posted its Compensation Policies; Compensation Policies.

In analyzing a government contractor target for a proposed acquisition—such as a merger, asset sale, or stock purchase—due diligence may uncover a seller's noncompliance with certain Federal...

On July 28, 2021, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler delivered prepared remarks before the Principles for Responsible Investment "Climate and Global Financial Markets"...

On March 27, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Examinations (EXAMS) issued a risk alert summarizing the SEC staff's observations from examinations...

On April 17, 2024, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposed a rule that, if adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), would amend Section 802.01D of the NYSE...

Last month year, I blogged on the new Proposed Regulations issued by IRS and the Treasury Department on the changes to Code Section 162(m) made by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA).

Since late 2023, there has been a surge in litigation challenging the use of forfeitures in retirement plans. These cases argue that the use of forfeitures to reduce employer contributions.

On November 12, 2019, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware affirmed the broad authority of the Coast Guard to carry out examinations ...

2024 is already shaping up to be a big year on the national security front. In less than two months, there have already been several notable national security developments.

On April 14, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision in Axon Enterprise, Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission holding that federal district courts have jurisdiction to hear constitutional...

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the Comprehensive Insurance Disclosure Act (the "Act"), amending the scope of disclosure requirements for insurance agreements in CPLR § 3101(f).