On January 19, the D.C. Circuit vacated the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE), a rule intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions emitted from power plants.
In Dynamex Operations West, Inc. v. Superior Court 4 Cal. 5th 903 (2018), the California Supreme Court held that any individual who performs work for a person or entity is presumed to be an employee who falls within the protections afforded by California’s Labor Code and Wage Orders.
We are pleased to announce the expansion of our Government Relations and DC Business & Policy practices with the addition of former District of Columbia Councilmember David P. Grosso.
Schiff Hardin LLP counseled the placement agent in China Natural Resources, Inc.’s registered direct offering of approximately $7.3 million of common shares at a price of $1.85 per share on January 22, 2021.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce Melisa Seyhun’s article, “Life Insurance: What Attorneys and Trustees Should Know,” has won Best Overall Article in the Trust & Estate category in the 2020 Excellence in Writing Awards.
Arent Fox is pleased to announce the expansion of its International Trade & Investment practice with the addition of customs and trade law Partner Angela M. Santos in the firm’s New York office.
In its first significant Stark Law rulemaking since 2015, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) recently issued a new final rule (Final Rule) intending to provide physicians and designated health services (DHS) entities with additional flexibility in complying with the law’s stringent
In 2016, the US Department of Justice issued its Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals (Antitrust Guidance), in which it warned that criminal charges may result if corporations enter into “naked no-poach agreements.”
Many corporations, limited liability companies, and other similar entities will soon be required to disclose their beneficial owners to the United States government.
On January 8, 2021, US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft (Deutsche Bank) to resolve the government’s investigation into violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) as well as a separate investigation into a commodities fraud scheme.
In a landmark case supporting the constitutional rights of homeless people in Illinois, the Schiff Hardin team secured the rights of two clients to panhandle to raise money to meet their basic needs.
In early December, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York denied, in part, a motion to dismiss claims of breach of fiduciary duty and recovery of fraudulent conveyances brought against former directors and officers of the Jones Group.
Join Arent Fox Partner Lynn Fiorentino at the American Conference Institute’s 8th Annual Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products (virtual event).
Over the past several years, Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives have gained popularity among investors, but have gained less traction in federal law.
In its recent Final Rule significantly revising the federal Physician Self-Referral Law (Stark Law), the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) implements several important changes to the special rules on compensation set forth in 42 C.F.R. § 411.354(d).