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Massachusetts highest court upheld a state trial court’s decision which allowed a closely watched climate-disclosure related challenge filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey against ExxonMobil (Exxon) to proceed over Exxon’s objections.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Co-Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and International Co-Leader Hunter T. Carter have been named to Latinvex’s Top 100 Lawyers list, an annual rating honoring leading attorneys from international law firms that serve as go-to advisors for Latin Americ

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been named to BTI’s Client Service All-Stars 2022 for delivering superior client service: Partners Paula Morency, Caroline Turner English, Ann MacDonald, and Matthew Prewitt.

Hear from former Senator and current ArentFox Schiff Counsel Doug Jones about his experience serving as President Joe Biden’s Nomination Advisor for Legislative Affairs during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process.

In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Elena Kagan, the US Supreme Court ruled that in determining whether a party has waived its right to enforce an arbitration agreement, the party asserting waiver does not have to show that it was prejudiced.

On May 20, 2022, the agency governing Proposition 65, the California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA), announced that it was allowing the rulemaking process for proposed modifications to the Prop. 65 short-form warnings to lapse.

ArentFox Schiff advised Altaris Capital Partners on the approximately $241 million take-private acquisition of Intricon Corporation, an international joint development manufacturer engaged in designing, developing, engineering, manufacturing, and packaging.

Today our country is reeling from the horrific events in Uvalde, Texas, and our thoughts are with the families and that community dealing first-hand with unimaginable pain and grief. This shooting in Texas, on the heels of the tragedy in Buffalo. Today also marks two years since the death of George

ArentFox Schiff is representing Clearwater Compliance LLC (Clearwater) in its definitive agreement for the take-private acquisition of CynergisTek, Inc., a leading cybersecurity, privacy, compliance, and IT audit firm.

ArentFox Schiff Chairman Anthony Lupo and Firmwide Co-Managing Partner Joseph Krasovec were quoted on executing the merger between Arent Fox and Schiff Hardin, one of the largest law firm combinations announced in 2021.

In its latest decision on meal and rest period issues, the California Supreme Court unanimously held that premium pay owed employees for meal and rest break violations can be a basis for imposing waiting time and wage statement penalties on employers.

Health Care Partner Stephanie Trunk will give a presentation and participate in a Fireside Chat about policy updates surrounding transparency and reporting requirements at the 2022 Informa Connect Medicaid & Government Pricing Congress.

Jessica Birnbaum will present at IICLE’s 65th Annual Estate Planning Short Course

Former US Senator and ArentFox Schiff Counsel, Doug Jones, will deliver a keynote at Democracy’s Last Line of Defense for The National Judicial College.

On May 17, 2022, ArentFox Schiff secured a jury verdict rejecting claims brought by an executor seeking the proceeds of a $1.5 million life insurance policy in the most recent development in so-called “estate cases” brought under Delaware law.  

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Environmental justice (EJ) is a common theme among Biden Administration priorities and has the potential to touch a variety of industry sectors, such as manufacturing, power production, and agriculture.

If yours is one of the many companies considering new employment incentives, enhanced benefits, and retention bonuses, you should also consider taking another look at your non-compete covenants at the same time. They might already be outdated and unenforceable.

The US Supreme Court – once again – sided with advocates of the First Amendment in a decision striking an unconstitutional limit on campaign speech. 

The metaverse is shaping up to be the next frontier in digital commerce, with businesses across industries spending millions of dollars buying digital real estate and investing in platforms to be market leaders. This has made companies with metaverse operations hot targets for venture capitalists.

In July 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ), the EU’s Highest Court, issued a decision clarifying whether the EU would regulate products of innovative breeding techniques, like gene editing, under the EU’s Directive 2001/18, the principal EU law governing the regulation of GMOs.

Physician-owned companies that generate revenue from the sale of medical devices ordered by their physician owners have in recent years been the target of federal fraud and abuse enforcement actions.

The metaverse, regarded by many as the next frontier in digital commerce, does not, on its surface, appear to offer many benefits to an industry with a core mission of providing a physical space for guests to use and occupy. However, there are many opportunities that the metaverse may offer.

Headlines that Matter for Privacy and Data Security