With the 2024 election cycle underway, it is important for exempt organizations to understand and comply with relevant restrictions on political campaign activities to safeguard their tax-exempt status and avoid triggering excise tax penalties.
On March 7, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered the keynote remarks at the American Bar Association’s (ABA) 39th National Institute on White Collar Crime.
Ralph V. De Martino, Cavas S. Pavri, Johnathan C. Duncan, Marc E. Rivera, Alex Garel-Frantzen, Cody C. Boender, Jeffrey J. Kennedy, Emily B. Lewis, Meera Gorjala
On March 6, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved new rules requiring public companies to disclose extensive climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports.
On March 1, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced finalized amendments to the Clean Air Act’s Risk Management Program (RMP) through the Safer Communities by Chemical Accident Prevention Rule (Final Rule).
Allegations of defamation and conspiracy to defame alone are insufficient to establish the crime-fraud exception and defeat the attorney-client privilege, the Illinois Appellate Court recently held.
The world of music often sees as much drama in the courtroom as on the stage. One fight that frequently results in protracted, expensive, and bitter legal disputes is over ownership of a band or group name.
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Jon K. Jurva, Brittany H. Sokoloff, William P. Ziegelmueller, Patricia A. Pileggi, Marissa Rael, Matthew W. Kulju
On February 13, the US Department of the Treasury’s (USDT) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM).
A federal court recently ruled that the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is unconstitutional.
At common law, assets held by charitable nonprofit organizations are generally understood to be held by such organizations in trust for public benefit. See A. Curreri, Charitable Trusts Definitions and History—Purpose—Beneficiaries—Cy Pres Doctrine, 9 St. John’s L. Rev. 114 (Dec. 1934).
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that proposes to ban post-termination noncompetition covenants between employers and employees.
In the latest installment of Five Questions, Five Answers, host Birgit Matthiesen is joined by International Trade & Investment Associate Jessica DiPietro for a deep dive into the complex world of aluminum extrusions.
A Texas federal judge recently permitted an environmental, social, and governance- (ESG) related Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) case filed by an airline pilot against his employer and its benefits plan to proceed into discovery.
Cameron Custard, D. Reed Freeman Jr., Sean W. Glynn, David P. Grosso, Shira Helstrom, Dan Jasnow, Thorne Maginnis, Henry Morris, Jr., Brian D. Schneider
As 2024 gets underway, the nonprofit sector will continue to face new challenges in addition to grappling with ongoing challenges that continue to impact the sector.
Thomas M. Crispi, Michelle Mancino Marsh, Matthew R. Mills, Katia Asche, Lynn R. Fiorentino, Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
With 2024 underway, ArentFox Schiff highlights 10 of the most pressing legal issues facing the consumer products industry this year.
If your imported product contains an aluminum extrusion part or a part that includes extruded aluminum, it may be subject to additional duties effective March 11, 2024. Here’s what you need to know.
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One of the recent efforts to promote the circular economy has included Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws that give manufacturers responsibility for managing the waste associated with their products beyond the point of sale.
On February 21, Superintendent Adrienne A. Harris of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) unveiled a proposed regulation, 11 NYCRR 38.
The Biden Administration’s embrace of a “whole of government” approach to address environmental justice (EJ) issues occasioned litigation across the country.
In a victory for whistleblowers, a unanimous US Supreme Court has held that a whistleblower invoking the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C. §1514A(a) (SOX) is not required to prove that his or her employer acted with “retaliatory intent.”
Following a marked increase in impersonation attempts using artificial intelligence (AI) – of both real and fictitious individuals – the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking public comments on proposed changes to a recently finalized Trade Regulation Rule on Impersonation of Government and Businesses (Impersonation Regulation).
Earlier this month, the US District Court for the District of Oregon issued a declaratory judgment invalidating a key component of the Oregon Drug Price Transparency Program.
The Corporate Transparency Act will now require certain entities to register with FinCEN.
The Massachusetts Wage Act (MA Wage Act) is one of the most punitive wage payment laws in the country.