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Trade Groups Urge Congress to Address GENIUS Act Loopholes

by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal & Mehul N. Madia

Trump to Nominate Stephen Miran to Federal Reserve Board of Governors

by: A.J. S. Dhaliwal & Mehul N. Madia

HIDING THE TRUTH?: Co-Defendant in Aaron Michael Jones Robocall Case is Sanctioned for Deleting WhatsApp Messages

by: Eric J. Troutman

Privacy Tip #455 – Match Group Settles with FTC Over Deceptive Advertising

by: Linn F. Freedman

Law Enforcement Disrupts BlackSuit (Royal) Gang

by: Linn F. Freedman

Big Law Redefined: Immigration Insights Episode 15 | Tariffs, International Trade, and Immigration: Discussing the New Era of U.S. Import Policy [Podcast]

by: Kate Kalmykov & Laura Siegel Rabinowitz

New Executive Order Seeks to Facilitate Alternative Investments in 401(k) Plans

by: Brian T. Gallagher & Katina K. Gorman

Tariffs and Your Contracts: Why do Delivery Terms Matter?

by: Kathleen E. Wegrzyn & Jennifer H. Wang

DOJ Antitrust Division Establishes Whistleblower Rewards Program

by: E. John Steren & Patricia M. Wagner

EPA’s Proposed Repeal of the 2009 Endangerment Finding: Unexpected Arguments and Implications for Industrial Sources [Video]

by: Jeffrey R. Holmstead & Brittany M. Pemberton

NIH Committed Unlawful Impoundment—GAO Decision Finds NIH's Withholding of Grant Funds Violated Impoundment Control Act–Implications for Federal Grantees

by: Sheila A. Armstrong & Katherine L. Hinson

We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: ESG, Cryptocurrency, and Alternative Asset Investments in 401(k) Plans, Oh My!

by: Cassandra Labbees & Heather Stone Fletcher

What Capacity Is Your Capacity In?

by: Daniel E. Tranen & James K. Thurston

The Silent Shatter: What Quiet Cracking Means for Your Workplace

by: Nathanael E. Wright

Big Bankruptcy News: 4th Circuit Backs Texas Two-Step and Creates Circuit Split with 3rd Circuit

by: John Bitetto

Proposed TRUTH in Labeling Act Would Mandate FOP Labeling

by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman

Ten Minute Interview: Program-Related Investments [Video]

by: Brian L. Lucareli & Jason J. Kohout

Collateral Estoppel Remains Inapplicable to Unchallenged IPR Claims

by: Courtney Seams

The Future of DEI Programs for Private Employers: DEI-D in the Water?

by: Diana N. Evans & Anne R. Yuengert

GAO Issues a New Bid Protest Pleading Standard

by: Patrick R. Quigley & Aron C. Beezley

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Litigation finance is a billion dollar industry

Market Perspective: What Is the True Size of The Commercial Litigation Funding Industry?

by: William Weisman

Opponents of commercial litigation funding routinely invoke the supposed “$16 billion” size of the industry as a bogeyman to justify special-purpose, punitive regulation, relying on a cherry-picked assets under management (AUM) figure to dramatically overstate the industry’s footprint and portray it as a major asset class.

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DOL’s FLSA and FMLA Self-Audit Program Relaunched

by: Ryan Glasgow & Elizabeth King

The U.S. Department of Labor (“DOL”) has relaunched a program that allows employers to resolve potential wage and hour violations through a self-audit. The program was popular under the first Trump administration but was then eliminated in 2021 under the Biden administration.

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pollution in New Jersey that Dupont is responsible to remediate

Groundbreaking $2 Billion Environmental Settlement Makes History and Holds Polluters Accountable for Contamination in New Jersey

by: The National Law Review

Monday, August 4, the State of New Jersey announced a landmark settlement with DuPont and related companies (“DuPont Defendants”) valued at more than $2 billion, the largest environmental recovery for a single State – and one of the top-20 largest settlements of any kind – in U.S. history.

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Use Natural Intelligence Before Artificial Intelligence

by: Adam Sarote

Although AI risks can be prevented and mitigated, failure to govern and deploy a secure Artificial Intelligence system can result in significant fines.

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August 2025 Legal News: Law Firm News, Industry Awards and Recognition and Women in Law

by: The National Law Review

Thank you for reading The National Law Review’s legal news roundup, highlighting the latest law firm news! Please read below for the latest in law firm news and industry expansion, legal industry awards, recognition and women in the legal field.

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No second USCCIS H-1B lottery for FY2026

No Supplemental H-1B Cap Lottery for FY2026

by: Ian P. Band

USCIS announced that the Congressionally mandated number of H-1B petitions for both "regular" and "master's" categories has been met, and there will not be a supplemental lottery for FY2026. In prior years, USCIS has held at least one supplemental lottery, but not this year.

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IRS Issues Interim Guidance for Large Businesses

IRS Issues Interim Guidance to Improve Large Business & International Examination Process

by: Sharon Katz-Pearlman & Dylan Neves-Cox

On July 23, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS or the Service)’s Large Business & International Division (LB&I) issued “Interim Guidance on Reinforcing the Customer Focused, High Efficiency LB&I Examination Process,” which contains three modifications to existing IRS policies and procedures in l

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CISA + Partners Release Advisory on Scattered Spider

by: Linn F. Freedman

On July 29, 2025, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), along with the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Canadian Centre for Cyber Security, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Australian Cyber Security Centre’s Australian Signals Directorate, and the Australian Federal Police and National Cyber Se

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The Future of the CFPB Open Banking Rule Remains…Open

by: Roma Patel

On July 29, 2025, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stated in a legal briefing that it has decided to reconsider an agency rule “with a view to substantially revis[e] it and provid[e] a robust justification.” The federal district court hearing the case granted the motion, thus pausing the lawsuit for now.

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Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure Litigation Updates — August 2025

by: Jacob H. Hupart

There was a noteworthy development in the ongoing legal challenge to the SEC’s mandatory climate disclosure law, which is currently pending in the Eighth Circuit. Following the decision by the Trump administration SEC to cease efforts to defend the regulation, the court had directed the SEC to state “whether the Commission

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July 2025 Washington Sustainability Environmental Update

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — August 2025

by: John Lushetsky & R. Neal Martin

Sustainable Energy & Infrastructure M&A Activity — August 2025

by: Thomas R. Burton, III & Sahir Surmeli

Buyer Beware: Cybersecurity Compliance in M&A

by: Merle M. DeLancey Jr. & Samarth Barot

FTC Request for Information Regarding Gender Affirming Care

by: Kate Hardey & Stanley V. Polit

USDA Ramps Up Food Safety Strategy

by: Kate Hardey & Katy Pollitt

EPA Must Reconsider Developing ELGs for Seven Industries

by: Andrew J. Turner & Brian R. Levey

EPA Seeks Comment as It Reconsiders PCE Risk Management Rule

by: Lynn L. Bergeson & Carla N. Hutton

White House Charts New Course for Digital Asset Policy

by: Daniel J. Davis

United States: Going for Two! SEC Approves Multi-Crypto Asset ETP

by: Richard F. Kerr & Keri E. Riemer

DOJ Identifies Tariff Fraud as Enforcement Priority

by: Scott A. Resnik & Alan J. Brudner

New Texas Law Requires Storage of Electronic Health Records in U.S.

by: Julia K. Kadish & Michael D. Sutton

DOJ Releases DEI Guidance

by: Samia M. Kirmani & Michael D. Thomas

President Trump Sends Nomination for OCSPP Assistant Administrator to the Senate

by: James V. Aidala

United States Department of Justice Issues Guidance on DEI Policies (US)

by: Gabrielle Martin

Deadline Approaches for Comments on NASAA Proposed Model Franchise Broker Law

by: Jess A. Dance & Josh Goldberg

The Latest Changes to Minnesota’s Earned Sick and Safe Time Statute

by: Gina K. Janeiro & Hadley M. Simonett

Trump Administration Proposes to Repeal 2009 Endangerment Finding

by: Kyle W. Danish & Arthur "A.J." Singletary

Bonus Depreciation and Fiber Optic Networks

by: Casey Lide & Jackson T. Cherner

A Business Owner’s Guide to Risk Management

by: Financial Poise Faculty

When IP Meets Bankruptcy: Navigating the Legal Crossroads

by: Joshua L. Gablin

FDA Releases Tool for Toxicity Screening of Chemicals in Food

by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman

President’s Working Group Issues Report on Digital Financial Technology

by: Scott H. Kimpel

TALK TO A HUMAN OR PAY THE PRICE: Congress Proposes Call Center Bill Mandating AI and Location Disclosures

by: Blake Landis

Unlocking Savings: New Tax Breaks for Overtime and Tips – What Employers Need to Know

by: Andreas Mosby & Martha J. Zackin

California’s New AI Employment Regulations Are Set To Go Into Effect On October 1, 2025

by: Gregory W. Knopp & Jonathan P. Slowik

SAX Announces Minority Investment to Accelerate Strategic Growth

by: INSIDE Public Accounting

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Published: 14 August, 2025

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Published: 12 August, 2025

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Published: 11 August, 2025

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Published: 11 August, 2025

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Published: 8 August, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE OF ASSET SALE: CleanBay Renewables, Inc, and Its Several Subsidiaries

Published: 29 July, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE OF AUCTION OF ASSETS: Confidential Women’s Resort Wear Company

Published: 28 July, 2025

PUBLIC NOTICE OF UCC SALE: Harrisburg Hotel LLC

Published: 21 July, 2025

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Published: 18 July, 2025

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Published: 26 June, 2025

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GOP Megabill

Trump Sends Letters to Manufacturers Regarding Most-Favored-Nation Executive Order Requirements

by: Theresa C. Carnegie & Bridgette A. Keller

A New Executive Order Signals Administration’s Cybersecurity Priorities

by: Sarah S. Glover & Gregory J. Leighton

One Big Beautiful Bill: Estate and Gift Tax Exclusion and the Generation-Skipping Transfer Tax Exemption Increases to $15 Million

by: Haley D. DelVecchio & Christie R. Galinski

One Big Beautiful Bill Act – Employee Benefits Executive Compensation Updates/Changes

by: Michelle (Mickey) Bartlett & Christie R. Galinski

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TCPA Class Actions Challenge Companies for Not Scrubbing Against the FCC’s Reassigned Numbers Database

by: Rodney L. Lewis & Caitlin Martini Mika

From Confidential to Careless: The Case of the Unprotected Customer List

by: Jodi Benassi

Use of General Knowledge in IPR Petitions will No Longer Work

by: Ashley K. Justice

Claim Construction Misstep Undoes Injunction

by: Joshua Revilla

FDA in Flux — August 2025 Newsletter

by: Joanne S. Hawana & Benjamin M. Zegarelli

THE LONGEST DISTANCE: Class Counsel Always Need to Hold Their Breath When Seeking Their Big Pay Days– Here’s Why

by: Eric J. Troutman

BIFURCATION NATION: Another Court Bifurcates Discovery in a TCPA Class Action– That’s Great! But Also Let’s Make Sure We’re Doing This Right

by: Eric J. Troutman

Litigation Minute: A Year After Loper Bright: Lessons From a Legal Shake-Up

by: Varu Chilakamarri & David R. Fine

Commencing a State Court Commercial Receivership: A Comprehensive Guide

by: Joshua L. Gablin

Managing Medical Leave and Employee Health Issues: A Strategic Overview

by: Financial Poise Faculty

When Bankruptcy Meets Environmental Law

by: Financial Poise Faculty

Governance in Action: Navigating Boardroom Scenarios

by: Michele Schechter

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Artificial Intelligence News

AI Breakthrough Transforms Mammograms Into Predictive Tools

S1 E6: Dr. Connie Lehman on AI and the Future of Breast Cancer Prevention [Podcast]

by: Harry Sporidis & Marisa Campbell

Dr. Connie Lehman shares how Clairity’s FDA-approved Artificial Intelligence transforms mammograms to predict cancer risk, improve outcomes, and reduce health care c Read More

White House Unveils AI Strategy to Boost Innovation

Takeaways: America’s AI Action Plan for Global Technological Dominance

by: Jana S. Farmer & Jonathan E. Meer

Insurers Face New Coverage Risks in the Age of Generative AI

Imagining Coverage Litigation in the Age of Artificial Intelligence

by: Daniel E. Tranen

AI Governance Series, Part 4(B): Beyond Governance Theater — Building AI Controls That Function Under Pressure

by: Jason M. Loring & Andrew R. Lee

The White House Unveils Aggressive AI Export Strategy: What Businesses Need to Know

by: Guillermo S. Christensen & Scott J. Gelbman

The Keep Call Centers in America Act of 2025: What Financial Services Companies Need to Know

by: Joshua S. Lewis & Robin-Renee Keys

The AI-Enabled Insurance Defense Firm: A Strategic Roadmap for an Era of Disruption

by: Brian Kennel

USPTO Aims to Boost Patent Eligibility of AI and ML Inventions

by: Michael Fainberg

Integration Without Access: What Harvey’s Lexis Deal Really Delivers

by: Adrian Parlow

Inside the Legal Industry’s AI Arms Race

by: Eliya France

AI Governance Series, Part 4(A): Beyond Governance Theater — Building AI Controls That Function Under Pressure

by: Jason M. Loring & Andrew R. Lee

Trade Secrets: Now Even Your Dog Knows Them (Thanks, Remote Work & AI!)

by: Christopher W. Adams & Todd A. Ostomel

The Explainability Illusion: Why AI Transparency Requirements Miss the Point

by: Jason M. Loring

Rules for General-Purpose AI Models Under the AI Act Become Applicable

by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity

Is ChatGPT the New “WebMD” for Human Resources Professionals to Contend With?

by: Abby M. Warren

Training Artificial Intelligence and Employer Liability: Lessons from Schuster v. Scale AI

by: Naomi C. Friedman

Bipartisan AI Bill Reintroduced; Senate Challenges China Chip Reversal — AI: The Washington Report

by: Bruce D. Sokler & Alexander Hecht

Tasked with Troubling Content: AI Model Training and Workplace Implications

by: John M. O’Connor & Robert M. Travisano

Tennessee Data Privacy Law (TIPA) Effective July 1: Are You Prepared?

by: Erin Jane Illman & Brett Lawrence

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White House Updates

OBBBA Enhances QSBS Tax Savings for Investors

One Big Beautiful Bill Significantly Expands QSBS Benefits and Availability

by: Todd Hatcher & Jeffrey Ng

Trump Executive Order Attacks "De-banking" Practices

by: Jacob H. Hupart

A Hard Day’s Night for Renewable Energy Incentives

by: Jeffrey B. Tate & Samantha Overly

Budget Reconciliation Law Puts Beginning of Construction in the Spotlight

by: Mary Burke Baker & David J. Skillman

QOZ Planning Under the OBBBA

by: Kevin Matz

Amendments to Section 1202 Tax Exclusion for Sale of Qualified Small Business Stock Provide to Lift to Startups and Angel Investors

by: Gary J. Kocher

OBBBA’s Impact on Employee Benefit Plans, Programs, and Arrangements

by: Alden J. Bianchi & Jacob Mattinson

Overcomplicating Overtime: How Employers Need to Assess the One Big Beautiful Bill’s Overtime Tax Changes

by: Michael F. Ryan

The One, Big, Beautiful Bill Legislation – Key US Employer-Sponsored Employee Benefit Changes

by: Joseph P. Yonadi, Jr. & Michael A. Curto

Key Impacts the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Have on Business and Real Estate Transactions

by: Justin J. Wallace & P. Prestin Weidner

OBBB Enhances Opportunity Zones, Qualified Small Business Stock and Other Business Perks

by: Christie R. Galinski & Jeffrey L. Golds

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International Law News

Dubai Court of Cassation Overturns Decision of Court of Appeals

The Dubai Court of Cassation Confirms the Power of Arbitral Tribunals to Issue Anti-Suit Injunctions

by: Jennifer Paterson & Mohammad Rwashdeh

Australian Privacy Law – Reforms on Pause, or Something Entirely New Altogether?

by: Tanvi Mehta Krensel

Europe: UK FCA Plans to Streamline UK Sustainability Reporting

by: Kai Zhang & Andrew J. Massey

Recent Developments to UK EMIR Reporting Requirements

by: Carolyn H. Jackson & Ciara McBrien

Crude Realities: The Evolving Impact of UK and EU Sanctions

by: Mark Hunting & Robert Meade

Busted! Melbourne International Film Festival Director Subject to Urgent Interlocutory Injunction Over Moral Rights

by: Chris Round

EC Begins Public Consultation on Biotech Act

by: Lynn L. Bergeson & Carla N. Hutton

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Federal Law News

Key Updates on the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program

HRSA Issues 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program Guidance, Requests Comments

by: Emily J. Cook

Health Resources and Services Administration opens applications and public comment for the 340B rebate model pilot, with implementation starting January 1, 2026 Read More