Alexa K. RollinsAssociateKatten Websitewww.katten.comOrganization ProfileFull ProfileBlogwww.katten.com/insightsConnectEmailTwitterLinkedIn312-902-5690 Professional Biography Alexa Rollins is an associate in the Mergers and Acquisitions practice. More Legal and Business Bylines From Alexa K. Rollins CARB - Enforcement Advisory - (Posted On Thursday, December 04, 2025) CARB Releases Preliminary List of Covered Entities for SB 253 and SB 261 - (Posted On Tuesday, September 30, 2025) California Issues FAQs on Corporate GHG Reporting and Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements - (Posted On Thursday, July 17, 2025) SEC Division of Corporation Finance Expands Confidential Review Accommodations for Draft Registration Statements - (Posted On Monday, March 10, 2025) SEC Accelerates Beneficial Ownership Filing Deadlines but Holds Off on Other Changes - (Posted On Tuesday, November 07, 2023) California Passes Two Climate Disclosure Laws That Will Require Unique, Public Reporting of Carbon Emissions and Climate Risk - (Posted On Tuesday, September 26, 2023) SEC Staff Releases Sample Comment Letter on Securities Offerings During Periods of Market and Price Volatility - (Posted On Friday, February 12, 2021) Current Legal Analysis Federal Circuit Rejects Penumbra’s “Ministerial” Test for Provisional Prior-Art Dates by: Kyle W. Kellar Cross-Border Catch-Up: Conducting Effective Global Workplace Investigations, Part 1 [Podcast] by: Patty Shapiro , Kaitlin M. Thompson Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Signs Protecting Chicagoans’ Clean Water, Clean Air, Energy Affordability, and Quality of Life Executive Order by: Daniel Farris , Leighton B. R. Allen EU Packaging and Packaging Waste Regulation Begins to Apply August 12, 2026; Public Comment Opportunities Underway by: L. Claire Hansen , Max L. Moseley, MSc Gerrymander Wars: Outlook for the 2026 Midterm House Elections by: Maggi Lazarus , Matthew E. Morgan What NYC Co-op and Condo Boards Need to Know About Corporate Transparency Act Exemptions by: Dean M. Roberts This Week in 340B: July 27 – August 10, 2026 by: Emily J. Cook , Reuben Bank Bill Introduced into House Would Require Allergen Labeling for Gluten-containing Grains by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman China’s Supreme People’s Court Clarifies That Seed Sales After Variety Right Expiration Can Still Constitute Infringement Where Production Occurred During the Protection Period by: Aaron Wininger Federal Circuit Pulls the Plug on Injunction Over Claim Construction Error by: Adam Baker Goodbye EEO-1 Reports? EEOC Proposes Rolling Back Certain Workforce Data Requirements, but Employer Obligations Remain by: Laura A. Mitchell , Christopher T. Patrick New EPA Draft Guidance on PFAS in Biosolids Downplays Risks but Indicates PFAS are Still at the Forefront of the EPA’s Regulatory Agenda by: Joe Beletti-Naccarato , Matthew Lite AI Note-Taking Tools, Silent Recording, and the Consent Problem: What the Granola Class Action Means for Companies Building and Deploying Conversation Capture Tools by: Brian J. McGinnis , Mariana Renke LWDA Reworks Proposed PAGA Regulations by: Scott P. Jang , Andrea F. Oxman Withdrawal Liability: Contesting Assessments Remains Uphill Battle as Ninth Circuit Affirms Funding Rate-Based Recalculation by: Robert R. Perry , David M. Pixley Upcoming Events Sep 14-16 2026 Private Wealth Management Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 17-18 2026 Chief Litigation Officer Summit by Marcus Evans Sep 17-18 2026 IP Law Summit by Marcus Evans Oct 19-20 2026 IP Law Europe Summit by Marcus Evans Print