John SwallowThe National Law Review's Guest Contributors - NLR Professional Biography John Swallow served as Utah’s 20th Attorney General and, before that, was Utah’s Chief Civil Deputy Attorney General for three years, overseeing seven divisions and all litigation involving the State of Utah. More Legal and Business Bylines From John Swallow The Rule of Law Cannot Work in Reverse - (Posted On Tuesday, May 05, 2026) Current Legal Analysis Federal Circuit Reminder: Winning a MAC Award Doesn’t Make You an “Interested Party” to Challenge Someone Else’s Contract by: Aron C. Beezley , Patrick R. Quigley DOL Scraps Plan to Eliminate 450+ FLSA Interpretive Regulations by: Justin R. Barnes , Jeffrey W. Brecher FDA Issues Final Rule on Salt Substitutes in Standardized Foods by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Company Sued Over ‘Sugar-Free’ Beverages Due to Sugar from Lactose by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Allocating Risk in Volatile Energy Markets- Material Adverse Change (MAC) in Upstream Oil & Gas M&A by: Simon Collier , Scott Loader Draft Citizen Petition Requests Warning on Raw-Milk Cheese by: TSCA at Keller and Heckman Financing Oil and Gas Projects: A Changing Capital Landscape by: Alexandra B. Cunningham FDA Launches Nationwide Recruitment Effort for Advisory Committees by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman Pay Transparency Reminder: Are Your Job Postings Current? by: Laura A. Mitchell Game Changer: New Exceptions to California’s Clawback (Stay-or-Pay) Law by: David Jacobs , Jennifer L. Nutter DOWN AGAIN!: TCPA Class Actions in August Were Narrowly Down From 2025 For the Third Month in a Row by: Eric J. Troutman California Signs Landmark New AI Workplace Laws on Termination, Layoffs and Surveillance by: Dimiana Saad FDA Releases 2025 CORE-EP Annual Report by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman CFTC Draws the Line Between Event Contracts and “Casino-Style Gambling Products” by: Daniel J. Davis , Matthew F. Kluchenek Likelihood of Confusion Surveys: Choosing the Right Approach for Trademark Cases by: Trudy Horsting, PhD Upcoming Events Oct 19-20 2026 IP Law Europe Summit by Marcus Evans Oct 19-20 2026 European Corporate Counsel Summit by Marcus Evans Oct 28-29 2026 Future Lawyer USA Oct 13 2026 Different Policies, Different Views: Dynamics of Negotiating Among Insurance Towers Print