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SEC Halts Substantive Review of Public Company Requests to Exclude Certain Shareholder Proposals Image

SEC Halts Substantive Review of Public Company Requests to Exclude Certain Shareholder Proposals

Chris O'Malley

A U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission decision to halt substantive review of public company requests to exclude certain shareholder proposals has investor groups concerned their voices will be diminished in U.S. corporate governance.

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The Emerging Regulatory Landscape of AI In the Hospitality Industry Image

The Emerging Regulatory Landscape of AI In the Hospitality Industry

Todd E. Soloway & Bryan T. Mohler

This article surveys the emerging regulatory and legal AI landscape and consider steps the hospitality industry stakeholders can take to safeguard against potential exposure as they consider adopting AI tools to drive improved performance.

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Proposed Regulation Would Ban Money Laundering As Pretext for Policing Banks’ Reputational Risk Image

Proposed Regulation Would Ban Money Laundering As Pretext for Policing Banks’ Reputational Risk

Dan Novak

The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, in its proposed rule, said that the “broad nature” of BSA and anti-money laundering supervision creates “a risk that BS/AML focused supervisory actions could indirectly address reputation risk.”

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Colorado Attorney General’s Office Finalizes Latest Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking Image

Colorado Attorney General’s Office Finalizes Latest Colorado Privacy Act Rulemaking

David Stauss & Shelby Dolen

On Oct. 9, 2025, the Colorado attorney general’s (AG) office announced final revisions to the proposed draft amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act (CPA) rules. This article provides background on the rulemaking and provide an overview of the revisions.

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FCC Regulatory Issues in Today’s M&A Media World Image

FCC Regulatory Issues in Today’s M&A Media World

Barry Skidelsky

We are in a frenzied time for merger and acquisition (M&A) activities for companies in the entertainment and communications industries. These are intricate endeavors, often involving fast-paced negotiations, complex due diligence and the navigation of multiple regulatory frameworks. Among these, compliance with FCC regulations represents a significant and frequently underestimated challenge in deals involving companies with FCC authorizations.

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Trends In Patent Policy and Enforcement Image

Trends In Patent Policy and Enforcement

Manny Caixeiro

The patent world is at a moment of change. A tremendous amount of thought, financial investment, and political capital is being devoted to transforming patents into assets that are central to the economy, international trade, and national defense. The incentives for obtaining and aggressively monetizing patents are increasing. In contrast, defending a patent litigation is becoming more difficult and the stakes are higher. Companies that take steps now to navigate these changes may be rewarded with significant competitive advantages.

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Keeping Up With Shifting SEC Priorities Image

Keeping Up With Shifting SEC Priorities

Courtney Quirós & Carissa Lavin

The best advice for SEC trend watchers might be summarized using the golf interjection, “fore!” The developments are happening so rapidly, one of the best things to do is to be aware that these shifts are incoming and stay alert to the changes.

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Impact and Cost of the ‘Overcriminalization’ of Individuals Image

Impact and Cost of the ‘Overcriminalization’ of Individuals

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan Sack

The financial and human cost on individuals of arguable “overcriminalization” is enormous, and defense counsel certainly wonder whether that damage can be justified in light of the ultimate legal outcomes of the white-collar dramas we witness.

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Insights from Acting Director Stewart’s Decisions on Discretionary Denial under the New Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management Image

Insights from Acting Director Stewart’s Decisions on Discretionary Denial under the New Interim Processes for PTAB Workload Management

Lea Speed & Dominic Rota

Just three months ago, Acting Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Coke Morgan Stewart rescinded existing guidelines governing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) discretion to deny petitions for inter partes review (IPR) and post-grant review (PGR) when parallel litigation is already pending in federal district court or the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). Acting Director Stewart replaced those guidelines with new interim processes that rely on the Director to issue decisions on patent owners’ requests for discretionary denials.

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When Sanctions Fail: The Ovsiannikov Case and Why Enhanced Due Diligence Must Become a Compliance Standard Image

When Sanctions Fail: The Ovsiannikov Case and Why Enhanced Due Diligence Must Become a Compliance Standard

Matt Winlaw

As geopolitical tensions escalate and global sanctions regimes become more aggressive, the Ovsiannikov case serves as a stark warning: checkbox compliance is no longer sufficient. EDD must become the operational standard — not just in banking, but across every sector involved in high-risk transactions.

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