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In the inaugural episode of Corporate Corner, hosts Scott Adamson and William D’Angelo speak with AFS Partner Adam Diederich to discuss the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), which will take effect in 2024.

ArentFox Schiff secured an important victory for Azurity Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in a Lanham Act false advertising lawsuit against compounding pharmacy Edge Pharma, LLC.

Pixels are the new cookies. Here we go again. The Federal Trade Commission is continuing its assault on trackers with its latest enforcement actions against GoodRx Inc. and BetterHelp Inc.

In USA v. Patel et al., US District Court Judge Victor A. Bolden granted the defendants’ motion for acquittal in a criminal prosecution alleging six current and former aerospace executives were involved in an illegal conspiracy.

For decades, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and criminal prosecutors have pursued claims for insider trading in securities by persons who learn material nonpublic information about clinical drug trials.

Canada joins a number of major trading partners taking a stronger stance on forced labor after passing legislation known as Bill S-211, An Act to Enact Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains and to Amend Customs Tariff, on May 3, 2023.

In a case involving government contracts, the Fourth Circuit held that a company could proceed with its claims against three former employees for actions they took as employees – through their newly formed company - to pursue the same contract the company was pursuing.

In another pro-employee decision, the National Labor Relations Board (Board) has held that the familiar Wright Line standard no longer governs cases involving employees disciplined for engaging in offensive or abusive conduct while participating in activities that Section 7 of the NLRA protects.

Chairman Anthony V. Lupo was featured in Vogue Business on the use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in the fashion industry.

Effective April 26, 2023, the Michigan Sales and Use Tax Acts were amended so that most delivery and installation charges are no longer subject to sales and use taxes in Michigan.

In recent years, “sustainability” has gone from being a niche product approaching, in some quarters, a religion. Few would argue with the proposition that issues like climate- and carbon-neutrality and recyclability have become mainstream consumer issues across the United States.

The ArentFox Schiff team led by Christopher S. Schultz and Jasjit S. Vidwan successfully invalidated all challenged claims of three patents asserted against our client Viken Detection Corp.

Partners Michelle Cooke and Elizabeth Cohen were quoted on the potential for the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to require more detailed information about NFT trademarks as the NFT space becomes more crowded.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Jon Bouker, Government Relations practice co-leader and AFS Pro Bono Committee co-chair, has been recognized with the DC Bar’s 2023 William J. Brennan Jr. Award for his tireless advocacy for access to justice.

Health Care Counsel Gayland Hethcoat will present at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ (CSHA) 2023 Annual Meeting and Spring Seminar on May 5.

On April 23, 2023, the US Supreme Court denied a petition for certiorari filed by Stephen Thaler, following the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s finding that Thaler’s artificial intelligence system — DABUS – could not be considered an “inventor” under the Patent Act.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Throughout 2021 and 2022, states have been seeking to include or have successfully included medical respite to Medicaid 1115 waivers. These experimental Medicaid-reimbursed programs are reviewed and approved by the Secretary of Health and Human Services to promote the objectives of Medicaid.

In a recent decision, the US District Court for the District of Utah granted United Healthcare’s (UHC) motion for summary judgment on the plaintiff’s facial and as-applied claims under the Mental Health Parity Act.

Fred Weber will present at the Waukesha County Community Foundation on May 4, 2023.

ArentFox Schiff Private Clients, Trust & Estates Group hosted part one of our Family Office University Event Series on May 3, 2023.

Sarah Severson will present at the Chicago Family Office Forum on May 3, 2023.

The “Chevron doctrine,” meaning whether courts should defer to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes they administer, has been viewed as a key underpinning of the modern regulatory state.

This has been a banner year for employee-friendly legislation in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

On April 24, 2023, the Illinois Supreme Court announced an amended rule permitting service of summons through electronic means of communication. The new rule, effective immediately, clarifies the procedure for using this alternative means of service.