3/6/2026 12:25:21 AM SDNY Opens a New Door to Early Conditional Corporate Declinations By Eric Bruce Daniel Cendan Timothy Howard Jennifer Loeb Kimberly Zelnick Alessandra Scalise Keian Razipour Agnes Enochs +5 more... Show less On February 24, 2024, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY) announced its new Corporate...
3/3/2026 9:54:57 PM Federal Court Strikes Down Texas Anti-ESG Law: A Bellwether for the Fate of Similar Laws in Other States? By David Livshiz Elizabeth Bieber Elvira Sihvola Jennifer King Monica Davis +2 more... Show less On February 3, 2026, a federal district court in Texas invalidated Texas Senate Bill 13 (SB 13), which was designed to restrict state...
3/2/2026 11:18:43 PM DOJ and EEOC Escalate Enforcement Against Corporate DEI Programs By Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Elizabeth Bieber Grace Brody Sasha Kudler Cali Sullivan Youssef Osman +4 more... Show less When President Trump signed his Executive Orders targeting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices in January 2025,...
2/27/2026 3:41:42 PM Privacy Whistleblowers Eligible for Significant Awards and Protections Under Proposed California Bill By Brock Dahl Timothy Howard Megan Kayo Nema Milaninia Matthew Johnson +2 more... Show less The already demanding compliance landscape created by the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and California’s ever-expanding...
2/26/2026 5:17:33 PM Forum Non Conveniens: Can You Move a US Lawsuit to Your Home Country? By Timothy Harkness Rob McCallum Peter Linken Isobel Blakeway-Phillips +1 more... Show less US courts are a magnet for global disputes. With potentially expansive jurisdictional rules, broad discovery, and the potential for...
2/25/2026 8:28:59 PM SEC's 2026 Enforcement Manual Codifies Wells Process, Cooperation Credit, and Waivers—Balancing Transparency with Flexibility By Melissa Hodgman The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its first Enforcement Manual update since 2017 on February 2026. The update...
2/25/2026 7:52:35 PM Second Circuit Rejects Attempt to Limit Appellate Review of Judgment on Arbitral Award By Thomas Walsh Peter Linken May a party contractually eliminate appellate review of a judgment on an arbitral award? The Second Circuit recently addressed that...
2/24/2026 7:59:26 PM Recent Decision: Mere Knowledge of Potential Aid to Terrorists Does Not Plead an ATA Direct Liability Claim By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Daniella Apodaca A new ruling out of the Eastern District of New York continues the drumbeat of decisions finding that the terroristic intent needed to...
2/19/2026 9:34:51 PM A Trial That Went Forward: What the Corsa Coal Case Reveals About Today’s FCPA Enforcement By Eric Bruce Daniel Cendan Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard Justin Simeone Ian Maurer +3 more... Show less On February 18, 2026, consistent with our warnings that Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement had not disappeared—just...
2/19/2026 7:34:07 PM A Primer for Global Companies About Starting a US Lawsuit By Timothy Harkness Rob McCallum Frances Rodriguez Paloma Palmer +1 more... Show less The US legal system is home to some of the world’s most sophisticated commercial courts. For any international company, understanding...
2/19/2026 4:04:05 PM Don’t Get Lost in Translation: Six US Contract Law Principles Non-US Companies Should Know By Lauren Kaplin Rebecca Berman This post is the second installment in a series that aims to demystify US contract law for global companies, covering six key...
2/17/2026 9:41:21 PM Lessons from One Year of False Claims Act Enforcement Under the Trump Administration By Stephanie Brown Cripps Austin Evers David Livshiz Jennifer Loeb Nabeel Yousef Nathan Castellano Jacob Johnston +4 more... Show less On 16 January 2026, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that False Claims Act (FCA) recoveries in fiscal year 2025 were highest...
2/17/2026 3:17:23 PM Your AI Chatbot is Not Your Lawyer: AI Privilege Issues in Litigation By Kimberly Zelnick Timothy Howard Timothy Harkness Alessandra Scalise Robert Barton Isobel Blakeway-Phillips +3 more... Show less Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a notable decision from the bench last week,...
2/13/2026 8:56:49 PM What comes next if SCOTUS strikes down Trump’s tariffs? By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Ian Allen Rashi Narayan +1 more... Show less If the US Supreme Court (SCOTUS, or the Court) strikes down President Trump’s tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic...
2/12/2026 2:53:42 PM Cross-Border Structures in High-Risk Jurisdictions: What New ATA Allegations Signal for Multinational Entities and Executives By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Nichole Chen Miguel Serrano Daniella Apodaca +2 more... Show less Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) exposure has surged over the past year, driven by the increase of Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) listings...
2/9/2026 9:13:27 PM 2026 Enforcement Priority: Algorithmic Pricing By Ellen Rosenblum Austin Evers Beth George Jennifer Loeb Nina Frant Abdiel Lewis Rashi Narayan +4 more... Show less Regulators are making it clear that 2026 will be a big year for scrutiny of algorithmic pricing models, the use of personal data and...