From the outset of his current term in office, President Trump has made it a signature policy objective to target and dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion (“DEI”) and so-called “gender ideology” in both the public and...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more
Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days.
Each session offers...more
7/3/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cartels ,
CIPA ,
Climate Change ,
Contract Termination ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Digital Health ,
Disparate Impact ,
Diversity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Maritime Transport ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Section 301 ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Shipping ,
Superfund ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wiretapping
From time to time, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) has established initiatives, task forces, or strike teams to advance its enforcement priorities. In recent years, DOJ has announced a Procurement Collusion Strike Force, a...more
5/29/2025
/ Civil Rights Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Educational Institutions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Trump Administration ,
Universities ,
Whistleblowers
One of the more attention-grabbing aspects of Executive Order (“EO”) 14173, “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” is the specter of False Claims Act (“FCA”) liability for federal contractors...more