With the continued absence of comprehensive federal privacy legislation after nearly 20 years of debate, state attorneys general (AGs) are increasingly asserting their role as primary regulators in the data privacy space. These…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Recent revisions to New Jersey law increase the so-called “mansion tax” for sales in excess of $2 million and shift the tax payment obligation to the seller. Governor Phil Murphy recently signed legislation making substantial…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
The US Department of Justice released new guidance for recipients of federal funding on July 29, 2025 intended to “clarif[y] the application of federal antidiscrimination laws to programs or initiatives that may involve…
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/ Civil Rights, Government Contracting, Labor & Employment Law
The substantive reforms contained within the Arbitration Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 24 February, will come into full force on 1 August 2025. The reforms will apply to all English-seated arbitrations commenced on or…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), International Law & Trade
In a relatively rare move, the US Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently issued an unfavorable Advisory Opinion (No. 25-08) (Opinion) reinforcing the agency’s expansive view of the…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
The European Union has provided updated guidance on the phased implementation of its long-anticipated Entry/Exit System (EES) and the European Travel Information and Authorisation System (ETIAS), both of which form part of a…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law, International Law & Trade
For California property owners that could potentially reduce their property taxes with a decline-in-value assessment appeal, the property tax assessment appeals for 2025 are due by either September 15 or December 1 depending on…
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/ Real Estate - Commercial, Taxation
Transfer pricing enforcement is undergoing significant changes in both the United States and Ireland, with the two jurisdictions actively moving in different directions. While the United States is experiencing internal resource…
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/ International Law & Trade, Taxation
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act takes a big step in the rare disease space by expanding the contours of the orphan drug exclusion, a once narrow exception that permitted manufacturers of rare disease drugs and biologics to be…
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/ Administrative Law, Health
Last week’s issuance of a request for information (RFI) in the Federal Register by the FDA and the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) marks the first step in the administration’s effort to address health concerns associated…
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/ Agriculture, Consumer Protection, Health
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) will use the Final Action Dates for Employment-Based Adjustment of Status Applications chart in August 2025. The Final Action Dates chart shows retrogression for some countries…
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/ Administrative Law, Immigration Law
Recent actions by the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) signal growing trade enforcement momentum across critical segments of the clean energy supply chain. Through a combination of new investigations and preliminary…
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/ Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
Our Morgan Lewis colleagues recently wrote on the US administration’s new artificial intelligence action plan, specifically as the plan seeks to foster innovation and expedite the development of AI data centers and the necessary…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
Over the last decade, sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) have emerged as influential and active players across a range of global asset classes. Most recently, the spotlight has turned to an unlikely but increasingly strategic…
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/ Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
The US Supreme Court in EPA v. Calumet Shreveport clarified where challenges to certain US Environmental Protection Agency actions under the Clean Air Act must be filed. The Court split the difference between competing…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law
