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Adapting to and Getting Ahead of Changes in Antitrust and Other Regulatory Demands in 2025 and Beyond

Redgrave LLP on 8/19/2025

Seismic shifts in the legal and regulatory landscape are underway, driven by evolving federal policy, shifting state priorities, and the rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) and other emerging technologies. These...more

T-Mobile Buys UScelluar After Clearing Antitrust Review

Mogin Law LLP on 8/6/2025

The U.S. wireless market consolidated a bit more on Aug. 1 when T-Mobile US, Inc. completed its acquisition of UScellular’s wireless operations. The deal went through after receiving antitrust clearance from the Department of...more

Paramount–Skydance Merger Advances Amid Political Intrigue

Mogin Law LLP on 7/18/2025

The media industry is on the precipice of another landmark deal as Paramount Global and Skydance Media inch closer toward their highly anticipated merger. This deal, which would unite one of Hollywood’s most storied studios...more

Cybersecurity in the First 100 Days

WilmerHale on 5/2/2025

This week, the Trump Administration reached the 100-day mark—a significant milestone in any presidential term wherein key administrative priorities and objectives are promulgated. Perhaps unsurprisingly, cybersecurity stands...more

Distilling the Latest DEI Developments: Understanding Recent Federal Guidance and the Significance of the “Reverse” Discrimination...

Tucker Arensberg, P.C. on 3/28/2025

On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order, titled “Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity,” aimed at ending illegal Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives and...more

Wisconsin v. Bell and What’s Next for FCA Enforcement

Troutman Pepper Locke on 3/19/2025

2025 is already shaping up to be an active year for False Claims Act (FCA) litigation. With the recent announcements of executive orders that may expand the FCA as an enforcement tool, as discussed in a recent Troutman Pepper...more

FCC issues consumer alert on “grandparent scam” robocalls targeting the elderly

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2025

On March 7, the FCC issued a consumer alert about “grandparent scam” robocalls targeting elderly individuals. The alert highlighted various tactics used in the scams, including using the personal information of real people,...more

Supreme Court Confirms That the Federal Claims Act Applies to the FCC's E-rate Program

Mintz - Technology, Communications & Media... on 2/27/2025

Last Friday, in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, the Supreme Court unanimously held that requests for funding from the FCC’s E-rate program are “claims” for purposes of the False Claims Act (FCA), settling...more

Supreme Court Clarifies “Claim” Definition Under False Claims Act

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 2/24/2025

In Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Heath, the Supreme Court clarified the definition of “claim” under the FCA. The case resolves a split between the Fifth and Seventh Circuits on whether a request for...more

The Supreme Court Update - February 21, 2025

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/24/2025

The Supreme Court of the United States issued three decisions today: Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. United States, ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127: This case considers whether reimbursement requests submitted to the Federal...more

Data Privacy Week 2025: The Future of Privacy Law

Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP on 1/31/2025

Welcome back to the last installment of our three-part series for Data Privacy Week. We previously discussed the foundations of data privacy law and the current state of privacy landscape for companies, and we will now turn...more

Taking Stock of the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Freeze

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/27/2025

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued a Presidential memorandum entitled Regulatory Freeze Pending Review (Freeze Order). This action is unsurprising, as previous Presidents have consistently issued similar memoranda at...more

FCC Approvals on Upcoming Mergers and Acquisitions

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/7/2025

Under Republican administrations, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has historically taken a more permissive approach to approving mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions involving companies that hold FCC...more

Federal Cybersecurity Policy in 2025: What to Watch in Changing Times

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/7/2025

Last year we made some predictions about 2024’s cyber landscape and major issues. Several proved prescient, with incident reporting, CISO scrutiny, SEC aggression, and new regulation of various sectors taking shape as the...more

True Facts About False Claims: MoFo's FCA Newsletter - October 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/31/2024

Designed for busy in-house counsel and compliance professionals, this newsletter seeks to bring you up to speed on key federal and state False Claims Act (FCA) developments, with links to primary resources. Each quarter, we...more

Wisconsin Bell: Testing the Elasticity of False Claims Act’s Scope

McCarter & English Blog: Government Contracts... on 10/24/2024

Just how broad is the scope of the False Claims Act (FCA)? That is the basic question posed in Wisconsin Bell, Inc. v. U.S. ex rel. Heath, No. 23-1127. Put more directly, the case addresses whether reimbursement requests...more

Federal Agencies Increase Focus on Pricing Enforcement

Venable LLP on 9/20/2024

Last month, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly hosted a public meeting of the interagency “Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Business Practices.” The meeting was a continuation of...more

Akin Intelligence - July 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/3/2024

Welcome to the July edition of Akin Intelligence. This month, United States agencies released several key pieces of artificial intelligence (AI) guidance, including patent eligibility guidance from the United States Patent...more

The Inaugural Meeting of the White House’s Pricing Strike Force Focuses on Healthcare, Groceries, and Junk Fees

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 8/22/2024

The Biden Administration recently convened the first meeting of its Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), an interagency initiative announced in March 2024 to “root out and stop illegal corporate behavior...more

Inaugural Strike Force Meeting Signals Broad Cross-Agency Focus on Pricing

Morgan Lewis on 8/19/2024

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on August 1, 2024 co-hosted the first public meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), formed by President Joseph Biden...more

The First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing: What Happened and What’s Next

BakerHostetler on 8/12/2024

On August 1, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) virtually cohosted the first public meeting of the multiagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing (Strike Force), focused on antitrust...more

FTC and DOJ Host First Public Meeting of the Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing

Alston & Bird on 8/7/2024

At its first public meeting, the federal interagency Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing signaled a priority of lowering U.S. retail prices. Our Antitrust Team highlights what businesses should know going forward....more

Beware: Multi-Agency Pricing Task Force

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 8/6/2024

Arising out of a March 2024 meeting of the White House Competition Council, President Biden announced the launch of a Strike Force on Unfair and Illegal Pricing designed "to strengthen interagency efforts to root out and stop...more

Right To Know - July 2024, Vol. 19

Clark Hill PLC on 7/16/2024

Cyber, Privacy, and Technology Report - Welcome to your monthly rundown of all things cyber, privacy, and technology, where we highlight all the happenings you may have missed....more

Commerce Issues First-Ever ICTS “Final Determination” Banning Kaspersky Cybersecurity Products

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/16/2024

On June 24, 2024, the Commerce Department published a Final Determination under its Information and Communications Technology and Services (ICTS) authorities. The determination prohibits the Russian-controlled cybersecurity...more

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