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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Takeaways From ACI’s State Regulators Roundtable on PFAS Regulation, Compliance and Litigation

On May 29, 2025, David Quigley (head of Akin’s Environment & Natural Resources Section) led a discussion among Katrina Kessler (Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency), Susanne Miller (Bureau Director, Maine...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – June 2025

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New Department of Defense Policy Memo Imposes Sweeping Restrictions on Consulting, Management, Advisory Services, and Contractor Utilization - The Department of Defense (DoD) has issued a significant policy memorandum “to...more

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Norwegian Consumer Authority Publishes Five Tips for 2025 Transparency Act Reporting

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The Norwegian Transparency Act requires subject companies to publicly report on the human rights due diligence they must carry out under the Act. These reports must be published every year, by June 30. With the 2025 reporting...more

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FDA Issues Two Guidances For the Device Q-Sub Process

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CDRH and CBER Release Final Guidance for the Q-Submission Program and Draft Guidance for PreSTAR - On May 29, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 202

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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UK Cross-Government Review of Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement

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On 15 May 2025, the UK government published a policy paper summarising findings from a cross-government review of sanctions implementation and enforcement. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office led the review in...more

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Stormwater Enforcement: Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment and La Plata County Mining Operator Enter into...

The Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment (“Department”) and Sunrise Mining, LLC (“Sunrise”) entered into a May 14th Compliance Order on Consent (“CO”) addressing an alleged violation of the Colorado Stormwater...more

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Key Compliance Tips on How to Respond to Information Requests From OFSI

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On 8 May 2025, the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) of HM Treasury published a penalty notice regarding a breach of financial sanctions by a UK registered company—Svarog Shipping & Trading...more

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Client Alert: 2025 Legislative Changes for CCRCs

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House Bill 938 was passed in the Maryland legislature and signed by the Governor into law on May 6, 2025. This bill requires the appointment of an alternate subscriber (resident) to the governing body of a continuing care...more

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FMCSA Announces 18 Proposed Rule Changes Affecting the Trucking Industry

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This week, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) announced a slew of proposed rule changes—18 in all—designed to streamline operations, reduce unnecessary paperwork, and align regulations with modern...more

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ANP Approves Precedent Statements on Integrity Management in Exploration and Production Units

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On May 15, 2025, the Board of Directors of the National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”) approved precedent statements on integrity management in exploration and production units, with the aim of...more

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Five Reasons Experience is Essential to Obtain Money Transmission Licenses

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In the fast-paced world of business consulting, when it comes to choosing a consultant to secure money transmission licenses, experience offers significant advantages...more

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Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Federal Fraud Statutes in Connection with False DBE Reporting on Federally Funded Projects

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Share on Twitter Share by Email Share Back to top On May 22, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant decision in Kousisis v. United States, affirming a six-year prison sentence for a contractor convicted of federal...more

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Brasília em Pauta – Edição Nº 201

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Prezados e prezadas, O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de...more

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CFTC Releases Guidance On Registered Non-U.S. Swap Entities Using Substituted Compliance

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On May 20, 2025, two divisions within the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) — the Market Participants Division (“MPD”) and the Enforcement Division (“DOE”) — released procedures providing guidance on how the...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

‘I Really Wanted to Stay’: Amid Success, Regrets, OHRP’s Kaneshiro Hopes Agency Will Be Rebuilt

When Jerry Menikoff retired at the end of 2022 after leading the HHS Office for Human Research Protections (OHRP) for 14 years, he left behind an agency limping along with 20 employees, less than half of what it needed. For...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Restoring Gold Standard Science (Trump EO Tracker)

Orders the Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP Director) to issue guidance for agencies on implementation of “Gold Standard Science” in the conduct and management of their respective scientific...more

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Exam Time: Understanding Exam Ratings

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It is inevitable that your Money Service Business (MSB) will eventually receive a much-anticipated (or in some instances, much-dreaded) Exam Engagement letter from one or more states. MSBs licensed in 40 or more states meet...more

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Surprise, Surprise: FDA Announces Plans to Increase Number of Unannounced Inspections at Foreign Manufacturing Facilities

In their song, “Surprise, Surprise,” the Rolling Stones lamented about being caught off guard by a disappointing relationship. Sixty years later, foreign manufacturers may face the surprise of an unannounced inspection by the...more

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Government Issues Nonenforcement Statement on Mental Health Parity Rules

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The government recently stated that it will delay enforcement of the 2024 final rules on the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA). (Our previous alert regarding the 2024 final rules can be found here.) This...more

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Department of Energy Announces Initiative to Review the Agency's Federal Awards

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On May 15, 2025, the Secretary of the Department of Energy (DOE), Chris Wright, issued a memo entitled “Secretarial Policy on Ensuring Responsibility for Financial Assistance” in which Secretary Wright announced DOE’s intent...more

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10 Critical Facts for Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Contractors Facing Suspension or Debarment

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The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), is cracking down on procurement fraud and contract fraud. It has recently issued multiple referrals for suspension or debarment, and it is targeting not only prime vendors, but...more

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Quebec’s French language requirements for commerce and business: reform of the Charter of the French language

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This article provides an overview of French language requirements in Quebec for commerce and business under the Charter of the French language (RLRQ c. C-11) (the French Charter) and the Regulation respecting the language of...more

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Transatlantic AI Governance – Strategic Implications for U.S. — EU Compliance

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Introduction: The Global Race Towards AI Governance Takes Different Paths- As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform global markets, the European Union and the United States are advancing regulatory...more

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DCSA Updates SF-328 for Cleared US Government Contractors and Academic Institutions

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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced the approval of updates made to the Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests, or Standard Form (SF) 328, on May 7, 2025. This revised form requires more...more

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