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Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – August 2025 # 2

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/20/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

Consumer Financial Services Bites of the Month - July 2025 #2

Hudson Cook, LLP on 7/31/2025

In this month's article, we share some of our top "bites" covered during the July 2025 webinar....more

Troutman Pepper Locke Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – July 2025 # 3

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/16/2025

To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week....more

MAHA Assessment: What Food and Chemical Stakeholders Need to Know

Beveridge & Diamond PC on 6/26/2025

When the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Commission unveiled its Make Our Children Healthy Again Assessment on May 22 (reissued May 28), it framed the document as a clarion call: U.S. regulators must combat childhood...more

Organic Pet Food Standards: USDA’s Rescission Proposal and What It Means for Producers

Husch Blackwell LLP on 6/20/2025

In May 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) proposed rescinding portions of its December 2024 rule that had established new organic certification standards for pet food...more

The Basics of Electric Power Regulation for Project Developers

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 6/17/2025

The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide an overview of U.S. electricity regulation, including the different market structures in the industry, how those markets are regulated, and the primary agencies responsible for...more

USPTO Discontinues Accelerated Examination Program in Favor of Expanding Track One Program

MoFo Life Sciences on 6/11/2025

On June 10, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced that, after nearly 20 years, it will be discontinuing its Accelerated Examination Program for utility applications on July 10, 2025. The...more

Trump Administration Will Replace the Biden Administration's Department of Labor Rule Permitting ESG Investing

Mintz on 6/2/2025

3 Under the Biden Administration, the Department of Labor ("DOL") had issued a rule that permitted ESG factors to be considered when making investments on behalf of 401(k) plans. (This rule had replaced an earlier one from...more

US Financial Regulators Chart New Path Forward for the Crypto Industry

BakerHostetler on 5/23/2025

On April 24, the Federal Reserve withdrew its prior guidance for banks related to their crypto-asset and dollar token activities and also announced related changes to its expectations for these activities....more

FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments: A Reminder of the Deference to Agency Determinations Post-Loper Bright

Carlton Fields on 4/21/2025

In FDA v. Wages and White Lion Investments LLC, the U.S. Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in favor of the Food and Drug Administration serves as a reminder of the deference still accorded to regulatory agencies post-Loper...more

As Trump Administration rolls back CFPB’s work, New York wants to fill the void

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/18/2025

As the Trump Administration attempts to drastically cut CFPB funding and staffing, New York regulators and legislators are attempting to fill what could be a void in consumer protection efforts....more

The Assault on the SEC’s Administrative Citadel Continues

Burr & Forman on 8/21/2023

A panel of the D.C. Circuit recently relied on Lucia and Cochran to enjoin a FINRA regulatory enforcement action pending appeal of an Appointments Clause challenge....more

The Generative AI Revolution: Key Legal Considerations for the Nonprofit & Trade Association Industry

ArentFox Schiff on 6/8/2023

Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) is already transforming the way we live and work. Within two months of its initial release to the public, ChatGPT reached 100 million monthly active users, making it the fastest-growing...more

Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

Wiley Rein LLP on 1/16/2023

For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

UK Medical Device Regulator Proposes a 12 Month Delay for UKCA Requirements and the New Medical Device Regulations

McDermott Will & Schulte on 10/24/2022

On Friday 21st October 2022, the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) wrote to the medical device industry to explain its intention: - To extend the current standstill period by twelve months from...more

Top 5 Digital Asset Litigation and Investigation Trends of 2022

BakerHostetler on 8/26/2022

Cryptocurrency and digital assets have kept the courts and regulators busy as digital assets continue to pose new questions and challenges for anyone involved in their sale, trade or development. The following trends have...more

The Inflation Reduction Act: Summary of the Budget Reconciliation Act

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/8/2022

The U.S. Senate on Aug. 7, 2022, passed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). This comprehensive legislation is the result of many months of negotiations among Democrats to advance some of President Joe Biden's highest...more

Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/21/2021

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

U.S. Supreme Court Upholds FCC’s Relaxed Media Ownership Rules, Opening The Door For More Deals And Possible Antitrust Scrutiny

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 5/3/2021

M&A in the media industry is about to pick up. Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the U.S. Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) 2017 rollback of media ownership limits. Media companies that once avoided specific...more

SEC v. RPM International — A Cautionary Case Study on the Limits of Attorney-Client Privilege and Work-Product Protection

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/29/2020

While much of the corporate legal world has been focused on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, a little-noticed case working its way through the federal courts in Washington, D.C. threatens to whittle down the scope of...more

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