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Tom Abendroth will present during 2 sessions at the 2025 Heckerling Institute.

Health Care Counsel Gayland Hethcoat will lead a session on California’s Data Exchange Framework (DxF) at the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys’ (CSHA) 2024 Fall Seminar in Sacramento, California, on November 15, 2024.

Join ArentFox Schiff Partner Leah Scarpelli and former US Congressman Phil English at the 2024 Candian Steel Conference.

Health Care Practice Leader Douglas Grimm will co-lead a CLE webinar on the new 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Final Rule process for the American Health Law Association’s (AHLA) Education Center on November 7, 2024.

Join Ucheora Onwuamaegbu as he speaks on a panel at the 2024 CPR Africa Arbitration Day.

Fred Weber will present at the National Association of Charitable Gift Planners Annual Conference in Orlando, FL, on October 30, 2024.

Kay Georgi speaks on the Society for International Affairs’ 2024 Fall Advanced Conference panel.

Counsel Fred Weber will present at the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (IICLE) Elder Law Short Course in Chicago, IL, on October 28, 2024.

Tan Anderson will provide an overview of U.S. civil and criminal trade secret litigation in federal and state courts.

When one hears the term “neural data,” a brain implant comes to mind, alongside concerns about these neurotechnologies being able to read our innermost thoughts.

Republican lawmakers are continuing their antitrust push against environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investor initiatives by investigating a prominent climate coalition that is focused on getting companies to curb emissions.

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Environmental Partner David M. Loring will serve as co-chair at the A&WMA’s 2024 Annual Air Conference in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, on October 15.

Experienced finance attorneys are aware that a loan guaranty given by a sister company of the borrower (a “cross-stream guaranty”) or by a subsidiary of the borrower (an “upstream guaranty”), in which the guarantor has no ownership interest in the borrower, differs from a traditional guaranty given by a borrower’s owner or partner company (a “downstream guaranty”) since the cross-stream or upstream guaranty raises the question that such a guaranty may be unenforceable as a constructive fraudulent conveyance under title 11 of the United States Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) and under state creditor’s rights laws.

On October 7, Jennifer Abruzzo, General Counsel for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), issued a memorandum reinforcing her stance that most post-employment noncompete agreements violate Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA).

Join Antonio Rivera as he speaks on EV Import Tariffs at the Battery Show North America 2024.

On September 30, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law the California Assembly Bill 1775 (AB 1775). The bill amends Section 26200 of the Business and Professions Code and significantly expands the permissible activities for licensed cannabis retailers and microbusinesses.

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued a Statement of Interest that underscores the need for careful evaluation of every survey and other information exchange managed by trade associations for the unique risks to impact competition.

Business divorces are often messy. The reasons for business divorces vary – personality-driven disputes, disagreements over business direction, or timing and distribution of earnings.

Partner Marylee Jenkins will attend the Brand Strategy Summit USA on October 8, where she will lead an interview titled “Advancing the Trademark System: A Behind-the-Scenes Look.”

On September 30, Edgewell Personal Care Brands LLC was hit with a lawsuit in California superior court concerning its Carefree brand of menstrual liners.

In a rare positive decision for employers in Massachusetts, one of the Commonwealth’s district appellate courts held that a retention bonus is not a wage under the Massachusetts “Wage Act” (G.L. c. 149, § 148).

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Many e-commerce retailers are closely monitoring increasing bipartisan criticism of the Section 321 de minimis program.

On October 2, a federal district court in the Western District of Texas sentenced Dr. Xiaoxing Tao, a highly accomplished research engineer, to probation for two counts of failure to report his taxes. Dr. Tao had been originally charged, along with his wife, in a 22-count indictment for illegally exporting defense articles, wire fraud, false statements, conspiracy, and evading taxes.