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On July 21, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced a two-year postponement of the Anti-Money Laundering (AML)/Countering the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Program and Suspicious Activity Report filing requirements for registered investment advisers (IAs) and exempt reporting advisers.

Partner Kevin Matz will present on the recent federal tax law changes at an upcoming ACTEC ALI-CLE webinar.

The climate debate has whipsawed in recent years. Businesses frequently have been caught in the middle, with stakeholders including government regulators, activist investors, consumers, non-governmental organizations, and community groups all pursuing different agendas.

Customs & Import Compliance Practice Group Leader Angela Santos was quoted in a recent New York Times article discussing the swift actions taken by businesses to remove goods from “bonded warehouses” in response to the latest tariff threats from the Trump Administration.

Part seven of our Family Office University event series was hosted in person in Los Angeles on July 31st, with web viewing available.

In this episode of Five Questions, Five Answers, host Birgit Matthiesen welcomes AFS attorney James Kim to explore the current state of US tariffs and their impact on importers and various industries, with a special focus on the electric vehicle sector.

On July 31, 2025, ArentFox Schiff hosted the HGPII Annual Best Practices Forum, one of the group purchasing sector’s premier training and leadership development conferences.

Immigration enforcement actions are no longer a theoretical concern for health care facilities — they are happening now.

The US Department of Commerce is reportedly considering a significant overhaul of the current patent maintenance fee structure, proposing a shift from the established flat-fee system to an annual, value-based tax on patents.

The Trump Administration has proposed implementing a broad range of regulatory changes in order to promote the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in the United States.

Recently introduced bipartisan legislation aims to significantly streamline the environmental review process for recipients of federal assistance.

In this episode of Tax Stuff You Should Know, hosts Bob Pluth and Gene Magidenko delve into the complexities of profits interests, a compensation tool for partnerships and limited liability companies (LLCs) taxed as partnerships.

On July 18, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a revised practice for setting Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) filing dates for post-grant proceedings. Effective immediately, the PTAB will issue Notices of Filing Date Accorded within 14 days of petition filing, unless exceptional circumstances prevent timely issuance.

Partner Marylee Jenkins, former US Patent and Trademark Office Patent Public Advisory Committee (PPAC) chairperson, was quoted by The Wall Street Journal on the discussion from the US Department of Commerce on charging patent holders 1% to 5% of their overall patent value.

ArentFox Schiff secured a favorable outcome for a risk retention group chartered in Vermont against a bad faith claim from one of the group’s members.

The state legislatures remain extremely active on privacy legislation this year. One new state comprehensive privacy law took effect on July 1, one takes effect July 31, and a third will take effect on October 1.

This case is an important reminder that in trade secrets litigation, the specific business context is critically important and may be outcome determinative. Here, a closely held business was held to a much more lenient standard than most courts would have applied to a larger company

On July 23, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a coordinated initiative to address health risks associated with so-called “ultra-processed foods.”

Partner Emily Cowley Leongini was quoted on Sarepta Therapeutics’ decision to pause sales of its Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) following a request from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that, effective September 1, all PTAB hearings will be conducted in person at USPTO offices, marking a departure from the virtual and hybrid formats adopted in recent years.

Every July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes two proposed rules that set Medicare reimbursement and shape the administration of the Medicare Part B program for the upcoming calendar year. These rules are the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the firm has been recognized among “The BTI Client Service 30,” the top 30 law firms featured in BTI Consulting Group’s 2025 BTI Client Service A-Team report for delivering top-tier levels of client service.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that the firm’s Private Clients, Trusts & Estates group and 11 partners have been recognized by the Chambers High Net Worth (HNW) 2025 guide, which ranks the top attorneys and law firms for excellence in private wealth law.

Last month, we provided an overview of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) application of the “settled expectations” doctrine, articulated in recent PTAB director-level decisions. Interim Director Coke Morgan Stewart has favored discretionary denial of inter partes review (IPR) petitions for older patents.