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Partner and Fashion & Retail Co-Leader Erica Roque will participate in “Artist Corporations: A New Legal Framework for Creative Practice,” presented by the Center for Art Law on October 1 at 12:00 p.m. ET.

ArentFox Schiff Partner Lauren Schaefer will speak at Practising Law Institute’s (PLI) Noncompetes and Restrictive Covenants: What Every Lawyer, Human Resources Professional, and Key Strategic Decisionmaker Should Know program on October 1, 2026.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that it has represented multiple NBA franchises in a series of significant media rights and distribution agreements that are reshaping how fans access live professional basketball content across traditional television, and digital platforms.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that San Francisco Managing Partner and Sports Industry Group Leader Richard Brand has been named among Daily Journal’s Top 100 Lawyers for the fifth consecutive year and sixth time overall, recognizing his continued excellence in sports law and leadership on some of the industry’s most significant sports, real estate, and corporate transactions.

On September 9, Governor Kathy Hochul signed S.3460, creating Section 210-b of the New York Labor Law.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner and Executive Committee member Cristina A. Carvalho has been named to Washingtonian’s 2026 list of the “Most Powerful Women in Washington.”

Partner and Customs Practice Leader, Angela Santos, will speak on the “Trade and Compliance: A Panel Discussion” panel at the Gemini Members Meeting on September 30 from 2:15–3:00 p.m.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has drawn a line. On September 15, FTC staff published Automobile Industry Pricing Transparency: FAQs, and the message to dealers is blunt: the advertised price must be the actual price any consumer can walk in and pay, excluding only charges the government requires the consumer to pay. If your advertised numbers do not match what buyers actually pay, you are exposed today.

International Trade & Investment Partner, James Kim, and Director, North American Manufacturing, Birgit Matthiesen, will speak at the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) Annual Conference as part of the conference’s Trade & Tariffs Session on September 29, 2026.

On September 20, Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 1078 (Chapter 420), which adds Section 1749.52 to the California Civil Code.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

AFS Partner and Family Office Co-Leader Kevin Matz will present at ACTEC’s 2026 Mid-Atlantic Regional Meeting in Baltimore, Maryland September 26, 2026.

ArentFox Schiff represented Brand Street Properties in the formation of a joint venture with an affiliate of AEW Capital Management and the acquisition and financing by the joint venture of Deer Park Town Center, a premier open-air retail destination in Deer Park, Illinois. The transaction had a purchase price of $125 million.

A federal court has temporarily blocked New Mexico’s first-of-its-kind requirement that manufacturers label a broad range of products containing intentionally added per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). But the most notable part of the decision is not that the state lost. It is how it lost.

A recent Law360 article quoted Los Angeles Managing Partner Aram Ordubegian on strategies for developing successful Chapter 11 cases.

A federal court in Washington has allowed a class action lawsuit to move forward against Costco, alleging that the retailer’s promise of “free shipping” on its website is a sham. The decision should put every e-commerce operator on notice.

In July 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Warning Letter asserting that Whoop’s blood pressure estimation feature was a medical device requiring premarket clearance. In June 2026, the FDA issued a closeout letter resolving the matter.

The Eleventh Circuit affirmed a preliminary injunction against non-signatory third parties who helped a former business owner violate his noncompete agreement and build a direct competitor using the plaintiff’s confidential information, employees, and customer relationships.

AFS partner and Family Office Co-Leader Kevin Matz will present at the Trusts & Estates and Elder Law & Special Needs Section 2026 Joint Fall Meeting hosted by the New York State Bar Association on September 24, 2026.

Trademark Partner, Luna Samman, will speak on the “Fame or Foe? Risks for Traditional and Non-Traditional Trademarks” panel at the MARQUES 2026 Annual Conference in Lisbon, Portugal.

Partner Janine Carlan will speak at the 2026 Women’s IP Forum in Ashburn, Virginia on September 23, 2026.

On June 3, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14411, “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” which directed a sweeping overhaul of the importer of record (IOR) framework, restricted foreign IORs, raised penalty floors, imposed new disclosure and certification requirements, and directed the government to strengthen customs enforcement.

The rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) has introduced a simple but important question for fashion brands: if you have permission to use a model’s photograph, does that also mean you can use AI to generate entirely new images of that model?

Partner and Customs Practice Leader Angela Santos will speak on the panel, “Policy, Trade, Tariffs, Credits: From Solar 1 to 232 and Everything in Between,” at Solar Manufacturing USA 2026 on September 22, 2026, in Austin, Texas. The session will take place from 5:40 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and will close out the first day of the conference.

Partner and Co-Leader of the Family Office Industry group, Kevin Matz, discussed the often-overlooked impact of state estate taxes and the importance of domicile planning for high-net-worth individuals.