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On November 16, Illinois enacted the Reimagining Electric Vehicles Act (REV Act) which states that its purposes include “reduc[ing] carbon emissions, creat[ing] new good-paying jobs, and generat[ing] long-term economic investment in the Illinois business economy.”

American Bankers Association 2021 Wealth Management and Trust Webinar Series Suite

Schiff Hardin LLP advised the placement agents for Biofrontera Inc.’s $15 million private placement with a single institutional investor for the purchase of 2,857,143 shares of its common stock (or common stock equivalents in lieu thereof) and warrants to purchase up to an aggregate of 2,857,143 shares of common stock.

Birgit Matthiesen and David Hamill spoke on an Electric Mobility Canada (EMC) and Accelerate webinar.

The concept of materiality is critical in criminal fraud and false statement cases, as well as civil fraud cases, because it is what distinguishes harmless misrepresentations from consequential ones.

On November 17, 2021, the Department of Defense (DoD) published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in connection with announced changes to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) for the defense industrial base, styled “CMMC 2.0.” 

This week, FDA published a draft guidance on the use of registries to support regulatory decision-making, titled “Real-World Data: Assessing Registries to Support Regulatory Decision-Making or Drug and Biological Products.”

The Departments of Health and Human Services, Labor, and Treasury, and the Office of Personnel Management issued this Fall their second long-awaited interim final rule implementing the federal No Surprises Act (the “Act”), titled “Requirements Related to Surprise Billing; Part II.” As the end of the

Plant-based products and alternatives to “traditional” dairy and meat-based proteins have become ubiquitous in our supermarkets and restaurants.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) calendar year 2022 rule finalizing changes to payment policies under the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) and Medicare Part B (the Final Rule) was published on November 19, 2021. The Final Rule takes effect January 1, 2022.

Arent Fox LLP and Schiff Hardin LLP today announced a formal agreement to merge, effective March 1, 2022.

According to government regulators across the globe, everyone should have been acting to slow USD LIBOR use for the next six weeks. Except, of course, for the next six weeks…

On November 18, 2021, just a few days before the Omicron variant suddenly revealed itself to the world, the preliminary results of two Phase III clinical trials were announced by AstraZeneca, bringing new hope to high-risk populations.

Over the last few months, you may have seen more e-scooters on the streets as people have felt safer returning to schools and to the office, and have been gathering more frequently with family and friends. E-scooters have many potential benefits: they help alleviate traffic and city congestion.

In this podcast, Brian Schneider and Megan Daily discuss frequently asked questions from small businesses and nonprofits about contract management.

Fashion brand, Thom Browne, has taken its trademark battle with Adidas overseas, urging a London court to cancel more than 20 of Adidas’s U.K. trademarks for its three-stripe design. This suit is part of an ongoing dispute between the brands that has spanned the globe for more than three years.

A handful of recent court decisions have brought a small degree of resolution and simultaneously a large degree of uncertainty to what we at Arent Fox affectionately refer to as the “340B Saga.”

The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released more specific details on the operation of the new arrangement.   

Health Care Practice Leader Douglas Grimm will participate in the Healthcare M&A and Restructuring Outlook Webinar.

In this WorldSmart podcast, International Trade & Investment Practice Leader Kay Georgi discusses the current and future issues of export controls and economic sanctions, with International Group Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil.

Join us for a lively conversation with Former US Senator Doug Jones, Former US Congressman Philip English, and our Washington team as they address upcoming Congressional policy proposals with outsize impacts on the Health Care, Higher Education, and the Nonprofit Sectors.

In this installment of the Five Questions, Five Answers podcast, Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen, Partner Angela Santos, and Associate Christine Hintze discuss the impact of US Customs’ crackdown on forced labor in company supply chains.

Last week, the EEOC again updated its COVID-19 technical assistance; this time, to include more information about employer retaliation in pandemic-related employment situations. 

Schiff Hardin LLP is proud to announce that Partner Mir Ali has been recognized with the 2021 Pro Bono Attorney Award by the South Asian Bar Association (SABA) of Chicago.