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New OFAC Sanctions Adversely Impact Rosneft And Lukoil: Extra Diligence Required

Washington, D.C. (October 29, 2025) - On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed further sanctions (Sanctions)...

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Smart Contract Legal Issues: Drafting Agreements For Blockchain

Smart contracts feature a unique blend of legal agreement and technical code. This innovation has the potential to reshape how business is conducted.

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Scarinci Hollenbeck LLC

Navigating The Gray-Market Landscape

Gray-market goods, also known as parallel imports, are genuine products imported into the United States without the consent of the US trademark owner...

United States IP

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Mayer Brown

U.S.–Japan Critical Minerals And Rare Earths: A Full-Circle Moment, 2010 → 2025

The U.S. and Japan have signed a new Framework for Securing the Supply of Critical Minerals and Rare Earths, committing to coordinated investment, processing, and stockpiling to reduce single-point exposure crucial to domestic industries in the United States and Japan.

United States International

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Baker Botts LLP

Report As Spam? A New Wave Of California Anti-Spam Class Actions Raises Significant Risks For Email Marketers

United States Litigation

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Paris Judicial Court Dismisses Most Of NGOs' Claims Against TotalEnergies In "Greenwashing" Case

United States Environment

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Jones Day

Contract Renewals In Q4: How Manufacturing Leaders Can Negotiate Better Terms While Managing Supply Chain Risks

United States Commercial

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Michael Best

New Laws Regulating Algorithmic Pricing Enacted In New York And California

United States Anti-trust

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

Algorithmic Pricing: First Appellate Decision, Settlement, And New Legislation (Part 2)

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

FCA Fines An Employee For Insider Dealing

United States Finance

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Is The Price Right? New York And California Escalate Legal Pressure On Pricing Algorithms

United States Consumer

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

How To Form A Foreign-Owned U.S. Limited Liability Company That Avoids Bank Rejections, 5472 Penalties, And State Registration Traps

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

AI-driven Safety Defense Part 1: Trucking's Answer To Nuclear Verdicts

United States Technology

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Saxton & Stump

Can You Bench A Transfer? NIL Meets The Non-Compete Era

United States Commercial

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Butzel Long

Control, Creativity, Closure: The Mediation Advantage

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Resolving Construction Conflicts Efficiently: A Guided Mediation Approach

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Tariffs, Contracts And The Negotiation Imperative: Why The Old Playbook Won't Work

United States International

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JAMS

California Privacy Violations Result In $1.35 Million Fine!

United States Privacy

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Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Federal Trade Commission Enforcement Action Suggests It Will Treat Employee Non-Competes As "Inherently Suspect"

The rule prohibiting the enforcement and use of employer-employee non-compete agreements ("Rule") is dead. In September, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "Commission")...

United States Commercial

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

GM's New Purchase Order Program Extension Clause: What Suppliers Need To Know

General Motors Company (GM) has added a new "Program Extension Clause" (Clause) to its purchase orders (POs) that allows GM to extend the purchase order term in some circumstances.

United States International

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Butzel Long

Building The Productivity Engine: Insights From The 2025 CP Executive Forum

How can consumer products companies consistently exceed productivity targets in a world of constant disruption? This was the central question at the 2025 Consumer Products Executive Productivity Forum, hosted by AlixPartners.

United States Consumer

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AlixPartners

California Tightens Oversight Of PE Involvement In Physician Platforms

California has enacted two new laws—AB 1415 and SB 351—effective January 1, 2026, that will materially affect private equity ownership and management services structures for physician and dental practices operating in the state.

United States Commercial

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Third Circuit Further Narrows Employer Remedy Under Federal Computer Fraud And Abuse Act

United States Employment

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Genova Burns

California Enacts New Laws To Strengthen Oversight Of Private Equity And Hedge Fund Involvement In Healthcare

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

When Big Doesn't Mean Bulletproof: The Importance Of Third-Party Service Provider Due Diligence

United States Technology

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

EBITDA Multiples In North American Private M&A

United States Commercial

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Fasken

Staying Enforcement Of An Adjudicator's Decision

United States Litigation

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Website Tracker Litigation Continues To Pose Compliance Headache: Updates On CIPA And Related Litigation

United States Privacy

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Why Lawyers And Law Firms Should Pay Attention To MSO Partnerships

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Selling Your Transportation Company? Here's The Road Map

United States Commercial

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Impact Of Carroll And Economic Loss Rule On Service Providers In South Carolina

United States Commercial

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Moore & Van Allen

Jefferson County, Ohio Jury Awards Largest Trucking Verdict In Ohio History

United States Transport

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Why Lawyers And Law Firms Should Pay Attention To MSO Partnerships

The traditional law firm model is under pressure from every angle. Technology companies and alternative legal service providers are competing for clients and talent...

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

Selling Your Transportation Company? Here's The Road Map

Many transportation and logistics (T&L) companies are family-owned or closely held businesses that often bear their founder's name.

United States Commercial

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Impact Of Carroll And Economic Loss Rule On Service Providers In South Carolina

Long has the inconsistent expansion and contraction of the economic loss rule and its exceptions frustrated South Carolina jurists and practitioners alike.

United States Commercial

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Moore & Van Allen

Jefferson County, Ohio Jury Awards Largest Trucking Verdict In Ohio History

A Jefferson County jury returned an $82,105,345.70 verdict for a motorcyclist who had his left arm and left leg amputated after he was struck by a commercial truck.

United States Transport

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Case Study: Preparing A Clean Energy Installation Company For Future Transactions

United States Commercial

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MGO CPA LLP

SEC's Allowance Of Mandatory Arbitration For IPOs Raises Both Opportunities And Risks For Securities Issuers

Last month, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reversed its long-standing practice of prohibiting companies registering for IPOs from requiring...

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

Defending Out-of-State Companies Against Lawsuits In California Courts

If you're an out-of-state company being sued in California courts, you may have solid defenses to strike back at the case before it even begins.

United States Commercial

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Cohen IP

Third Party Enforcement Of Arbitrations Agreements

It is common for parties at the outset of a case to wrangle on issues of venue and jurisdiction, or even whether the case belongs in court at all.

United States Litigation

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McLane Middleton, Professional Association

Leveling Up: Will CMMC Contract Obligations Impact Your Organization?

Will a final rule issued by the Department of Defense on September 10, 2025 (available here) cause companies to rethink their compliance approach? The rule –relating to the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification...

United States Technology

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Don't Let Your Commercial Co-Venture Stall

United States Media & IT

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Roth Jackson

Litigation Finance Explained: A Concise Guide To Third-Party Funding

United States Litigation

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Express Legal Funding

Turing's Ambiguity – Squaring AI Convenience With Human Expectations In Transactional Settings

United States Technology

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BrownWinick Law

From Pumpkin To Pie: Transforming Raw AI Potential Into Results

United States Technology

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Ward and Smith, P.A.

From Formation To Exit: Legal Strategy Across The Biotech Lifecycle — High-Level Key Takeaways

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Governor Newsom Embraces Tighter Requirements On Private Equity And Hedge Fund Investments In California Health Care By Signing AB 1415 And SB 351

United States Healthcare

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Polsinelli LLP

When And How To Register A DBA (Doing Business As) Name For Your Nonprofit

United States IP

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Carter Ledyard & Milburn

California Passes Broad Limits On "Common Pricing Algorithms"

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Manufacturing In The Age Of AI: Contract Considerations For Smart Factory Technology

United States Technology

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Michael Best

New Rules Of The Road: The Department Of Transportation Permanently Removes Race- And Sex-Based Presumptions For Disadvantaged Business Enterprise And Airport Concession Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Programs

United States Transport

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Regulatory Retrenchment In California: What AB 931 Means For ABS And MSO-Supported Law Firms

United States Law Performance

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Holland & Knight

Increasing Scrutiny Of "ESG‑Influenced Investing" By ERISA Plans Has Implications For Stakeholders

United States Employment

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Jones Day

Pacific Trial Attorneys Demand Letters: Navigating California Anti-Spam Class Action Cases Under Business & Professions Code § 17529.5

United States Litigation

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Jeffer Mangels Butler & Mitchell LLP

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft Template For SB 253 Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reporting – Ten Things To Know

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Keep Calm And Carry On: Contractual Performance After A Wrongful Repudiation

United States Commercial

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A&O Shearman

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Using A Contract Review Checklist For Commercial International Trade Contracts

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

10 Reasons Why Companies Prefer To Resolve International Commercial Disputes By International Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

What Is The "First Sale" Rule And How Does It Affect Me?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

ImpactDAOs: Shaping The Future Of Regenerative Organizations

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

JAMS Neutrals Discuss How Businesses Can Take Preemptive Action To Address Supply Chain Challenges (Podcast)

United States Government

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JAMS

Breaking The Bias In International Arbitration: Party Autonomy And The Opportunity To Diversify

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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How To Prepare For A Clean Business Exit: Insights From David DiGiacomo On The Build A Business Worth Buying Podcast By Aaron Alpeter (Video)

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Michael Best

Event Contracts: Financial Innovation Or Gambling Back Door? (Video)

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Gamma Law

Quick Guide To Administrative Hearings (Video)

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Offit Kurman

Meet The Attorneys Helping Startups Succeed At Crowley Law (Video)

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Crowley Law LLC

Agentic AI Is Knocking On Your Company's Door: Are You Prepared To Deploy It? (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

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