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A Marathon, Not A Sprint: How A Secondment Shaped One Lawyer's Career Path

offers young lawyers from our member firms a three-month to one-year placement at another member firm, providing valuable international experience and opportunities to build lasting professional relationships.

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World Law Group

DOJ Issues Additional Guidance Concerning Unlawful Discrimination To Recipients Of Federal Funding

On July 29, 2025, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") issued guidance outlining what it considers "unlawful discrimination" by recipients of federal funds.

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

Ohio Drops Affirmative Action Program Requirements For State Contractors

Ohio has eliminated requirements that state contractors maintain written affirmative action programs (AAP) and that bidders for public improvement construction projects...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Attorney General Pam Bondi Issues DEI Guidance To Recipients Of Federal Funds

On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum titled "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination" (the "Memorandum")...

United States Government

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Trump Increases Oversight Of Discretionary Federal Funding Awards In Executive Order To Advance Administration Priorities

United States Government

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Perkins Coie LLP

Reverse Discrimination In The Spotlight: Recent Developments And Econometric Approaches

United States Employment

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NERA

Inclusion Without Violation: Navigating The Attorney General's New DEI Guidance

United States Employment

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Ford & Harrison LLP

Florida Attorney-General Bans Outside Counsel With DEI & ESG Policies

United States Commercial

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Mintz

New DOJ Memo Addresses Legality Of DEI Programs For Federal Funding Recipients

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Diversity Programs Could Mean Defunding, New Attorney General Memorandum Warns

United States Government

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Bracewell

DOJ Issues Sweeping Guidance On DEI Programs

United States Employment

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Arnold & Porter

DOJ Releases Memo Regarding Unlawful Discrimination By Federal Funding Recipients

United States Employment

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Attorney General Issues New Guidance To Federal Agencies Concerning Its Interpretation Of "Unlawful Discrimination"

United States Commercial

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DOJ's Roadmap For Federally Funded Entities And DEI

United States Employment

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

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Hall Estill

Trump Administration Passes The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

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Foley & Lardner

Attorney General Memo To Federal Agencies Provides Further Insight Into "Illegal" DEI Programs

On July 29, 2025, Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum to all federal agencies entitled, "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination."

United States Employment

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Foley & Lardner

The DOJ Provides Another Puzzle Piece In The "Illegal DEI" Puzzle

Employers and business owners have all been trying to decode the meaning of "illegal diversity, equity, and inclusion" ("illegal DEI") since President Trump signed Executive Order 14173...

United States Employment

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Taft Stettinius & Hollister

DOJ Guidance Aims To Clarify "Illegal Dei," Raising The Stakes For Potential Investigations And Enforcement

Attorney General Pam Bondi issued a memorandum on 29 July 2025 titled "Guidance for Recipients of Federal Funding Regarding Unlawful Discrimination" (Memorandum) that provides new...

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

SEC Updates Eighth Circuit On Climate Disclosure Rules

On July 23, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") provided a status update on the SEC's climate disclosure rules in the litigation currently pending in the U.S.

United States Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Department Of Justice Offers Further Guidance Regarding Unlawful Discrimination And DEI

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

DOJ Clarifies Administration's Stance On What Constitutes "Illegal DEI"

United States Commercial

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Wiley Rein

From The Field To The Firm: How Competitive Sports Prepare Attorneys For Their Careers (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

The DOJ Issues Its Interpretation Of "Illegal DEI"

United States Employment

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Mintz

New DOJ Memo Identifies Risky DEI Policies For Federally Funded Entities

United States Commercial

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Steptoe LLP

DOJ Releases DEI Guidance

United States Commercial

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

DOJ Issues New Guidance For Federal Funding Recipients Regarding Unlawful Discrimination In DEI Programs

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

DOJ Civil Division's New Enforcement Priorities Include Targeting DEI

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

U.S. Court Of Appeals Grants Stay Of Preliminary Injunction And EEOC Issues Guidance On DEI: Employers Are Advised To Carefully Review DEI & DEIA Initiatives

United States Commercial

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Davis Malm & D’Agostine

Highlights Of Significant Tax Provisions Of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

United States Tax

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Pryor Cashman LLP

DOJ Issues New Guidance For Federal Funding Recipients Regarding Unlawful Discrimination In DEI Programs

From its inception, the new Trump Administration issued executive orders that were critical of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs.

United States Employment

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

DOJ Civil Division's New Enforcement Priorities Include Targeting DEI

On June 11, 2025, Assistant Attorney General Brett Shumate issued a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the "Memorandum"), outlining five areas of focus for Department of Justice ("DOJ")...

United States Employment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

U.S. Court Of Appeals Grants Stay Of Preliminary Injunction And EEOC Issues Guidance On DEI: Employers Are Advised To Carefully Review DEI & DEIA Initiatives

In our recent February 26, 2025 alert, we described President Trump's January executive orders (EOs) regarding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) initiatives applicable to federal contractors and private employers.

United States Commercial

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Davis Malm & D’Agostine

Highlights Of Significant Tax Provisions Of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

On July 4, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed into law "An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.," commonly referred to as the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" (OBBBA).

United States Tax

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Pryor Cashman LLP

One Big Beautiful Bill Act Introduces Significant Domestic And International Tax Changes

United States Tax

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Mayer Brown

From Wall Street To Main Street: Investor Advocate Puts Private Funds On The 401(k) Horizon

On June 25, 2025, the SEC's Office of the Investor Advocate (OIAD) released its annual report to Congress on its policy priorities for fiscal year 2026.

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Foley Pride Month Program: Generational Experiences Of LGBTQIA+ Attorneys

Continuing our celebration of Pride Month, Foley & Lardner presented an engaging discussion with four of our LGBTQ+ attorneys. Representing Gen X, Millennial, and Gen Z, the panelists...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Best Practices When Taking Voluntary Compliance Steps Using Workforce Analytics

The Trump administration has decisively shifted its approach to enforcing employment discrimination laws, leaving employers grappling...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

DOJ Civil Division Announces Five Enforcement Priorities

On June 11, 2025, in a memorandum entitled Civil Division Enforcement Priorities (the "Memo"), the Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Division outlined its five priority areas for investigations...

United States Commercial

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Mayer Brown

Indiana AG Launches State DEI Investigations Of Private Universities, Citing Potential State Tax Status And Civil Rights Violations, With Potential Federal Ramifications

United States Commercial

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Duane Morris LLP

Missouri Opposes Starbucks' Motion To Dismiss DEI Bias Suit

United States Employment

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Hall Benefits Law

Leveraging Data To Mitigate Legal Risk: Inside Ogletree's Workforce Analytics And Compliance Practice Group (Podcast)

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Crowell's DEI And Civil Fraud Initiative

United States Criminal

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DEI Enforcement: New Signals To Expect "Aggressive" Investigations And Litigation Under The False Claims Act

United States Commercial

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K&L Gates LLP

Mintz On Air: Practical Policies – Same Rules, Different Disclosures: Public Company DEI Reporting In A New Federal Legal Paradigm (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Crisis Averted! Karen Kessler On Crisis Communications And Networking Anywhere (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Lowenstein Sandler

Ames v. Ohio : Supreme Court Upholds Uniformity In Title VII Discrimination Claims

United States Employment

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Tips To Prepare For Unexpected Executive Actions

United States Commercial

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Outside GC

Foley Pride Month Program: Being An Active Ally In Tough Situations

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Major Shift In Workplace Discrimination Law: The Supreme Court Lowers The Evidentiary Hurdle Imposed In Several Circuits For Majority-Group Plaintiffs

United States Employment

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Steptoe LLP

Federal Court Partially Blocks Enforcement Of Parts Of Executive Orders On DEI And Gender Identity

United States Commercial

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Littler Mendelson

Supreme Court Settles Circuit Split On Standard Of Proof For "Reverse Discrimination" Lawsuits

United States Employment

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Jones Walker

High Court Eliminates "Background Circumstances" As A Requirement In "Reverse Discrimination" Cases

United States Employment

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Littler Mendelson

Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects Sixth Circuit's "Background Circumstances" Requirement For "Reverse Discrimination" Cases

United States Employment

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Crowell & Moring LLP

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Honoring Women's History Month: JAMS Neutrals Reflect On Their Careers And Provide Words Of Wisdom For Future Generations (Podcast)

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JAMS

Understanding And Celebrating Neurodiversity And The Steps To Creating An Inclusive Workplace (Podcast)

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JAMS

Neurodiversity In The Workplace

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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

The Top Five Issues In Startup Co-Founder Separations

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JAMS

ADR And Diversity In The Life Sciences Sector

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JAMS

Latest Videos

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Navigating The Office: Is DEI Legal? Part 2 (Video)

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McCarthy, Lebit, Crystal & Liffman

DMCAR Trend #5 – Plaintiffs Target DEI And ESG Initiatives Prompting Roll Back (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

LaborSpeak: DEI Under The Second Trump Administration (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Why Workplace Representation Matters: LGBTQ+ Attorneys Share Stories Of Inclusion (Video)

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

The OPEN Initiative: An Employment Lawyer's Perspective On Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (Video)

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Mayer Brown

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