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12/16/2025 12:49:45 AM

Holiday Sale? Minnesota Reduces PFAS-in-Products Reporting Fees

By David Quigley Samantha Purdy Shivani Swami

On December 8, 2025, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) finalized its PFAS-in-Products program rules in response to an...

12/16/2025 12:48:48 AM

FDA’s TEMPO Pilot Seeks to Expand Access to Chronic Disease Technologies in CMS Collaboration

By Anna Abram Nathan Brown Olive Lee

On December 5, 2025, FDA announced its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) for Digital Health Devices Pilot, a new...

12/16/2025 12:43:21 AM

Delaware District Court Clarifies That Enhanced Damages Are a Form of Relief, Not a Claim That Can Be Dismissed on a Motion under Rule 12(b)(6)

By Megan Mahoney Jason Weil Jonathan James Underwood

The District of Delaware recently denied a defendant’s motion to dismiss plaintiff’s demand for enhanced damages based on willful...

12/15/2025 11:49:49 PM

Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

By Akin

Trump Executive Order - Designating Fentanyl as a Weapon of Mass Destruction

12/15/2025 11:44:11 PM

Cyber Protections Set to Advance in Must-Pass Defense Legislation

By Natasha Kohne Evan Wolff Rita Heimes +3 more...

On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the...

12/15/2025 11:29:11 PM

The Impact of the ASC 842 Lease Accounting Standards on a Toll Agreement for Stand-Alone BESS

By Daniel Lynch Vanessa Wilson Matt Rountree +1 more...

Introduction The Financial Accounting Standards Board’s (FASB) recent lease accounting standards (ASC 842) are impacting toll agreements...

12/12/2025 10:56:51 PM

President Trump Unveils AI EO Advancing Federal Preemption of State Laws

By Akin

Key Points On December 11, 2025, President Trump issued an EO establishing a coordinated federal effort to block or override burdensome...

12/12/2025 10:55:36 PM

Cyber Protections Set to Advance in Must-Pass Defense Legislation

By Akin

On December 7, 2025, House and Senate Armed Services Committee leaders unveiled legislative text (House Amendment to S. 1071) for the...

12/10/2025 2:48:32 PM

New Updates for 09-Dec-2025

By Akin

The OverRuled: BIS Export Controls Module has been updated with the following actions: 03 Dec 2025 - Siberian Airlines - Denial Order; No...

12/10/2025 2:45:53 PM

Lexology In-Depth: Construction Disputes

By Freddie Akiki Radu Suciu Jonathan Brierley

Akin’s international arbitration and disputes partner Jonathan Brierley and counsel Freddie Akiki edited the fifth edition of Lexology...

12/3/2025 8:31:39 PM

Dan Fisher and Jaisohn Im Discuss Disqualified Lender Lists on Cloud 9fin Podcast

By Dan Fisher

On Cloud 9fin’s “Jane’s LME Addiction” podcast, Dan Fisher, co-leader of Akin’s capital solutions team and Akin head of finance and...

11/24/2025 8:54:44 PM

New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Van-Type Trailers and Subassemblies Thereof from Canada, Mexico, and China

By Matthew Nicely Bernd Janzen Yujin McNamara +6 more...

Introduction On November 20, 2025, domestic producers filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S....

11/19/2025 7:09:37 PM

Akin Advises Millrose Properties in Land Banking Capital Support for New Home’s Acquisition of Landsea Homes Corporation

By Catherine Goodall

(New York) – Akin advised Millrose Properties Inc., a “first-of-its-kind” Homesite Option Purchase Platform for residential homebuilders,...

11/18/2025 9:40:35 PM

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Reflections and Predictions

By Andrew E. Sagor

The year 2023 will be remembered as a challenging year for private equity, with complexities to navigate on many fronts. Traditional debt...