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The Federal Circuit recently addressed whether the PTO must conduct notice‑and‑comment rulemaking before issuing instructions that guide...
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The FCC adopted a Foreign Adversary Report & Order imposing broad new ownership reporting requirements. Holders of FCC authorizations...
Key Points Three GLs issued by OFAC last week—GL 48, GL 49 and GL 50—represent the Trump administration’s first significant actions...
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Boards and senior management teams in 2026 face converging external pressure, regulatory complexity and sophisticated activist...
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Executive Summary As sustainability requirements increasingly become fragmented, boards should navigate divergent state, federal and...
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Pursuant to Section 310(b)(4) of the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, foreign entities are prohibited from holding more than an...
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As the 2026 proxy season prepares to go into full swing, significant structural shifts are underway in the proxy voting ecosystem....
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Digital assets have quickly risen from fringe curiosities to mainstream business opportunities for many public companies. These assets...
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2025 was a year of refinement in credit markets. From the vantage point of Akin’s financial restructuring and capital solutions teams,...
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The District Court for the District of Delaware recently invalidated claims directed to a panoramic objective lens for lack of...
Overview In a precedent-setting derivative decision, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that a board of directors’ and senior officers’...
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On February 17, 2026, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to implement...
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Key Takeaways On 9 February 2026, the UK’s OFSI released its updated enforcement and monetary penalties guidance, introducing several...
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(New York) – Akin’s global capital solutions team advised Bain Capital Credit, LP, a leading global credit specialist, in its investment,...
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On February 3, 2026, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75) became law and marked an important milestone in the...
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In case you missed it, Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and former Food and Drug Administration...