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12/31/2025 10:15:01 PM

Major H-1B Visa Changes: New Rules for H-1B Visa Lottery and $100K Fee Upheld

By Maka Hutson Catherine Van Auken Johanna Pang

12/30/2025 10:15:02 PM

New Updates for 29-Dec-2025

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12/24/2025 10:44:31 PM

FCC Adds All Foreign-Made UAS and UAS Critical Components to Covered List

By Alexandra Van Cleef Sharanya Sriram Halie Peacher +5 more...

Pursuant to a national security determination by the Trump Administration, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC”) added all...

12/24/2025 10:32:03 PM

New Section 892 Regulations: Action Points for Private Fund Sponsors and Non-U.S. Pension Plan & Sovereign Investors

By Julia Pashin Alison Chen Ekaterina Lyashenko +9 more...

The Department of the Treasury has finalized highly anticipated Treasury regulations (the Final Regulations) that provide certain...

12/24/2025 10:18:40 PM

President Signs New Outbound Investment Law

By Christian Davis Jingli Jiang Katherine Padgett +3 more...

On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the...

12/24/2025 10:10:09 PM

New Updates for 24-Dec-2025

By Akin

The OverRuled: Russia Trade Controls Resource Center has been updated with the following actions: 23 Dec 2025 (UK): The Office of...

12/23/2025 9:39:08 PM

Delaware Supreme Court Reverses the Remedy Applied by the Court of Chancery in In re Tesla, Inc. Derivative Litigation

By Stephanie Lindemuth Kate Shapiro M. Scott Barnard +1 more...

Key Points The Court reinstated Elon Musk’s 2018 compensation package: The Delaware Supreme Court overturned the Delaware Court of...

12/23/2025 9:30:22 PM

Summary: Simplification of EU Sustainability Reporting

By Harry Keegan Jan Walter Hannes Sigurgeirsson +4 more...

On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved an agreement to simplify the sustainability reporting requirements of the...

12/23/2025 9:18:51 PM

White House Executive Order Targets Proxy Advisory Firms – Potential Implications for Companies and Investors

By Shar Ahmed Kerry Berchem Jesse Brush +6 more...

On December 11, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order entitled Protecting American Investors from Foreign-Owned and...

12/22/2025 9:13:26 PM

FERC Clears the Way for Co-Location

By Stephen Hug Emily Mallen Ben Reiter +2 more...

On December 19, 2025, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or the Commission) issued its much-anticipated order on show cause...

12/22/2025 9:02:50 PM

EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism: Financial Obligations Commence Amid Proposed Scope Expansion to Include New Downstream Products

By Alan Yanovich Kenneth Markowitz Hannes Sigurgeirsson +2 more...

The definitive stage of the European Union’s (EU) Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), including financial obligations, commences...

12/22/2025 8:56:40 PM

FDA Releases Final Guidance on Best Practices for Bioresearch Monitoring Inspections

By Nathan Brown Maddy Bolger

On December 18, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a final guidance entitled “Processes and Practices Applicable to...

12/22/2025 8:53:04 PM

CFTC Relief Eliminates Dual US Regulation of Certain Investment Managers

By Barbara Niederkofler Jan-Paul Bruynes Jason Daniel +3 more...

Consistent with the ongoing trend towards deregulation of the investment management industry in the United States, the Commodity Futures...

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...