On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain artificial intelligence (AI) model weights.
These new controls build upon and expand BIS’ existing suite of export controls on Advanced ICs and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and are intended to prevent adversaries and malicious actors from accessing the most advanced US AI models and the large clusters of Advanced ICs necessary to train such models.
This multi-jurisdictional guide is designed to provide insight into the practicalities of mergers and acquisitions, highlighting market trends and legal developments as well as practical and strategic considerations.
Topics covered include relevant authorities and legislation, target defenses, bidder protection, and mechanics of acquisition – in 36 jurisdictions.
Overview of enacted legislation in the European Union and the United States to regulate the development and use of artificial intelligence. Current as of February 19, 2025.
This multi-jurisdictional guide covers common issues in oil and gas laws and regulations.
Topics covered include development of oil and natural gas, import/export of natural gas, import/export of oil, transportation, transmission and distribution, and foreign investment in 21 jurisdictions.
This guide explores common issues related to corporate investigations across multiple jurisdictions.
Topics covered include internal investigation, self-disclosure to enforcement authorities, investigation process, confidentiality, and attorney-client privileges.
On February 17, 2025, the Delaware legislature proposed significant changes to the Delaware General Corporation Law (DGCL) that would dramatically affect how transactions involving Delaware corporations are negotiated and litigated.
If enacted, the amendments would significantly impact the risk-benefit considerations for public and private companies contemplating reincorporation or going public in a different jurisdiction.
On January 21, 2025, President Trump issued a widely expected executive order (EO), Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity, targeting affirmative action and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives in the federal government.
The EO creates new compliance obligations for all government contractors and grant recipients and will lead to new Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) rules, eliminating such things as mandatory affirmative action plans and adding a new mandatory contract certification.
Any contractor or grant recipient that currently maintains a DEI program should especially take note, as the EO directly links the maintenance of future DEI programs to False Claims Act (FCA) liability.
On January 29, the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) rescinded M-25-13, which it had issued two days earlier, and which required federal agencies to "temporarily pause all activities related to obligation or disbursement of all Federal financial assistance."
Days after it was issued on January 27, one federal judge administratively stayed a portion of the memo before the OMB rescinded it altogether. A White House press secretary subsequently explained that the "freeze" was, in fact, still in place, and another judge indicated he intends to issue an injunction soon.
While much remains unclear, there are basic parameters and next steps every FFA recipient should consider.
In a decisive shift from the prior administration’s energy policies, US President Donald Trump has enacted a series of executive orders aimed at bolstering domestic fossil fuel production and overhauling the permitting process for energy projects.
This article provides an overview of these actions, which are aimed at achieving energy independence, expediting infrastructure development, and reinforcing the U.S. oil and gas sector’s competitive position.
US Attorney General Pam Bondi has renewed the prior Trump administration’s prohibition on the use of sub-regulatory guidance, potentially altering the landscape for False Claims Act cases pursued during the second Trump administration.