At the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Jamie Dimon (CEO of J.P. Morgan) told the audience that we should be teaching healthcare in school from kindergarten to 12th grade. …

Annual Reporting on ISO/ESPP Transactions

As originally discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue…

The Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) has issued a no-action letter to the Depository Trust Company (“DTC”) in connection with the registered clearing agency’s pilot blockchain-based securities tokenization program. A…

Annual Reporting on ISO/ESPP Transactions

As originally discussed in our December 16, 2010 blog article, the IRS issued final regulations in 2009 under Section 6039 of the Internal Revenue…

This case addresses whether the district court abused its discretion in awarding attorneys’ fees to Google under 35 U.S.C. § 285 after deeming EscapeX’s suit “exceptional,” denying EscapeX’s Rule 59(e)…

On December 18, 2025, the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (“HFIAA”) was enacted as part of the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act. This new law amends Section 16(a)…

On December 19, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Trapped at Work Act (the “Act”), introducing sweeping new restrictions on certain employment-related repayment agreements. Effective immediately, the Act prohibits employers…

On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence (the “EO”). This EO targets state laws addressing artificial intelligence and…

On January 7, 2026, President Trump issued a new executive order, “Prioritizing the Warfighter in Defense Contracting” (the “EO”), which states that “[a]fter years of misplaced priorities, traditional…

On March 15, 2026, certain providers of commercial financing must submit an annual Commercial Financing Annual Report to the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation pursuant to the California…

On December 30, Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that the City of Baltimore filed a civil action against a fintech provider offering small-dollar cash advance products, alleging violations of…

On December 30, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered that the CFPB must continue requesting funding from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System…

The Centers for Medicare & Medicare Services’ (“CMS”) Innovation Center will begin accepting applications on January 12 for the recently announced Advancing Chronic Care with Effective, Scalable Solutions (“ACCESS”) Model—a…

As 2025 came to a close, the Proposition 65 (Prop 65) landscape in California continued to evolve rapidly, reflecting shifting enforcement patterns, major litigation outcomes, and significant regulatory developments. This…

Indiana, Kentucky, and Rhode Island rang in the new year with their comprehensive privacy laws taking effect on January 1, 2026. Almost half of US states now have…

Just in time for the holidays, on December 15, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) issued an untitled letter (the “Letter”) to…