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Game Counsel

Louisiana Governor Vetoes Legislation That Would Have Banned Social Casino Sweepstakes Games 

By James Gatto on June 13, 2025 in
Communications, Media & Entertainment, Intellectual Property, Technology

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry (R) vetoed legislation that would have banned websites from conducting sweepstakes games that some say violate online gambling laws. 

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Government Contracts & Investigations Blog

Sheppard Mullin’s Government Contracts Team Launches Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Tracker

By Ryan Roberts, Jonathan Aronie, Anne Perry, Townsend Bourne, Nikole Snyder & Patrick Amano-Dolan* on June 12, 2025 in
Administrative, Government

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the bedrock of Federal procurement, is undergoing an unprecedented (some would say Revolutionary) overhaul. The Sheppard Mullin Government Contracts Team has created an online…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

CFPB Moves Forward with Debt Relief Suit Over $3.4M in Alleged Advance Fees

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia & Maxwell Earp-Thomas on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

On June 10, the CFPB moved to reopen its 2021 enforcement action against the final remaining defendant in a student debt relief case involving over $3.4 million in alleged illegal…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

DOJ Moves to End $13 Million Redlining Consent Order

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia & Maxwell Earp-Thomas on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

On May 28, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion to terminate its redlining consent order against a New Jersey-based bank. The five-year order, entered in September 2022, resolved allegations…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

Louisiana and Connecticut Advance Earned Wage Access Laws

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia & Maxwell Earp-Thomas on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

Louisiana and Connecticut recently passed legislation establishing regulatory frameworks for earned wage access (EWA) providers.

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

Nevada Enacts Law Allowing Remote Licensing for Internet Consumer Lenders

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia & Maxwell Earp-Thomas on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

On May 28, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo approved SB 437, creating a new framework for internet-based consumer lenders that lend to Nevada residents. The law defines an “Internet consumer lender&rdquo…

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

OCC Rejects Calls to Roll Back Preemption Rules

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Mehul Madia & Maxwell Earp-Thomas on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

On June 9, Acting Comptroller of the Currency Rodney Hood issued a letter rejecting the Conference of State Bank Supervisors’ (CSBS) request that the OCC rescind its 2011 preemption regulations. 

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Consumer Finance and Fintech Blog

Illinois Delays Interchange Fee Ban by One Year

By A.J. Dhaliwal, Thomas Panoff & Beineng Zhang on June 12, 2025 in
Financial, Technology

On June 1, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill that, if enacted, will delay the effective date of the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act by one year, from July 1…

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White Collar & Government Enforcement Blog

DOJ Releases Promised Guidelines for Investigation and Enforcement Under the FCPA

By Michael Gilbert, Jennifer N. Le & Krista Landis on June 12, 2025 in
Corporate & Commercial

On Monday June 9, 2025, the Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche released “Guidelines for Investigations and Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.” This much anticipated update directly…

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Class Action Defense Strategy Blog

The Supreme Court Gears Up to Resolve Circuit Split on Class Injury Requirements

By Anna McLean & Ce-Lai Powell Fong* on June 11, 2025 in
Class Action & Mass Torts

On January 24, 2025, the Supreme Court granted certiorari in Laboratory Corp. of America v. Davis, No. 24-0304, which may result in the resolution of a long-standing circuit split…

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FDA Law Update

FDA Ratchets Enforcement on Social Media Promotion in New Warning Letter

By Dominick DiSabatino & Julian Klein* on June 11, 2025 in
Food, Drug & Agriculture

This week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) Office of Prescription Drug Promotion (“OPDP”) posted a warning letter (the “Letter”)[1], issued on May 29, 2025, to Sprout…

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Healthcare Law Blog

Selling Your Physician Practice? Don’t Miss Out on ESOPs as an Alternative Exit Strategy

By Leonard Lipsky & Carly Eisenberg Hoinacki on June 11, 2025 in
Health Care

Leonard Lipsky and Carly Eisenberg Hoinacki from Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare Team recently sat down with Nick Francia[i] and Sarah Bothner[ii] of The Capital ESOP Group at UBS Financial…

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Law of The Ledger

Maine Gambling Control Unit Issues Warning on Illegal Online Gaming Including Certain Sweepstakes Models

By James Gatto on June 10, 2025 in
Corporate & Commercial, Technology

Maine’s Gambling Control Unit (GCU) has issued a formal warning regarding the proliferation of illegal interactive gaming (“iGaming”) platforms operating within the state. The warning emphasized that while certain forms…

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FDA Law Update

What to Watch: FDA Shifts Attention on Artificial Intelligence

By Scott Liebman & Arushi Pandya on June 10, 2025 in
Food, Drug & Agriculture

In an interesting and somewhat unexpected turnabout over the last six months, FDA has pivoted its focus from regulating industry’s use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) to how the agency itself…

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Labor & Employment Law Blog

Court of Appeal Holds an Employee Cannot Recover Damages for Defamation Related to a Wrongful Termination Claim

By Ian Michalak on June 10, 2025 in
Employment & Labor

The California Court of Appeal issued an important decision clarifying that an employee cannot recover damages for a defamation claim that is derivative of a wrongful termination claim. Defamation causes…

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Healthcare Law Blog

DOJ Civil Rights Fraud Initiative Will Use the False Claims Act to Target Antisemitism and DEI Programs

By Mathew Schutzer & Katherine McGrath on June 10, 2025 in
Health Care

At the end of May, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a Civil Rights Fraud Initiative to “utilize the False Claims Act to investigate and, as appropriate…

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