The maritime finance industry saw significant change in 2025, including the shipping sector becoming a key target of sanctions policymakers, evolving regulatory action and lending trends, and the ...

International Trade attorney Turenna Ramírez Ortiz will speak at the American Conference Institute's 2nd Annual U.S.-Mexico Customs Compliance & Enforcement forum. She will cover Mexico's 2025 customs ...

The New York State Legislature recently enacted the 2026-2027 New York State Budget Bill, part of which adds Sections 1350 to 1356 of the New York State Tax Law titled "City Surcharge on Property That ...

The rapid adoption of large language model (LLM) systems across the federal government has prompted the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) to develop standardized contract protections ...

President Donald Trump on Feb. 1, 2025, issued three executive orders imposing additional duties on all goods from Canada, Mexico and China pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act ...

With Assembly Bill (AB) 1893, the California Legislature expressly confirms the "Builder's Remedy" as an intended consequence of local governments' failure to adopt legally sufficient housing plans.

Season's Greetings! In this first installment of Season's Readings, we look back at this year's developments involving cybersecurity and artificial intelligence (AI), both of which remained priorities ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in late February 2026 held in Learning Resources v. United States that the tariffs brought under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful. Following ...

The Trump Administration is reviewing federal spending priorities and government contracts and has announced various actions to suspend and/or terminate pending and awarded contracts. Though the scope ...

Recent lawsuits and settlements with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have prompted new compliance requirements for brands that offer auto-renewing products and services. Even though the FTC's ...

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Jan. 27, 2025, vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Rule on Combating Auto Retail Scams (CARS Rule) before it could take effect, finding that ...

Ground leases are a unique and complex form of real estate transaction that offer distinct advantages and challenges for both landlords and tenants. Unlike traditional leases that involve the ...