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Congress Revisits The BIOSECURE Act: Risks For Biotechnology Collaborations With Chinese Entities

In the last Congress, the BIOSECURE Act (H.R. 8333, 118th) garnered significant attention despite not becoming law.

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Arnold & Porter

FAR Council Issues Rewrites To FAR Parts 8 And 12

On August 14, 2025, the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) and the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (FAR Council) issued draft revisions to FAR Part 8 and FAR Part 12 (as well as to FAR Parts 4 and 40).

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

New Sectors Designated As High-Priority Enforcement Under UFLPA

The 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") established a rebuttable presumption that goods produced wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ("XUAR") of China or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List are made with forced labor and prohibited from importation into the U.S.

United States Government

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Thompson Coburn LLP

OFPP Green Lights Immediate Use Of Revised Procurement Rules

On August 15, the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP) announced...

United States Government

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Legal Alert: Online Filing Now Available For Section 83(b) Elections

United States Government

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Shulman Rogers

FAR Final Rule Clarifies SAM Registration

United States Government

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Bass, Berry & Sims

California Contractor Compliance: Filling The Federal, EO-Created Void

United States Government

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Jackson Lewis P.C.

SBA Seeks Commentary On Nonmanufacturer Rule

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

Declaring A Crime Emergency In The District Of Columbia (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Recent GAO Sustain Includes Valuable Lessons On Proposal Preparation And More

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Trump Administration Executive Order Requires Enhanced Oversight, Termination For Convenience Clauses In Federal Grants

United States Government

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New Executive Order Reshapes Federal Grantmaking: Opportunities And Challenges For Awardees

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Federal Judge Dismisses High-profile Case Involving Allegations Of Racial Discrimination In Appraisals

United States Government

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale For Trump Tariff Actions

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Protectionism Or Free Trade?

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

What Honeybees Have Taught Me About Dispute Resolution

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Bridging Cultures, Avoiding Disputes: Why Construction Needs Partnering Dialogue More Than Ever

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Inward/ Foreign Investment

Observations On The 2024 CFIUS Annual Report

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), the US foreign direct investment regulator, issues a report each year to the US Congress...

United States Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Texas Proposes State-Level CFIUS Review

Houston, Tex. (August 14, 2025) - In early March 2025, the Texas Legislature introduced Senate Bill 2117 and House Bill 5007 relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment...

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

New Texas Law Restricts Foreign Ownership Of Real Estate

On June 20, 2025, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 17 (SB 17 or the Act), which will impose new civil and criminal penalties against foreign individuals and entities associated with foreign individuals from certain designated countries, particularly China, Russia, Iran and North Korea.

United States Government

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Duane Morris LLP

Highlights From CFIUS' 2024 Annual Report To Congress

United States Government

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Foley Hoag LLP

CFIUS' Expanding Role In Gulf South Real Estate Transactions

United States Real Estate

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Summer Of Tariffs: New Executive Order Modifies Global Tariff Rates

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Dubai Courts To Provide Legal Services Through The Dubai Hub In London

Worldwide Government

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Mayer Brown

Dealmakers On Notice: DCSA Filings Expected To Surge

United States Commercial

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Dechert

FinCEN Delays Effective Date Of Investment Adviser Rule And Intends To Revisit The SEC Customer Identification Program Rule For Investment Advisers

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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Constitutional & Administrative Law

Fifth Circuit Decision On NLRB ALJs Raises Constitutional Questions For OSHRC Removal Protections

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' August 2025 decision that addressed the constitutionality of dual for-cause removal protections for administrative law judges at the National Labor Relations Board has significant implications ...

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

California Wins Key Victory In Ongoing Challenge To Its Climate Disclosure Laws

The plaintiffs filed their case against SB 253 and SB 261 in the District Court on January 30, 2024.

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Legal Alert: Online Filing Now Available For Section 83(b) Elections

The IRS has launched a major modernization of the Section 83(b) election process. In November 2024, the IRS introduced Form 15620, designed to standardize Section 83(b) elections.

United States Government

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Shulman Rogers

Declaring A Crime Emergency In The District Of Columbia (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Conversation With WIT's ITC Chair: Key Insights On Administrative Law Judges In Section 337 Investigations

United States Government

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WIT Legal

The Constitutional Battle Over False Claims Act Qui Tams And Founding Era History In Zafirov

United States Government

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Phelps Dunbar LLP

Unpacking Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace: Infrastructure Connectivity At The Center Of US Diplomacy

United States Government

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Steptoe LLP

Fireworks On The Floor: The July 4th Signing Of The One Big Beautiful Bill (Podcast)

United States Government

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Bracewell

New Executive Order Targets Political Discrimination In Financial Services

United States Finance

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

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Terrorism, Homeland Security & Defence

USCIS Policy Manual Update: Discretionary Factors In Immigration Benefits

On Aug. 19, 2025, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) updated its policy manual to provide guidance on how USCIS officers should exercise discretion when reviewing immigration benefit requests.

United States Immigration

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

New Sectors Designated As High-Priority Enforcement Under UFLPA

The 2021 Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA") established a rebuttable presumption that goods produced wholly or in part in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region ("XUAR") of China or by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List are made with forced labor and prohibited from importation into the U.S.

United States Government

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Thompson Coburn LLP

AI In Aerospace And Defense (Video)

Over the last few years, AI has been in action. With dynamic pricing, predictive maintenance and real-time optimizations, AI is actively reshaping industries.

United States Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

FATF Revises AML Standards For Certain Funds Transfers

United States Government

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Mayer Brown

Declaring A Crime Emergency In The District Of Columbia (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Sanctions Update: August 18, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Observations On The 2024 CFIUS Annual Report

United States Government

KL

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Texas Proposes State-Level CFIUS Review

United States Government

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Enabling Competition In The Commercial Space Industry (Trump EO Tracker)

United States Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

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State Law

Massachusetts Senate Adopts Legislation Limiting Compensation Of Non-Employee Officers, Directors, And Trustees Of Public Charities

Late last week, the Massachusetts Senate adopted legislation that would require public charities to obtain approval from the Massachusetts Attorney General before compensating non-employee officers, directors, and trustees for their service in those roles.

United States Government

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Mintz

Massachusetts Senate Approves $32.4 Billion Budget

The Massachusetts Senate last week approved a $32.4 billion FY2013 budget.

United States Government

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Mintz

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House Special Edition Final Issue: 2012 Summary Of New Maine Laws

We are pleased to share our Final Issue of the 2012 Summary of New Maine Laws in this special edition of Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House.

United States Government

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Pierce Atwood LLP

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House - 5.25.12

United States Government

PA

Pierce Atwood LLP

Ninth Circuit Holds Medical Marijuana Use Not Protected Under The ADA

United States Employment

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Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart

Managing A Down Economy--The Ins And Outs Of Group Terminations: Group Terminations Are Governed By A Number Of Federal And State Regulations

United States Employment

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Godfrey & Kahn S.C.

Under The Dome: Inside The Maine State House - 5.18.12

United States Government

PA

Pierce Atwood LLP

Alabama Taxpayers’ Bill Of Rights II – Approved On Final Legislative Day

United States Tax

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Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Georgia's New False Claims Act: It's Not Just For Health Care Anymore

United States Criminal

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Jones Day

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Latest Videos

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Predictably Unpredictable: Considerations & Lessons Learned Regarding Force Majeure (Video)

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Nossaman LLP

FAR 2.0 Unpacked: Parts 18, 39, And 43 (Video)

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Seyfarth Shaw LLP

A New Era At The Federal Election Commission? (Video)

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Wiley Rein

Strategies For Attracting U.S. Government R&D Investment And Procurement Contracts (Video)

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

The First 100 Days: What's On The Horizon From The Second Trump Administration (Video)

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WilmerHale

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