Worldwide: Compliance

Companies excluding shareholder proposals in 2026 faced litigation, threats under advance notice bylaws, and risks to director voting support under the SEC Staff's hands-off approach. Partner Marc Gerber and counsel Jeongu Gim examine this proxy season's experiences to guide companies' strategies for the upcoming season.

In our January 2025 and May 2026 alerts, we discussed a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25 NDAA) that prohibits the award of defense contracts to companies...

The New York City Bar's 25th annual Hot Topics in Advertising & Marketing Law program will examine how advertising law has transformed over the past quarter-century and explore the key enforcement priorities shaping the industry's future. Leading experts from government agencies, self-regulatory bodies, and major law firms will discuss federal, state, and local enforcement actions, self-regulatory guidance, and emerging legal challenges facing advertisers and their counsel.

On June 3, 2026, Governor Polis signed into law HB26-1283, which establishes strict restrictions on how employers may handle government-issued identification documents belonging to applicants and employees—including migrant and seasonal workers—during the employment eligibility verification (I-9) process.

On July 17, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a final rule replacing “duration of status,” commonly shown as “D/S,” with fixed periods of admission for F academic students, J exchange visitors, and I representatives of foreign information media.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has proposed a new framework requiring hospitals to submit mandatory provider-based attestations for off-campus outpatient departments, fundamentally changing how these facilities demonstrate compliance with Medicare requirements. With a January 1, 2028 implementation deadline, hospitals must navigate new National Provider Identifier requirements, centralized electronic submission systems, and detailed documentation processes that will significantly impact reimbu

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued final tariff actions under Section 301 affecting 60 economies, with rates ranging from 10% to 12.5% plus MFN, based on their failure to enforce forced labor import prohibitions. These new tariffs replace previous Section 122 measures and include country-specific exemptions, product exclusions, and textile tariff-rate quotas for select nations.

The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced sweeping new Section 301 tariffs on imports from 60 economies, ranging from 10% to 12.5%, based on their failure to enforce forced labor import prohibitions. These duties took effect July 24, 2026, with complex exclusions for specific products, countries, and trade agreement qualifications that will significantly impact supply chains across major U.S. import sectors.

The SEC has approved a new Nasdaq rule establishing a $5 million minimum Market Value of Listed Securities threshold, creating an immediate delisting risk for companies that fall below this level for 30 consecutive business days. Unlike other compliance violations, this rule offers no cure period and results in immediate suspension, fundamentally changing the landscape for small-cap companies struggling with low market valuations.