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AI, Metaverse & Blockchain Co-Leader Danielle Bulger will be a featured speaker at the 2025 BESLA Conference, joining industry leaders for a dynamic discussion entitled, Code, Content, and Consequences: The New Challenges AI Presents in Entertainment & Advertising. This timely panel will delve into the transformative impact of artificial intelligence on the creative and advertising sectors, examining both the opportunities and risks that AI brings to the forefront.

Food, Drug, Medical Device & Cosmetic Partner Emily Cowley Leongini and International Trade & Investment Associate Mario Torrico will speak at SupplySide Global 2025.

Partner Marylee Jenkins will speak at the 2025 WTR Live: Brand Strategy Summit USA in New York on October 22, 2025.

On October 10, 2025, International Arbitration & Dispute Resolution Practice Leader Lee Caplan and International Attorney Ucheora Onwuamaegbu will moderate panels in a series hosted at ArentFox Schiff’s DC office for the 6th Edition of Washington Arbitration Week (WAW).

Trademark and Copyright Partner Danielle Bulger will moderate a panel on how companies are leveraging new consumer trends and technology at Brand Forward: Law, Retail & The Future, a conference hosted by The Fashion Law on October 9, 2025.

International Trade & Investment Partner and Energy & Cleantech Industry Co-Leader, Antonio Rivera will present on the evolving landscape of U.S.-China trade policy and its impact on the battery supply chain at The Battery Show Conference on October 8, 2025.

International Trade & Investment Associate James Kim will be featured on a panel discussing the US manufacturing of key components needed to build a robust PV manufacturing ecosystem at the PV CellTech USA Conference on October 7, 2025.

The District of Columbia Court of Appeals recently issued a significant tax opinion dealing with whether parties to a real estate transaction could avoid transfer and recordation taxes on a long-term ground lease by characterizing it as a “retained” interest in a deed, rather than as a separate transfer.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner and Executive Committee member Cristina Carvalho has been named to Washingtonian’s 2025 list of the “Most Powerful Women in Washington.”

The Rebalancing Expectations for Neighbors, Tenants, and Landlords (RENTAL) Act of 2025, as amended, brings sweeping reforms to District housing laws.

On September 29, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule that significantly expands end user controls under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) by extending restrictions to foreign entities owned, directly or indirectly, 50% or more by one or more parties on specified lists of proscribed companies, including the Entity List.

Health Care Partner David Greenberg will present in a BARBRI CLE course titled “Overpayment Recoveries by Health Insurers: Bringing and Defending Claims, Evaluating Merits, Scope of Recovery” on October 1, 2025.

Consumer Products Industry Group co-leader, Lynn R. Fiorentino, is presenting at the 2025 American Conference Institute (ACI) Legal, Regulatory, and Compliance Forum on Cosmetics & Personal Care Products West Coast Edition.

A significant Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision authored by the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) leadership, including the new USPTO Director John A. Squires, signals the importance of artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to the US economy and paves the way for patenting of AI and machine learning (ML) technologies.

On September 19, President Trump signed a Proclamation imposing an additional $100,000 fee on the US entry of certain H-1B employees, effective September 21.

Earlier this month, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a nationwide crackdown on direct-to-consumer (DTC) drug advertisements.

Join International Trade & Investment Associate James Kim and Director of North American Manufacturing Birgit Matthiesen at the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA)’s Annual Manufacturers’ Conference 2025.

More than two years after the Integrity, Notification, and Fairness in Online Retail Marketplaces (INFORM) for Consumers Act took effect on June 27, 2023, the United States, on behalf of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), brought the first enforcement action under the Act.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The plaintiff, John Snyder, worked for a life insurance company from December 2006 to August 2016.

As the federal funding deadline of September 30, 2025, approaches, this alert highlights four possible scenarios and their potential implications.

Last month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would begin daily publication of adverse event data for drugs and biologics via the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).

On September 8, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the withdrawal of dozens of pending rulemaking actions, including two related to the cannabis industry.

Prop 65 Counsel: What To Know

Following nearly two years of litigation, Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company and the named plaintiffs in Hecht v. Cigna Health and Life Insurance Co., Case No. 1:24-cv-05926 (N.D. Ill.) have announced a class action settlement in principle.