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The last legislative session in California brought with it a wave of changes to California employment law.

Privacy & Data Security Co-Chair Reed Freeman and Associate Michelle Bowling will lead a session titled “Update on the FTC’s Privacy Program Under Trump/Ferguson” on November 12, 2025.

Health Care Practice Leader Douglas Grimm was quoted in a recent article discussing the rising popularity of joint operating agreements (JOAs) among health systems facing industry pressures.

Join ArentFox Schiff’s Rob Carrol, Lynn Fiorentino, Morgan Forsey, Jeffrey Weston, Brett Young, Sai Paspulati, and Alex Rafuse, for a program tailored to employers with California operations. This session will translate rapidly evolving legal developments into practical guidance you can apply to hiring, pay practices, compliance programs, risk mitigation, and employee communications heading into 2026.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates the products hospitals and health systems use, make, or study. As health system innovations increasingly leap quickly across service lines, regulatory obligations can shift in real time.

A recent European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) decision on the obligations of European states to study carbon-intensive permitting decisions crystallizes how global climate commitments may be beginning to harden into justiciable standards in some jurisdictions.

The decision concerns eight patents owned by Stellar, LLC that were the subject of Motorola Solutions, Inc.’s inter partes review (IPR) petitions.

In the fourth episode of “Tax Stuff You Should Know,” hosts Bob Pluth and Gene Magidenko delve into the concept of profits interests, a valuable tool for partnerships and limited liability companies to reward service providers without triggering immediate adverse income tax consequences.

ArentFox Schiff advised Ramaco Resources, Inc., an operator and developer of high-quality, low-cost metallurgical coal and a developing producer of coal, rare earth, and critical minerals, in a novel, three-pronged registered public financing — requiring the utmost sophistication in securities law.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Government Relations Partner Elizabeth Horner will participate in a webinar about the impact of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) on clean energy deployment in the US on November 10, 2025.

AFS partner Kevin Matz will be speaking at the NYSSCPA’s Queens-Brooklyn In Person Tax Conference on November 10.

Ford is considering discontinuing its electric F‑150 Lightning after racking up roughly $13 billion in EV losses since 2023, reflecting broader industry headwinds for large electric pickups as demand cools, costs remain high, and incentives fade.

On his first day in office, President Trump declared a national energy emergency and instructed federal agencies to use emergency procedures to facilitate domestic energy production. On October 29, the US Army Corps of Engineers issued its first Clean Water Act Section 404 permit under the president’s energy emergency declaration and its emergency procedures.

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth co-presented in a webinar for the American Bankers Association (ABA) 2025 Wealth Management and Trust Webinar Suite on November 6.

In the midst of a record-setting government shutdown, partisan divisions are deep, and legislating can appear zero-sum.

The Massachusetts Noncompetition Agreement Act (MNAA) took effect in October 2018, imposing certain statutory requirements for noncompete provisions to be enforceable. When the statute became law, many eagerly awaited case law guidance on how to interpret some of the murkier requirements.

ArentFox Schiff has been awarded 62 top rankings in the 2026 edition of Best Law Firms®, which recognizes firms for professional excellence based on consistently positive ratings from clients and peers.

ArentFox Schiff Partner Tracy McLaughlin, Private Clients, Trusts & Estates, will present on charitable trusts for estate and income tax savings at the NYSSCPA Tax and Financial Planning for Individuals Conference in New York on November 6, 2025.

As the automotive retail world turns, the Fall Conference for the National Association of Dealer Counsel (NADC) did not fail to provide some key insights for franchised dealers.

It’s hard not to experience whiplash with export controls recently. A little over a month ago, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the new Affiliates Rule, which took effect immediately on September 29.

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth will present at The Associated Jewish Federation of Baltimore’s Planned Giving Roundtable on November 5.

ArentFox Schiff Partners Todd Angkatavanich, Dave Blickenstaff, and Kevin Matz will present at the 51st Annual Notre Dame Tax & Estate Planning Institute.

Last week’s jury convictions of Safe Chain Solutions’ co-owners in United States v. Brosius, No. 1:24-cr-20255 (S.D. Fla.) coupled with US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) enforcement make one conclusion unavoidable: The DSCSA is both a regulatory mandate and a criminal risk boundary.

AFS Partner Brian Janowsky will speak at the 61st Annual Hawaii Tax Institute Conference on November 4, 2025.