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There are two wildly different interpretations of what constitutes an autodialer under the TCPA currently employed by different federal circuit courts.

The focus of regulators in the United States and the United Kingdom had been to correctly transition away from LIBOR due to past bank manipulations.

As we’ve reported, earlier this month the White House issued Executive Order 13950, which prohibits federal contractors, subcontractors, and grant recipients from inculcating “race or sex stereotyping,” “race or sex scapegoating,” and other “divisive concepts” in their workplace trainings. 

Join Partner George Angelich and other thought leaders from the worlds of restructuring, insolvency, and distressed debt for seven weeks of insightful online programming and engaging networking.

Minority owners of a business face unique challenges. With limited or no control over the management and governance of a business, minority owners can be unfairly left in the cold or squeezed out. However, deliberate preparation and negotiation at the initial stages of the business can set up minority owners with the necessary tools to eliminate or reduce many of these difficulties and even avoid future conflict.

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The US Government has taken action recently to step up enforcement against forced labor.

The Sixth Circuit has issued an important decision that condemns plan provisions that provide different benefits based on a patient’s need for continued dialysis, even if the provision applies to all dialysis patients and not just those with end-stage renal disease (ESRD). 

Arent Fox International Trade Practice Leader Kay Georgi will speak as a Co-Chair at the US-China Trade Controls Conference hosted by the American Conference Institute on October 22, 2020.

On October 21, 2020, the Financial Services Bill (Bill 200) was introduced into the UK House of Commons.

Last week, the New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) issued a report about the July 2020 Twitter Hack titled “Report on Investigation of Twitter’s July 15, 2020, Cybersecurity Incident and the Implications for Election Security” (Twitter Report).

Schiff Hardin advised Good Works Acquisition Corp. in connection with its initial public offering of 15 million units of securities at $10 per unit.

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The Southern District of New York recently ruled against fashion designer, Elie Tahari, Ltd. (Tahari), in a copyright lawsuit over Tahari’s unauthorized post of an image to social media. 

Schiff Hardin is proud to announce that Intellectual Property attorneys Helen Ji and Thomas Rammer have been named Rising Stars for 2020 by Managing Intellectual Property.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Partner Lucy Bickford has been awarded the Diversity & Flexibility Alliance’s 2020 Flex Success® Award, recognizing her achievements and professional success while working reduced hours.

Join Arent Fox partners David M. Barbash and Lee M. Caplan, along with Hafez R. Virjee, president and co-founder of Delos, a new and innovative arbitration venue specializing in cost-efficient dispute resolution, in our upcoming webinar “Emerging Companies, Possible Points of Friction, and Dispute R

A potent federal statute designed to take down organized crime looms large over the legal cannabis industry. The Racketeer-Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) was enacted in the 1970s to fight the mob with a declared purpose to “seek eradication of organized crime in the United States.”

According to the United Nations, 127 countries have passed regulations on single-use plastic bags in an effort to incentivize consumers to use reusable bags when shopping.

Unlike businesses with a single controlling owner or several owners, a 50/50 business by its very nature is ripe for disagreement between its owners. Owners of a 50/50 business will need to proactively consider how to handle disagreements when setting up their business venture and drafting their operating agreement, shareholders agreement, or partnership agreement.

Schiff Hardin LLP has been recognized as a top law firm for women in Law360’s 2020 Glass Ceiling Report for the fourth consecutive year.

Arent Fox Trademark Partner Ricardo Fischer will host the first ONEonONE Series for the Asociación Interamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (ASIPI).

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Trade and professional organizations continue to take issue with Executive Order 13950, Executive Order on Combating Race and Stereotyping.

With precautions still in place to combat the COVID-19 pandemic that limit access to government buildings and promote social distancing, on September 23, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom issued Executive Order N-80-20.