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The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Environmental Justice (OEJ) and External Civil Rights Compliance Office issued draft guidance (Draft Guidance) on June 2, 2022.

Many investment funds, advisors, and companies have been working to incorporate environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors into their investment practices, but the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed new disclosure and reporting requirements.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Managing IP has recognized six of our attorneys as 2022 IP Stars. Imron T. Aly, James Bindseil, Wib Chesser, Craig Gelfound, Kevin Nelson, and Sailesh K. Patel are listed as Patent Stars.

On May 25, 2022, in Grossman v. GEICO Cas. Co. (No. 21-278), the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the District Court’s dismissal of an attempted class action by two automobile policyholders alleging that GEICO unjustly retained windfall profits on personal auto insurance policies.

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On May 26, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware issued its decision in Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. and Berkshire Hathaway Life Insurance Company of Nebraska v. Estate of Phyllis M. Malkin (19-14689, 17-cv-23136, 172, 2021) (“Malkin”).

Tom Abendroth will discuss irrevocable trust modifications on June 2.

Ford CEO Jim Farley said consumers should plan to see dramatic change in the near term as companies compete amid the shift to battery-operated vehicles.

ArentFox Schiff represented Tuthill Corporation on the sale of the Fill-Rite and Sotera brand and assets to the Gorman-Rupp Company for $525 million, completed May 31, 2022.

The 2022 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 66 ArentFox Schiff attorneys as leaders in their field.

A California appellate court recently concluded that the bumble bee is a “fish,” at least for the purposes of certain provisions in the California Endangered Species Act (Cal. ESA). Because bumble bees are “fish,” they can be subject to the Cal. ESA.

Anthony Lupo and Ricardo Fischer attend the 2022 ASIPI Conference in Costa Rica and speak on the metaverse.

Health Care Partner Anne Murphy will present to CCI Inc.’s national Chief Legal Officer member group about governance best practices on June 1.

In her recently-filed brief to the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB or Board) in Cemex Construction, 28-CA-230115, NLRB General Counsel, Jennifer Abruzzo, continues her campaign to significantly curtail longstanding employer rights under the National Labor Relations Act.

Augmented Reality (“AR”), along with Virtual Reality (“VR”), is rapidly growing in prominence and will be transformative to the way we live, work, learn and play.

As technology becomes increasingly a part of student learning, education technology (ed tech) companies, parents, and educators should stay abreast of children’s privacy rights under the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

As Mercedes shifts to more of a digital retail model in Europe and other markets, it is realizing it does not need the number of dealerships it currently has.

BMW and Mini are studying a plan to ditch franchised dealer retailing in Europe, letting retailers deliver and service vehicles sold by the factory.

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has issued some guidance relating to its enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) prior to June 21, 2022, the effective date of the rebuttable presumption.

Massachusetts highest court upheld a state trial court’s decision which allowed a closely watched climate-disclosure related challenge filed by Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey against ExxonMobil (Exxon) to proceed over Exxon’s objections.

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Hear from former Senator and current ArentFox Schiff Counsel Doug Jones about his experience serving as President Joe Biden’s Nomination Advisor for Legislative Affairs during Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson’s confirmation process.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Co-Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and International Co-Leader Hunter T. Carter have been named to Latinvex’s Top 100 Lawyers list, an annual rating honoring leading attorneys from international law firms that serve as go-to advisors for Latin Americ

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that four attorneys have been named to BTI’s Client Service All-Stars 2022 for delivering superior client service: Partners Paula Morency, Caroline Turner English, Ann MacDonald, and Matthew Prewitt.

In a unanimous decision authored by Justice Elena Kagan, the US Supreme Court ruled that in determining whether a party has waived its right to enforce an arbitration agreement, the party asserting waiver does not have to show that it was prejudiced.