31 Dec, 2020 New York Enacts Automatic Voter Registration By Jason P.W. Halperin New York gave its citizens a gift for the holidays last week when Governor Cuomo signed into law automatic voter registration, making New...
23 Dec, 2020 FTC issues commentary on the Vertical Merger Guidelines By Joseph M. Miller The FTC's most recent policy guidance is a helpful compilation covering its modern history of vertical merger enforcement, with links to...
18 Dec, 2020 Federal Reserve to Increase Focus on Climate Change Risk By Jacob H. Hupart The Federal Reserve's recent announcement that it would officially join an international network of central banks indicates the...
17 Dec, 2020 One May Be the Loneliest Number . . . And It May Be Silently Killing your Business By Stephen M. Osborn Each month, I share with my clients an insight that connects a business thought to what is happening in the world around us. This...
14 Dec, 2020 Increased Focus on Climate Change by Investors Beyond the Energy Sector By Jacob H. Hupart Investors are increasingly interested in the impact of climate change on a corporation's business activities, and how companies--even...
11 Dec, 2020 IPO Boom Continues to Benefit Venture-Backed Companies By Jeremy D. Glaser The recent IPO boom has accelerated with the resounding success of the DoorDash and Airbnb IPOs. 2020 continues to be a stellar year for...
11 Dec, 2020 Wage fixing can be charged as a crime and the health care industry is in the crosshairs By Joseph M. Miller The FTC's lawsuit against Facebook is dominating the antitrust news cycle but yesterday the Antitrust Division announced something...
08 Dec, 2020 Renewable Chemical Credit Bill Introduced in House By Mintz H.R. 8879, sponsored by Rep. Bill Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ), would provide, for five years, a production tax credit (PTC) for certain...
08 Dec, 2020 Largest Auction for 5G Spectrum Starts Today! By Angela Y. Kung Today the FCC kicks off bidding in its auction for spectrum in the 3.7-4.2 GHz band, known as the C-band, to support 5G services. Many...
08 Dec, 2020 International Climate Change Litigation By Jacob H. Hupart Most fossil fuel companies are global corporations, with worldwide operations. Even though the United States is often perceived as one...
07 Dec, 2020 It's Official - Record Voter Turnout in 2020 By Jason P.W. Halperin It's now official -- the 2020 election cycle saw record voter turnout with nearly 160 million Americans voting. That's a 66.7 percent...
07 Dec, 2020 Rural Digital Opportunity Fund Auction Concludes By Angela Y. Kung Taking the single largest step so far to bridge the digital divide, the FCC announced that bidding in the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund...
07 Dec, 2020 SEC Settles First Charges of Misleading COVID-19 Disclosures By Mintz On Friday, December 4, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against a publicly traded restaurant chain for misleading...
04 Dec, 2020 Farewell and Thanks, Chairman Pai By Angela Y. Kung I distinctly remember when Ajit Pai took the helm as Chairman of the FCC in 2016. I had just joined the agency's Wireless Bureau and was...
03 Dec, 2020 Why the Death of Tony Hsieh Matters So Much By Stephen M. Osborn My wife and I learned of the passing of Tony Hsieh this past weekend. As business leaders who care deeply about culture, this loss hit...
02 Dec, 2020 30(b)(6) - Overdue for an Overhaul By Francis J. Earley Rule 30(b)(6) was overdue for an overhaul. It is too often the case that parties provide a list of generalized topics that cause...