Buyers (including private equity firms and their investors) that acquire the stock of a company wholly or partially owned by an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) face a unique set of post-closing ...

The “Revolutionary FAR Overhaul” (RFO) represents the first major update to the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) in four decades, intended to modernize the regulation by simplifying its language ...

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ August 2025 decision that addressed the constitutionality of dual for-cause removal protections for administrative law judges (ALJs) at the National Labor Relations ...

Ever pump gas and seen the little POS sign up screen asking you to join an SMS program to save a few cents a gallon on gas? I know I have and I always chuckled because– being the world’s greatest TCPA ...

Comments are due in less than a month on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposals to make significant structural reforms to Medicare’s Competitive Bidding Program (“CBP”) for ...

On August 11, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought two settled administrative proceedings against a broker-dealer and one of its registered representatives for violations of ...

Four and a half years ago, I argued that the SEC should "fold 'em" on its litigation against Ripple Labs, comparing the agency's position to a losing hand in Kenny Rogers' "The Gambler." Last week's ...

President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) on August 7 that overhauls the federal grantmaking process. Titled “Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking,” the EO identifies deficiencies in the ...

Chicago-based IPA 100 firm Grant Thornton (FY24 net revenue of $2.4 billion) announced it will acquire Boston-based Stax, a leading strategy consulting firm specializing in commercial due diligence, ...