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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

There’s an exchange in Deserve to Win Ep. 35 where the Wolf and I are explaining the phenomenon of Troutman Amin, LLP being benched by the plaintiff’s bar– i.e. they will not brief certain issues ...

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 ...

The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee (USOPC) recently banned transgender athletes from competing in women’s sports, becoming the latest institution to take such action following President Donald ...

As savvy plaintiffs and defendants know, the viability of class actions relies on evidence—and surveys are the best way to generate evidence about consumer behaviors or opinions. In class actions, ...