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Arent Fox Government Enforcement & White Collar Partner Michelle J. Shapiro was named Global Vice-Chair of the Women’s White Collar Defense Association (WWCDA).
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the license review policy for items on the Commerce Control List that are controlled for national security (NS) reasons and are destined to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Venezuela, or Russia.
The Federal government is warning that the threat of cybercrime, and especially ransomware, to US hospitals and healthcare providers has increased.
Legal success is driven by the correct perception of risk. Plaintiffs don’t want to leave emptyhanded, and defendants don’t want to pay more than necessary. Sometimes the facts favor only one side, but most of the time a party’s legal risks fall on a spectrum between these extremes.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce three pro bono client successes, resulting from the firm’s partnership with the Veterans Pro Bono Consortium.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that Managing Partner Marci Eisenstein has been recognized as a Managing Partner of the Year by Corporate Counsel’s Women, Influence & Power in Law (WIPL) Awards.
MagnitudeSM uses artificial intelligence to evaluate complex claims and help risk management teams avoid high-dollar mistakes.
October 28, 2020
Arent Fox partner Kay Georgi will speak as part of a Trade & Investment Controls webinar series hosted by the European Association of Trade and Investment Controls and Compliance Attorneys ([AT+ICA]).
Task Force Approves Reports Addressing Mapping, Connectivity Demand, and Connected Farm Employment
October 28, 2020
Schiff Hardin LLP will sponsor and co-host the upcoming program in OurEnergyPolicy’s Energy Leaders  Webinar Series.
Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that seven lawyers have been recognized on the 2020 New York Metro Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists.
As travel increases despite ongoing pandemic concerns, hotel operators must address how to welcome back the increased workforce needed to care for more guests.
Arent Fox has procured for Bloomio, a fintech pioneer and provider of a blockchain-based investment platform, a U.S. patent covering a new technology for crypto-asset recovery.

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. 
October 22, 2020
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.
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). 
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.