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Partner Karen Carr will serve as a panel speaker at the 2020 FDLI Annual Conference in October. Karen’s session is titled “Emerging Technologies: Regulatory Oversight of Intentional Genomic Alterations in Animals.”

With increased financial pressure on the health care delivery system, there is likely to be an increase in health care provider financial restructurings.

As we navigate life in the era of the global pandemic and the ever-changing risk assessments for contracting the novel coronavirus, one thing is becoming clear: face masks are here to stay for the foreseeable future.

SPAC transactions present an opportunity for accelerated growth in the AgTech industry, especially in capital-intensive businesses.

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Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce the firm and four attorneys have been listed on the State Bar of Michigan’s 2020 A Lawyer Helps Pro Bono Honor Roll, which recognizes the pro bono contributions of attorneys, law firms, and corporations to low-income individuals and families throughout Michigan.

Now is the time to review your internal contracts, procedures, marketing materials, and policies and prepare your company to capitalize on the next opportunity.

For several weeks, parties to pending merger and sale transactions involving Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans have been asking what will happen to PPP loan forgiveness applications if a borrower sells its business prior to receiving confirmation of forgiveness; a process that has barely start

The New York Institute of Credit’s (NYIC) Smorgasbord Conference is back by popular demand – a favorite dating back to the 1980’s but now with a Virtual Twist as we enter a new age of technology.

On September 24, 2020, the California Court of Appeal shed additional light on meeting the public interest requirements in anti-SLAPP motions in its opinion of Murray v. Tran (Cal. Ct. App., Sept. 24, 2020, No. D076104).

The California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the landmark privacy law making waves since taking effect earlier this year, has continued to evolve as legislators and the California Office of the Attorney General refine and clarify its requirements.

California Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill 1237 (SB 1237), broadening the certified nurse midwife (CNM) scope of practice, among other changes to the Nursing Practice Act and other Sections of the Business and Professions Code. 

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Arent Fox is pleased to announce that Insurance & Reinsurance Partner Jule Rousseau was re-elected Secretary of the European Life Settlement Association’s (ELSA) Executive Committee for the 2020/2021 term at this year’s annual general meeting.

For the first time, California has granted nurse practitioners who meet certain qualifications a separate scope of practice. This eventually will allow them to practice specified medical functions independently, without standardized procedures.

Government contractors may wish to seek further legal review of all diversity and inclusion training materials used.

The October, 2020 Visa Bulletin significantly advanced the availability of green cards for most categories, allowing thousands of foreign nationals to file their last step in the green card process.

Senior debt holders who are entitled to be paid ahead of contractually subordinated creditors pursuant to a subordination agreement now need to closely review and scrutinize their treatment under a proposed chapter 11 plan.

Arent Fox Partner David Greenberg is presenting on health care policy issues at Gallagher’s ‘2020 Election: Healthcare Policy Outcomes & Impacts to Plan Sponsors’ virtual town hall.

Join Partner Bernice Leber and a distinguished panel of federal and state judges and seasoned practitioners for a two and one half-hour virtual program discussing civil and criminal procedures and practices in state and federal courts during the pandemic and beyond.

US authorities announced that they reached an agreement with JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMorgan Chase) to settle criminal charges related to two distinct years-long market manipulation schemes involving hundreds of thousands of spoof orders on precious metals and US Treasury futures contracts. 

Intellectual Property Practice Group Co-Leaders Imron Aly and Sailesh Patel and partner Kevin Nelson were named Life Sciences Stars in the Hatch-Waxman Patent Litigation Practice Area by LMG Life Sciences in its 2020 guide.

Arent Fox’s Automotive Group leader, Aaron Jacoby spoke with Automotive News about how Ally Financial Inc., one of the largest U.S. auto lenders, filed a petition Aug. 14 to the U.S. Supreme Court to dissolve a class action.

The US Environmental Protection Agency has proposed to amend its pesticide regulations to exempt from FIFRA, the federal pesticide statute, certain pesticidal substances (PIPs) created in plants using biotechnology.

Schiff Hardin LLP is pleased to announce that the firm’s Private Clients, Trusts and Estates Practice Group has been named to the Chambers High Net Worth Awards 2020 shortlist for USA Private Client Team of the Year – Midwest and Central Region.