Our webinar series on the European Commission’s draft guidelines on Article 102 is now available on demand here. The series, hosted by Kevin Coates, a former European Commission head of unit and an antitrust partner in Covington’s Brussels office, is in three parts.
In the first webinar, Massimiliano Kadar of the European Commission’s…
On 18 November 2024, the International Energy Agency (“IEA”) published a detailed 163-page Report titled “Recycling of Critical Minerals: Strategies to Scale Up Recycling and Urban Mining” (the “Report”). The Report emphasizes the importance of recycling in securing the supply of essential minerals – such as copper, lithium, cobalt, and rare earths – which are…
South Africa’s Protection of Personal Information Act (“POPIA”) imposes strict requirements on processing personal information, especially that of children. Under South African law, a child is a natural person under the age of 18. Recent enforcement action against the Department of Basic Education (“DBE’) highlights the importance of obtaining parental consent and using privacy-respecting methods…
At the end of his prior administration, President Trump tried to overhaul the federal workforce by making it easier to remove a substantial number of federal employees. With his incoming administration, President-elect Trump may try to do so again. Though Presidents have broad authority over federal employees, these renewed efforts may face new legal challenges…
November 25, 2024, Covington Alert
The inauguration of President Trump on January 20 is expected to bring important changes to U.S. trade policy that are likely to affect companies that supply international customers, or are reliant on global supply chains. As discussed in our prior client alert, international trade is expected to be a key…
The conventional wisdom in recent years has been that the political parties have been moving to their respective left and right extremes. At least for the Republicans, this is wrong. Republicans have been moving left – to the center – enabling them to steal some formerly Democratic voters.
It’s true that Republicans have become more…
This quarterly update highlights key legislative, regulatory, and litigation developments in the third quarter of 2024 related to artificial intelligence (“AI”) and connected and automated vehicles (“CAVs”). As noted below, some of these developments provide industry with the opportunity for participation and comment.
I. Artificial Intelligence
Federal Legislative Developments
There continued to be strong bipartisan…
As 47th President of the United States, Donald Trump may be more focused and strategic than he was as the 45th, evidence of which may be a tweet of his from Sunday:
Any Republican Senator seeking the coveted LEADERSHIP position in the United States Senate must agree to Recess Appointments (in the Senate!), without which…
On November 8, 2024, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a notice of request for information (RFI) regarding the agency’s current approach to providing export certification in the form of lists (export lists) for human food products. The RFI seeks to learn more about U.S. exporters’ experiences and the challenges they face related to…
November 1, 2024, Covington Alert
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit affirmed the Tax Court’s denial of tax-exempt status for Memorial Hermann Accountable Care Organization (MHACO) as an organization described in section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code. The decision could have implications for lobbying, political, and member-related activities…
