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On August 13, 2025, the White House issued Executive Order 14335, “Enabling Competition in the Commercial Space Industry” (“EO 14335” or the “EO”).  Framed as a push to “enhance American greatness by enabling a competitive launch marketplace and substantially increasing commercial space launch cadence and novel space activities by 2030,” EO 14335 directs…

This client alert summarizes recent developments related to implementation of California’s climate disclosure laws, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253) and the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act (SB 261). These key developments underscore the necessity of preparing for compliance by the operative deadlines: January 1, 2026 for SB 261 and later…

We have reached the six-month anniversary of President Trump’s landmark executive order that extended the regulatory review process run by the White House’s Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA) to regulations issued by independent agencies.[1]  This order marked an important change for many companies, especially in the financial services and energy sectors,…

Now that the Trump Administration has cleared the six-month mark, its approach to white collar enforcement is starting to come into focus through multiple policy announcements and an emerging track record. After a flurry of policy announcements from Attorney General Pam Bondi in the early weeks of the new administration, President Trump and the Justice…

As described in our prior client alert, President Trump threatened in July to impose tariffs of 50% on imports of products from Brazil in response to U.S. concerns regarding Brazil’s criminal prosecution of former President Jair Bolsonaro, recent judicial developments impacting social media regulation in Brazil, Brazil’s allegedly unfair trade practices, and Brazil’s…

The current Congressional session has seen the introduction of bipartisan legislation that, if enacted, would dramatically change the regulatory landscape for pet food and animal feed products. The reintroduced Pet Food Uniform Regulatory Reform Act (PURR Act) would make sweeping changes to the regulatory framework for dog and cat food ingredients and claims in which…

On August 6, President Trump issued an Executive Order (“EO”) (“Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of the Russian Federation”) invoking his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose a tariff of 25% on most products imported from India, effective August 27, in response to India’s importation of…

Earlier today, FDA issued a proposed rule that would extend the compliance date of the Food Traceability Rule by 30 months, i.e., until July 20, 2028. The Food Traceability Rule, which is one of the core rules FDA was required to issue under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), will impose additional traceability recordkeeping requirements on persons…

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “Court”) issued its highly anticipated advisory opinion on Obligations of States in respect of Climate Change.  In a lengthy, unanimous opinion, the Court clarified States’ obligations under international law “to ensure the protection of the climate system and other parts of the environment from anthropogenic…