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Pat Naples was quoted discussing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) planned launch of the Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) Gateway, a new online platform intended to improve transparency and efficiency in the No Surprises Act (NSA) arbitration process.

ArentFox Schiff announced the 10th anniversary of the firm’s AFS Fellows Program, marking a decade of empowering emerging leaders, fostering meaningful connections across offices and practices, and developing the next generation of leaders who drive results while shaping the firm’s collaborative and inclusive culture.

ArentFox Schiff won a complete trial victory for the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in its capacity as Receiver for Silicon Valley Bank in a high-stakes dispute arising from the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, one of the largest bank failures in US history.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the launch of its International Desks, a coordinated platform designed to provide businesses, investors, entrepreneurs, law firms, and government entities around the world with a single point of access to sophisticated US legal counsel and cross-border business insight to successfully navigate opportunities in the United States.

Oregon’s win in the first federal trial over a packaging extended producer responsibility (EPR) law is a practical warning to companies facing the spread of EPR programs: courts may not treat complexity, cost, or multi-state compliance burdens as sufficient grounds to invalidate these laws.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce the addition of partner Cynthia Brittain to its premier Private Clients, Trusts & Estates practice in the firm’s Los Angeles office. Cindy brings more than 25 years advising high-net-worth multinational families, individuals, and global companies with complex cross-border tax and estate planning matters.

In this episode of Five Questions, Five Answers, Birgit Matthiesen, David R. Hamill, James Kim, and Antonio J. Rivera explore the complexities of tariffs, including stacking, United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) implications, and enterprise risk management amidst global trade tensions.

If you use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to draft, edit, or proofread content, those tools may now leave invisible fingerprints in the text they produce. These fingerprints are not metadata or hidden characters but are embedded within the actual words of the textual output.

On August 26, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit denied all petitions for review challenging the portion of the US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) 2024 framework rule for new chemical reviews addressing how persistent, bioaccumulative, and toxic chemicals (PBTs) are evaluated for exemptions from the premanufacture notice (PMN) process under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA).

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

AFS Partner Lauren Wolven will co-present in a webinar for the NAEPC’s AEP and EPLS Forum on August 31, 2026.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that International Practice Co-Leader Hunter T. Carter has been named to Latinvex’s 2026 Top 100 Lawyers list, an annual ranking of leading attorneys from international law firms that serve as go-to advisors for Latin American companies.

On July 13, the US Department of Defense/War (DoD) announced the immediate suspension of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase 2 requirements, which previously were scheduled to go into effect November 10. Contractors were subsequently invited to comment on the future of the CMMC.

On June 17, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) formally denied a citizen petition requesting that the agency establish temporary tolerance levels and action levels for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in certain foods.

“Whether ‘tis nobler to deviate from the RLD and rely on established data, or take arms against a sea of troubles with a bioequivalent product that conforms to the sameness requirement — that is the question.” That might have been Shakespeare’s opening to Hamlet, had the Bard traded quills for regulatory submissions and Denmark for the District of Delaware or New Jersey.

On August 17, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued its decision in Contento Suquilanda v. Skyway Roofing, Inc., affirming summary judgment in favor of a general contractor on both retained-control negligence and negligent hiring claims brought by a subcontractor’s injured employee.

ArentFox Schiff served as IP counsel to premier brand management company, Marquee Brands, in a transaction to acquire heritage outdoor apparel brand, Roots, making the previously publicly traded Canadian brand privately owned.

A federal court just issued a multimillion trade dress disgorgement award, and within a month, the defendant filed for bankruptcy.

Nonprofit organizations often maintain significant cash balances for operations, reserves, and restricted gifts. When those amounts exceed available deposit insurance limits, uninsured deposits can raise important legal and operational considerations.

Health care providers using skin substitutes now face a two-front enforcement campaign. On August 5, the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Nevada indicted physician Dr. Stephen Dubin on health care fraud charges, alleging a $95 million illegal kickback scheme to bill Medicare for medically unnecessary amniotic wound allografts.

Welcome to the August 2026 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and significant insights in an accessible format, concluding with our main takeaways — aka “And the Fox Says…” — on what you need to know.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The Texas Attorney General’s office recently announced a settlement of nearly $34 million with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP. The settlement resolves allegations that AstraZeneca violated the Texas Health Care Program Fraud Prevention Act (THFPA) — the state-law analog to the federal False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) — in connection with the sale of 17 of the company’s drugs.

In a recent Federal Register notice, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it is conducting a Section 610 review of its Formaldehyde Emission Standards for Composite Wood Products rule.

Family offices depend on a web of trusted advisors — lawyers, accountants, trustees, investment managers, and others — sharing sensitive information under carefully maintained protections. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are quickly becoming part of that web.