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With 2025 underway, the AFS Health Care team highlights some of the most pressing legal issues facing the health care industry this year.

Last month, the Illinois General Assembly passed a bill establishing prevailing wage requirements and tax incentives for high voltage transmission line and utility-scale battery storage projects.

Proposed legislation introduced in the US Senate last week would deny tax-exempt status to certain organizations that support undocumented immigrants. The legislation would change the eligibility requirements for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.

Join Angela Santos for an insightful webinar on how the new presidential administration taking office in January 2025 could impact the fashion industry.

In 2025, the retail and fashion industries are bracing for a transformative year, heavily influenced by the policies of the new Trump Administration. These policies promise rapid and significant changes, particularly in areas such as trade, tariffs, and immigration, which will profoundly affect global supply chains and labor dynamics.

Gender-affirming care (GAC) is a model of care encompassing medical, surgical, mental health, and non-medical services to support transgender and nonbinary individuals in affirming their gender identity. Advocates argue that GAC can be lifesaving for transgender youth experiencing gender dysphoria, a condition characterized by clinically significant distress resulting from incongruence between one’s gender identity and sex assigned at birth. However, recent legislative, executive, and judicial developments at both the federal and state levels have cast uncertainty over the future of GAC for minors.

Jonathan Judge spoke at the ICPHSO Annual Meeting and Training Symposium in Orlando, Florida, on February 18, 2025.

AFS Automotive’s Kevin Timson and Charles Gallaer tell us about top trends that impact negotiations in dealership acquisitions.  Have a listen to their first stop on the “2025 Buy-Sell Hot Topics” tour!

Welcome to the February 2025 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.

Download ArentFox Schiff’s Comprehensive Annual 2024 Trade Secrets End of Year Report.

In a recent decision, the BBB National Programs’ National Advertising Division (NAD) took issue with social media content posted by influencers engaged by Revolve Group, Inc. and recommended that the company provide more robust and prominent guidance to its influencers on compliance with the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Endorsement Guidelines.

On January 22, Nebraska state Senator Mike Jacobson (R), at the request of Governor Jim Pillen (R), introduced the Agriculture Data Privacy Act (LB525). This is a first-of-its kind privacy bill that would specifically regulate agricultural-sector data.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

Join Mario Torrico for a panel organized by Asociación Nacional de Comercio Exterior (ANALDEX) and CID-Pro Consulting S.A.S.

On February 6, Congressional Republican leaders met with President Donald Trump to address the Trump Administration’s 2025 budget and tax priorities. During that meeting, the Trump Administration proposed to eliminate capital gains tax treatment on carried interest.

In an unprecedented and highly fluid series of US trade announcements emanating from Washington, DC, the latest Executive Orders (EOs) announced this past Friday and this week’s EO on steel imports did little to calm c-suite jitters.

The initial weeks of the second Trump Administration has seen fast and furious changes to US government policies touching nearly every aspect of policy.

The second Trump presidency has arrived. With it – and particularly the Trump Administration’s push back on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programming at many levels – many organizations are under increased pressure to roll back DEI and broader environmental, social, and governance (ESG) programming.

ArentFox Schiff hosted Finnish-based Aalto University for an alumni networking event, bringing together a diverse group of accomplished graduates in a dynamic and engaging setting.

Last week, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued 14 memoranda outlining new enforcement priorities at the US Department of Justice (DOJ). Notably, DOJ resources will shift away from the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) and toward prosecuting human trafficking and smuggling, immigration enforcement, and pursuing total elimination of cartels and transnational criminal organizations.

This inaugural issue of ArentFox Schiff’s publication on international mining, energy, and infrastructure disputes aims to provide insights and practical information to general counsels and senior executives of companies operating internationally, particularly in countries that present challenging economic and political conditions for doing business.

Trademark & Copyright Partner Danielle Bulger will participate in a panel presentation on fashion law at the American University Law Review Spring Symposium in Washington, DC, on February 7, 2025.

In this episode, Aaron H. Jacoby, who leads AFS Automotive, and Franjo M. Dolenac explore challenges dealerships face with the onslaught of DMV investigations into late title and registration transfers and resulting administrative, civil, and criminal actions.

Government Relations Co-Chair Phil English will present at Florida Tax Institute’s 2025 conference in Tampa, Florida, on February 7, 2025.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries