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Businesses and industries have developed comprehensive approaches to protecting confidential, classified, and proprietary information to serve their corporate interests. Now, businesses need to think about and prepare for a new threat: employees using information to make money on online betting platforms.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that the firm and three partners have been shortlisted for the annual LMG Life Sciences Americas Awards.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

On June 18, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced the release of one new General Authorization (GA) and one amended GA related to the January 16, 2025, “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles” Rule (the Connected Vehicles Rule).

On July 14, a California federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the California Attorney General from enforcing Senate Bill 343 (SB 343), a law regulating recyclability claims on products and packaging.

Businesses often focus on whether a regulation is lawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), an inquiry that traditionally turns on whether an agency action is arbitrary and capricious. Recent US Supreme Court decisions suggest a different question may come first: whether courts ever reach that analysis at all.

On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), held a major news conference in Chicago, Illinois, announcing that the Trade Fraud Task Force has surpassed $1 billion in criminal and civil recoveries, penalties, forfeitures, and charged losses in less than one year since its launch.

Peptides remain one of the hottest topics in the drug industry, and many therapeutic peptides offered for sale today have been compounded.

Join International Trade & Investment Counsel Katie Gustafson for a virtual discussion examining the pharmaceutical industry’s evolving tariff landscape, including Section 232 investigations, proposed 100% tariffs, complex multi-tiered rate structures, and key exemption considerations.

ArentFox Schiff Partner Lauren Wolven will be a panelist at the STEP Chicago Conference on July 16, 2026.

Group Purchasing Organizations are no longer just negotiating prices — they’re increasingly helping hospitals navigate risk, volatility, and complexity with data and artificial intelligence (AI). AI-enabled models increasingly help hospitals, especially smaller, resource-constrained facilities stretch dollars and manage risk in a volatile supply chain environment.

ArentFox Schiff has been listed in BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service A-Team 2026, which recognizes law firms who drive the strongest client relationships.

Join International Trade & Investment Partner James Kim for a virtual event on Supply Chain Outlook - Trends and Risks to Watch in 2026.

Health Care Partner Anne M. Murphy and Practice Leader Douglas A. Grimm were quoted in Law360 discussing how health care transactional lawyers are increasingly taking on the role of strategic “producers,” coordinating legal, regulatory, communications, and stakeholder efforts to drive complex provider transactions forward.

ArentFox Schiff secured a $30-plus million trial verdict for longtime client Potamkin Automotive Group against Walid Darwish, following a hard-fought multi-year dispute with their defalcating former business partner over his breaches of fiduciary duties, breaches of contract, corporate theft, and deception before the court.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum yesterday directing immediate suspension of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase 2 roll-out, which previously was scheduled to go into effect November 10.

ArentFox Schiff Sports Industry Co-Leader Richard Brand was featured by Law360 Real Estate Authority in its special report examining the interplay between sports and real estate development.

The US Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County endorsed a narrower vision of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), focused on informing agency decisions rather than producing exhaustive analyses of indirect, cumulative, or policy-related impacts.

On July 1, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision affirming summary judgment in favor of a life settlement investor, holding that the investor was entitled to retain the full $10 million death benefit under a life insurance policy that the insured’s estate had sought to void as an alleged stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) arrangement.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its proposed Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6), which would establish the parameters that water systems must monitor.

“Hand made in Austin, Texas” may sound like a charming selling point, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t convinced. On July 6, the FTC issued warning letters to seven companies for questionable domestic-origin claims, covering products from drums and industrial lasers to coordinate measuring machines and e-cigarettes.

On July 7, the DC Council passed the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act (BSA) of 2026, the annual legislative vehicle through which the Council enacts the legal and policy changes required to carry out the District’s budget.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Linda Jackson, co-leader of the Complex Litigation and Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Employee Mobility practices, has been elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

A notable trend is emerging in the fashion and beauty industry: professional hair and makeup stylists are increasingly requesting that companies sign agreements designating the stylists’ work as protectable intellectual property. While this is not yet the industry norm, these requests are becoming more common and merit careful attention when negotiating event-related contracts.