On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration released a memorandum, “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review,” to halt agency rulemaking processes (the “EO”).

The EO orders all executive departments and agencies to “not propose or issue any rule in any manner, including by sending a rule to the Office of the Federal Register (the ‘OFR’), until a…

A Pennsylvania court recently dismissed a wiretapping complaint filed against a trio of defendants for lack of Article III standing, lack of personal jurisdiction, and failure to state a claim in Ingrao v. Addshoppers, Inc., 2024 WL 4892514 (E.D. Pa. Nov. 25, 2024).

The two plaintiffs in this case contended that Defendant AddShoppers runs a marketing…

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced revised thresholds for determining whether transactions need to be filed under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act, along with an updated HSR filing fee schedule. The new minimum “size of transaction” notification threshold for acquisitions of voting securities, assets, or controlling interests in non-corporate entities will be $126.4 million, an…

On January 8, 2025, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (“CPSC”) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule that significantly changes the requirements for filing certificates of compliance for imported products under the Consumer Product Safety Act (“CPSA”). The publication of the Final Rule followed the CPSC’s vote to approve the Final Rule on December…

Yesterday, the FAR Council issued a proposed rule that would update the U.S. Government’s approach to organizational conflicts of interest (OCIs).  While the proposed rule is not finalized and may change in response to forthcoming comments from interested parties, the proposed rule contemplates major changes to the FAR’s existing framework in this area.  In this…