The National Law Review

You need help running the back office of your business. Your business partner suggests that his wife works for you. Or you need a sales representative, and he offers that his son takes the position. What could possibly go wrong?

New York City enacted Local Law 97 in 2019 to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions generated by buildings throughout the City.1 The law is part of the City’s Climate Mobilization Act, which aims to reduce building emissions by 40% by 2030 and 80% by 2050 from their 2005 levels.2It applies to buildings that are larger than 25,000 square feet on one tax lot, or multiple buildings on the same tax lot whose combined footprint exceeds 50,000 square feet.3 Covered buildings are required to meet annual emission reduction targets, and owners of non-compliant buildin

As we blogged about earlier in the month, a district court judge rejected Upside Foods’s request for a preliminary injunction blocking enforcement of Florida’s ban on cultivated meat. As we noted, the decision was not a final decision on the merits and since the decision Upside has filed an amended complaint and, most recently, Florida has filed a motion to dismiss the amended complaint.

In an April 2023 blog post , we questioned the constitutionality of Mississippi's regulations that restrict medical cannabis businesses from advertising. And, in that post, we observed that challenging those regulations under the United States Constitution would potentially face unsurmountable legal hurdles:

In a continuation of the US Food and Drug Administration's efforts to conduct post-market reviews evaluating the continued use and safety of chemicals authorized in its regulations, the agency is removing decades-old clearances for food-contact materials based on evolving toxicology concerns. Specialty chemical companies should take note of the development as an example of the way FDA may respond when safety concerns evolve for cleared substances.

On November 13, the Federal Reserve Board issued two cease and desist orders against a state-chartered bank and a bank holding company for alleged compliance deficiencies.

Following up on a key campaign promise, President-elect Donald Trump has announced plans that he will immediately impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported into the U.S. from Canada and Mexico and an additional 10 percent tariff on goods from China on his first day in office.

On August 1, 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act) entered into force. The AI Act introduces a risk-based legal framework for AI systems that fall into four main buckets: (i) prohibited AI systems, (ii) high-risk AI systems, (iii) AI systems with transparency requirements, and (iv) general-purpose AI models.

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on November 13, 2024, the release of its latest Pathways to Commercial Liftoff report, “Pathways to

Australian Update AU$12.9 Million Penalty Imposed on Trustee