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Chicago Partner Matt Prewitt will serve as a panelist at the Trade Secret Strategy Summit: New York, hosted by CenterForce, on June 3, 2026, in New York.

ArentFox Schiff will be hosting the NYCPA Estate Planning Conference, long recognized as one of the premier estate planning programs in the Northeast, on May 21 in New York.

International Trade and Investment Counsel Sylvia Costelloe will speak on a panel discussing how new Department of Commerce regulations on information technology are reshaping supply chain security as part of the ABA’s ILS Annual Conference on May 12, 2026.

AFS Partner Tracy L. McLaughlin will present on May 5, 2026, at the New York City Bar’s webinar “Ownership of Cooperative Apartments and Condominiums by Trusts: An Overview of Popular Trusts and Obtaining Transfer Approval from Cooperative Boards.”

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth will present at the 45th Annual Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium on April 23, 2026.

San Francisco Managing Partner Richard Brand will speak on a panel at the American College of Investment Counsel’s 2026 Spring Investment Forum in Chicago on April 23, 2026.

International Trade & Investment Partner and Customs / Tariff Practice Leader Antonio Rivera will speak on a panel offering insights on how battery leaders are operating and investing under a changing US policy regime as part of The Battery Show South conference on April 22, 2026.

AFS Partner Todd Angkatavanich will teach a course on Chapter 14 of the Internal Revenue Code during the first session of Class III of the New England Fellows Institute in Newton, MA, on April 16, 2026.

Environmental Partner Mike Showalter will speak about the EPA’s shifting enforcement approach at a free webinar hosted by the Washington Legal Foundation on April 21, 2026.

Last month, the US District Court for the District of Columbia struck down a 2013 policy issued by the US Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) regarding the Section 340B Drug Pricing Program “GPO prohibition” and hospital replenishment (virtual inventory) practices.

Importers now have a path to reclaim tariffs they never should have paid.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

In recent months, states across the country have shifted their approach to data center regulation. More than 300 data center-related bills have been introduced in 30 states’ legislatures in the first six weeks of 2026 alone, marking a decisive pivot from incentive-focused policies toward regulatory oversight as the energy demands of hyperscale facilities become clearer.

On March 4, 2025, the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Estate of Kalikow v. Comm’r., 135 AFTR 2d 2025-831 (2d Cir. 2025), upheld the US Tax Court’s prior ruling in Estate of Kalikow v. Comm’r., T.C. Memo. 2023-21, and affirmed that a settlement resolving an undistributed income claim against a Qualified Terminable Interest Property (QTIP) trust in favor of the decedent’s estate did not reduce the value of the assets included in the estate.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has now escalated its Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA) findings at Pure Indulgence Aesthetics from a Form FDA 483 (given to the company at the close of a December 2025 inspection) to a formal Warning Letter, issued on April 1.

While Section 232 tariffs have so far been largely a metals-and-autos story, pharma has now officially joined the narrative.

A recent federal court decision is a helpful reminder for any company whose products carry a “Made in the USA” label — or anything close to it.

International Trade & Investment Co-Leader and Partner Nancy Noonan will provide insights on emerging issues and recent developments in customs and trade at The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s 24th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo US Court of International Trade Lecture on April 9, 2026.

Last week, a unanimous Seventh Circuit panel concluded that the Illinois General Assembly’s recent change to the calculation of statutory damages under Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) applies retroactively to cases that were filed before the legislature’s amendment took effect. The decision significantly reduces exposure for companies facing BIPA cases.

On March 26, President Trump signed a new executive order (EO) imposing mandatory anti-diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) clauses in all federal contracts and subcontracts, with key compliance deadlines beginning as early as April 25.

On March 31, the American College of Investment Counsel (ACIC) released comprehensive updates to all four Model Form Note Purchase Agreements used in domestic and cross-border private placement transactions.

On April 1, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) submitted a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing regulations to establish a formal Whistleblower Program under 31 U.S.C. § 5323.

Chicago Partner Matthew Prewitt will participate in the 8th Annual Trade Secrets, Noncompetes, and Other Competitive Restrictions — Hot Topics and Latest Developments program on April 7 in Chicago.

Automotive & Transportation Group Chair Aaron Jacoby was featured by Daily Journal on the wave of legal and regulatory conflict stemming from electric vehicle (EV) manufacturers’ trend toward direct-to-consumer sales, a move that is rocking the automotive industry.

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