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📍 Attention all 1Ls in the Houston area:
Akin is pleased to invite you to our Houston office for a Home for the Holidays reception on Wednesday, January 7.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4jDA4b7
We look forward to seeing you there.
Akin is pleased to invite you to our Houston office for a Home for the Holidays reception on Wednesday, January 7.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4jDA4b7
We look forward to seeing you there.
December 30, 2025 at 9:04 PM
📍 Attention all 1Ls in the Houston area:
Akin is pleased to invite you to our Houston office for a Home for the Holidays reception on Wednesday, January 7.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4jDA4b7
We look forward to seeing you there.
Akin is pleased to invite you to our Houston office for a Home for the Holidays reception on Wednesday, January 7.
🔗 Register here: https://bit.ly/4jDA4b7
We look forward to seeing you there.
In September 2025, the Department of Homeland Security proposed changes to the H-1B lottery selection process.
Learn more in our latest client alert: https://bit.ly/3MQLqfw
#ImmigrationLaw
Learn more in our latest client alert: https://bit.ly/3MQLqfw
#ImmigrationLaw
December 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
In September 2025, the Department of Homeland Security proposed changes to the H-1B lottery selection process.
Learn more in our latest client alert: https://bit.ly/3MQLqfw
#ImmigrationLaw
Learn more in our latest client alert: https://bit.ly/3MQLqfw
#ImmigrationLaw
Bloomberg Law features former senior Trump administration trade official Kelly Ann Shaw’s arrival at Akin earlier this year as a partner in its lobbying & public policy practice.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/49likwj
#Lobbying
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#Lobbying
December 30, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Bloomberg Law features former senior Trump administration trade official Kelly Ann Shaw’s arrival at Akin earlier this year as a partner in its lobbying & public policy practice.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/49likwj
#Lobbying
Read more here: https://bit.ly/49likwj
#Lobbying
🚨 The FCC has officially added all foreign‑produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components to its Covered List, following a new national security determination.
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qw2rtF
#UncrewedAircraft
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qw2rtF
#UncrewedAircraft
December 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🚨 The FCC has officially added all foreign‑produced uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) and UAS critical components to its Covered List, following a new national security determination.
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qw2rtF
#UncrewedAircraft
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qw2rtF
#UncrewedAircraft
President Trump has signed into law the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 (COINS Act).
Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/4qnZo6M
#InternationalTrade
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#InternationalTrade
December 30, 2025 at 2:52 PM
President Trump has signed into law the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which includes the Comprehensive Outbound Investment National Security Act of 2025 (COINS Act).
Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/4qnZo6M
#InternationalTrade
Click here to read more: https://bit.ly/4qnZo6M
#InternationalTrade
Beginning on March 18, 2026, executive officers and directors of foreign private issuers (FPIs) with equity securities registered under the Exchange Act will be required to comply with Section 16(a).
Read more: https://bit.ly/49fjzge
#ForeignPrivateIssuers
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#ForeignPrivateIssuers
December 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Beginning on March 18, 2026, executive officers and directors of foreign private issuers (FPIs) with equity securities registered under the Exchange Act will be required to comply with Section 16(a).
Read more: https://bit.ly/49fjzge
#ForeignPrivateIssuers
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#ForeignPrivateIssuers
On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, issued a per curiam opinion in In re Tesla, Inc.
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#Litigation
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#Litigation
December 30, 2025 at 2:43 PM
On December 19, 2025, the Delaware Supreme Court, sitting en banc, issued a per curiam opinion in In re Tesla, Inc.
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#Litigation
Read More: https://bit.ly/4qiCYod
#Litigation
FDA Issues Final Guidance on BIMO Inspections.
On December 18, 2025, the FDA released its final guidance on best practices for Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections.
Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/44HTLYY
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#FDA
On December 18, 2025, the FDA released its final guidance on best practices for Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections.
Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/44HTLYY
Subscribe to Akin Eye on FDA Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4eMb8eX
#FDA
December 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
FDA Issues Final Guidance on BIMO Inspections.
On December 18, 2025, the FDA released its final guidance on best practices for Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections.
Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/44HTLYY
Subscribe to Akin Eye on FDA Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4eMb8eX
#FDA
On December 18, 2025, the FDA released its final guidance on best practices for Bioresearch Monitoring (BIMO) inspections.
Read the full blog here: https://bit.ly/44HTLYY
Subscribe to Akin Eye on FDA Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4eMb8eX
#FDA
🚨 BIOSECURE Act Becomes Law
U.S. targets China biotech as the BIOSECURE Act becomes law.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MZcQzD
U.S. targets China biotech as the BIOSECURE Act becomes law.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MZcQzD
December 23, 2025 at 8:08 PM
🚨 BIOSECURE Act Becomes Law
U.S. targets China biotech as the BIOSECURE Act becomes law.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MZcQzD
U.S. targets China biotech as the BIOSECURE Act becomes law.
Read more: https://bit.ly/3MZcQzD
The White House issued an Executive Order directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL).
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qmbEop
#ProxyAdvisors
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qmbEop
#ProxyAdvisors
December 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
The White House issued an Executive Order directing the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Labor (DOL).
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qmbEop
#ProxyAdvisors
Learn more in our alert: https://bit.ly/4qmbEop
#ProxyAdvisors
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved an agreement to simplify the sustainability reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Read our summary and analysis of the changes: https://bit.ly/44JiZpT
#Regulatory
Read our summary and analysis of the changes: https://bit.ly/44JiZpT
#Regulatory
December 23, 2025 at 5:41 PM
On 16 December, the European Parliament formally approved an agreement to simplify the sustainability reporting requirements of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Read our summary and analysis of the changes: https://bit.ly/44JiZpT
#Regulatory
Read our summary and analysis of the changes: https://bit.ly/44JiZpT
#Regulatory
Akin shareholder activism partner Doug Rappaport speaks with The Deal by With Intelligence about an executive order aimed at institutional investors' use of automatic voting.
Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/44Ewgjr
#ProxyAdvisers
Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/44Ewgjr
#ProxyAdvisers
December 22, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Akin shareholder activism partner Doug Rappaport speaks with The Deal by With Intelligence about an executive order aimed at institutional investors' use of automatic voting.
Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/44Ewgjr
#ProxyAdvisers
Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/44Ewgjr
#ProxyAdvisers
Consistent with the ongoing trend towards deregulation of the investment management industry in the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Read more in our recent alert: https://bit.ly/3YH8gIU
#InvestmentManagement
Read more in our recent alert: https://bit.ly/3YH8gIU
#InvestmentManagement
December 22, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Consistent with the ongoing trend towards deregulation of the investment management industry in the United States, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC).
Read more in our recent alert: https://bit.ly/3YH8gIU
#InvestmentManagement
Read more in our recent alert: https://bit.ly/3YH8gIU
#InvestmentManagement
Our Geneva office recently spent the morning volunteering with Fondation Partage, the largest food bank in Geneva. The Akin team helped process nearly one ton of donated food and hygiene products.
We’re very grateful to have supported this cause and for the opportunity to contribute.
#Community
We’re very grateful to have supported this cause and for the opportunity to contribute.
#Community
December 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Our Geneva office recently spent the morning volunteering with Fondation Partage, the largest food bank in Geneva. The Akin team helped process nearly one ton of donated food and hygiene products.
We’re very grateful to have supported this cause and for the opportunity to contribute.
#Community
We’re very grateful to have supported this cause and for the opportunity to contribute.
#Community
In this installment of the Akin Emerging Manager Minute, partners Max Karpel and Ira Kustin delve into the essential legal considerations for hedge fund managers raising capital.
Watch the full video series in the alert: bit.ly/43OOO0u
#InvestmentManagement
Watch the full video series in the alert: bit.ly/43OOO0u
#InvestmentManagement
Emerging Manager Minute
In this inaugural installment of the Akin Emerging Manager Minute, partners Max Karpel and Ira Kustin provide a quick overview of one of the hottest trends in the Emerging Hedge Fund Manager space—the...
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December 22, 2025 at 3:12 PM
In this installment of the Akin Emerging Manager Minute, partners Max Karpel and Ira Kustin delve into the essential legal considerations for hedge fund managers raising capital.
Watch the full video series in the alert: bit.ly/43OOO0u
#InvestmentManagement
Watch the full video series in the alert: bit.ly/43OOO0u
#InvestmentManagement
Akin international trade senior policy advisor and former OFAC Deputy Assistant Director for Policy Michael Wain speaks with ACAMS https://bit.ly/3HC3pOU about key U.S. foreign policy.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qjgC5o?
#InternationalTrade
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qjgC5o?
#InternationalTrade
December 19, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Akin international trade senior policy advisor and former OFAC Deputy Assistant Director for Policy Michael Wain speaks with ACAMS https://bit.ly/3HC3pOU about key U.S. foreign policy.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qjgC5o?
#InternationalTrade
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4qjgC5o?
#InternationalTrade
On December 9, 2025, FinCEN issued an order against Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, finding that it willfully violated multiple requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations over an extended period.
Read More Here: https://bit.ly/4qiUt7l
#FinCEN
Read More Here: https://bit.ly/4qiUt7l
#FinCEN
December 19, 2025 at 4:09 PM
On December 9, 2025, FinCEN issued an order against Paxful, a peer-to-peer cryptocurrency trading platform, finding that it willfully violated multiple requirements of the Bank Secrecy Act and its implementing regulations over an extended period.
Read More Here: https://bit.ly/4qiUt7l
#FinCEN
Read More Here: https://bit.ly/4qiUt7l
#FinCEN
The Delaware Supreme Court has heard arguments on SB 21’s constitutionality—a law that revises DGCL Sections 144 and 220, and applies retroactively.
Stay prepared and read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4aUaL1R
#CorporateGovernance
Stay prepared and read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4aUaL1R
#CorporateGovernance
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
The Delaware Supreme Court has heard arguments on SB 21’s constitutionality—a law that revises DGCL Sections 144 and 220, and applies retroactively.
Stay prepared and read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4aUaL1R
#CorporateGovernance
Stay prepared and read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4aUaL1R
#CorporateGovernance
On Thursday, January 8, join Akin lawyers for a timely discussion of prediction markets and the rapidly evolving governing legal regime.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3YB5O6M
Please note: This event is off the record and closed to members of the media.
#PredictionMarkets
Register here: https://bit.ly/3YB5O6M
Please note: This event is off the record and closed to members of the media.
#PredictionMarkets
December 18, 2025 at 7:03 PM
On Thursday, January 8, join Akin lawyers for a timely discussion of prediction markets and the rapidly evolving governing legal regime.
Register here: https://bit.ly/3YB5O6M
Please note: This event is off the record and closed to members of the media.
#PredictionMarkets
Register here: https://bit.ly/3YB5O6M
Please note: This event is off the record and closed to members of the media.
#PredictionMarkets
Akin is proud to sponsor Independent Petroleum Association of America - IPAA's Private Capital Conference in Houston on January 22.
To learn more and to register, please click here: https://bit.ly/4j3Yt9p
#AkinEnergy
To learn more and to register, please click here: https://bit.ly/4j3Yt9p
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December 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Akin is proud to sponsor Independent Petroleum Association of America - IPAA's Private Capital Conference in Houston on January 22.
To learn more and to register, please click here: https://bit.ly/4j3Yt9p
#AkinEnergy
To learn more and to register, please click here: https://bit.ly/4j3Yt9p
#AkinEnergy
CARB Releases Draft Rules for SB 253 & SB 261
Read the full analysis on our blog: https://bit.ly/3L1XRnX
Subscribe to the Akin Speaking Sustainability Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4nYqArt
#ClimateDisclosure
Read the full analysis on our blog: https://bit.ly/3L1XRnX
Subscribe to the Akin Speaking Sustainability Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4nYqArt
#ClimateDisclosure
December 18, 2025 at 4:56 PM
CARB Releases Draft Rules for SB 253 & SB 261
Read the full analysis on our blog: https://bit.ly/3L1XRnX
Subscribe to the Akin Speaking Sustainability Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4nYqArt
#ClimateDisclosure
Read the full analysis on our blog: https://bit.ly/3L1XRnX
Subscribe to the Akin Speaking Sustainability Blog digest: https://bit.ly/4nYqArt
#ClimateDisclosure
In December 2025, the administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS)—a high‑level framework that elevates economic power, industrial capacity, and sovereignty as core national security priorities.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aoxT8I
#InternationalTrade
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aoxT8I
#InternationalTrade
December 17, 2025 at 10:47 PM
In December 2025, the administration released its National Security Strategy (NSS)—a high‑level framework that elevates economic power, industrial capacity, and sovereignty as core national security priorities.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aoxT8I
#InternationalTrade
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4aoxT8I
#InternationalTrade
Check out our latest IP Newsflash update titled “IPR Estoppel Under § 315(e)(1) Does Not Apply to Ongoing Ex Parte Reexamination" here: https://bit.ly/3YwcBi3
#IntellectualProperty
#IntellectualProperty
December 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Check out our latest IP Newsflash update titled “IPR Estoppel Under § 315(e)(1) Does Not Apply to Ongoing Ex Parte Reexamination" here: https://bit.ly/3YwcBi3
#IntellectualProperty
#IntellectualProperty
California continues to expand its regulatory framework around employer use of artificial intelligence. Beginning January 1, 2026.
Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4532DbE
#EmploymentLaw
Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4532DbE
#EmploymentLaw
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
California continues to expand its regulatory framework around employer use of artificial intelligence. Beginning January 1, 2026.
Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4532DbE
#EmploymentLaw
Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4532DbE
#EmploymentLaw
ISS and Glass Lewis have released their 2026 Benchmark Proxy Voting Policy updates, introducing changes that will impact governance, compensation and shareholder-proposal evaluations as we head into the 2026 proxy season.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aOSWRS
#ProxyVoting
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aOSWRS
#ProxyVoting
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
ISS and Glass Lewis have released their 2026 Benchmark Proxy Voting Policy updates, introducing changes that will impact governance, compensation and shareholder-proposal evaluations as we head into the 2026 proxy season.
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aOSWRS
#ProxyVoting
Read more: https://bit.ly/4aOSWRS
#ProxyVoting