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FEB 17 2020

The Energy Edge: Industry Sees U.S. Emissions Fall Dramatically in 2019, Global Emissions Flatten

EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS RENEWABLES

FEB 17 2020

Federal Judge Stops USCIS from Applying its Revised Policy on Unlawful Presence for Foreign Students and J Nonimmigrants

KASSANDRA C. REBULL

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEB 17 2020

Pennsylvania District Court Rejects Joint Employer Claim Asserted Against Hotel Franchisor

JARED L. PICKELL JOSEPH J. CENTENO

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEB 13 2020

4 Healthcare Technology Trends to Watch

PAMELA E. HEPP

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY HEALTHCARE

FEB 12 2020

USCIS Issues New Version of Form I-9 Employment Eligibility Verification Form

NYASHA A. LARGEN

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEB 11 2020

Modifications to CCPA Proposed Regulations: 8 Changes That Could Immediately Impact Your Business

FREDERICK C. BINGHAM KIMBERLY AROUH KYLE D. BLACK SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

FEB 10 2020

Employers to See More Restrictions in the Hiring Process

DENIZ UZEL REILLY

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

FEB 10 2020

Pharmaceutical Price Fixing Prosecutions Offer Guidance on Interactions with Competitors

JASON R. PARISH JOSEPH M. CARDOSI MARK A. KASTEN WENDELYNNE J. NEWTON

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION LIFE SCIENCES LITIGATION WHITE COLLAR DEFENSE, COMPLIANCE & INVESTIGATIONS

FEB 6 2020

eBook: NDA 2.0 – The Changing World of New Drug Applications and How to Successfully Play in the Middle Ground

BARBARA A. BINZAK BLUMENFELD PH.D. EDWARD JOHN ALLERA MATTHEW L. FEDOWITZ

FDA & BIOTECHNOLOGY INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LIFE SCIENCES

FEB 3 2020

NJ Enacts Several New Employment Laws

CHRISTOPHER J. DALTON MICHAEL D. HALL

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 31 2020

Healthcare M&A: What decision makers need to know before partnering

JOHN R. WASHLICK STEPHANIE WINER SCHREIBER

HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE TRANSACTIONS MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS

JAN 30 2020

The Energy Edge: With Energy Usage Ramping Up Worldwide, U.S.-Based Producers See Significant Opportunity

EDWARD G. HILD MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

JAN 30 2020

Are You California Consumer Privacy Act Compliant? 5 Common Mistakes Companies Make

FREDERICK C. BINGHAM KIMBERLY AROUH SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

JAN 29 2020

Effective February 27, 2020: New Higher Thresholds Under Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976

CARRIE G. AMEZCUA THOMAS G. BUCHANAN

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION CORPORATE LITIGATION

JAN 28 2020

Supreme Court Lifts Injunction on New Public Charge Rules

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 28 2020

2020 Buchanan Healthcare Insider Symposium: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know as Medical Marijuana Goes Mainstream

JILL M. LASHAY RAFAEL M. VILLALOBOS, JR.

CANNABIS HEALTHCARE

JAN 27 2020

Is the FTC Going to Make Employer-Employee Non-Compete Clauses Illegal?

CARRIE G. AMEZCUA MELISSA M. IHNAT

LITIGATION

JAN 24 2020

New Rules Require Consular Officers to Deny Visitor Visas to Pregnant Women, Others

GINA POLO

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 16 2020

President Trump Proposes Significant Revisions to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)

EDWARD G. HILD JAMES O'TOOLE JR. ROBERT L. BURNS JR.

ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

JAN 16 2020

DOL Modifies Joint Employer Test

DAVID J. LAURENT

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 14 2020

Federal Antitrust Enforcers Release Long-Awaited Vertical Merger Guidelines for Public Comment

CARRIE G. AMEZCUA JOSEPH M. CARDOSI WENDELYNNE J. NEWTON

ANTITRUST & TRADE REGULATION LITIGATION

JAN 9 2020

5 Ways Immigration Reform Will Impact Healthcare Providers in 2020

YOVA A. BOROVSKA

HEALTHCARE IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 7 2020

Spotlight on Denaturalization

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JAN 2 2020

10 Predictions for Healthcare Regulation and Legislation in 2020

MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA YOVA A. BOROVSKA

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHCARE

JAN 1 2020

The Energy Edge: Cashing in on Your CHPs - Companies Saving Millions Annually in Reduced Energy Costs With Combined Heat and Power

ALAN M. SELTZER JOHN F. POVILAITIS KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

CONSTRUCTION EDUCATION ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY HEALTHCARE MANUFACTURING OIL & GAS POWER GENERATION & UTILITY REAL ESTATE

JAN 1 2020

Bipartisan Bills in the House and Senate Could Kick Start Momentum for Renewables Projects

ALAN M. SELTZER EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA ROBERT L. BURNS JR.

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

JAN 1 2020

Senate Bill Looks to Boost Electric Grid Cybersecurity

ALAN M. SELTZER EDWARD G. HILD SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

JAN 1 2020

Pennsylvania DEP Demands New Compliance Requirements for Gas Storage Following National Trends

FILIP M. RAMS ROBERT L. BURNS JR. SEAN W. MORAN

ENERGY OIL & GAS

DEC 30 2019

Federal Circuit Provides Further Guidance on Time-Barred IPR Petitions

MYTHILI MARKOWSKI, PH.D.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

DEC 30 2019

USCIS Begins Accepting Applications Under Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Law

YOVA A. BOROVSKA

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

DEC 26 2019

New Jersey Expands Law Against Discrimination to Protect Race-Based Hairstyles

CHRISTOPHER J. DALTON

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT LITIGATION

DEC 20 2019

NLRB Overrules Three Major Decisions in December 2019

DAVID J. LAURENT MAUREEN M. STAMPP

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT TRADITIONAL LABOR RELATIONS

DEC 20 2019

Treasury Issues Final Regulations on Qualified Opportunity Zone Program

LISA M. STARCZEWSKI

TAX

DEC 19 2019

SEC Proposes Updates to Accredited Investor Definition

ADAM G. WICKS JENNIFER R. MINTER

DEC 17 2019

City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act Ordinance Set to Take Effect March 15, 2020

CURTIS M. SCHAFFNER JAIME S. TUITE

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

DEC 16 2019

Dominican Republic to Require Venezuelan Nationals to Apply for a Visa to Enter the Country

OLIVIA L. MINNIS

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

DEC 6 2019

CMS Accepting Applications for Direct Contracting Models

DINA GAYANOVA MICHELLE GARVEY BRENNFLECK ROBERT B. RAMSEY III

HEALTHCARE

DEC 4 2019

Employee Handbook Revisions Needed After Passage of New York Reproductive Health Law

DAIVY PIERRE DAMBREVILLE IVAN D. SMITH

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NOV 27 2019

FDA Takes Aggressive Action Against CBD Products

TINA HU-RODGERS WILLIAM A. GARVIN

CANNABIS

NOV 26 2019

Pennsylvania Supreme Court Clarifies Overtime Pay Calculation for Non-Exempt Salaried Workers

DAVID J. LAURENT SCOTT C. OBERLANDER

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NOV 22 2019

USCIS Issues Policy Guidance Regarding Adjustment of Status on New Basis After Termination of Conditional Permanent Residence

YOVA A. BOROVSKA

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NOV 15 2019

DHS Proposes Eighty-Three Percent Increase in Naturalization Application Fee

GINA POLO

IMMIGRATION LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

NOV 14 2019

6 Questions (and Answers) About How Regulators View Cryptocurrencies

JENNIFER OLMEDO-RODRIGUEZ JOHN P. CUNNINGHAM ROBERT F. KOHLMAN SAHEL AHYAIE ASSAR

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY FINANCE LITIGATION TAX TECHNOLOGY TRANSACTIONS

NOV 7 2019

DHS Extends Protections to TPS Beneficiaries From Terminated Countries in Compliance with Court Order

OLIVIA L. MINNIS

IMMIGRATION

NOV 5 2019

The Federal Circuit Determines That the PTAB’s Scheme for Appointing Judges Is Unconstitutional

MYTHILI MARKOWSKI, PH.D.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

NOV 4 2019

Implementation of Health Insurance Proclamation Halted

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION

NOV 1 2019

IRS Releases New Draft Form 8996, Adding More Detailed Reporting Requirements for Qualified Opportunity Funds

LISA M. STARCZEWSKI

TAX

NOV 1 2019

USDA Issues Interim Domestic Hemp Production Rule: What Does This Highly Anticipated Rule Mean for the Cannabis Industry?

MALLORY HARRELL MARNIE GEORGE WILLIAM A. GARVIN

CANNABIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

NOV 1 2019

Proclamation to Introduce New Health Insurance Requirement for Certain Immigrants

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION

OCT 31 2019

Doing Business in California: Proposed California Consumer Privacy Act Regulations Now Out for Comment

FREDERICK C. BINGHAM KIMBERLY AROUH ROBERT M. HOLLAND SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

OCT 21 2019

Effective January 1, 2020: California Law Reclassifies Independent Contractors as Employees

FREDERICK C. BINGHAM KIMBERLY AROUH

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

OCT 17 2019

Federal Judges Enjoin the Dept. of Homeland Security from Implementing New Public Charge Rule and Associated New Versions of Forms

IMMIGRATION

OCT 14 2019

Regulators Sprint to Catch Up to Evolving Healthcare Payment Systems

DINA GAYANOVA JOHN R. WASHLICK MICHELLE GARVEY BRENNFLECK ROBERT B. RAMSEY III

HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE

OCT 10 2019

The Energy Edge: SEIA Says Solar Tax Credit Extension Would Boost Economy, Jobs, Renewable Energy Scale

ALAN M. SELTZER JOHN F. POVILAITIS

ENERGY RENEWABLES

OCT 7 2019

Some Reprieves in New California Consumer Privacy Act Amendments

FREDERICK C. BINGHAM KIMBERLY AROUH ROBERT M. HOLLAND SUE C. FRIEDBERG

CYBERSECURITY & DATA PRIVACY

OCT 3 2019

The Energy Edge: Bipartisan Push to Extend Abandoned Mine Land Fees for Coal Producers Gains Traction

EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA ROBERT L. BURNS JR.

COAL ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

OCT 2 2019

Precedential Decisions Offer Guidance on Bars to Institution

MYTHILI MARKOWSKI, PH.D.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

OCT 1 2019

DOL Finalizes New Overtime Exemption Rules

DAVID J. LAURENT SCOTT C. OBERLANDER

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

SEP 26 2019

Public Charge Rule To Take Effect October 15, 2019, Creates Uncertainty for Applicants

DILIP PATEL

IMMIGRATION

SEP 17 2019

EEOC Declines to Renew Employers’ Obligation to Report Pay Data Past September

ADRIAN ZAREBA

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

SEP 13 2019

Construction of Utility Infrastructure: In Search of a ‘Reliable’ Process

ALAN M. SELTZER JOHN F. POVILAITIS

ENERGY ENVIRONMENTAL

SEP 9 2019

Updates to I-94 Records and Why They’re Important

SEP 9 2019

New York Passes Legislation Bolstering Protections for Sexual Harassment and Racial Discrimination

MATTHEW W. WILSON

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

SEP 5 2019

SEC Proposes Amendments to Business, Legal Proceedings and Risk Factor Disclosures Under Regulation S-K

BRIAN S. NORTH

CORPORATE SECURITIES & SEC

SEP 4 2019

USCIS to Implement Policy Change Impacting the Acquisition of Citizenship for Children Born Overseas

IMMIGRATION

AUG 30 2019

September 2019 Visa Bulletin Update

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION

AUG 30 2019

Expected Changes to Stark Law Could Give Healthcare Providers Much Needed Relief

JOHN R. WASHLICK MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA

HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE

AUG 29 2019

Closure of International Field Offices

AYANNA Y. LONDON

IMMIGRATION

AUG 27 2019

PTAB: Service of Complaint Triggers Statutory Bar Despite Lack of Standing

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

AUG 23 2019

U.S. to Shorten Validity of E Visas for French Citizens

YOVA A. BOROVSKA

IMMIGRATION

AUG 16 2019

Second Wave of SSA No-Match Letters Coming This Fall

YOVA A. BOROVSKA

HEALTHCARE IMMIGRATION

AUG 14 2019

The Final Rule Expanding the Definition of “Public Charge” and its Impact on Legal Immigration

OLIVIA L. MINNIS

IMMIGRATION

AUG 14 2019

Potential Updates to Hospital Co-Location Rules Provide Opportunities for Healthcare Providers

LORIN E. PATTERSON ROBERT B. RAMSEY III ROBERT M. HOLLAND

HEALTHCARE

JUL 30 2019

Recap: Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Cannabis Banking

ELIZABETH WESTBROOK

CANNABIS FINANCE

JUL 24 2019

The Energy Edge: High on Supply - U.S. Nears Complete Self-Sufficiency in Natural Gas

EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

JUL 23 2019

Florida Appeals Court Limits Adult Protective Services Act Claims to Non-Medical Abuse and Neglect

LAUREN E. PEZOR PHILIP J. ANDERSON

POST-ACUTE & LONG TERM CARE

JUL 19 2019

High Court Upholds City of Pittsburgh’s Paid Sick Days Act Ordinance

CURTIS M. SCHAFFNER

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUL 18 2019

Can Healthcare Providers Require Employee Vaccinations?

ALEXIS ALOI GRAZIANO CHARLENE A. BARKER GEDEUS

HEALTHCARE LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUL 16 2019

Patent Office Releases Update to the AIA Trial Practice Guide

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUL 16 2019

Florida Brings Doctors to Front Doors with New Telehealth Law

BRETT BACOT DALE S. WEBBER HEATHER R. ALLEVA

HEALTHCARE

JUL 15 2019

PTAB: Counsel May Confer with Witness During the Timeframe Between Cross-Examination and Re-Direct

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUL 15 2019

The Energy Edge: New York’s Aggressive New Climate Plan - Will Other States Play Follow the Leader?

EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

JUL 11 2019

August 2019 Visa Numbers – How are You Affected?

GINA POLO

IMMIGRATION

JUL 11 2019

10 Questions (and Answers) About the EB-5 Program and its Future as its Sunset Date and New Final Rule Loom

CHRISTINE J. ALDEN MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA

GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY IMMIGRATION

JUL 9 2019

Supreme Court Expands Protections for Confidential Commercial and Financial Information Turned Over to Government Agencies

WILLIAM P. LEWIS

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT TRADE SECRETS & RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS

JUL 8 2019

National Labor Relations Board Determines Arbitration Agreement’s Facially Neutral Waiver Violates Labor Law

MARY BETH RICKE

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUL 3 2019

Why the ‘CON’ Law Repeal Is Groundbreaking for Florida Hospitals

BRETT BACOT DALE S. WEBBER

HEALTHCARE HEALTHCARE REGULATORY & COMPLIANCE HEALTHCARE TRANSACTIONS

JUL 2 2019

Florida’s Hemp Program Now in Effect, Expected to Jumpstart the State’s Agricultural Industry

MALLORY HARRELL MARNIE GEORGE R. MICHAEL UNDERWOOD

CANNABIS GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY

JUN 26 2019

Supreme Court to Review Appealability of Time-Bar Determinations

ROGER H. LEE

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 25 2019

SEC Adopts Regulation Best Interest

BRIAN S. NORTH DUSTIN W. DOVE JENNIFER R. MINTER

CORPORATE SECURITIES & SEC

JUN 24 2019

Supreme Court: Government Cannot Challenge Patent Validity in IPR

ROGER H. LEE WILLIAM C. ROWLAND

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT COUNSELING & STRATEGIC ADVICE PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 20 2019

The Energy Edge: New EPA Guidance on Clean Water Act Hits Fast Forward on Infrastructure Approvals

EDWARD G. HILD JAMES O'TOOLE JR. KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS WATER

JUN 17 2019

New Virginia Law Requires Employers to Disclose Certain Employment Records

ADRIAN ZAREBA

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUN 13 2019

U.S. v. U.S. Stem Cell: Where Does Regenerative Medicine Go From Here?

BARBARA A. BINZAK BLUMENFELD PH.D.

FDA & BIOTECHNOLOGY LIFE SCIENCES

JUN 10 2019

USCIS to Commence Premium Processing Adjudications for Pending H-1B Cap - Subject Petitions Starting June 10

IMMIGRATION

JUN 7 2019

The Federal Circuit Provides Insights on CBM Eligibility: What Constitutes a “Technological Invention?”

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PATENT OFFICE LITIGATION

JUN 6 2019

The Energy Edge: Trump Administration Calls for Punishing Destructive Pipeline Protesters – Will States Follow?

AMY L. BARRETTE EDWARD G. HILD KIM PIZZINGRILLI MATTHEW M. PITZARELLA

ENERGY GOVERNMENT RELATIONS & PUBLIC POLICY OIL & GAS

JUN 6 2019

Supreme Court: Employee’s Failure to File EEOC Charge Is Waivable Defense

BRANDON M. PECK

LABOR & EMPLOYMENT

JUN 6 2019

A Recap from the FDA’s Public Hearing on Cannabis or Cannabis-Derived Compounds

MICHAEL P. STRAZZELLA WILLIAM A. GARVIN

CANNABIS LIFE SCIENCES

JUN 4 2019

Implications of New Social Media Question on DS-160 and DS-260 Applications

OLIVIA L. MINNIS

IMMIGRATION

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