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SEC Submits Executive Compensation Disclosure Rulemaking For OIRA Review
The SEC has submitted a comprehensive rule proposal on executive compensation disclosure reform to the White House for review, following a June 2025 roundtable that examined the complexity and effectiveness of current disclosure requirements. Stakeholders debated whether to maintain prescriptive rules or shift toward principles-based disclosure, with particular focus on challenges posed by Dodd-Frank Act requirements including pay versus performance tables, clawback provisions, and CEO pay ratio disclosures
United States Commercial
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Goodwin Procter LLP
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AI In Workforce Decisions: Privilege Strategies And Policy Guardrails Every Employer Needs
A recent California lawsuit alleges that AI-based employee selection tools discriminated against workers on protected leave and those with disabilities during a reduction in force. The case highlights critical legal risks for employers deploying AI in high-stakes employment decisions, particularly around how AI systems handle productivity metrics for employees who are absent or working under accommodations.
United States Employment
BS
Ballard Spahr LLP
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Congressional Subpoenas: Long-Standing Powers, Privileges And New Developments
The D.C. Circuit's landmark decision in United States v. Navarro establishes that only the president or an authorized designee may invoke executive privilege in response to congressional subpoenas, fundamentally reshaping the obligations of current and former government officials. This comprehensive analysis examines the constitutional foundations of congressional investigative power, enforcement mechanisms ranging from criminal contempt to civil litigation, and the critical defenses available to subpoena r
United States Commercial
HK
Holland & Knight
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Raising A Priced Round — Understanding The Terms Beyond The Price (Podcast)
Partners Laura Cicirelli and Eric Weiner explore the critical elements founders need to understand when entering their first priced preferred stock financing round. From liquidation preferences and governance rights to founder re-vesting and drag-along provisions, this discussion reveals how these initial equity decisions establish the power dynamics that will shape all future funding rounds.
United States Commercial
LS
Lowenstein Sandler
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California’s $366 Billion Venture Capital Boom: Founders And Investors Should Be Watching
California is going through a record-breaking venture capital surge, fueled mostly by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence. Companies based in the state have attracted approximately $366 billion in venture capital since the beginning of 2026, nearly twice California’s previous annual record and more than three times the amount raised by companies in the other 49 states combined, according to PitchBook data reported by The Wall Street Journal.
United States Commercial
FL
Foley & Lardner
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Private Market Talks:Manager Selection, Secondaries, And The Power Law With CF Private Equity's Mark Hoeing (Podcast)
CF Private Equity President and CEO Mark Hoeing discusses how persistence of returns, disciplined manager selection, and rigorous diligence define success in today's private markets. He shares insights on continuation vehicles, the power law dynamics driving venture capital returns, and identifies founder-owned businesses and AI infrastructure as key sources of future growth.
United States Finance
PR
Proskauer Rose LLP
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DOJ Announces Second DEI-Related False Claims Act Settlement – Deloitte Agrees To Pay $21.5 Million To The United States, Plus $2.4 Million To Indiana And Florida
On August 25, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ or the Department) announced a $21.5 million settlement with Deloitte LLP and four affiliated entities (collectively, Deloitte), marking the second False Claims Act (FCA) settlement under the Department’s Civil Rights Fraud Initiative launched in May 2025.
United States Government
AG
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
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Faculty Bring Federal Challenge To Texas A&M System Policy Restricting Viewpoints In Classroom Discussions
A federal lawsuit challenges Texas A&M University System's classroom-content policy, alleging it unconstitutionally restricts faculty instruction on race, gender, and sexual orientation. The case follows the Eleventh Circuit's decision on Florida's Stop WOKE Act and raises critical questions about viewpoint discrimination, academic freedom, and the boundaries between legitimate curricular oversight and unconstitutional restrictions on classroom speech.
United States Government
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Steptoe LLP
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