Business Law and Corporate Law

Katrina Rathie explores the rising challenges facing boards today from geopolitical risks and supply-chain disruption to generative AI, data governance, and privacy concerns.

Policies concerning Diversity Equity and Inclusion ("DEI") continue to be a hot topic as we close out 2025. We started off the year with a barrage of "anti-DEI" executive orders...

On November 7, 2025, in Thornton v. National Academy of Sciences, No. 25-cv-2155, 2025 WL 3123732 (D.D.C. Nov. 7, 2025), the District Court for the District of Columbia dismissed a False Claims Act (FCA) retaliation complaint on the basis that the plaintiff's allegations that he was fired after blowing the whistle on purported illegally discriminatory use of federal funding was not sufficient to support his FCA claim

In a recent decision, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissal of claims involving legal malpractice and breach of fiduciary duty.

Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker.

Beginning December 9, 2025, importers in Mexico will be required to complete and submit the Electronic Value Manifest through VUCEM (Mexico's Electronic Single Window).

On September 10, 2025, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), together with Democrat co-lead Representative Don Davis (NC-01), introduced the American Franchise Act...

The U.S. pet industry remains a growth powerhouse, with spending hitting $152 billion in 2024. The Pet Grooming & Boarding sector...

After 2024's depressed deal environment, restaurant owners and investors were ready for action in 2025, and outlooks were especially promising for quick service restaurants (QSRs).

Ropes & Gray – in conjunction with leading law firms across Europe – has published a new update of its monthly CSRD Transposition Tracker.

In many ways, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC or Commission) Fiscal Year 2026 Examination Priorities (Priorities), published on 17 November 2025 by the Division of Examinations (Division), track the priorities of prior years, making clear that the Commission remains focused, as ever, on monitoring for risks to the investing public.

Chairman Swett maintains agenda of simplifying regulations, while contending that FERC's existing communications rule is more than adequate to regulate communications.