by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 10, 2023
On June 29, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published the final version of its revised “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising”[1], hereinafter (“Guides”). For the purposes of the Guides, it is important to note that...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 7, 2023
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back with our final Update of OT22, covering a trio of decisions involving standing and challenges federal agencies’ authority: Biden v. Nebraska (No. 22-506) and Department of Education v. Brown (No. 22-535), where the Court held that...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 6, 2023
Greetings, Court Fans! We’re back today with summaries of four of the Court’s decisions from the last week of its OT22 term: Samia v. United States (No. 22-196), where a 6-3 Court rejected a defendant’s Confrontation Clause challenge to the Government’s use at trial...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 6, 2023
Partner Daniel Goren and Counsel Sean Koehler authored an article published in Issue 33 of Export Compliance Manager titled, “Largest-ever penalty ushers in new era of BIS enforcement.” Dan and Sean discuss the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security...
by Christine Stackhouse | Jul 5, 2023
Every month, the IRS publishes “applicable federal rates” (AFRs) and a § 7520 rate. These are the rates prescribed by the IRS for use by taxpayers for various intra-family transactions and estate planning vehicles. Importantly, these rates have steadily increased over...