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ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Matt Finkelstein has been named a Top Music Lawyer by Billboard magazine for the fifth consecutive year.

On July 14, a California federal court granted a preliminary injunction blocking the California Attorney General from enforcing Senate Bill 343 (SB 343), a law regulating recyclability claims on products and packaging.

Businesses often focus on whether a regulation is lawful under the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), an inquiry that traditionally turns on whether an agency action is arbitrary and capricious. Recent US Supreme Court decisions suggest a different question may come first: whether courts ever reach that analysis at all.

On July 14, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), together with the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), held a major news conference in Chicago, Illinois, announcing that the Trade Fraud Task Force has surpassed $1 billion in criminal and civil recoveries, penalties, forfeitures, and charged losses in less than one year since its launch.

Peptides remain one of the hottest topics in the drug industry, and many therapeutic peptides offered for sale today have been compounded.

Join International Trade & Investment Counsel Katie Gustafson for a virtual discussion examining the pharmaceutical industry’s evolving tariff landscape, including Section 232 investigations, proposed 100% tariffs, complex multi-tiered rate structures, and key exemption considerations.

ArentFox Schiff Partner Lauren Wolven will be a panelist at the STEP Chicago Conference on July 16, 2026.

Group Purchasing Organizations are no longer just negotiating prices — they’re increasingly helping hospitals navigate risk, volatility, and complexity with data and artificial intelligence (AI). AI-enabled models increasingly help hospitals, especially smaller, resource-constrained facilities stretch dollars and manage risk in a volatile supply chain environment.

ArentFox Schiff has been listed in BTI Consulting Group’s Client Service A-Team 2026, which recognizes law firms who drive the strongest client relationships.

Join International Trade & Investment Partner James Kim for a virtual event on Supply Chain Outlook - Trends and Risks to Watch in 2026.

ArentFox Schiff secured a $30-plus million trial verdict for longtime client Potamkin Automotive Group against Walid Darwish, following a hard-fought multi-year dispute with their defalcating former business partner over his breaches of fiduciary duties, breaches of contract, corporate theft, and deception before the court.

The US Department of Defense (DoD) issued a memorandum yesterday directing immediate suspension of the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) Phase 2 roll-out, which previously was scheduled to go into effect November 10.

ArentFox Schiff Sports Industry Co-Leader Richard Brand was featured by Law360 Real Estate Authority in its special report examining the interplay between sports and real estate development.

The US Supreme Court’s 2024 decision in Seven County Infrastructure Coalition v. Eagle County endorsed a narrower vision of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), focused on informing agency decisions rather than producing exhaustive analyses of indirect, cumulative, or policy-related impacts.

On July 1, the South Dakota Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision affirming summary judgment in favor of a life settlement investor, holding that the investor was entitled to retain the full $10 million death benefit under a life insurance policy that the insured’s estate had sought to void as an alleged stranger-originated life insurance (STOLI) arrangement.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently released its proposed Sixth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule (UCMR 6), which would establish the parameters that water systems must monitor.

“Hand made in Austin, Texas” may sound like a charming selling point, but the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) isn’t convinced. On July 6, the FTC issued warning letters to seven companies for questionable domestic-origin claims, covering products from drums and industrial lasers to coordinate measuring machines and e-cigarettes.

On July 7, the DC Council passed the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget Support Act (BSA) of 2026, the annual legislative vehicle through which the Council enacts the legal and policy changes required to carry out the District’s budget.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that Partner Linda Jackson, co-leader of the Complex Litigation and Trade Secrets, Noncompetes & Employee Mobility practices, has been elected a Fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers.

A notable trend is emerging in the fashion and beauty industry: professional hair and makeup stylists are increasingly requesting that companies sign agreements designating the stylists’ work as protectable intellectual property. While this is not yet the industry norm, these requests are becoming more common and merit careful attention when negotiating event-related contracts.

While it may seem like there are fewer calls of late to “electrify everything,” the legal debate over whether “gas bans” — local ordinances that prohibit use of fossil fuel-powered appliances in new construction — continues.

Every July, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) publishes two proposed rules, the Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) proposed rule and the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (HOPPS) proposed rule, that set Medicare reimbursement and shape the administration of the Medicare Part B program for the upcoming calendar year.

On June 29, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) voted to rescind decades-old guidance on affirmance action. In so voting, the EEOC took the position that the documents ran afoul of Title VII’s text as well as case law that has developed in the intervening years since the guidance was published.

ArentFox Schiff partners Amy Antoniolli and Robert Middleton will speak at the Illinois Solar Energy & Storage Association’s (ISEA) Business Member Webinar: CRGA Trailer Bill & Regulatory Proceedings Update on July 9, 2026.