On February 1, President Trump issued three executive orders imposing broad tariffs on U.S. imports from Canada, Mexico, and China. This alert discusses the implications and latest developments: https://okt.to/ctroTS
About us
From our offices in Beijing, Boston, Brussels, Dubai, Frankfurt, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, New York, Palo Alto, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, and Washington, we practice as one firm, holding closely to core values that start with a deep commitment to our clients and the quality of our work on their behalf, and that include an emphasis on teamwork among our lawyers and other professionals and a belief in the obligation of lawyers to make legal services available to all who need them. Our lawyers are recognized nationally and internationally for their legal skills and the depth of their expertise. Many have served in senior government positions. Virtually all of them provide public service through pro bono representation. We are cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive firm that harnesses the abilities of every colleague and the power of diverse perspectives to help clients navigate their most complex business challenges. And because every client is a client of the firm, not of any specific lawyer, every client has the ability to call on any of our lawyers as needed.
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Updates
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We are proud to announce that Kristie Champlin Gurley, most recently with the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of General Counsel, will rejoin Covington as a partner in its Health Care Practice and Life Sciences Industry Group. Read more: https://okt.to/v4xGjQ
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Senator Bill Hagerty (R-TN) has introduced the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (“GENIUS”) Act, which establishes a federal licensing and supervisory framework for payment stablecoins and their issuers. Here are our seven key takeaways: https://okt.to/zeFKbd
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What are the implications for compliance and investigations counsel for multinational companies of the Trump Administration's announcement that it plans to designate Mexican and other Latin American drug-trafficking groups as foreign terrorist organizations? In this article published by Law360, José E. Arvelo and Madeline Sanderford discuss and also highlight the risk of civil litigation in U.S. federal courts: https://okt.to/FN35SR
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights has issued a notice of proposed rulemaking, which proposes a number of significant updates to the HIPAA Security Rule. This blog provides a brief summary of the proposed changes: https://okt.to/71mxYE
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Congratulations to our team, who has been shortlisted at the IJGlobal Awards 2024 in the Legal Adviser of the Year, MENA category. Check out the shortlist: https://okt.to/MCqJE1
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President Claudia Sheinbaum presented an ambitious new economic plan for “equitable and sustainable economic development and shared prosperity.” The Plan’s main objectives are boosting the national content on strategic sectors, creating new jobs in specialized manufacturing, increasing the value added in global supply chains, creating development poles and industrial parks, expanding access to higher education, and strengthening scientific and technological innovation. This alert looks at the details: https://okt.to/KNan9G
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The IRS has published proposed regulations to implement and provide guidance regarding amendments made to section 162(m) as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. These proposed regulations expand the compensation deduction limitation for publicly held corporations under I.R.C. section 162(m), beginning in 2027. Christina Danberg Bubel and S. Michael Chittenden explain: https://okt.to/ktNHs0
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The Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration has published a final rule ending its longstanding waiver of Buy America requirements for manufactured products and setting out new standards for the use of domestic content on FHWA-funded infrastructure projects. Michael Wagner and Jennifer Bentley explain: https://okt.to/0jogJd
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U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick delivered a detailed preview of what to expect from the Trump Administration on key issues around technology, trade, and intellectual property. Holly Fechner, Matthew Shapanka, and Morgan Hurst explain: https://okt.to/8p0qMx
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