One of President Trump’s first actions in office was to issue executive orders:
banning hiring discrimination, which was deemed to include many then-extant DEI programs, and to terminate all DEI and environmental justice programs, for contractors or grantees of federal
The Law and Other Anomalies
The Law and Other Anomalies, published by Duane Morris LLP, addresses contemporary legal issues intersecting with technology, corporate governance, and regulatory developments. The blog explores topics such as intellectual property challenges posed by artificial intelligence, SEC regulatory policies affecting shareholder rights, and evolving board responsibilities in dynamic economic conditions. It also discusses the impact of AI on business operations and workforce transformation, as well as the implications of shifting global trade policies and labor market trends on manufacturing and industry. The content reflects on legal and strategic considerations for businesses adapting to technological innovation and changing regulatory landscapes.
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Chinese Geopolitics Revisited
While generally I do not post on such topics, I feel compelled to point out the below comment on the contents of my last two posts. Those posts report on the views of a noted expert on Chinese affairs and…
Global Power and Global Markets
This and the next-following post will report highlights from an hour-and-a-half presentation by Admiral Jim Stavridis, who tackled the definition of the current balance of world power and the impact of that balance on current and future global markets. Lest…
Mandate for Directors/Navigating the Global Economy
This post addresses remarks by Admiral Jim Stravidis to the New England Chapter of National Association of Corporate Directors. My prior post outlined the Admiral’s understanding of the world order today and its immediate geopolitical prospects. He emphasized that directors…
Tariffs for All
Tariffs are in the news for obvious reasons, and below presents a brief overview.
On Inauguration Day the President issued his America First general trade policy statement. On February 21 he issued his Memorandum of an American First Investment Policy.…
Musk–the One Not in Perfume
Elon moved Tesla from Delaware to Texas; the fight he had in Delaware courts is still continuing–why?
One of my law partners attempted to explain the history of the fight over Musk’s huge compensation package, dating back to 2018. Actually,…
2026 Insights on the Medtech/Bio Front
This post, longer than most (apologies), reflects take-aways from a one-hour zoom program reflecting thinking at the annual January San Francisco conference on medtech held under JP Morgan auspices. That zoom was sponsored by MassBio and I am told it…
AI: Not Monkey Business
In 2018 a Federal Circuit Court denied copyright protection to a black macaque monkey who took his own selfie, holding that the Copyright Act required the copyright applicant be a human being.
I am not making this up.
This year…
SEC Frees Public Companies to Reject Shareholder Proposals
[It has been two months since my last post; not that things of interest did not occur, but rather the pace of business, my publication of another book (my eleventh, written with my son Peter, entitled Honig & Son, is…
Boards in the Future: The Task Ahead
THIRD OF THREE POSTS BASED ON NACD PROGRAM ON BOARDS AND COMPANIES IN TODAY’S ECONOMY
- Discussion of whether public companies, now legally required to report their financial and business condition each quarter, should rather be called upon to report every
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