The U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), on April 14, 2025, announced the initiation of an investigation into the imports of pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical ingredients as well as semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment in the context
Kindness – Show Don't Tell
My readers have always been great about indulging me when I stray from the confines of my “Strictly Legal” column title and veer slightly off course. I hope this will be one of those times.
The AI Conversation Law Firms and Clients Aren’t Having And Why It Matters
A new Thomson Reuters Report highlights a phenomenon unique to legal and big law: clients aren’t talking to their lawyers about things that could disrupt the status quo—especially around AI and billing.
The report is full of interesting findings, but
Does time spent in mediation fall outside the timeline for filing Written Statement?
Introduction:
It is settled law under the mandate of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908, that maximum 120 days will be provided for filing of a written statement in a commercial suit. On expiry of 120 days from the date
District Court Stays Termination of Parole and Work Authorization – Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela
On March 25, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security terminated the parole program that had allowed more than 500,000 citizens of Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela into the United States over the past two years. (See our blog dated March
Online Vigilante Sued For Defamation
Jo Ellis has served over 15 years in the Virginia Army National Guard. She is currently a Chief Warrant Officer 2 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot. Plaintiff joined the Virginia Army National Guard in 2009 as a helicopter mechanic. In
Joshua Smeltzer Quoted by Tax Notes on DOJ Tax Division Changes
A recent Tax Notes article highlighted the debate surrounding a Justice Department memo proposing the reassignment of Tax Division lawyers to U.S. attorneys’ offices across the country. Experts weighed in on the potential impact on tax enforcement, with some arguing
Post‑Chevron Spotlight: Federal Court Nixes FDA Rule Reclassifying Laboratory Services as Medical Devices
In another rebuke to federal regulatory overreach, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas (“District Court”) has vacated the Food and Drug Administration’s (“FDA”) 2024 final rule that sought to bring laboratory‑developed test services (“LDTs”) within the
Trump Administration Initiates New Section 232 Probe on Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors
On April 14, 2025, the Trump Administration issued two federal register notices scheduled to be published on April 16, 2025. The notices seek public comments following the April 1, 2025 initiation of investigations targeting imports of pharmaceuticals and semiconductors pursuant to
Recognition of Indian CIRP in Singapore: A Step Forward for Cross-Border Insolvency
INTRODUCTION
In Re Compuage Infocom Ltd[1] (“Judgment”), the Singapore High Court (“Court”) has recognized the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (“CIRP”) of an Indian company under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (“IBC”) and granted assistance to the Resolution Professional