WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2026) – Ike Blanton, a distinguished former government official who served in senior roles within the U.S. Department of Defense (now referred to as the U.S. Department ...

Recent lawsuits and settlements with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have prompted new compliance requirements for brands that offer auto-renewing products and services. Even though the FTC's ...

The U.S. Supreme Court in late February 2026 held in Learning Resources v. United States that the tariffs brought under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) were unlawful. Following ...

Newly elected U.S. President Donald Trump on Jan. 20, 2025, signed an omnibus executive order rescinding 78 executive actions taken by the previous administration, including sanctions-related orders ...

Many commercial landlords require that a guarantor secure the obligations and liabilities of a tenant as a prerequisite for entering into a lease. A lease guaranty is a contract between an individual ...

Holland & Knight continues its SECond Opinions Blog Summer Series featuring posts written and researched by the associates from our Securities Enforcement Defense Team. This blog comes from Houston ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) on June 27, 2025, announced a comprehensive, full-scale audit of its 8(a) Business Development Program (8(a) Program), marking a significant escalation in ...

The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (FRB) and Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) (collectively, the Agencies) have jointly issued ...

Florida has enacted sweeping changes to its negligence liability system by replacing its pure comparative negligence system with a modified comparative negligence system and shortening the statute of ...

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's (FinCEN) Residential Real Estate Reporting Rule (RRE Rule) is currently unenforceable following a March 19, 2026, federal court order vacating the rule, ...

The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA 2020) is the most consequential anti-money laundering legislation passed by Congress in decades. Among its many provisions, AMLA 2020 provides for 1) ...

The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to weigh in on whether artificial intelligence (AI) can be an author under U.S. copyright law. On March 2, 2026, the Court denied certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter ...