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International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is 8 March 2025. This year’s global theme, “Accelerate Action,” emphasizes the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality. Together, we can work collectively to make a positive impact for change and forge a fair and equal world in all aspects of our lives, including workplaces, communities, learning institutions, and beyond.
Our Women in the Profession Committee is harnessing the energy and spirit of International Women’s Day to raise awareness against bias and take action for equality.
About Women in the Profession
Our firmwide Women in the Profession Committee works to identify and promote ways for women lawyers to advance their careers, to promote women as leaders and role models, and to enhance the sense of community among women professionals across our global platform.
Thought Leadership
On 7 January 2025, President Donald Trump issued an executive order (EO) aimed at limiting and preventing certain large defense contractors from conducting stock buybacks, issuing dividends, and awarding executive compensation.
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act makes major changes to the Internal Revenue Code’s clean energy tax provisions, particularly to the provisions that were extended, expanded, and established as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act.
While the pace of amendments and rule changes from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) slowed in 2025 with the change in presidential administration and the appointment of new SEC Chair Paul S. Atkins, we have seen fundamental changes in policy and other developments that public companies will need to understand as they prepare for their 2025 Form 10-K and 2026 proxy season.
The Illinois State Legislature wrapped up another busy year enacting and amending a wide range of employment laws.