Series
Supply Chain Management
Manufacturing companies are struggling to catch up with surging demand as the global economy begins to recover from the pandemic-related impacts on production across all industries. Facing widespread disruption of supply chains due to depleted inventories, skyrocketing transportation costs, and staffing shortages, companies have been forced to reevaluate their increasingly complex and often international supply chains. Contracts are being renegotiated, new supplier relationships are being formed, and just-in-time manufacturing models are being reconsidered. To assist our clients with these complex and critical issues, our lawyers from various practice areas come together to provide a holistic assessment of our clients’ supply chain risks, and develop strategies for preventing, responding to, and recovering from disruptions. We are pleased to provide a variety of thought leadership and resources to help keep you up to date on the latest supply chain trends and concerns. Check back often as we update this series regularly.
Thought Leadership
On 1 March 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District of Alabama issued an opinion holding, on summary judgment, the Corporate Transparency Act unconstitutional.
On Wednesday, 6 March 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved its highly anticipated final rules on “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” by a vote of 3-2, with Republican Commissioners Hester Peirce and Mark Uyeda dissenting.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its compliance and enforcement priorities for 2024-25, with ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb expanding on the Commission's key areas of focus in her address to the Committee for Economic Development.
On 30 January 2024, the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a final rule (Final Rule) increasing the premium processing fee from US$2,500 to US$2,805, increasing filing fees for I-129 and I-140 employment-based petitions, and imposing a new Asylum Program Fee for each Form I-129 and I-140 filed by employers.