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Responding to COVID-19
The impacts of the 2019 novel coronavirus have quickly spread to affect most industries around the world. While the concern for the health and well-being of individuals is of the utmost priority, our lawyers are closely monitoring the legal implications the outbreak has on your business.
As the world monitors this global health emergency, and begins planning to slowly reopen, we have turned our focus to providing insight and guidance on the topics needed to return to the next normal. Our lawyers are working collaboratively across the globe to help our clients navigate the legal and operational issues arising from the coronavirus pandemic.
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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.