After several years of disjointed regulations between the Small Business Administration ("SBA") and the Federal Acquisition Regulation ("FAR") related to the limitations on subcontracting, revised FAR regulations are on the horizon to …
APRIL 1, 2024 – For the third consecutive year, the Chambers USA awards program has shortlisted Davis Wright Tremaine LLP in the category of Pro Bono: Outstanding Firm. The award category recognizes law firms that have advanced DEI through pro bono …
APRIL 1, 2024 – Peter Anderson, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been named to Billboard 2024 list of the country's Top Music Lawyers, his sixth straight year receiving the honor. The Top Music Lawyers list …
MARCH 29, 2024 – In the 2024 edition of the WTR 1000, which recognizes the leading lawyers and firms worldwide in trademark practice, World Trademark Review has named ten attorneys from Davis Wright Tremaine LLP as leaders in their respective markets. The …
DWT's ESG Initiative and Climate Network invite you to a free internal CLE where Vid Prabhakaran, Craig Gannett, Walker Stanovsky, and Alli Condra will review new California statutes that require companies to report their greenhouse gases emissions, …
MARCH 28, 2024 – Affirming Davis Wright Tremaine LLP's national leadership in media and technology litigation Forbes has named Seattle partner Ambika Kumar to its inaugural list of the Top 200 Lawyers in the country. The Forbes list recognizes " …
When we talk about advertising claims (e.g., on product labels, websites, social, etc.), we stress that "claims must be truthful, not misleading, and substantiated." The requirements to be "truthful and not misleading" seem fairly …
MARCH 27, 2024 – Nicole Phillis, a partner in the Los Angeles office of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has been named to the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association's 2024 class of Best LGBTQ+ Lawyers Under 40. "Nicole's outstanding dedication and …
Beginning April 1, 2024, California's minimum wage for fast food employees will increase to $20 per hour. This change is the result of Governor Newsom signing AB1228 (also known as the Fast Food Franchisor Responsibility Act) into law on September 28, …
By April 10, 2024, all radio and television broadcast stations, both commercial and noncommercial, must: (1) prepare a list of important issues facing their communities of license and the programs aired during January, February, and March dealing with …
WASHINGTON, D.C. - MARCH 25, 2024 – Three leading trade organizations for the financial services industry filed a lawsuit in federal court today, challenging a new Colorado statute that violates federal law by imposing interest-rate and fee caps on loans …
On March 7, 2024, the Oregon legislature enacted a significant change to the state's law on retainage requirements for public and private construction projects. The new law introduces options for contractors to receive full payment of progress payments …
The Securities and Exchange Commission might be cracking down on artificial intelligence–washing, but lawyers and compliance professionals say that registered investment advisors can easily avoid falling in the regulator's crosshairs. Earlier this week …
At its March 14, 2024, open meeting, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) adopted new rules that require multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs – cable television operators and satellite video providers) to specify the aggregated monthly …
Whether you have been attending the conference for years or are planning to attend your first, the CSUN Assistive Technology Conference, also known as the CSUN Conference, is the ultimate community experience and the premier forum on technology for all …
In 2023, the California Legislature enacted a first-of-its-kind workplace violence prevention law that, unlike other workplace violence laws that apply to specific industries only (such as healthcare), applies across all industries and to nearly all …
On March 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights (OCR) revised its controversial guidance on how HIPAA applies to the use of online tracking on regulated entities' public webpages. OCR first issued the …
The AI Across Industries series continues into 2024 with a look at how privacy and security intersect with the growing use of generative AI (GAI) tools. Nancy Libin and David Rice, partners in our Privacy and Security practice, examined the privacy issues …
MARCH 19, 2024 – The successful collaboration between Scott Schipma, deputy general counsel at The GEO Group, Inc., and Harry Korrell, a partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, has resulted in a decision preliminarily enjoining a discriminatory Washington …
The project to replace the Interstate 5 bridge between Portland, Oregon, and Vancouver, Washington, is becoming more reality than dream. For those who have traveled that stretch of I-5, or moved goods from the Ports[1] or up and down I-5, they know all too …
