5/29/2026 7:34:00 PM FCC Announces Plans for 2027 Auction of FM Broadcast Station Construction Permits By Bob Silverman Ryan Gillcrist For the first time since 2021, the Federal Communications Commission (“FCC” or “Commission”) has released a Public Notice announcing...
5/27/2026 4:50:00 PM Update for California Cardroom Regulations By Glenn J. Light Karl F. Rutledge Don Lee As discussed in our prior alert, California cardrooms were facing significant operational changes following the approval of new...
5/26/2026 8:08:00 PM USCIS Issues Policy Memo Impacting Green Card Processing, Practices, and Procedures By Lynn O'Brien Andrew Kuntz On May 21, 2026, U.S. Citizen & Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a policy memo disrupting the state of Adjustment of Status (AOS)...
5/26/2026 5:36:00 PM What Makes a Successful Law Firm Merger? A Leader's View From Inside One of the Year's Biggest Combinations By Merrick Benn This article was originally published on March 6, 2025 by The American Lawyer.The fruitful outcome of Womble's biggest mergers was by no...
5/22/2026 5:01:00 PM SEC Proposes Reforms to Registered Offerings and Reporting Framework By F. Reid Avett On May 19, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued two proposed rules as part of Chairman Paul Atkins’ agenda to “Make IPOs...
5/22/2026 3:18:00 PM Standing on Solid Ground: Constitutional Standing in Patent Disputes By Karthika Perumal Jeffrey Whittle Samuel Savanich Tyler Burdon +1 more... Show less Exclusive patent licenses can create a threshold litigation risk if they transfer substantial control without preserving a sufficient...
5/20/2026 3:52:00 PM Virginia Governor Vetoes Cannabis Bill By Jason Hicks Morgan Persinger Ian Dickinson Don Lee +1 more... Show less For the third year in a row, Virginia’s Governor has vetoed a bill that would have established a legal and regulated market to buy and...
5/20/2026 3:08:00 PM 8th Circuit Vacates FCC’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Rules By Carri Bennet Jill Canfield Stephen Sharbaugh The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the Federal Communications Commission’s 2023 Digital Discrimination Order, holding that...
5/18/2026 3:41:00 PM Attorney Andrew Kuntz Joins Womble Bond Dickinson’s Immigration Team By Andrew Kuntz No doubt, immigration, compliance, and talent mobility are and will remain key concerns for employers. With that in mind, Womble Bond...
5/18/2026 3:38:44 PM (Licensing Interntional) Patents as a Business Asset in Brand Expansion By Kyle W. Kellar Pete Bromaghim
5/13/2026 7:17:00 PM The EU’s New Anti-Corruption Directive—What it Means for Global Companies as FCPA Enforcement Shifts By Luke Cass Audrey Karman Key TakeawaysOn April 21, 2026, the Council of the European Union formally adopted the Directive on Combating Corruption, establishing...
5/12/2026 3:15:00 PM Court Ruling Signals Continued Privacy Litigation Exposure Under NJ’s Daniel’s Law By Joseph A. Patella Ryan Ellard Tyler Bridegan New Jersey’s Daniel’s Law, which has been used to sue hundreds of data brokers already, has survived a motion for judgment on the...
5/7/2026 3:56:00 PM Net Working Capital (NWC) in M&A: The Quiet Concept That Moves the Purchase Price By Patrick Strubbe Gina Seong Jake Rifkin In almost every middle-market deal, net working capital (“NWC”) is the quiet line item that can swing real dollars at closing and months...