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Capital Markets and M&A Partner Jake Farquharson Joins Holland & Knight

Holland & Knight continues to strengthen its nationally recognized Corporate, M&A and Securities Section with the addition of Jake Farquharson as a partner in the Firm's New York office. Prior to ...
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Holland & Knight Welcomes Ike Blanton, Former Deputy Director at the Department of Defense, to Leading National Security & Defense Industry Group

WASHINGTON, D.C. (September 23, 2026) – Ike Blanton, a distinguished former government official who served in senior roles within the U.S. Department of Defense (now referred to as the U.S. Department ...
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Ninth Circuit Upholds State and Tribal Authority Over Sports-Related Event Contracts

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on August 28, 2026, handed down a significant appellate decision involving Kalshi, affirming in substantial part the district court's order dissolving ...
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FTC Proposes Enforcement Policy Statement on Personalized Pricing: What Businesses Need to Know

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on August 19, 2026, that it is seeking public comment on a proposed enforcement policy statement regarding "personalized pricing," which is defined as the ...
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D.C. Circuit Upholds EPA Designation of PFOA and PFOS as CERCLA Hazardous Substances

A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously denied petitions for review of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) designation of ...
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FDA Advisory Committee Endorses Compounding of Certain Peptides

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee (PCAC) voted at its July 23-24, 2026, meeting to recommend adding certain peptides to the 503A compounding bulk ...
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And the (Tariff) Beat Goes On: New Section 301 Forced-Labor Tariffs Imposed on 60 Countries

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) recently finalized and imposed tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on imports from 60 countries following its investigation into those ...
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50 Percent Opening Bid: Canadian Imports Subject to Section 338 Tariffs Amid USMCA Talks

President Donald Trump on July 20, 2026, signed three proclamations under Section 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. § 1338), imposing an additional 50 percent ad valorem tariff on specified ...
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Low Tide at the SEC: From Five Commissioners to Two

Holland & Knight continues its SECond Opinions Blog Summer Series featuring posts written and researched by the associates from our Securities Enforcement Defense Team. This blog comes from Tysons ...
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Mexico Enters New Phase: USMCA Continuity and Annual Review with the U.S. and Canada

Officials from Mexico, the United States and Canada, on July 1, 2026, held a trilateral joint review meeting of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), as provided for under the agreement ...
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EPA Sends 4 More California Vehicle Emission Waivers to Congress for Potential Nullification

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it was submitting four waivers issued to California under the Clean Air Act to the U.S. Congress for review under the ...