Stacy D. Phillips ● This edition of Attorney Spotlight highlights one of my revered Philadelphia colleagues in Blank Rome’s Matrimonial & Family Law group—Mary T. Vidas. A graduate of Georgetown University and the Temple University Beasley School of Law, Mary has
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California’s New Workplace Violence Prevention Law: July 1, 2024, Compliance Deadline—Are You Ready?
Caroline Powell Donelan ● The effective date of California’s Senate Bill 553 is fast approaching, and the law covers nearly every employer and every employment facility in California with the exception of healthcare facilities and other facilities governed by different legal…
60-Second Sustains: ITility, LLC
Elizabeth N. Jochum ● ITility, LLCB-421871.3 The protester argued that the Department of Homeland Security had unreasonably assessed the awardee a “positive” based on an incorrect understanding of what the awardee had proposed. Specifically, the protester argued that, while the…
3 Takeaways from Recent U.S. Regulatory Actions Implementing AUKUS
Anthony Rapa, George T. Boggs, Justin A. Chiarodo, and Dimitri DeChurch-Silva ● As a next step in the U.S. government’s implementation of the trilateral AUKUS security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom (“UK”), the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate…
The Counseling Stigma. Breaking Away and Rising Above.
Protecting Your Family Matters Newsletter, Spring 2024 ● Stacy D. Phillips ● Change is not only part of our life’s journey; it is the journey. Relationships, the experience of going through a divorce, and certainly our existence post-divorce are no exceptions. Even if the…
Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of FCRA Claims Since Alleged Inaccurate Information Was Not Objectively and Readily Verifiable
Financial institutions, credit furnishers, debt collectors, and other businesses reporting consumer information to credit reporting agencies should take note that the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has declined to impose a bright-line rule that only purely factual or transcription errors…
FAR Council Issues Final Rule on Sustainable Products & Services
Sara N. Gerber ● As part of the Biden administration’s effort to use federal purchasing power to tackle climate change, the FAR Council issued a final rule, effective May 22, 2024, requiring agencies to procure “sustainable products and services,” to the…
Timely Protesting Non-Solicitations at GAO
Merle M. DeLancey, Jr. and Michael J. Slattery ● The Government Accountability Office’s (“GAO”) rules for timely protesting non-solicitations can be confusing. Offerors (or potential offerors) diligently monitoring SAM.gov need to focus on the substance of a non-solicitation posting and not…
OMB Embraces Government Use of Artificial Intelligence
Robyn N. Burrows and Sara N. Gerber ● Last month, the Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) issued a memorandum directing federal agencies to adopt artificial intelligence (“AI”) and advance its use to inform and carry out agency actions. OMB’s new…
EPA Issues Final PFAS National Primary Drinking Water Regulation
Margaret Anne Hill and Camila Thorpe ● On April 10, 2024, the Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized the National Primary Drinking Water Regulation (“NPDWR”) for six per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (“PFAS”). PFAS, also known as “forever chemicals,” are widely used…