Top 10 JD Supra Hot Reads
Alston & Bird partners with JD Supra to expand the reach of our advisories, blogs and other relevant thought product. Our attorneys regularly provide insightful and timely commentary on the full gamut of legal issues relevant today.
Each month, we will highlight on this page the most highly read Alston & Bird items appearing on the JD Supra website.
Title: Of Interest: Consumer Finance Blog | Wave Goodbye to the Waiver Debate: Court Holds Data Breach Investigation Report Not Work Product from the Start
Authors: Sam Bragg, Chris Thomson
Subject: Our Consumer Finance Team reviews a federal district court's decision from the Southern District of Florida in a data breach class action to bypass a waiver analysis entirely by holding that reports provided to regulators weren't protected by the work-product doctrine.
Title: Investment Funds Advisory | CFTC Guidance Clarifies Non-U.S. Person Status of Certain Offshore Trading Firms
Authors: Investment Funds Team
Subject: Our team examines an interpretive letter from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) that may help to clarify when non-U.S. firms with U.S. contacts can be considered non-U.S. persons for cross-border registration analysis.
Title: Washington Trade Watch | Trump Orders on Tariff “Destacking” and Auto Tariff Offsets
Authors: Lian Yang
Subject: Our International Trade & Regulatory Team reviews President Trumps Executive Order from April 29 modifying the implementation of several types of tariffs.
Title: Health Care Week in Review | President Trump Unveils FY 2026 Discretionary Budget Request; Budget Reconciliation Negotiations in the House Continue
Authors: Robert D. Stone, Timothy P. Trysla
Subject: Our Health Care Team reviews health care regulatory news including President Trumps FY 2026 discretionary budget proposal and House negotiations over the policies that will be included in the budget reconciliation package.
Title: White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Advisory | From Uncertainty to Action: DOJ Rolls Out a New White-Collar Enforcement Playbook
Authors: Albert B. Stieglitz, Jr., Caitlin (Counts) Van Hoy
Subject: Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team unpacks the revised corporate criminal enforcement policies from the Department of Justice Criminal Division.
Title: Consumer Protection/FTC Advisory | Cancellation Practices Back in the Spotlight as Click-to-Cancel Rule Looms
Authors: Kathleen Benway, Alexander G. Brown, Graham Gardner
Subject: Our Consumer Protection/FTC Group investigates the implications of a Federal Trade Commission complaint against Uber alleging deceptive billing and cancellation practices under the Restore Online Shoppers’ Confidence Act (ROSCA).
Title: Of Interest: Consumer Finance Blog | The End of Disparate Impact Liability?
Author: Melissa Sanchez Malapss
Subject: Our Consumer Finance Team reviews President Trump's Executive Order entitled “Restoring Equality of Opportunity and Meritocracy,” which seeks to “eliminate the use of disparate-impact liability in all contexts to the maximum degree possible.”
Title: Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory | First 100 Days – Federal Privacy and Cybersecurity Regulation and Enforcement Under the Second Trump Administration
Authors: Alexander G. Brown, Katherine Doty Haniford, Kimberly Kiefer Peretti, Matthew Atha, Kristen Bartolotta
Subject: Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team highlights the shift in priorities for privacy and cybersecurity regulation and enforcement across U.S. agencies under the second Trump Administration.
Title: Washington Trade Watch | U.S. Reaches Agreement on Trade Deal with United Kingdom
Author: Colton Jackson
Subject: Our International Trade & Regulatory Team discusses a trade deal announced by U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minster Keir Starmer which focuses on tariff relief from some U.S. duties for the U.K. and increased market access for U.S. goods.
Title: Antitrust Advisory | EC’s First In-Depth FSR Merger Decision – Initial Takeaways for Dealmakers
Authors: Jens-Olrik Murach, Jonathan Kress
Subject: Our Antitrust Team examines the European Commission’s first conditional merger clearance under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and how it provides key insights into how foreign financial contributions impact competition in M&A deals.