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Conflict minerals shipped in cargo container

U.S. Enacts Import Law to Sanction China Over Abuses of Uyghurs

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In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, consumers continue to encounter empty store shelves amid ongoing stresses on the supply chain of products and raw materials. The disruptions haven’t stopped the U.S. government from adding new pressure...

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Companies Respond to Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade Reversal

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The last week has seen a wave of announcements from companies in response to the Supreme Court’s opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization quashing federal abortion rights. The speed of the announcements indicated many compani...

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Human Capital: The SEC’s Next Disclosure Frontier

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The Securities and Exchange Commission this year proposed new rules regarding corporate disclosures of environmental performance to great fanfare. A less-heralded ESG-related proposal also seems to be in the works, as the agency is working...

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NFT Regulation Starts to Take Shape

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Sports and non-fungible tokens – better known as NFTs – seem like a perfect match. After all, sports fanatics love collecting memorabilia celebrating their favorite players and teams. It should come as little surprise, then, that a survey o...

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Private Eyes: Boards Evaluating Flood of Take-Private Offers

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Nearly six months into 2022, an auto company executive’s drama-filled bid to buy a social media platform stands out as the story of the year in the dealmaking world. But Elon Musk’s potential acquisition of Twitter has been part of a run of...

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