Importers of smoking tobacco products, particularly cigarettes, are increasingly saving millions in federal excise taxes by employing a refund mechanism known as the “drawback.” A recent report published by the U.S. Government and Accountability Office found that importers of smoking tobacco products have requested $898 million in drawback refunds since fiscal year 2019, and the... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
On August 29, 2025, during a speech at Ohio State University Law School, Assistant Attorney General Gail Slater announced the creation of a “Comply With Care” task force within the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which will focus on enforcement actions against parties flouting disclosure obligations. The speech and task force are... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
Summary On August 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the formation of a cross-agency Trade Fraud Task Force in partnership with the| Regulatory Oversight
Spencer Churchill, an associate based in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed to serve as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). In his new position, he will advise on some of the most important and complex legal questions surrounding executive power and agency action. The OLC counsels the president and executive branch agencies on the parameters of their constitutional and statutory authority,...| Regulatory Oversight
On August 28, 2025, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a rule relaxing certain restrictions on Syria under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). But unlike the much broader lifting of U.S. sanctions on Syria, which we previously discussed, BIS has retained significant parts of the longstanding restrictive export control regime on Syria. While... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
Spencer Churchill, an associate based in Troutman Pepper Locke’s Washington, D.C. office, has been appointed to serve as a deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Legal Counsel (OLC). In his new position, he will advise on some of the most important and complex legal questions surrounding executive power and... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
Register HereThursday, September 25 • 1:00 – 3:10 p.m. ET Stephen Piepgrass and Sadia Mirza, co-leaders of Troutman Pepper Locke’s Incidents + Investigations practice, along with Privacy + Cyber Partner Timothy St. George, will participate in an upcoming CLE with myLawCLE to examine the nuances of navigating cybersecurity breaches. In today’s digital landscape, cybersecurity breaches... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
In this episode of our special Regulatory Oversight: Solicitors General Insights series, RISE Partner Jeff Johnson, a former deputy solicitor general in the Missouri Attorney General’s office, welcomes Michigan Solicitor General Ann Sherman and New Jersey Solicitor General Jeremy Feigenbaum. They explore the art of oral advocacy, sharing insights into how they effectively present cases.... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
What Happened In a press release published August 25, New York Senators James Skoufis, Jamaal Bailey, and Brian Kavanagh announced a joint investigation into residential property insurance. The purpose of the investigation is “to identify the causes of reported increases in premiums and other obstacles to insuring new and existing single- and multi-family homes, including... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
On Thursday, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced that Stephen J. Cox will become the attorney general (AG) of Alaska, effective Friday, August 29. Cox will replace Alaska AG Treg Taylor, who announced earlier this month that he would be stepping down to run for governor in the state’s 2026 general election. Cox brings extensive experience in... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
On August 21, 2025, NJOY, LLC (NJOY), a subsidiary of Altria Group, Inc., sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), alleging that the agency has unlawfully delayed rendering a decision on supervisory review of its June 2022 marketing denial order (MDO) for certain flavored, disposable electronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS). As we recently covered... Continue Reading| Regulatory Oversight
Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) Andrea Joy Campbell has issued guidelines to help businesses comply with the recently enacted consumer protection| Regulatory Oversight
Reviewing, analyzing, and navigating compliance, enforcement, investigation, and litigation developments and trends in the state and federal regulatory landscape.| Regulatory Oversight
In 2023, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) placed Twenty-Nine Palms Band of Mission Indians (Twenty-Nine Palms), a federally| Regulatory Oversight
