New York Partner Nathan Sheffield will a join panel discussion titled “Exploring New Business Models: Philanthropy in Film & Commercial Theater,” presented by Cardozo’s Entertainment Law Society and Fame Center, at Cardozo School of Law on April 9 at 6:30 p.m. ET.

Madison County Partners Nick Martin and Jarred Reed recently secured summary judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of Illinois on behalf of a major retailer. The court determined that the store neither created the alleged hazardous condition nor had notice of its existence.

In a significant opinion issued on March 31, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit held that the plaintiff’s injuries, which included shoulder tears with arthroscopic surgery following a rear-end collision accident and lumbar spine herniations with injections, could not be considered “serious injuries” as defined by New York Insurance Law §5102(d) (the “threshold law”).

Key developments in Iowa labor and employment law last year are having an impact on employers in 2025.

Los Angeles Trial Partner Dana Alden Fox has been appointed to the Budget & Finance Committee of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers (IATL). As a Fellow in the organization – a position to which he was appointed in 2023 in Switzerland, Mr. Fox will now have opportunities to participate in the leadership of the most prestigious organization of trial lawyers in the world. 

On March 27, 2025, a Providence County Superior Court jury returned a unanimous defense verdict for Kirkbrae Country Club after a four-day trial presided over by the Honorable Associate Justice Joseph A. Montalbano. Providence Partner Monica R. Nelson and Associate Nicole L. Andrescavage represented Kirkbrae at trial after five years of extensive discovery and pre-trial motion practice.

On March 26, Boston Partner Kip Adams appeared before the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals in downtown Atlanta on behalf of a firm client concerning a complex OSHA law issue.  

Lewis Brisbois teams recently represented firm clients – one supply chain solutions provider and two underwriters – in three successful initial public offerings (IPOs). The attorneys coordinated across Lewis Brisbois’ nationwide offices to advise the clients regarding the transactions, which involved companies that operate in multiple industries.

On March 5, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued six general licenses, all relating to the Ansarallah Organization present in Yemen. This follows President Trump’s March 4 designation of Ansarallah as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The six general licenses permit transactions that concern food, medicine, diplomatic missions, telecommunications, petroleum, ports, and airports. Most of these transactions would otherwise be prohibited by the Global Terrorism Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 594 (GTSR), or the Foreign Terrorist Organizations Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR part 597 (FTOSR).

On March 21, 2025, consistent with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s March 2, 2025, announcement, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an interim final rule fundamentally revising the scope of implementation of the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). U.S. companies and individuals are now exempt from beneficial ownership information (“BOI”) reporting requirements. Only foreign entities registered to do business in the U.S. are required to report, with new deadlines established.

On February 26, 2025, President Trump announced that his administration would be reversing authorizations previously granted to Chevron Corporation in response to a political agreement between the Maduro government and the Unitary Platform. (See our previous alert, U.S. Suspends Select Venezuela Sanctions Following Political Agreement, for more information).

A Lewis Brisbois team represented Baiya International Group Inc. in connection with its initial public offering on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “BIYA.” Baiya sold 2.5 million ordinary shares at a public offering price of $4 per share for gross proceeds of $10 million. Baiya also has granted underwriters a 45-day option to purchase up to an additional 375,000 ordinary shares at the IPO price, less underwriting discounts and commissions

Chicago Partner Jacob Sawyer will speak on defending claims of benzene exposure at the 2025 Toxic Torts and Environmental Law Seminar, hosted by DRI in Atlanta on March 27 at 3:00 p.m. ET.

Denver Associate Kate Svinarich will speak at an upcoming Association of Workplace Investigators (AWI) webinar, titled “Clear and Convincing Evidence - When, Why and How to Enhance Your Investigation Standard,” on April 9 at 11:00 a.m. PT.