The US federal government is at risk of a shutdown unless Congress can enact appropriations to fund certain federal operations by December 20, 2024. In September 2023, the Department of Justice (DOJ) issued plans for how a shutdown will impact antitrust merger enforcement.

On January 1, 2025, the Singapore International Arbitration Centre’s (“SIAC”) new Arbitration Rules (“SIAC Rules 2025”) will come into force. They will apply to any arbitration that is commenced on or after that date unless otherwise agreed by the parties....

Since the previous quarter’s Life Sciences Snapshot, robust dealmaking activity in Q3 has launched YTD life sciences VC deal activity to near parity with 2023 figures, firmly positioning 2024 as the year to break the two-year declines in venture activity.

The Sixth District Court of Appeal held that the undefined terms “in-fill development” and “substantially surrounded by urban uses” in the CEQA exemption for in-fill development were not limited by the definitions of similar terms in other parts of the CEQA statute and guidelines.