Due to federal rules applicable to “acting” agency heads, the current FDA Acting Commissioner, Ned Sharpless, or another person, should be nominated to be FDA Commissioner by month’s
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Deadlines Drive Congressional Agenda
Congress is in the midst of a busy fall dominated by budgetary deadlines and several expiring programs. President Trump recently signed the “Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act
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Government Repeals Obama-Era Waters of the U.S. Rule: Major Supreme Court Decision to Come, but ‘Regulatory Patchwork’ Remains
On Sept. 12, 2019, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of the Army followed through on an early Trump administration promise to repeal a 2015 jurisdictional rule defining
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Greenberg Traurig Expands Government Law & Policy Practice in Las Vegas, Adds Alisa Nave-Worth and Matthew J. Walker
Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has expanded its Government Law & Policy Practice in Las Vegas with the addition of Alisa Nave-Worth as a shareholder and Matthew J. Walker
12 GT Washington, D.C. Attorneys Listed in the 2020 Edition of Best Lawyers in America
The 2020 edition of Best Lawyers in America includes 12 attorneys from the Washington, D.C. office of global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
This year, nearly 400 Greenberg Traurig
The Price of Avoiding a Government Shutdown Just Went Up
President Trump today signed the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (“BBA-19”), which will (1) avoid bumping up against the federal debt ceiling in early September and (2) reduce the prospect
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PFAS Solution Moving Through Congress on Must-Pass Defense Bill
PFAS (perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances) have been under scrutiny on both sides of the Capitol in recent months, and the Senate made significant headway in late June in reaching consensus
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If You Find Yourself in a Ditch … Fix the Budget
J. Randy Forbes and Albert Wynn of Greenberg Traurig’s Government Law & Policy Practice authored an opinion piece for The Hill titled “If You Find Yourself in a Ditch …
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