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Senior International Policy Advisor and former U.S. Ambassador Barbara Leaf was recently featured in the Rudaw article, “Trump-Sharaa meeting, a ’turning point’ in US-Syria ties: Former US official.”

Earlier this month, the California Privacy Protection Agency, which is responsible for implementing and enforcing the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), issued a decision and order requiring clothing retailer Todd Snyder, Inc. to change its privacy practices within 90 days and pay a $345,178 fine to resolve claims that the clothing retailer violated the CCPA.

WASHINGTON, D.C., May 23, 2025 — Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that former Attorney General and Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, Merrick B. Garland, has returned to the firm as a partner in the Appellate & Supreme Court practice group, resident in Washington, D.C.

This digest covers key virtual and digital health regulatory and public policy developments during April and early May 2025 from the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union.

MedTech companies are continuously innovating cutting-edge technologies to improve healthcare.

Howard Sklamberg, Life Sciences & Healthcare Regulatory partner and former FDA Deputy Commissioner for Global Regulatory Operations and Policy, was quoted in the Pink Sheet article, "US FDA Expands Surprise Foreign Inspections But Loses Associate Commissioner Michael Rogers." 

International Trade senior counsel Claire Reade was featured on the Bloomberg Daybreak Asia podcast episode, "Trade Talk Optimism Caps APAC Trading Week," where she analyzed the evolving U.S.-China trade negotiations.

On May 13, 2025, U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued three new sets of guidance to strengthen export controls on AI chips. These guidance documents signal a potentially new regulatory approach by BIS. Instead of trying to control worldwide shipment allocations, as under the prior rule, the guidance documents suggest the Trump administration will attempt to elicit more stringent voluntary due diligence from companies under a threat of ramped up enforcement. The guidance may also portend additional export licensing requirements for AI transactions. The three new guidance documents are summarized in our Advisory.

On May 19, 2025, Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Todd Blanche issued a memo entitled “Civil Rights Fraud Initiative,” announcing the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) intent to use the False Claims Act (FCA) to enforce the civil rights laws.