In the past several months, environmental justice (EJ) has continued to evolve through a shifting balance of federal and state action. While federal agencies have scaled back EJ initiatives, states are increasingly stepping in to fill the gap–advancing new policies, legislation, and regulatory approaches aimed at integrating EJ considerations into […]

Land Back and Rematriation of Land on Turtle Island Country United States agnes Tue, 12/02/2025 – 13:08 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image By Pete Westover Successful stories of land return and rematriation are accumulating as Tribes and Indigenous organizations continue their struggle to regain their historic […]

In many ways, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) Fiscal Year 2026 Examination Priorities (Priorities), published on 17 November 2025 by the Division of Examinations (Division), track the priorities of prior years, making clear that the Commission remains focused, as ever, on monitoring for risks to the investing […]

Global law firm K&L Gates advised US fiber optics company LIGHTEL Corporation on its US$10.5 million initial public offering on the Taipei Exchange. Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Seattle, Washington, LIGHTEL designs, manufactures, and supplies a broad range of products and services for the global fiber optics industry. It […]

Government Draft of the Fund Risk Limitation Act On 29 October 2025, the Federal Cabinet (Bundeskabinett) adopted the draft of the Fund Risk Limitation Act (Fondsrisikobegrenzungsgesetz). The planned law is intended primarily to implement the amendments concerning the Alternative Investment Fund Managers (AIFM) Directive. We reported on the changes proposed […]