Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023

H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act S. 1979 - Protecting Older Americans Act of 2023 S. 2309 - Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 including provisions related to the views of the Congress and the Securities and Exchange Commission on the use of arbitration Draft legislation titled Fiscal Year 2025 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act Potential legislation similar to the Litigation Funding Transparency Act Various issues relating to proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; Federal Arbitration Act, (P.L. 68-401), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; legal reform

Client expense: $13,930,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 5488/S. 2805, Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act Potential legislation similar to the Litigation Funding Transparency Act Various issues relating to legal reform; proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; Federal Arbitration Act, 9 USC 1 et. seq. (P.L. 68-401), and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation

Client expense: $23,370,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 Various issues relating to legal reform; proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation

Client expense: $19,080,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 277, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023 H.R. 788/S. 225, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 925/S. 378, Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 1118/S. 512, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 4664/S. 2309, Making appropriations for financial services and general government for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other purposes H.R. 4696/S. 2347, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act S. 1524, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023, including provisions relating to anti-arbitration Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 Nomination of Dr. Monica M. Bertagnolli as Director of the National Institutes of Health Renomination of Gwynne Wilcox to serve another term as a Member of the National Labor Relations Board Various issues relating to decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); urging nomination of a new FAA Administrator; defense industrial base; Camp Lejeune related litigation; oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice; slush fund settlements

Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 2953/S. 1376, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 3038/S. 1408, Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 4120/S. 1979, Protecting Older Americans Act Potential legislation similar to H.R. 9571, To amend title II of the Public Health Services to provide clarity with respect to coverage of claims against health care practitioners providing health professional volunteer services at community health centers during declared emergencies Various issues relating to legal reform; proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; compliance with sanctions on the Russian Federation and potential legal penalties in Russian courts for U.S. companies; legal service advertising; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation; private rights of action; arbitration; Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401) and other alternative dispute resolution mechanisms

Client expense: $13,590,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 277, Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act of 2023 H.R. 788/S. 225, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 925/S. 378, Protect Camp Lejeune VETS Act H.R. 1118/S. 512, Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light On Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act of 2023 H.R. 1410, Consumer Financial Protection Commission Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 1/S. 1/S. 2093, For the People Act of 2021 Potential legislation similar to H.R. 4737/S. 3137, Foreign Extortion Prevention Act Nomination of Dilawar Syed to be Deputy Administrator of the SBA Request for Comments on Proposed OMB Circular No. A-4, Regulatory Analysis, Office of Management and Budget; (88 Fed. Reg. 20,915 - 20,916, April 7, 2023) Request for Comments on Guidance Implementing Section 2(e) of the Executive Order of April 6, 2023 (Modernizing Regulatory Review), Office of Management and Budget (88 Fed. Reg. 20,916 - 20,917, April 7, 2023) Various issues relating to application of Kristof Terryn to serve on the Department of Labor's Advisory Committee on Apprenticeship; implementation of the American Rescue Plan Act (P.L. 117-2); decisions of the Congressional Parliamentarians; urging nomination of a new FAA Administrator; defense industrial base; concerns related to the per claim penalty provision of the False Claims Act and potential legislative reform; 9-47.120 - Criminal Division Corporate Enforcement and Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy meaning of extraordinary cooperation and extraordinary remediation to qualify for a declination; Camp Lejeune related litigation; oversight issues related to the U.S. Department of Justice

Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H.R. 788, Stop Settlement Slush Funds Act of 2023 H.R. 2953/S. 1376, Forced Arbitration Injustice Repeal (FAIR) Act H.R. 3038/S. 1408, Ending Forced Arbitration of Race Discrimination Act H.R. 3446/S. 1645, Sunshine for Regulatory Decrees and Settlements Act of 2023 H.R. 4120/S. 1979, Protecting Older Americans Act S. 1524, Expanding Whistleblower Protections for Contractors Act of 2023, including provisions relating to anti-arbitration in sections 2 and 3 Various issues relating to legal reform; proposal to amend the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding; Servicemembers waiver of rights and protections under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (P.L. 108-189); the use of arbitration to resolve disputes between federal contractors and their employees; decision-making at independent agencies, White House interactions with independent agencies and Chevron deference; implementation of the Federal Arbitration Act (P.L. 68-401); legal services advertising; asbestos litigation; fraud and abuse in civil litigation

Client expense: $16,390,000 · Firm income: Not reported