Reminder: New York’s Personnel File Access Law Takes Effect in One Month (11.8.26) Current and former employees of private employers in New York will gain broad new rights to access their personnel files. Human resources teams should start preparing now. bit.ly/4i8uFtg

The fall edition of the Securities Quarterly Update newsletter is out now, covering SEC rulemaking activity; considerations for proxy season preparation; recent SEC enforcement actions; and recent SEC, stock exchange, and FINRA updates. tinyurl.com/32eb93nc #securities #SEC

CBP Confirms October 6 Launch of Phase 3 of IEEPA Tariff Refund Process - The system which will allow importers of record to request refunds on entries that have been liquidated for more than 80 days will be deployed on October 6. tinyurl.com/fef7capt #Tariffs #TariffRefunds

A new Executive Order declares a national emergency over foreign-produced bulk-power system equipment, prohibiting certain transactions involving generation, storage & transmission infrastructure. DOE must issue implementing rules within 120 days. tinyurl.com/mshxjp9a #Energy

USCIS Proposes Fee Exceeding $103,000 for Initial H-1B Petitions Read more: bit.ly/4iwyngN

Congratulations to our Thompson Hine lawyers named to the 2026 @lawdragon_news 500 Leading Real Estate Lawyers. Dave Lewis — Cleveland Kevin Oles — Columbus Sarah Sparer — New York Bill Ticknor — Los Angeles R. Michael Viayra, Jr. — Los Angeles bit.ly/46jEdeb

Congratulations to the Thompson Hine Marketing & Strategy Team on winning the Promotional Campaign Award at yesterday’s Society for Marketing Professional Services (@SMPSNortheastOhio) awards celebration.

Congratulations to our 161 lawyers recognized in the 2027 edition of The @BestLawyers in America®. Lawyers are selected based on votes received in a peer-review survey within their specific practice areas. View the full list here: bit.ly/4x6emCl #BestLawyers

Visit our SmarTrade blog for international trade law developments, including: --New BIS Rule Restricts Export of Certain Critical Minerals bit.ly/45wFf6i #ExportControls #DefenseProductionAct #BIS

New Ventures Update | July Edition We’re excited to share the July update from Thompson Hine’s New Ventures practice—your monthly snapshot of key events, insights, and activity across the startup and innovation ecosystem. This month’s highlights: bit.ly/45whafM

We're excited to announce the launch of our dedicated Energy practice, led by partner Robert L. Nelson, Jr. in Silicon Valley. Joined by Peter Bekker, PhD as Head of Energy Disputes, along with senior counsel Terrel Ferguson and Chelsea Gunter. bit.ly/4yBGLkR

Visit our SmarTrade blog for timely international trade law updates, including: --CIT Orders CBP to Process IEEPA Tariff Refunds for Phase 3 “Finally Liquidated” Entries --Trump Administration Imposes Section 338 #Tariffs on Certain Imports from Canada tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu

Visit our SmarTrade blog for timely international trade law updates: --USTR Imposes 25% #Section301 Tariff on Certain Imports from #Brazil --USTR Directs ITC to Launch #Section201 Investigation into Lamb Meat Imports tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu #USTR #Tariffs

International trade law developments on our blog: --Pres. Trump Announces Negotiations Based on Section 232 Commercial Aircraft & Engine Findings --Pres. Trump Announces Initiation of Recission of Syria’s Designation as State Sponsor of Terrorism tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu #tariffs

Freeze, Study, Regulate, Repeat: Georgia’s Data Center Cycle and What’s Coming Elsewhere Thompson Hine Real Estate lawyers Stephen B. Schrock, Taylor Benatar, Anthony Georgiafandis, Melanie Tate and Africa Buggs published an article featured in @Bisnow. bit.ly/4y8mq6l

Check out the latest international trade law developments on our blog: --USTR Issues Statement on Status of USMCA Review --Department of Commerce Initiates Section 232 Investigation of Anthracite #Coal Imports tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu#Tariffs #FreeTrade #USMCA #SupplyChain

Visit our SmarTrade blog for international trade law developments, including: --OFAC Launches New Portal for Requesting Removal from a Sanctions List --Annual Blocked Property Reports Due to OFAC by Sept. 30 tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu #OFAC #Sanctions

International trade law updates: --CBP Issues Interim Final Rules Indefinitely Suspending De Minimis Exemption for Imports --CBP Confirms 6/29 IEEPA Tariff Refund Process Phase 2 Launch --OFAC Temporarily Lifts Certain Oil #Sanctions Against #Iran #tariffs tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu

Securities Quarterly Update - Summer In this edition, we review considerations for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q; recent insider trading enforcement actions; recent SEC, Nasdaq, CA CARB and corporate governance updates; and SEC rulemaking activity. bit.ly/43WdkMq

Visit our SmarTrade blog to catch up on international trade law news: --USTR Launches #Section301 Investigation into #Germany’s Underpayment for #Pharmaceutical Products --New Executive Order Imposes Sweeping #Customs Enforcement Reforms tinyurl.com/u9evfkfu #tariffs #pharma