Making IPOs Great Again

Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Paul Atkins has been vocal about his desire to make IPOs great again. It would take a serious amount of rulemaking and potentially even statutory changes to reshuffle the mix of incentives and burdens that have inclined companies against going public in recent years. But if he is successful, even in part, there could...

The Forest Service Is Coming to Utah: What It Means for the State, Its Businesses, and Public Lands Management

On March 31, USDA announced that the U.S. Forest Service will relocate its headquarters from Washington, D.C. to Salt Lake City, bringing roughly 260 positions and the agency’s top leadership to the Intermountain West. For Utah, a state with more than 8 million acres of national forest land and a roughly $9.7 billion outdoor recreation economy, this is a significant...

DOJ Announces Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy

My colleagues have released an excellent update on the DOJ’s recently announced corporate enforcement and voluntary self-disclosure policy.  For a long time, the Department of Justice has encouraged self-disclosure, at times suggesting companies will be treated better if they do, but no guarantees. For the first time, they’ve formalized a policy, and companies should take note and be ready to seriously...

Surface Transportation Reauthorization: Latest Developments

With the current surface transportation law set to expire on September 30, 2026, Congress is moving deeper into work on the next multi-year reauthorization bill. House and Senate committees have been holding oversight hearings and stakeholder discussions as they prepare legislative text expected later this year. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee has identified reauthorization as a top priority for...

Beyond the Court: Congress and the Future of Emergency Tariffs

  President Trump is imposing new tariffs effective on Tuesday, February 24, under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974 (“Section 122”). The Section 122 tariffs replace the tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), and that the Supreme Court on Friday found unlawful. Does a solid legal footing exist for the Section 122 tariffs? Given...

Week 4 Update – Utah Legislature 2026 General Session

Week 4 Update – Utah Legislature 2026 General Session

Week 4 of the 2026 Utah General Session marks two important milestones: 1) the session is past the halfway point and policy trends are becoming clearer; and 2) the appropriations subcommittees have concluded their meetings and have shared their ranked priorities and appropriations proposals with the Executive Appropriations Committee (EAC). The EAC has the final say on who gets what...

How Federal Appropriations Works and Why This Moment Matters

Washington has grown accustomed to governing by continuing resolution. This year looks different—until it doesn’t. As Congress advances remaining appropriations bills in “minibus” packages, lawmakers are closer than they have been in years to completing the annual funding process through something resembling regular order, even as a dispute over the Department of Homeland Security bill has revived the risk of...

Introduction and Welcome

I love our firm’s footprint. Dorsey & Whitney’s legal professionals sit in 22 offices across the U.S. and internationally, where they apply global talent at a local level. These offices are in financial centers like New York, London, Hong Kong and Chicago as well as in high growth cities in the Rocky Mountains, like Salt Lake City (where I sit)....