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MoFo’s State + Local Government Enforcement Newsletter - August 2024

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Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general across the country and local government agencies and legislative bodies, with links to primary resources.

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Transferring Federal Government “Other Transaction” Agreements

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Part 42 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (“FAR”) addresses the contract administration and audit services for federal Government contracts. As we discussed in a prior Alert, parties buying or selling a business must consider how to properly transfer the seller’s contracts to the buyer. By: Smith Anderson

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Australia Mandatory Merger Clearance: Government Decides on Thresholds—Introduces Legislation

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In Brief - On 10 October 2024, the Australian Government introduced a bill into Parliament for Australia to enact a mandatory and suspensory competition merger clearance regime. By: K&L Gates LLP

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Key developments in corporate governance - August 2024

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This briefing is the seventh in our series of briefings on corporate governance and is designed to provide a synopsis of topical corporate governance matters impacting companies in the United Kingdom. This briefing tracks developments identified in our previous briefings and outlines new matters of interest.

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The New UK Government, Industrial Strategy and the National Security and Investment Act

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At a meeting of business leaders and global investors in London in mid-October, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer told the audience that his government would "rip up" Britain's bureaucracy in a bid to unlock the "shock and awe of investment."

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AI Considerations in Government Contract Related M&A Transactions

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federal government both increased its spending in the area and the speed with which it adopted guidelines on the utilization of AI more generally. As general interest and investment in AI has accelerated since the initial public launch of ChatGPT, so too has the U.S. This tracks other actions outside the U.S.,

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SBA Proposed Rule Significantly Changes Effect of Size/Status Recertifications and Alters M&A for Government Contractors

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The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently issued a proposed rule (Rule) that would significantly change a government contractor’s obligations to recertify its size and socioeconomic status under set-aside contracts and the effect of such recertifications.