Overview

Under President Trump’s second term, businesses should prepare for significant policy shifts across industries nationwide—from artificial intelligence and cryptocurrency to telecommunications, renewable energy, and the defense industrial base—bringing both challenges and opportunities that demand agility in navigating an evolving regulatory and enforcement environment.

Wiley’s Trump Administration Resource Center provides clients with critical insights and strategic guidance, leveraging our lawyers’ deep understanding of Washington and extensive experience across diverse industries. We are committed to equipping clients with the clarity and foresight needed to adapt to Executive Branch priorities, enabling them to proactively manage compliance, risk, and operational strategies in this rapidly changing legal landscape.

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Executive Orders

Executive Orders

Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders: Key Impacts and Advisory for Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an array of wide-ranging Executive actions. Wiley has established a multidisciplinary Executive Order (EO) response team that is tracking and analyzing developments in real time. This team draws from experts across the firm who have deep relationships with the new Administration and Congress, decades of substantive experience in the areas where Executive action is focused, and expertise in the administrative law impacts of various actions. Read more.

Alert | February 21, 2025

“Deregulatory Review” EO Could Provide Opportunity to Streamline Government Contracting Rules

Alert | February 12, 2025

What the FCPA Criminal Enforcement Pause Means for Companies

Alert | February 11, 2025

Trump Expands National Security Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Products

Alert | February 10, 2025

Executive Order Signals Rollback of Biden-Era Firearms Regulations and Overhaul of Second Amendment Policy at DOJ

Alert | February 4, 2025

New 10% Tariffs on Chinese Goods Take Effect; Canada and Mexico Tariffs Postponed 30 Days by Trump Administration

Alert | February 2, 2025

Trump Administration Announces New Tariffs on China, Canada, Mexico Effective February 4; Retaliatory Measures by Target Countries in Process

Alert | January 24, 2025

Impacts of New DEI Executive Order Extend Beyond Federal Government to Private Sector

Alert | January 24, 2025

Taking Stock of the Trump Administration’s Regulatory Freeze

Alert | January 24, 2025

New Executive Order Rescinds EO 11246; Directs Changes to Nondiscrimination Landscape for Federal Contractors and Grantees

Alert | January 24, 2025

U.S. Leadership in Crypto, Digital Assets, and Blockchain Technology Among Trump’s Week 1 Executive Orders

Blog Post | January 24, 2025

Trump Administration Issues New AI Executive Order

Alert | January 22, 2025

What Contractors and Grantees Need to Know About President Trump’s Day 1 Executive Orders

Alert | January 22, 2025

President Trump Revokes Biden Administration’s AI EO: What To Know

Alert | January 21, 2025

President Trump Issues “America First” Trade Policy and Previews Additional Tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China

Insights & Analysis

Insights & Analysis

WEBINAR | March 12, 2025

Preparing for Government Audits (and Other Inquiries) Under the New Administration

Alert | February 21, 2025

FTC Seeks Comment on Tech Content Moderation Policies

WEBINAR | February 19, 2025

Understanding the New Administrative False Claims Act

Alert | February 14, 2025

President Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal” Trade Plan

Alert | February 11, 2025

Capping It All Off: NIH Caps Indirect Rates for Grants

Alert | February 7, 2025

DOT Order Links Federal Transportation Funds to Marriage and Birth Rates

Alert | February 7, 2025

AG Bondi Refocuses DOJ Priorities in New Guidance Documents

Alert | February 6, 2025

Trump Administration Seeks Input on AI Action Plan

Alert | February 5, 2025

President Trump’s Crypto Czar Outlines Federal Government’s New Approach to Digital Assets

Article | January 31, 2025 | Legal Dive

Federal ‘AI washing’ enforcement likely to continue

Alert | January 29, 2025

Practical Tips for Surviving the New Administration’s “Pause” on Federal Contracts and Grants

Alert | January 29, 2025

Trump Administration Requests Pauses in Several Supreme Court Cases to Reconsider Biden Administration Policies

Alert | January 28, 2025

FAR Council Unveils Long-Anticipated Rule for Controlled Unclassified Information

Alert | January 27, 2025

FHWA Rescinds Longstanding Buy America Waiver for “Manufactured Products”

WEBINAR | January 23, 2025

Trump Era: Trade, Tariffs, National Security, and Market Impact

Alert | January 21, 2025

Defense Contractors Likely Target of Increased Scrutiny Under New Administration

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Article | January 14, 2025 | Law360

A Deep Dive Into DOJ's Proposed FARA Shake-Up

WEBINAR | January 14, 2025

POLITICO Playbook: The First 100 Days

Article | January 13, 2025 | Law360

What To Expect From Federal Cybersecurity Policy In 2025

Alert | December 19, 2024

The Laws About Lobbying for or Against Nominees for the New Administration

Video | December 17, 2024

DOGE Part 2: What will it do?

Video | December 10, 2024

DOGE: What exactly is it and how will it work?

Alert | December 2, 2024

Hiring From the Federal Government: A Top 12 List

Article | November 26, 2024 | Bloomberg Law

Federal Procurement Needs More Updates, Fewer Compliance Hurdles

Alert | November 26, 2024

President-Elect Trump Announces Forthcoming Additional Tariffs on Chinese, Mexican, and Canadian Imports

Alert | November 21, 2024

Contributing to Inaugurals, Transitions, or Candidate Debt Retirement This Year? Here’s How to Reduce Your Legal Risk.

Alert | November 18, 2024

Maintaining Civility Post-Election – Guardrails on Employee Political Speech

Article | November 15, 2024 | steel Market Update

Expect Trump 2.0 to build upon Trump 1.0

Webinar | November 13, 2024

What Does the Change in Administration Mean for the False Claims Act

Alert | November 12, 2024

Introducing Wiley’s Trump Administration Resource Center & Guide – Your Essential Tools for 2025

Article | November 5, 2024 | The Lobbying Manual

Robert Walker, Hannah Bingham, and Hannah Miller featured as authors in the ABA's Lobbying Manual

Article | October 23, 2024 | Law360

Bad Timing For FEC To Be Underresourced

Webinar | October 10, 2024

Trade Policy in Focus: Key Differences and Likely Election Impacts

Webinar | Sepetmeber 24, 2024

Beyond the Ballot: Navigating Post-Election Geopolitical and National Security Landscapes

Webinar | September 19, 2024

U.S. Presidential Election 2024: Navigating the Future of Trade Policy for the Indo-Pacific 

Webinar | September 12, 2024

Digital Trade in 2025 and Beyond: An Election Outlook

Alert | September 4, 2024

Federal Electioneering Communication Rules Apply Starting September 6; May Impact Your Grassroots Lobbying

Alert | August 6, 2024

Pay-to-Play Rules Enter the 2024 Presidential Campaign


In the News

In the News

Law360 | February 20, 2025

Trump's Anti-DEI Orders Stress Existing D&O Insurance Risks
Jason Cronic

PYMNTS | February 20, 2025

AI Regulations: EU Withdraws AI Liability Proposal; US Seeks Comments on AI Action Plan
Duane Pozza, Kathleen Scott, Lauren Lerman

Bloomberg Law Podcast | February 18, 2025

Trump Testing Limits & Inspectors Sue
Diana Shaw

Fastmarkets | February 17, 2025

Trump reinstates steel tariffs
Tim Brightbill, Christopher Weld

The national law journal | February 14, 2025

Critics of New Tariffs Face Uphill Battle in Courts, Experts Say
Greta Peisch

Inside U.S. Trade | February 14, 2025

What could DOGE cut from USTR? Not much, say former officials
Greta Peisch

Law360 | February 14, 2025

New Administration Begins Litigation About-Faces
Jeremy Broggi

The Washington Examiner | February 14, 2025

Inspectors general stress impartiality following mass Trump firings
Diana Shaw

cnbc | February 14, 2025

President Trump is trying to promote trade, but making sure it’s on equal footing: Nazak Nikakhtar
Nazak Nikakhtar

bloomberg tv | February 14, 2025

Unfinished Business: Nikakhtar on Pres. Trump Announcing Auto Tariffs
Nazak Nikakhtar

Yahoo Finance | February 13, 2025

Donald Trump's reciprocal tariff plans coming today are 'the big one' and could hit some US allies hard
Nazak Nikakhtar

the wall street journal | February 13, 2025

Trump Orders Federal Agencies to Study Reciprocal Tariffs
Tim Brightbill

The New York Times | February 13, 2025

Trump Says He’ll Rework Global Trading Relations With ‘Reciprocal’ Tariffs
Tim Brightbill

Bloomberg Law | February 13, 2025

Trump Moves to Impose Reciprocal Tariffs as Soon as April
Tim Brightbill

PYMNTS | February 12, 2025

Who Are Trump’s Picks to Lead Financial Regulators?
Duane Pozza

Reuters | February 12, 2025

Trump may dust off 1930 trade discrimination law to back reciprocal US tariffs
Nazak Nikakhtar

Inside AI Policy | February 11, 2025

Stakeholders: Trump RFI sets out approach for considering AI issues, without prescriptions
Duane Pozza

Fox News | February 11, 2025

$1,300 coffee cups, 8,000% overpay for soap dispensers show waste as DOGE locks in on Pentagon
Diana Shaw

Yahoo finance | February 10, 2025

Tariffs are a 'centerpiece' of Trump's agenda
Nazak Nikakhtar

POLitico | February 10, 2025

Up next? Another tariff blitz
Tim Brightbill

The New York Times | February 10, 2025

With Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Trump Relaunches Familiar Fight
Nazak Nikakhtar

PYMNTS | February 10, 2025

FTC Names General Counsel and Heads of Consumer Protection and Competition Bureaus
Duane Pozza

The New York Times | February 7, 2025

Trump Allows Low-Cost Chinese Products to Enter U.S. Without Tariffs, for Now
Tim Brightbill

bloomberg government | February 6, 2025

Bondi Eases Foreign Agent Enforcement As Countries Tap Lobbyists
Tessa Capeloto

Inside U.s. trade | February 4, 2025

Trump trade memo suggests expanded use of ‘zeroing’
Tim Brightbill

Semafor | February 4, 2025

Trump administration weighs adding Shein, Temu to forced labor list
Greta Peisch

Bloomberg Law Podcast | February 4, 2025

Trump Tariffs & Google Antitrust Appeal
Tim Brightbill

National Law Journal | February 3, 2025

Trump's Inspectors General Purge Could Make Policy Changes Easier, Observers Say
Diana Shaw

usa today | February 3, 2025

Trump is breaking norms already. A roundup of policies shocking allies and opponents.
Diana Shaw

the new york times, politico, reuters, Steel Market Update | February 2, 2025

Tim Brightbill Comments on the Potential Impacts of the Trump Administration's Tariff Measures
Tim Brightbill

NBC News, Reuters, Yahoo Finance, financial times, the canadian press, agri-pulse | February 1, 2025

Greta Peisch Discusses the Implications of New Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China
Greta Peisch

Fox and Friends | February 1, 2025

Trump implements tariffs on Mexico, Canada, China
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

CNN | February 1, 2025

Greta Peisch on CNN Talks Implications of Trump's Tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and China
Greta Peisch

Scripps News | January 28, 2025

Trump's unprecedented dismissal of Inspectors General sparks legal concerns
Diana Shaw

International Trade Today | January 28, 2025

Proposed AD/CVD Changes, Return of Zeroing in Trump Trade Memo Could Push Up AD/CVD Rates
Tim Brightbill

Federal Drive with Tom Temin | January 28, 2025

Inspectors general are on pins and needles with the arrival of the Trump administration
Diana Shaw

PYMNTS | January 26, 2025

Ex-FTC Chair: Private Equity Is Hurting US Health System
Duane Pozza

The Wall Street Journal | January 25, 2025

Trump Fires Numerous Inspectors General in Friday Night Purge
Diana Shaw

Law360 | January 23, 2025

Limits On Biden's Contracting Power Could Also Hinder Trump
Craig Smith

Business insider | January 22, 2025

Trump brings DOGE inside the White House
Caleb Burns

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Bloomberg's Balance of Power | January 22, 2025

Trump Threatens 10% Tariff on China, Cites Trade Deficit With EU
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

Bloomberg Law | January 22, 2025

As Trump Lobs Tariff Threats, White House Maps Trade Overhaul
Greta Peisch

Reuters | January 22, 2025

Trump threatens Russia, others with tariffs if Ukraine deal not reached
Tim Brightbill

PYMNTS | January 20, 2025

How AI Regulations May Change With New Trump White House
Duane Pozza

Yahoo Finance | January 20, 2025

Trump delays tariffs: Nazak Nikakhtar explains why
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

bloomberg law | January 17, 2025

Mexico Cozies Up to Trump With Crackdown on China Trade
Greta Peisch

Politico: Digital Future Daily | January 14, 2025

The future of tech policy battles under the Republican party
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

The wall street journal | January 13, 2025

The Hottest Ticket Across Corporate America: Trump’s Inauguration
Michael Toner

CBC | January 12, 2025

Nothing good can come from' retaliatory tariffs: Nazak Nikakhtar
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

The Canadian Press | January 11, 2025

How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs
Greta Peisch

Fox Business | January 9, 2025

Nazak Nikakhtar discusses the potential impacts of Trump tariffs
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

Agri-Pulse | January 8, 2025

Trump to pick up where he left off on trade deals, analysts say
Tim Brightbill

CNBC | January 7, 2025

Trump will continue to pursue widespread tariffs, says frmr. commerce secretary Nazak Nikakhtar
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

Global Finance Magazine | january 2, 2025

DOGE Readies Massive Cuts To US Government
Caleb Burns

Financial Times | December 10, 2024

Trump’s return casts a shadow over China’s success in US solar sector
Timothy Brightbill

EE Times | December 9, 2024

Tough New U.S. Controls on China May Miss Target
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

Reuters | December 5, 2024

Roaring US solar market hit by higher import costs
Timothy Brightbill

The Philadelphia Inquirer | November 30, 2024

Prepping for aluminum wars; U.S. factory owners seek "political" route to higher import taxes under Trump
Robert DeFrancesco

E&E News | November 27, 2024

What Trump’s tariffs could mean for American energy
Timothy Brightbill

Bloomberg's "Balance of Power" | November 26, 2024

Tariffs Address Trade Frictions With Partners
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

National Law Journal | November 25, 2024

Big Law Communications, Media Attorneys Brace for Changes Under Trump
Kathleen Kirby

POLITICO | November 25, 2024

Could Trump sideline government watchdogs? Some are already quitting.
Diana Shaw

Bloomberg Law | November 24, 2024

Federal Procurement Needs More Updates, Fewer Compliance Hurdles
Megan Brown, Brian Walsh, John Prairie

POLITICO | November 22, 2024

Even higher China tariffs
Greta Peisch

Euractiv | November 20, 2024

EU should prepare for ‘broad and aggressive’ Trump trade policies, says former top US official
Greta Peisch

GZERO | November 19, 2024

What Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks mean for AI
Duane Pozza

The Washington Post | November 19, 2024

Trump expected to name Howard Lutnick, Wall Street CEO, as commerce secretary
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

CNBC, Bloomberg, The Washington Post, Fox Business | November 13, 2024

Nazak Nikakhtar Comments on President-Elect Trump's Trade Policies
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

Reuters | November 8, 2024

Ready or not? How China scrambled to counter the second Trump shock
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar

The New York Times | November 8, 2024

With Trump Tariffs Looming, Businesses Try to ‘Run From a Moving Target’
Timothy Brightbill 

Inside Cybersecurity | November 7, 2024

Stakeholders identify areas of focus to drive cyber policy under incoming Trump administration
Megan Brown

Reuters | November 4, 2024

Trump's tariffs would reorder trade flows, raise costs, draw retaliation
Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar 

Big Technology | November 1, 2024

Trade War? Tariffs? How A Trump Election Would Change Tech
Greta Peisch


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