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SBA Size Standards Revised To Cap Number Of Employees

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 04.18.04

The SBA has proposed major revisions to its size standard for determining eligibility for qualification as a small business concern, with comments due by May 18, 2004. Among other changes, the newly proposed size standard are generally stated in terms of the maximum numbers of employees of the concern, but for some industries there is a cap on the average annual receipts as well.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 03.24.26

California Considering A Massive Expansion of Its Antitrust Laws

Legislative efforts to significantly expand California’s antitrust laws are working their way through the state legislature. The most comprehensive overhaul is Assembly Bill 1776 — the Competition and Opportunity in Markets for a Prosperous, Equitable and Transparent Economy (COMPETE) Act, introduced by Assembly Majority Leader Cecilia Aguiar-Curry, on March 23, 2026. AB 1776 is modeled closely after draft legislation recommended by the California Law Revision Commission (CLRC) in December. AB 1776 would not only significantly expand potential liability for single-firm conduct and monopolization but would also explicitly decouple California antitrust analysis from certain federal standards. Companies doing business in California should pay close attention to AB 1776 because of its potentially dramatic impact, including increased exposure to antitrust litigation and increased compliance costs....