2/17/2026 3:17:23 PM Your AI Chatbot is Not Your Lawyer: AI Privilege Issues in Litigation By Kimberly Zelnick Timothy Howard Timothy Harkness Alessandra Scalise Robert Barton Isobel Blakeway-Phillips +3 more... Show less Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued a notable decision from the bench last week,...
2/3/2026 5:45:41 PM FTC Considers Broader Age Verification Requirements By Beth George Anna Gressel Megan Kayo Nina Frant Raisa Shah Youssef Osman Andres Calzada +4 more... Show less The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is signaling its intent to encourage broader adoption of age verification technologies across the...
1/21/2026 8:25:32 PM 10 Key MedTech Themes for 2026 By Vinita Kailasanath Kayla Weston Yungjee Kim Shannon O'Hara +1 more... Show less The MedTech industry is entering 2026 at a pivotal moment. Regulatory complexities, geopolitical tensions, and persistent supply chain...
1/20/2026 8:27:32 PM 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Highlights By Jeff Jay Vinita Kailasanath Madeleine Tavcar Wolfgang Paulson Kayla Weston +2 more... Show less The 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference concluded last week in San Francisco. In general, we noted a cautiously optimistic...
1/5/2026 9:18:35 PM AI Supply Chain and Security: Congress Mandates Strict Controls for AI acquired by the U.S. Defense Agencies and Intelligence Community By Beth George Anna Gressel Nathan Castellano For companies interested in selling AI to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
11/24/2025 9:52:26 PM 2026 SEC Exam Priorities and Implications for Investment Advisers and Investment Funds By Timothy Clark Melissa Hodgman Ivet Bell David Nicolardi +1 more... Show less On November 17, the SEC’s Division of Exams released its Exam Priorities for Fiscal Year 2026. See...
10/2/2025 4:10:00 PM Compliance in a Global AI Market: Examining the Overlaps Between California’s SB 53 and the EU AI Act By Beth George Brock Dahl Christine Chong Vera Ibes Joseph Mason Madeline Cimino +3 more... Show less On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act”...
9/12/2025 1:53:40 PM Novel Considerations in Licensing Deals with Chinese Biotechs By Kristen Riemenschneider Ya Ma Shannon O'Hara Jake Silvers Yichen Xing +2 more... Show less Significant Chinese investment in its biotechnology industry has resulted in a shift in the biopharma licensing market over the last five...
8/14/2025 7:13:20 PM Opening the 401(k) Gates: The Potential Promise and Perils of Alternative Investments in Retirement Plans By Timothy Clark Melissa Hodgman David Nicolardi Executive Summary On August 7, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order, “Democratizing Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k)...
8/6/2025 3:33:37 PM Navigating the AI Frontier: Key Takeaways from the AI Leadership Forum By Janet Kim Brock Dahl Lutz Riede Sean Quinn +1 more... Show less On July 29, members of the Freshfields Global AI Practice joined industry leaders at the 2025 Corporate Board Member AI Leadership Forum...
7/2/2025 6:34:41 PM Supreme Court to Decide Key Case on Private Shareholder Lawsuits Against Registered Investment Funds By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman David Nicolardi Introduction On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert to hear a case that could significantly impact how registered...
6/20/2025 2:17:43 PM BIS Rescinds AI Diffusion Rule, Issues Notice of “High Probability” Enforcement Related to AI and Semiconductors By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Noah Lipkowitz Ian Allen Maame Adu +2 more... Show less Introduction On May 13, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that the Framework for Artificial Intelligence...
5/20/2025 7:10:23 PM Takeaways from the 11th Annual Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom By Ethan Klingsberg Thank you to the in-person attendees who packed the “sold-out” venue and the hundreds who joined virtually at the 11th Annual Spring...
5/19/2025 9:34:17 PM President Trump Signs Law to Tackle Non-Consensual Imagery By Beth George Janet Kim Sean Quinn Madeline Cimino +1 more... Show less Today, on May 19th, President Trump signed the Take It Down Act into law, starting the one-year clock to May 20, 2026, when covered...
5/14/2025 3:55:01 PM California Privacy Agency Narrows Proposed AI-Related Regulations By Christine Lyon Brock Dahl Christine Chong Jackson Myers +1 more... Show less Companies subject to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) have been keeping a close watch on CCPA rule-making activity,...
5/9/2025 6:59:19 PM AI on the Hill By Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Madeline Cimino David Cornell Miguel Serrano +2 more... Show less With tariffs, tax cuts, and court battles center stage in Washington, DC, it’s easy to lose sight of policy debates that capture less...