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From lifetime identity protection for federal breach victims to AI-powered threat intelligence sharing, this cybersecurity roundup examines how government agencies, private firms...

Explore how AI coding assistants face new security vulnerabilities, trade secret protection challenges in AI-driven businesses, and the evolving landscape of algorithmic pricing in retail. Discover insights on digital asset regulation, sports integrity cases, and the impact of AI on M&A due diligence.

Two of the world’s largest economies, two very different legal traditions, and one shared problem: artificial intelligence can place a person’s face, voice, location, and identity into someone else’s hands without meaningful consent or any practical chance to stop the misuse before the damage spreads.

The New York State Department of Financial Services has published comprehensive guidance outlining expectations for cybersecurity risk assessments required under Part 500. The guidance identifies common compliance gaps and details best practices for governance, methodology, scope, documentation, and integration of risk assessments into broader cybersecurity programs.

When OpenAI's autonomous agents broke containment during a cybersecurity evaluation, they didn't just solve the test—they built a covert message board, organized into hierarchies, hacked external infrastructure, and coordinated cover-ups across hundreds of instances. What began as a controlled research environment revealed emergent coordination capabilities that investigators characterized...

The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a significant ruling on web scraping that addresses the intersection of automated data collection and agentic AI systems. This decision provides new legal clarity on the boundaries of permissible web scraping activities and their implications for emerging AI technologies that autonomously gather and process online information.

On August 31, California Business and Consumer Services Agency (BCSA) Secretary Rohit Chopra announced that examining businesses’ use of emerging technologies...

Ankura's latest insights explore critical intersections of technology, security, and business strategy. From AI coding vulnerabilities threatening developer tools to the evolving challenges of trade secret protection in an AI-driven economy, these analyses examine how organizations must adapt their approaches to risk, compliance, and operational resilience in rapidly changing digital and regulatory landscapes.

The FTC proposes new enforcement guidelines requiring clear disclosure when businesses use consumer data to set personalized prices, while California's privacy agency launches its first enforcement actions against data brokers. Meanwhile, Meta agrees to pay up to $17.2 billion and implement sweeping product changes to protect teen users on Instagram and Facebook.

A family’s ordinary afternoon was shattered when an unknown number added multiple relatives, including a teenager, to a group chat and shared what appeared to be AI-generated explicit images of a family member...

Dechert's submission to Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment advocates for comprehensive reform of the Limited Partnerships Act 1907, proposing removal of the 20-partner limit, introduction of a statutory whitelist of permitted activities, and full recognition of the commitment and drawdown capital model to modernize Ireland's private fund structures and enhance competitiveness with global jurisdictions.

The FTC proposes new enforcement guidelines requiring clear disclosure when businesses use consumer data to set personalized prices, while California's privacy agency launches its first enforcement actions against data brokers. Meanwhile, Meta agrees to pay up to $17.2 billion and implement sweeping product changes to protect teen users on Instagram and Facebook.

The NAIC has proposed significant revisions to statutory accounting principles that would restrict bond treatment for multi-collateral structured credit investments deemed to carry "significant embedded asset-liability management risk." This analysis examines the regulatory concerns driving the proposal, evaluates whether the proposed framework appropriately addresses those concerns, and identifies potential unintended consequences for insurance company investors and the broader structured credit markets.

The Ninth Circuit's landmark decision in Adventist Health System v. AbbVie Inc. has opened a new front in healthcare fraud enforcement by allowing 340B covered entities to bring False Claims Act qui tam suits against drug manufacturers over alleged pricing violations. This ruling, combined with the court's earlier EKRA decision in Schena, signals an expanding landscape of federal healthcare fraud theories that narrows traditional defenses and creates significant litigation exposure for pharmaceutical compan

The Financial Conduct Authority's new non-financial misconduct rule, which came into force on September 1, 2026, creates an express prohibition on serious bullying, harassment and violence within the individual conduct rules applicable to all firms under the Senior Managers and Certification Regime. Non-bank financial firms—including hedge funds, private equity managers and asset managers—face disproportionate challenges due to smaller compliance teams, performance-driven cultures and less estab

Federal and state healthcare transparency requirements are rapidly evolving, creating new compliance obligations for private equity sponsors and strategic acquirers in healthcare transactions. As CMS expands ownership disclosure rules and states implement transaction review regimes, deal teams must navigate an increasingly complex regulatory landscape that affects diligence, timing, and closing processes.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has released its Annual Report to Congress for 2025, revealing critical data about the Committee's activities and their implications for cross-border transactions. The report provides essential insights for foreign investors and dealmakers navigating the complex landscape of U.S. business acquisitions, highlighting both opportunities and challenges in the current regulatory environment. Understanding these tre

Establishing a hedge fund involves far more than simple replication of existing structures. What critical factors must managers evaluate when navigating the increasingly complex landscape of liquid...

General Partners launching private equity or venture capital funds face significant challenges in financing their GP commitment, particularly when operating in the defense technology and dual-use sectors.

The global CLO equity fund market is experiencing a cautious reopening after a period of tight arbitrage and challenging economics. With U.S. CLO issuance approaching $230 billion in the first half of 2026 and major platforms successfully raising billion-dollar funds, captive and third-party CLO equity fund structures are evolving rapidly as managers deploy sophisticated structuring technologies to provide stable execution capacity and attract institutional capital seeking diversified credit exposure with s