Weigensberg Discusses Ownership As It Relates To AI Developed Content

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...

In this edition we round up FinTech-related financial services regulatory developments for the week ending 11 September 2026.

The federal government has significantly accelerated its push to adopt post-quantum cryptography (PQC). Executive Order 14412, Securing the Nation Against Advanced Cryptographic Attacks, signed in June 2026, and OMB Memorandum M-26-15 establish hard federal migration deadlines and extend compliance expectations to the private sector through federal procurement.

Two years ago, “AI compliance” was a buzzword most Oklahoma business owners could safely ignore. In 2026, failing to be compliant is now an operational risk.

The White House has released a National Artificial Intelligence Legislative Framework and new executive orders aiming to establish a single, nationwide standard for AI regulation...

The Senate's fiscal year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), passed on October 9, includes a provision to ensure that U.S. manufacturers have priority access to advanced semiconductors.

In 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has continued its public data privacy and security enforcement actions. Many of these actions have addressed alleged violations relating to health, location, and biometric data...

The California Legislature’s 2025–2026 session ended with workplace-related artificial intelligence or automated technology in its crosshairs. If Governor Newsom signs this suite of bills, California employers may face a number of new obligations relating to AI-driven surveillance tools, automated decision systems, and other emerging workplace technologies.

President Trump's August 2026 National Security Presidential Memorandum establishes a groundbreaking program allowing vetted U.S. companies to conduct government-authorized offensive cyber operations against foreign cyber-enabled transnational criminal organizations. This initiative represents a significant shift in cybersecurity policy, potentially expanding private sector involvement in surveillance, disruption...

Federal agencies warn that malicious cyber actors are exploiting internet-facing programmable logic controllers at water and wastewater utilities across multiple states, causing operational disruptions including boil water notices and manual operations. With attacks potentially linked to Iranian-affiliated threat actors, utilities face urgent pressure to implement basic cybersecurity measures while navigating evolving federal reporting requirements under CIRCIA and the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Pryor Cashman is pleased to announce that Paul E. Van Horn and Erica Howard-Potter have joined the firm as partners in the Trusts + Estates Practice and Private Client Group.

Pryor Cashman's nationally-recognized Real Estate Group represented affiliates of Silverback Development and AEW Capital Management in connection with their acquisition and financing of the residential component of ...

The U.S. government has recently announced a variety of sanctions against certain Russian oligarchs, Russian entities and regions of Ukraine.

Recently, Managing Partner Ronald Shechtman spoke with The American Lawyer about the growing competition among Am Law firms to acquire middle-market clients.

Pryor Cashman is representing Soleus Capital, as a major stockholder of portfolio company Parse Biosciences, Inc., in connection with the recently announced sale of Parse...

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) announced today that the Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. ...

New York City Council has amended two important New York City employment laws: the Earned Safe and Sick Time Act ("ESSTA") and the Temporary Schedule Change Law ("TSCL").

Issuers and their counsel often ask how NYSE American approaches "minimum price" considerations where the NYSE American LLC Company Guide (the "Company Guide")...

The European Union's (EU) newly promulgated Entry/Exit System (EES) is closely linked to the European Travel Information and Authorization System (ETIAS) (see Pryor Cashman Alert on ETIAS dated October 16, 2024).

Sound Point Capital, an alternative asset management firm, recently acquired the direct lending firm of CVC Credit. Sound Point Capital was represented by a Pryor Cashman team led by Bertrand Fry with Ethan Lankri.