Our Legislative & Public Policy team is pleased to provide the April 2026 edition of Capital Snapshot, which includes a monthly summary of the issues, events, and timelines driving federal policy and political decisions.

Colorado's Department of Law has released draft rules for its amended AI Act, establishing critical compliance frameworks for automated decision-making technology and conversational AI services. The rules address key implementation questions for both deployers and developers, with broader policy implications extending beyond CCPA-exempted data sets. Public stakeholders now have the opportunity to shape these regulations through formal comments before the October hearing.

Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and the sustainable economy are concepts that often overlap and frequently intertwine. Whether viewed separately or together, they have significantly changed global investing and business practices and will continue to evolve.

Welcome to the February Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter, covering key international discussions and policy developments in trade, technology, health and sustainability.

We are excited to announce the release of Part 1 in our three-part series on the international expansion of restaurant brands...

Lisa Wilson (Partner ¬¬– Dallas, TX) and Stephanie Reda (Of Counsel – White Plains, NY) share the top ten "can't miss" strategies for updating claim files to keep the adjustment on track and moving...

Maryland AG Anthony Brown announced the creation of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) to oversee the state's appellate litigation in state and federal court.

In this episode, Joe Navarro, former FBI special agent and expert in nonverbal communication, shares insights from his unique background.

The U.S. economy in May 2025 shows mixed signals. While non-farm payroll employment increased and wages outpaced inflation, real GDP decreased by 0.2% in Q1 2025...

On Wednesday, the House elected Rep. Michael Johnson (R-LA) as the 56th Speaker of the House. This concluded a dramatic three weeks where the Republican Conference...

The term "ESG" was not on the meeting agenda, and I did not hear the acronym mentioned once all week.

In CQ4-2023, the Restaurant Index grew 3.40%, trailing the S&P 500's 11.31% rise. Annually, 2023 showed gains aligning with the S&P.

A software vendor needs to contractually commit to making the software available to you for a certain percentage of time.

U.S. consumers continue to spend, but resilience is increasingly strained. Real wage gains and essential-driven demand are sustaining near-term activity, even as sentiment weakens and household balance sheets...

Former UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh joins Jon Van Gorp to explore which legal skills will remain most valuable as artificial intelligence transforms the practice of law. The conversation examines how lawyers can develop and refine critical abilities like identifying argument strengths and weaknesses, writing persuasively, and effectively working with AI-generated content.

The likelihood that your ERP project will take longer than expected, be more challenging than anticipated, and cost more than initially estimated is exceptionally high.

The January 2026 report describes a bifurcated U.S. economy where robust gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 4.3% — fueled by artificial intelligence (AI) investment and consumer spending...

In this first episode of The Impact Exchange, John Frehse sits down with Ankura colleague and change management expert Kevin Cowherd to discuss why change is so important to an organization...

Through the 2025 Palm Beach County Executive Survey, the Business Development Board of Palm Beach County and Kaufman Rossin gathered insights from senior business leaders across the region's key industries.

As AI technology rapidly evolves, more leveraged credits, sponsors and lenders are working to ensure best practices and compliance.