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Federal regulators are accelerating autonomous vehicle deployment through sweeping policy changes while Congress introduces legislation to mandate emergency response protocols. As robotaxi rides scale into the hundreds of thousands weekly, the convergence of innovation and oversight is reshaping how driverless vehicles will operate on American roads.

As part of its ongoing review of how competition law should apply to licensing, on 20 February, the European Commission published a revised draft Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (the draft BE) and a revised draft of its Guidelines on the application of Article 101 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union to technology transfer agreements (the draft Guidelines).

Organizations are embedding AI into internal audit workflows to improve consistency and shorten testing cycles, but success requires a structured approach that addresses evidence handling, testing methodology...

The Federal Trade Commission appears poised for more enforcement actions related to new technologies.

Use of video-teleconferencing ("VTC") platforms has increased significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This past March, many organizations were forced to suddenly pivot to a "work from home" environment ("WFH") as COVID-19 spread across our country.

Artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping M&A workflows, moving beyond simple productivity gains to become integral infrastructure for deal execution. As AI platforms handle document review, contract comparison, and risk synthesis, the legal profession faces critical questions about verification protocols, talent development, and the evolving balance between automation and professional judgment. The transformation promises faster transactions and new economic models, but success depends on firms th

As the recession abates, most institutions are still struggling to generate adequate revenues.

AI governance extends beyond initial approval, requiring ongoing oversight of vendor changes, agentic AI boundaries, and incident response protocols. Legal teams must address model substitutions, expanded data access, and AI-specific risks that fall outside traditional data breach frameworks while ensuring contracts provide adequate protection and notification rights.

Tech entrepreneurs talk so much about "making the world a better place" that the phrase has been satirized on the HBO series Silicon Valley.

As we have previously noted, the use of independent contractor relationships has come under increasing scrutiny in past years.

The term "smart grid" itself suggests that deploying intelligent infrastructure necessarily must be better than continuing to use existing infrastructure.

After weeks of hints and leaks, yesterday morning (May 11, 2023), EPA proposed a new rule regulating emissions from power plants.

The SEC has proposed a comprehensive modernization of transfer agent rules that would explicitly permit blockchain technology to serve as the official ownership record for securities. The proposal introduces new requirements for tokenized securities reporting, record-keeping controls, and securityholder identification while addressing how distributed ledger technology can integrate with traditional securities infrastructure.

The FDA's Digital Health Center of Excellence has released a comprehensive discussion paper examining how generative AI-enabled medical devices should be regulated, proposing a novel competency-based evaluation framework that balances premarket assessment with robust postmarket monitoring. The paper explores critical questions about risk classification, clinical validation approaches, and change control mechanisms for devices that can accept open-ended inputs and evolve over time. Stakeholders have until Oc

The CHIPS and Science Act implementation has evolved significantly, with the CHIPS Program Office expanding beyond semiconductor fabrication to strengthen supply chains, while the CHIPS Research and Development Office accelerates funding for quantum computing and advanced R&D projects. Two major funding opportunities are currently open: CPO's Notice of Funding Opportunity for semiconductor materials and manufacturing equipment facilities, and CRDO's Broad Agency Announcement for semiconductor R&D projects,

On March 21, 2023, Commerce released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking setting national security "guardrails"—that is, conditions for the CHIPS Incentives Program—requiring applicants to commit...