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In this episode, Akin Gump litigation partner Hyongsoon Kim and counsel Molly Whitman discuss class actions against colleges and universities that have moved to remote teaching due to the pandemic.

In this episode, Akin Gump Supreme Court and appellate practice co-head Pratik Shah discusses the big cases from the preceding U.S. Supreme Court Term and looks ahead at interesting cases in the new Term.

The article then examines the current framework employed by various courts in evaluating requests for discovery pursuant to Sec. 1782.

We are excited to announce the latest edition of Akin's Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update, our newsletter focused on global space policy. Each issue explores the emerging trends...

On February 18, 2025, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO) titled "Ensuring Accountability for All Agencies," which attempts to expand presidential authority over heretofore independent regulatory agencies...

California as a haven for the plaintiffs' bar.

In this episode, Akin Gump entertainment practice head Chris Spicer and partner Alissa Miller talk about the entertainment industry in the U.S. and overseas and the impact that COVID-19...

In this episode, Natasha Kohne and Michelle Reed, who head Akin Gump's cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice.

This week, Governor Brown signed into law various amendments to the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) passed by the California Legislature at the end of August.

On March 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights announced that the public comment period for the HIPAA proposed privacy rule would be extended until May 6...

On July 31, 2023, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) announced an enforcement review of the data privacy practices of connected vehicle (CV) manufacturers and technologies.

On February 17, 2022, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board held its first Board meeting of 2022. Notably, CPPA Executive Director Ashkan Soltani...

The hurdles for claims against directors for failed oversight in connection with data breaches continue to increase.

The Federal Trade Commission (the "Commission") is seeking comments on potential updates to its implementation of the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (together with its implementing regulations, COPPA).

On May 23, 2016, plaintiffs and Illinois residents Jose Luis Martinez and Malcolm Neal filed a class action in California state court claiming that . . .

In response to constrained global diesel supplies and rising fuel costs, the Treasury Department is directed to provide temporary tax relief for farmers, truckers, and other affected taxpayers. The order mandates deferral of diesel excise taxes incurred between October and December 2026, while also directing agencies to explore options for permanently forgiving these deferred obligations. Implementation requires coordination across Treasury, IRS, Agriculture, and Transportation departments to balance relief

As a result, the IRS regulations may not be subject to the one for two rule.

In this installment of LaborSpeak, we discuss the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) in the workplace and the subsequent wave of new regulations employers should be aware of, including New York City's...