President Biden signed an executive order aimed at improving federal cybersecurity, with the order coming on the heels of multiple major and damaging cyber attacks.

Recently, the United States released America's AI Action Plan. Shortly after, at the 2025 World AI Conference, the Chinese government released its own AI Action Plan.

On 23 February 2023 the LMA, a leader in developing best practice and producing standard documentation that is widely used across the syndicated loan market in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, published new voluntary principles and guidance ...

On March 3, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance (the "Staff") of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") announced significant enhancements to the ability of issuers to submit draft registration statements ("DRSs") for non-public review with the Staff.

More than 25 years ago, the Delaware Court of Chancery held that corporate directors owe a "duty of oversight," which requires that directors in good faith both (a) implement a reasonable reporting...

The nuclear power industry in 2025 is undergoing a renaissance, fueled by the urgent need for reliable energy to meet growing demands from sectors like AI and data centers.

As North American industrial activity and other physical commerce continued to recover from the lows of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. power consumption rose to a record high of 4,045 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in 2022...

Companies should understand the significance of a June 21, 2021 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA" or "Agency") memorandum entitled "Strengthening Environmental Justice Through...

The past 18 months have seen an explosion of interest in hydrogen, with investors scrambling to invest in this burgeoning sector and valuations for hydrogen-related companies multiplying rapidly.

After announcing and then pausing the implementation of wide-ranging reciprocal tariffs last month, the Trump Administration has recently taken notable steps aimed at recalibrating and improving U.S. trading relationships.

On October 31, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia (EDVA) proposed an amendment to Local Civil Rule 7

On December 11, 2024, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an en banc opinion in Env't Tex. Citizen Lobby, Inc. v. ExxonMobil Corp., No. 17-20545.

On February 12, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the FTC's 2024 HSR Final Rule...

While the US patenting environment has changed dramatically in the past two years, high-tech startups still need to pursue patents—but with a different focus. Here’s how and why.

Inventorship is an often overlooked detail in patent law that is a statutory condition tied to validity, ownership, standing, and enforceability.

A recent ruling from a federal magistrate judge in Connecticut signals that courts may increasingly treat certain uses of generative AI as part of an expert's methodology, and therefore discoverable...

On December 11, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence," declaring it the policy of the United States...

On December 11, President Trump signed an Executive Order on "Ensuring a National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" (the "Order").

The SEC Staff has issued a statement clarifying when providers of crypto asset user interfaces—such as websites, browser extensions, and mobile applications—can operate without registering as broker-dealers. This guidance outlines specific conditions under which these interface providers may facilitate user-initiated transactions in crypto asset securities while remaining exempt from Section 15(a) registration requirements, marking a significant shift toward regulatory clarity in the digital ass

On March 20, 2026, the White House released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence...