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 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.

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...

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

In its effort to resolve the conflict with Iran and restore the free flow of cargo through the Strait of Hormuz, the United States has undertaken to relax certain sanctions on transactions involving Iran.

On November 15, 2022, SEC Enforcement Director Gurbir Grewal delivered a keynote address at the Securities Enforcement Forum in Washington, D.C. reflecting on the Commission's priorities...

Two recent federal court decisions highlight the evolving landscape of trade dress protection in the food industry, with Van Leeuwen Ice Cream securing a $23.785 million judgment against Rebel Creamery for packaging infringement, while J.M. Smucker successfully defended its Uncrustables design marks against Trader Joe's motion to dismiss. These cases demonstrate the critical differences between pleading requirements and trial proof standards, while emphasizing the importance of establishing distinctiveness,

France's Data Protection Authority (the "Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertés" or "CNIL") has issued comprehensive recommendations intended to assist businesses that are develop artificial intelligence ("AI") systems to ensure compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.

On September 3, 2025, the European General Court ("EGC") issued a highly anticipated judgment refusing to annul the European Commission's July 2023...

In what has been seen as an acknowledgement of the fundamental importance of data centres to the functioning of the UK economy and society, the UK Government has acted to designate data centres as ‘critical national infrastructure' (CNI).

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

On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or the "Commission") issued a Policy Statement (the "Policy Statement") clarifying...

Sophisticated companies are well aware of the importance of maintaining the attorney-client privilege, and often take great pains to design protocols to make sure their counsel and employees protect that privilege.

On March 27, 2023, the Division of Examinations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a risk alert (Alert) entitled "Observations from Examinations of Newly-Registered Advisers...

On February 7, 2023, the Securities and Exchange Commission's Division of Examinations (the "Division") published its 2023 Examination Priorities report, in which it highlighted key compliance areas...

Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, announced on the 15th of March the government's plans to invest £20 billion in carbon capture usage and storage (CCUS) over the next two decades.

The CFTC has released an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking seeking public comment on a comprehensive framework for retail crypto asset transactions, while the SEC advances parallel digital asset regulations through Regulation Crypto Assets and temporary exemptive relief for tokenized securities venues.

In light of the changing legal landscape following Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the Department of Health and Human Services (the "Department")...