Robotics companies are exploring alternative paths to public markets through de-SPAC transactions and reverse mergers instead of traditional IPOs. Recent deals involving Agility Robotics and Serve Robotics illustrate the strategic advantages and potential pitfalls of these alternative financing routes. Legal experts analyze what these trends mean for the future of robotics company capital formation.

Joanne Hawana talks about the rise in direct-to-consumer genetic testing and how FDA has adapted its regulatory approach to such tests over the past few years.

Industry stakeholders have long lamented that Medicaid Best Pricing hindered outcomes-based rebate contracting and Value Based Purchasing arrangements in the commercial space.

Congress is in session this week with six important health care hearings, including hearings on Medicare fraud, mental health, and Stark reform.

This week, Congress returns from recess to another four-week work period. The dynamics of the next four weeks might be in flux now that President Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh ...

The chances of a stand-alone EB-5 bill gaining consensus with lawmakers on Capitol Hill are low. With the GOP failing to repeal the Affordable Care Act, lawmakers may be spending time readjusting priorities...

Read the latest energy and sustainability IP updates.

Adam Grant has published many good reads and I was reminded of his earlier work today ("Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success").

In our sister blog, ADR: Advice from the Trenches, Gil Samberg explains the Sixth Circuit's ruling, applying the Supreme Court's reasoning in the recent Epic Systems case, that the "collective action" ...

Last week, a split panel in the Ninth Circuit concluded that ordinary citizens had a sufficient interest in the existence and accuracy of information a NPDES permit holder was required to submit to the Government.

Judge Kimberly Mueller of the District Court for the Eastern District of California today granted Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction against AB 51.

Nice profile piece featuring Narges Kakalia and her experiences as a litigator and her passion for driving change as our Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion.

We are pleased to present our latest edition of Telephone and Texting Compliance News, providing insights and news related to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)

Our sister Privacy & Cybersecurity blog discusses a recent Illinois Supreme Court ruling on the collection of Biometric Data.

In our sister blog, Privacy and Security Matters, Cynthia Larose and Brian Lam discuss a new California privacy law passed on June 28, 2018 ...

Legislation is starting to move off California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. As we reported in our summary of privacy laws passed out of the 2021 California legislature...

Kudos to Shirley Leung of The Boston Globe for concisely recounting the past 15 years of Boston waterfront planning, where it has and hasn't gotten us...

At a Boston College cybersecurity conference sponsored by Mintz, FBI Director Christopher Wray said that agents this summer thwarted a planned attack on Boston Children's Hospital.

As we previously reported, on September 19, 2025, the California legislature sent SB 7, the "No Robo Bosses Act" to Governor Newsom for signature. On October 13, 2025, Governor Newsom vetoed the Act, explaining in a press...

There is a glut of information out there regarding privacy and cybersecurity these days.