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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency took another key step toward making the consideration of cumulative impacts in permitting standard practice when it released its January 11, 2023 guidance document...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued revised examination guidance on inventorship for AI-assisted inventions, rescinding its February 2024 guidance and replacing it with a clarified legal framework.

Like many organizations, Peloton is facing a legal challenge under the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) relating to the company's alleged use of third-party technology...

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

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.

On January 30, 2025, a bipartisan group of US Senators released a discussion draft of the Taxpayer Assistance and Service Act ("TAS Act"), a legislative proposal that, if passed, could significantly alter tax controversy procedure.

The recent arrest and arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has profound legal and economic implications, particularly within the oil and gas sector.

On Friday, October 7, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the public comment period for eleven proposed rules whose comment periods closed after March 21, 2022.

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 EU AI Act has entered its implementation phase with significant timeline adjustments and compliance requirements for companies deploying artificial intelligence systems. Meanwhile, the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in Hikma v. Amarin reshapes patent enforcement strategy, particularly for induced infringement claims across industries.

It is well-established that the availability of a prior art reference is dependent on the "effective filing date" of a patent or patent application.

As delegates from the Indonesian government were in Azerbaijan making headline grabbing announcements at COP29, Baker Botts was pleased to host an evening seminar in Jakarta on 13 November 2024

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 ...

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.

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.