Termination For Breach By "Non-Breaching Party"

If your Colorado compliance program is built around impact assessments, it is built for a statute that will never take effect. Senate Bill 24-205, the first comprehensive state AI statute in the country, was scheduled to take effect June 30, 2026. Colorado instead repealed and replaced it with Senate Bill 26-189, signed May 14, 2026, whose principal requirements apply to consequential decisions made on or after January 1, 2027.

The Trump Administration has introduced a voluntary regulatory framework for artificial intelligence through the White House Accord on Super Intelligence, signed by six leading tech companies. This new approach emphasizes corporate self-policing with safety audits and board oversight, while simultaneously rebranding government AI terminology and establishing a new interagency coordination force. How will this light-touch regulatory strategy balance innovation with mounting safety concerns as AI capabilities

California will become one of the first states to expressly regulate attorneys' use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) on January 1, 2027. California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 574 on September 30, 2026, codifying attorneys' professional accountability duties when using AI tools.

The U.S. Senate has passed the Protect College Sports Act by a 77-22 vote, marking the first time Congress has approved comprehensive federal legislation governing college athletics. This sweeping bill establishes a uniform NIL framework, locks in the House v. NCAA revenue-sharing model with caps and retention funds, grants limited antitrust exemptions, and imposes new transfer restrictions, health mandates, and reporting requirements.

California Senate Bill 574 proposes a groundbreaking statutory framework that would prohibit attorneys from delegating legal practice to generative artificial intelligence, while imposing disclosure requirements and verification standards across litigation, arbitration, and court filings. The legislation raises fundamental questions about how traditional definitions of "the practice of law" apply to AI-augmented legal work, from document review to contract analysis. If signed by Governor Newsom, California

President Trump's Executive Order 14434 mandates federal agencies replace "artificial intelligence" with "super intelligence" in official communications...

Contract lifecycle management has become the most widely adopted legal technology tool in corporate legal departments, addressing fundamental challenges around contract visibility, workflow automation, and risk management. Legal operations expert Jeff Reisner breaks down the CLM landscape, implementation considerations, and why this technology has emerged as the foundational piece most legal teams tackle first when modernizing their operations.

As easy as it is to record a conversation today, doing so is not always legal. Michigan laws are less restrictive than laws in states like Florida...

Legal departments are struggling with AI implementation, with failure rates as high as 95%. However, some organizations are achieving remarkable results by following five disciplined practices...

This collection of insights from Ankura explores critical challenges facing multiple industries in 2026, from cybersecurity threats targeting AI assistants to the evolving landscape of freight capacity, cryptocurrency enforcement, and healthcare compliance. The articles examine how organizations navigate regulatory complexity, operational constraints, and emerging risks across financial services, logistics, healthcare, and technology sectors.

On October 14, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), through U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), published a proposed rule (91 FR 65119; DHS Docket No. USCIS-2026-0529) that would remove...

The Department of Homeland Security has proposed a controversial new rule requiring SEVP-certified schools to pay substantial fees—$70,000 for a student's first Optional Practical Training recommendation and $30,000 for each subsequent OPT application, including STEM extensions. With only a 30-day comment period and potential annual costs reaching up to $16.5 billion across nearly 2,500 affected institutions, the proposed regulation is expected to face significant legal challenges if finalized.

On October 23, 2026, the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform announced an investigation into whether the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs)—CVS Caremark, Express Scripts and Optum...

On October 8, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule (Docket No. ICEB-2026-0100) requiring Student and Exchange Visitor Program-certified schools to pay...

After nearly four years of court battles, Proposition 22, aka the Protect App-Based Drivers and Services Act, has been upheld by the California Supreme Court.

The SEC has proposed sweeping amendments to expand retail investor access to private market strategies, including changes to performance-based compensation rules for registered investment advisers and modernization of the interval fund framework. The proposals also explore new credential-based pathways for individuals to qualify as accredited investors, potentially opening private offerings to a broader pool of eligible participants.

This is one of the most significant structural changes to the F, J and I visa categories in decades.

If your employees or clients are using AI tools like ChatGPT to prepare for litigation, you need to know this: A Texas court just waded into the question of whether those conversations are discoverable...

In the last 3 months visa appointment wait times in Brazil have been reduced from 50 days to 15 days in Rio de Jaeiro and to 6 days in Brasilia.

On 10 December 2025, the National Assembly officially passed the Law No. 122/2025/QH15 on E-Commerce ("Law on E-Commerce"), marking a historic shift in Vietnam's digital economy governance.