The Maryland Online Data Privacy Act (MODPA or the Act) took effect on October 1, 2025, making Maryland the most recent state to join the nationwide network of states with legislation protecting consumer data privacy. As part...more
10/30/2025
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Data Management ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data-Sharing ,
Information Technology ,
Maryland ,
New Legislation ,
Personal Data ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
State Privacy Laws
Artificial intelligence tools designed to perform a specific autonomous function with limited human interaction (commonly referred to as “agentic AI”) are changing the operation of myriad business processes, accelerating the...more
10/29/2025
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Automation Systems ,
Data Privacy ,
E-Commerce ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Innovative Technology ,
Internet Retailers ,
Machine Learning ,
Online Platforms ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers
On October 3, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 940 into law, with the announcement of new funding in an effort to establish a unified strategy in the state to help continue growing the quantum...more
10/17/2025
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Innovative Technology ,
Investment ,
National Science Foundation ,
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Research and Development ,
SaaS ,
State and Local Government ,
State Funding
According to a 2025 report on cyber insurance trends published by Munich Re, the global cyber insurance market totaled $15.3 billion in 2024, and is expected to reach $16.3 billion by the end of 2025.
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Cyber regulations are crucial for the protection of individuals and businesses and aid in risk minimization; failure to comply with these regulations can result in severe consequences such as financial penalties, legal...more
Commercial contracts are typically represented by two separate, yet equally important, components: the master agreement that contains primarily legal terms, and the ordering documentation that contains primarily commercial...more
On June 6, 2025, the Northern District of California in House v. NCAA approved a landmark settlement deal allowing colleges and universities to pay their students directly for their participation in college athletics. The...more
Emerging technologies, including readily available, highly competent generative artificial intelligence (AI), have raised questions about the future of work. To adapt to these changes and stay ahead of future challenges,...more
During the Biden administration, there was a push to prioritize and modernize cybersecurity responses, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) agreed to work with the technology industry to develop a new...more
In part one, we discussed key considerations for the possible inclusion of commercial contract provisions affording a party with excusal/relief from liability for nonperformance of an obligation that it otherwise would have...more
Commercial contract provisions affording a party with an excuse from performance can take varying shapes and sizes, but they all serve the purpose of relieving the party from liability for nonperformance of an obligation that...more
Worldwide IT spending is forecast to total more than $5 trillion in 2024, with 10% year-on-year growth of spending on data center systems, according to recent analysis from Gartner. The increasing adoption of artificial...more
Beginning January 17, 2025, the European Union’s Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) will require financial entities to maintain and submit to EU regulators a comprehensive register of their contractual arrangements...more
The intersection of technology and commerce has given rise to a myriad of trends that are reshaping the way companies approach commercial contracts. From the retail industry to the broader market, the integration of...more
In our prior post in this two-part series on less commonly discussed technology commercialization options, we addressed how open-source software (OSS) providers may make money on their products. In this Part 2, we’ll look at...more
As part of our Spotlight series, we invited litigation partners Dana E. Becker (Philadelphia), Shon Lo (Chicago), and Krista Vink Venegas, Ph.D. (Chicago), to talk about recent trends and issues in IP-related and other...more
When the topic of technology commercialization strategies comes up, the most common options typically mentioned include the sale of a technology or building a business around technology by selling products or providing...more
The UK government introduced its Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill to Parliament for approval on April 25, 2023. The bill establishes a “pro-competition framework” for digital markets, specifically targeting a...more
A recently released Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) Market report indicates significant continued growth in the BPO sector over the next decade. The results of the study on which the report is based show an expected growth...more
As the second year of the pandemic comes to a close, esports—competitive organized video gaming—continue to see viewership and revenue growth in a way that traditional sports have not. Esports viewership is expected to reach...more
US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced on September 8 that the Department of Commerce established a high-level committee to advise the federal government on a range of issues related to artificial intelligence (AI)...more
According to recent guidance from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), providers of health apps and connected devices that collect consumers’ health information must comply with the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule, 16...more
Various Chinese regulators announced a blanket ban on all cryptocurrency transactions and mining, the latest in a concerted effort to address illicit activities conducted using digital assets. The announcement on September...more
Last week, we started to take a look at key issues sponsors should be mindful of when entering into a sponsorship agreement, particularly for sponsorship of a team, event, venue, individual influencer or player, or similar...more
It has become increasingly clear that improving cybersecurity will be a main focus, and important goal, of the Biden-Harris administration. In May 2021, President Joseph Biden issued an executive order modernizing federal...more
9/20/2021
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
National Security ,
NIST ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain