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AI Governance is Not Just a Policy Problem – Your Contracts Matter

AI governance is often discussed through the lens of policies, frameworks, and responsible AI principles. Those tools matter, but they are not where many of the most important AI decisions are actually being made. In...more

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Chain reaction: Dealmakers bet big on Europe’s nuclear power revival

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Record deals, government-backed megaprojects and a race to power Europe’s data centers are drawing capital into a sector long considered politically untouchable...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

The Week in Weed: June 2026 #2

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Welcome back to The Week in Weed, your Friday look at what’s happening in the world of legalized marijuana. This week, we have more news from Virginia. Trulieve lists on Wall Street. Idaho could prohibit cannabis legalization...more

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Australian merger control regime’s application to property transactions

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Australia’s new mandatory merger control regime commenced on January 1, 2026. Parties must notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of acquisitions exceeding specified thresholds and must not complete...more

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Dealmaking in the Age of AI: IP, Licensing, and Spin-Out Strategies for AI-Enhanced Drug Discovery

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AI is transforming drug discovery faster than deal structures can adapt. Traditional licensing frameworks were built for linear innovation: researcher invents, institution owns, licensee commercializes. AI shatters that model...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

Companies Advised to Treat Sophisticated AI Prompts as Intellectual Property

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Much legal discussion about artificial intelligence (AI) focuses on whether using unauthorized content to teach AI is transformative, and therefore, not infringement, or the rights and liabilities of AI-created content. What...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New York attorney general alleges arbitration platform ‘secretly collaborated’ with merchant cash advance companies

On June 8, the New York Attorney General (OAG) announced a petition filed in the New York County Supreme Court, alleging that an online arbitration platform and its founders misrepresented the platform’s arbitration services...more

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Supreme Court Rejects Implied Private Right of Action Under ICA Section 47(b)

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The US Supreme Court’s landmark decision in FS Credit Opportunities Corp. v. Saba Capital Master Fund, Ltd., which resolves a split among several federal circuit courts, reduces litigation risk for investment companies under...more

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NSW Court of Appeal rules IATA arbitration clause not binding in dnata v Polar Air Cargo

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A recent decision from the NSW Court of Appeal held that Article 9 of the relevant IATA Standard Group Handling Agreement (SGHA) was not a binding arbitration agreement within the meaning of the International Arbitration Act...more

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The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules – A GCC perspective

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Recalibrating ICC arbitration for GCC users On 23 March 2026, the International Chamber of Commerce approved revised Rules of Arbitration, which came into force on 1 June 2026. These revised Rules replaced the 2021 ICC...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

Key Considerations When Allowing a Vendor to Train Its AI Models on Customer Data

Most services agreements for vendor-provided technology services contain standard provisions allowing vendors to use customer data and data generated through the provision of services to improve and enhance service offerings....more

K&L Gates LLP

United States: Supreme Court Scissors up Saba’s Rescission Argument Under Section 47(b) of the 1940 Act

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The Supreme Court agreed to hear FS Credit Opportunities Corp., et al. v. Saba Capital Master fund, et al. to resolve whether Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Act) allows private parties to bring lawsuits...more

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New UAE Civil Code: the cost of walking away from construction contracts

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In our first article, we considered the circumstances in which the new United Arab Emirates Civil Code ("the new UAE Civil Code") could apply to contracts entered into before 1 June 2026. In our second article, we considered...more

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Supreme Court Rules That Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 Provides No Private Right of Action

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On June 11, 2026, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 47(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA), which governs mutual funds and other registered investment companies, does not provide private parties with a right to...more

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No Pain, No Gain For Homeowners’ Insurers: Colorado Senate Bill 26-155

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On June 4, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 26-155, “Concerning Increasing the Availability of Homeowner’s Insurance in the State.” (the Bill)....more

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Evidence Matters with Bui & Davis: The Dangers of DIY Forensics Collections

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The Dangers of DIY Collections: When "Good Enough" Can Create Risk In the inaugural episode of Evidence Matters, digital forensics experts Jerry Bui and Steve Davis tackle a common question facing corporate legal teams,...more

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Proposed updates to the DIFC Arbitration Law: stronger tribunals, faster challenges and a new mediation framework

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The Dubai International Financial Centre ("DIFC") has launched a consultation on proposed amendments to the DIFC Arbitration Law. If enacted, the amendments would represent the most significant update to the DIFC arbitration...more

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The 2026 ICC Arbitration Rules: A German perspective

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The 2026 ICC Rules of Arbitration entered into force on 1 June 2026. German parties are consistently among the most frequent users of ICC arbitration, ranking among the top three nationalities in recent years. This alert...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Delaware Becomes Sixth State To Adopt the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act: What It Means for Distressed Businesses

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The Uniform Law Commission (ULC) approved the Uniform Assignment for Benefit of Creditors Act (Uniform ABC Act) on October 20, 2025. Christopher A. Ward, Office Managing Partner, Wilmington, and a Partner of Lowenstein...more

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[Virtual Conference] Annual Legal & Regulatory Think Tank for Working with Influencers - July 22nd, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) and Canadian Institute (CI) are pleased to announce the full agenda is now available for the inaugural ACI/CI’s 2nd Legal and Regulatory Think Tank for Working with Influencers. Top...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

When Your SaaS Vendor Becomes an AI Company Overnight

Most companies did not sign up for an artificial intelligence (AI) relationship with their software vendors. They signed up for a platform that processed data according to defined rules, produced predictable outputs, and...more

Proskauer - Regulatory & Compliance

CFTC Proposes New Framework for Event Contracts

On June 10, 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposal”) related to event contracts traded on prediction markets, seeking public comments on proposed...more

Freiberger Haber LLP

Board Authority and Shareholder Approval: A Case Study in Director Removal and Invalid Bylaw Amendments

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Under Section 706(a) of the New York Business Corporation Law (“BCL”), a director may be removed for cause either by shareholder vote or, where authorized by shareholder-adopted bylaws, by action of the board. In addition,...more

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Summary Judgment in Receivables Perfection Dispute (Evolution Credit Opportunity Master Fund II-B, LP, et al. v. First Brands...

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On May 29, 2026, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas (the “Court”) issued a summary judgment order in an adversary proceeding between plaintiff Evolution Credit Opportunity Master Fund II-B...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Change is in the Air, June 2026 - Does the Closed-End Fund Waterfall Require an Inflation Version Update?

While landing in line with consensus, this week’s CPI reading in the U.S. reinforces long-term changes in inflation and rates regime. Narratives aside, these changes are significant and lasting enough to challenge the LP-GP...more

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