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The Changing World of Mediation: From Golf Balls to AI

AI, or artificial intelligence, is exponentially changing the world. It’s also changing the mediation landscape. How did we get here, and more importantly, where will AI mediation take us? With its explosive growth and...more

Mayer Brown

AI: The Next Frontier of PE Deal Risk

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Cybersecurity diligence was once treated as a specialized issue in private equity transactions; today, it’s part of the standard deal process. Buyers evaluate security controls, incident history, insurance coverage, vendor...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #491 – ShinyHunters Hit Zara

According to HaveIBeenPwned, ShinyHunters targeted fashion brand Zara in a cyber-attack  and claimed that it had stolen 197,000 unique email addresses, product SKUs, order IDs, and the originating market. The incident...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

FTC’s TAKE IT DOWN Act Stakeholder Letter Signals Heightened Compliance Priority

The spread of AI generated intimate imagery has turned what was already a serious online safety issue into a fast- moving platform governance problem. The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) latest stakeholder letter makes clear...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

When an AI Chatbot Calls Itself a Doctor

Pennsylvania’s lawsuit against Character Technologies, Inc., is a notable early test of how professional licensing laws may apply to consumer-facing AI chatbots. The Commonwealth, acting through the Department of State and...more

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A Major Overhaul of the UK Product Safety and Market Surveillance and Enforcement Regime

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On 31 March 2026, the Department for Business and Trade and the Office for Product Safety and Standards (the "OPSS") published two major and interconnected consultations: "The UK's new product safety framework" and "The UK's...more

Sheppard

Medicare's $50 Per Month GLP-1 Bridge: What You Need to Know

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In the latest effort by the Trump administration to reduce costs and increase access to anti-obesity medications like Ozempic and Wegovy (also known as GLP-1s), the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) announced...more

DLA Piper

Blockchain and Digital Assets News and Trends – Q1 2026

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This periodic bulletin is designed to help companies identify important legal developments governing the use and acceptance of blockchain technology, smart contracts, and digital assets....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Colorado Governor Signs SB 189, Significantly Amending the State's AI Law

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Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill (SB) 26-189 (SB 189) on May 14, 2026, substantially revising the state's landmark Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (SB 205) – the first U.S. law imposing broad obligations on...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

Don’t Put All Your Eggs in One Basket: Patent Claim Strategies for Medical Device and Consumer Health Companies

In a recent Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision, all 14 challenged claims of U.S. Patent No. 9,308,138 — covering an absorbent article (incontinence pad) with a specialized layered structure — were found...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Oot and Brown: Live from Legalweek

The 2026 Legalweek Conference offered Shook attorneys the chance to learn more about emerging technologies, according to Shook Partner Jamie Brown....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

U.S. House Select Committee Releases Report on NASA’s Research Security and Enforcement of the Wolf Amendment

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On May 14, 2026, the U.S. House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party (the “Select Committee”) published an investigative report titled Research Security for...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Compliance Clinic: A cross-disciplinary look at healthcare compliance risk

The Compliance Clinic examines key Medicare, Medicaid, and government enforcement developments across the healthcare industry. Each edition focuses on a specific sector and provides an integrated view of compliance risk...more

Cornerstone Research

Trends in CFTC Virtual Currency Enforcement Actions - Executive Summary

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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is one of the main regulators engaged in the cryptocurrency space. Between the first quarter of 2015 and the third quarter of 2025, the CFTC brought 130 actions against...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Regulation in the Energy Sector is not Slowing Down — It’s Evolving

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The EU has extended compliance timelines for high-risk AI systems, but the underlying obligations remain firmly in place. At the same time, the U.S. is accelerating sector-specific AI governance expectations through NIST’s...more

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AI Power and Data Centers - the Pulse of Infrastructure Developers and Investors

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The rapid expansion of AI is driving extraordinary demand for data center capacity and an urgent need for power to support it. As developers race to build out the infrastructure and investors to deploy capital at scale,...more

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AI Search Summaries: What Large Law Firms Must Change in SEO, Content, and Tracking

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If your firm’s organic traffic has plateaued or declined over the past year and your digital marketing team can’t fully explain why, the answer is probably not your SEO. It’s the search engine....more

Troutman Pepper Locke

CCPA Mandatory Cybersecurity Audits Are Coming - Where NIST, ISO, NYDFS, and CIS 18 Fall Short – A Five-Framework Comparison

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Executive Summary - The California Consumer Privacy Act’s (CCPA) cybersecurity audit regulations, finalized September 23, 2025, became effective January 1, 2026, establishing the first state privacy law of general...more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Colorado’s New AI Law Shifts Employer Accountability from System to Individual Decision Level

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On May 1, 2026, Colorado lawmakers introduced a bill that would repeal and replace the state’s 2024 artificial intelligence (AI) statute weeks before its June 30, 2026, effective date. Governor Jared Polis signed it into law...more

Hanzo

AI and Machine Learning in Internal Investigations

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Handling internal investigations can be challenging, especially when employee complaints or misconduct allegations involve large volumes of digital communication. HR and legal teams may need to review emails, chat threads,...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Legal Watch: May 2026

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On April 9, 2026, X.AI LLC ("xAI") filed a complaint for declaratory and injunctive relief in the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado (X.AI LLC v. Weiser, No. 1:26-cv-01515) against Colorado Attorney General...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Proposed State Privacy and AI Law Update: May 18, 2026

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Colorado repeals and replaces the Colorado AI Act, Georgia enacts a chatbot law, and California and New York advance numerous bills. Below is the eighteenth update on the status of proposed state privacy and AI...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Contractors Should Prepare as NIST Finalizes Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

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On May 13, 2026, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) finalized a revision to Special Publication (SP) 800-172r3 (Revision 3), Enhanced Security Requirements for Protecting Controlled Unclassified...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - May 2026 #3

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Stablecoin Initiatives Launch, AI and Crypto Companies Seek Bank Charters - A major U.S. financial institution that operates the world’s largest money transfer network recently announced “the launch of USDPT, its U.S....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Colorado Hits Reset on AI Regulation With a New AI Act: What Developers and Deployers Need to Know

In a last-minute overhaul of Colorado’s AI regulatory framework, Governor Jared Polis signed SB 189, “Automated Decision-Making Technology,” into law on May 14, 2026, repealing and replacing the Colorado AI Act mere weeks...more

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