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Latham & Watkins LLP

AI Act Update: EU Resolves to Change Rules and Extend Deadlines

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EU lawmakers have agreed to reduce overlap of rules, introduce new prohibitions, and extend deadlines for high-risk AI systems....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Rethinking the Pantry: FDA Finalizes Post‑Market Plan for Food Chemicals and Initiates Reassessments of BHT and ADA

On May 12, 2026, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major milestone in its approach to post-market oversight of chemicals in the food supply, finalizing a new proactive food chemical safety post-market...more

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Drilling for Gold: How the Next Geothermal Rush Is Creating a New Patent Battleground

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Technological advancements in geothermal exploration and drilling are reducing uncertainty and lowering risk profiles, making private investors and lenders more willing to commit capital that was historically constrained by...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Proposed Changes to the EU AI Act – Practical Implications for Israeli Companies

The European Union announced that agreement had been reached on material amendments expected to be introduced into the EU AI Act as part of the Digital Omnibus legislative amendment intended to simplify data-related...more

Venable LLP

Technology Vendor Contract Review for Financial Institutions: Key AI, Data, and Fintech Risks

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Financial institutions have always relied heavily on technology, but AI, data aggregation, and platform-based systems are changing how they contract for and license it. Banks, private equity firms, asset managers, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

NERC Computational Load Updates

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Since North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) launched Project 2026-02 to address reliability risks from computational loads, as discussed in our previous post, NERC has continued to manage the concerns raised...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

AI: It’s Infrastructure | RSAC Field Notes, Part 2

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The legal architecture for AI governance is no longer about policy adoption but about whether an organization can produce evidence that traces from board-level authorization to production inference, drift event, prompt or...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

One frame is enough: Second Circuit narrows de minimis use, limits fair use at pleading stage

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment on the pleadings, clarifying that the de minimis doctrine does not apply where the copyrighted work is identifiable in the...more

Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P.

Privacy and Cybersecurity Client Alert | May 2026 | Colorado Hits Reset on AI Regulation

A new law will replace the Colorado AI Act’s demanding governance mandates with a narrower, more business-friendly regime focused on consumer notice, human review, and clearer liability boundaries....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

CMS and FDA Propose Major Changes for Breakthrough Devices with Proposed Repeal of NTAP “Alternative Pathway” and New “RAPID”...

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued two related proposals that, taken together, would significantly alter the pathways available for Medicare coverage...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Transformative documentary use, work made for hire doctrine defeat copyright claims

Elaborating on the application of the fair use doctrine in the documentary context, the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit affirmed summary judgment after determining that seven of the eight works at issue were works...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

We’re Going Deeper: Budding Trends Is Expanding Its Coverage of Psychedelic Law and Policy

“What a long, strange trip it’s been.” When we launched Budding Trends years ago as a modest little blog focused on cannabis law, the idea that we’d one day spend serious time tracking potential widespread access to...more

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Prior authorization reform: A hybrid approach of regulatory requirements and voluntary commitments

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Reforming prior authorization processes has been on the regulatory menu for a while. Both patients and providers have argued that prior authorization is a complex and burdensome process that too often results in patients...more

Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

A First Among OCR Enforcements: Publicly Traded Energy Co. Pays $245K After Employer Plan’s Breach

For most of its HIPAA enforcement history, the HHS Office for Civil Rights (OCR) has engaged in a remarkably similar pattern with (allegedly) noncompliant healthcare organizations:...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Words of approximation require more precision after narrowing amendments

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a judgment of indefiniteness, concluding that the use of the term “about” to define a critical pH limitation failed to inform skilled artisans of claim scope with...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Colorado Repeals and Replaces AI Act

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On May 9, 2026, the Colorado General Assembly passed Senate Bill 26-189 (the "Bill"), which repeals and reenacts the previously passes SB 24-25 (Colorado's “AI Act") with comprehensive new requirements governing the use of...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Israeli Companies Entering the U.S. Government Contracts Market: What You Need to Know

For Israeli companies looking to expand into the United States, the federal government contracting market represents one of the most attractive growth opportunities in the world....more

Houston Harbaugh, P.C.

The Rise of the Modern Polymath: You Will Not Lose Your Job to AI. You Will Lose Your Job to Someone Who Understands and Has...

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I. The Adage That Should Be Hanging on Every Professional's Wall - There is an adage circulating through professional circles right now that deserves to be taken seriously — and most professionals are not yet taking it...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Dealmaker's Digest: A Top 10 Bulletin - May 2026

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Deal activity pulled back MoM but outperformed YoY: Across buyer types, April global deal value declined month-over-month but was up 21% compared to last year. Deal count fell 26% to the lowest level in over a year....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Trending in Telehealth: April 2026

Trending in Telehealth highlights monthly state legislative and regulatory developments that impact the healthcare providers, telehealth and digital health companies, pharmacists, and technology companies that deliver and...more

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Word On The Street: Insights From Federal Enforcement Leaders In The Northern District Of California

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On May 12, State Attorneys General Enforcement & Investigations Chair Kevin Frankel met with three senior federal enforcement officials in the Northern District of California (covering the San Francisco Bay Area): Craig...more

Cozen O'Connor

Indiana Takes On Roblox, Discord Over Child Safety Claims

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Indiana AG Todd Rokita sued Roblox and Discord for allegedly violating the Indiana Deceptive Consumer Sales Act by marketing their platforms as safe for children while failing to implement sufficient protections against...more

Perkins Coie

New York Bill Would Create Private Right of Action Against Chatbot Proprietors Offering Professional Advice

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Key Takeaways - Pending New York legislation (SB 7263) would restrict AI-powered chatbots from providing “substantive” responses or advice that, if provided by a human, would constitute the unauthorized practice of law or...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: May 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

[Webinar] Health Law Executive Briefings: Examining AI in Health Care, a Review of Key Strategic, Legal, and Regulatory...

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On Thursday, May 28, in the next installment of Rivkin Radler’s Health Law Executive Briefings, Ashley Algazi and Tim Gonzalez will present “Examining AI in Health Care, a Review of Key Strategic, Legal, and Regulatory...more

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