It's what immigration updates, franchise agreements, Russia sanctions, Florida real estate development, crypto enforcement actions, Trump's travel ban, M&A activity updates, a drive towards de-dollarization, AI hallucinations, and US-Canada tariffs (among other topics) have in common. For your reference, a look at some of the most widely read updates published on JD Supra throughoout the final month of 2025. Good work, smart folks:
- Employer Cheat Sheet for Workplace Laws Taking Effect January 1, 2026: Top 5 Trends and Your Quick List of 50+ New Laws – by Lauren Laing and Braden Lawes at Fisher Phillips
- Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 263 – by attorneys at Davis Wright Tremaine
- The Payments Newsletter Including Digital Assets & Blockchain, November 2025 – by Charles Elliott, Virginia Montgomery, and Nicole Ahlawat at Hogan Lovells
- December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes and Challenges in U.S. Regulation of Digital Assets – by Patrick Beisell, Collin Cahill, William Walsh, and Matthew Wulf at Benesch
- U.S. Immigration Shakeup: Cancelled Visa Appointments, Extreme Vetting and EAD Validity Cuts – by Peter Asaad and Lori Geisinger at Potomac Law Group
- Strategically navigating the Middle East–Latin America investment corridor: Trends and safeguards – by Efat Elsherif, Karim Mariey, Christopher Ozomgi, and Estefanía San Juan at White & Case
- Franchisee Must Comply with Reasonable Post-Termination Obligations in Franchise Agreements – by Peter Loh and Muskan Momin at Foley & Lardner
- Current State of US Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - December 2025 – by Barbara Linney, Melissa Mannino, Lana Muranovic, and James Perry at BakerHostetler
- [Podcast] Opportunities for Developers in the South Florida Real Estate Market – by Tomas Castellanos and Jorge Escobar at Holland & Knight
- The Prosecution of Samourai Wallet Developers: Expanding the Reach of Crypto Enforcement – by Kelly Lenahan-Pfahlert at Ballard Spahr
- 2025 Updated Primer On PFAS/Forever Chemical Claims Regulation, Litigation, & Insurance Coverage Issues – by
Gar Lauerman and Scott Seaman at Hinshaw
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[Podcast] JONES DAY TALKS®: Real Assets Roundup - Episode 6: Higher Education – by Brian Sedlak at Jones Day
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President Trump Issues Expanded Travel Ban Effective January 1, 2026 – by Maryanne Kline and John Quill at Mintz
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U.S. M&A rises sharply as big-ticket transactions return amid favorable policy developments – by A&O Shearman
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Navigating Regional Sanctions Risks: Insights from the FinCEN Report on Iranian Shadow Banking – by Natalia Rabicka at Ankura
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Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2025 - BRICS and the Drive Towards De-Dollarization: Has It Stalled? – by Victoria Holmes at Braumiller Law Group
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Cross-Examine Your AI: The Lawyer’s Cure for Hallucinations – by Ralph Losey at EDRM
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The Latest on Crypto Regulation: SEC Priorities and Congressional Market Structure Bills – by Charlotte Bohn, Jason Outlaw, Drew Rolle at Alston & Bird
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U.S.–Canada Tariffs: Timeline of Key Dates and Documents (December 2025) – by Elena Balkos and Zvi Halpern-Shavim at Blakes
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Auto Credit Check Company Breach Affects 5.6 Million – by Linn Freedman at Robinson+Cole
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The Regulatory Framework for Cross-Border Personal Information Transfers in China: Latest Developments in 2025 – by Jet Deng and Ken Dai at Dacheng
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AI as IP™: A Framework for Boards, Executives, and Investors – by James Malackowski, Eric Carnick, and David Ngo at J.S. Held
- The Briefing: A Very Patented Christmas – The Quirkiest Inventions for the Holiday Season (Featured) – by Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg at Weintraub Tobin
- State PFAS Bans in Cosmetics Expand Ahead of 2026 – by Stephanie Feingold, Felipe Rigaudeau-Lopez, and Rick Rothman at Morgan Lewis
- President Trump's New AI Executive Order: What Employers and Business Leaders Should Know – by Samuel M. Mitchell at Husch Blackwell
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