Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team discusses how to overcome five challenges companies face in the wake of a data security incident when reviewing impacted data to comply with legal obligations…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Ancora Technologies, Inc. v. Roku, Inc., et al., Nos. 2023-1674, -1701 (Fed. Cir. (PTAB) June 16, 2025). Per curiam opinion, before Louri, Reyna, and Hughes. Ancora owns a patent directed to restricting unauthorized use of…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
In an effort to increase housing affordability, New York State has implemented new regulations limiting institutional investor purchases of single- and two-family residences. Our Investment Funds Team breaks down who is impacted…
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/ Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the first quarter of 2025.
In this edition, two UK actions fail to clear a low bar, a movie isn’t a video, and spam isn’t free…
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/ Civil Procedure, Consumer Protection, Labor & Employment Law, Products Liability, Toxic Torts
Welcome to the latest issue of Insurance Insights, a gathering of notable legal developments and trends relevant to the insurance industry.
In this issue, California and New York layer on privacy protections, tort reform…
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/ Consumer Protection, Insurance, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Separately, President Trump is expected to travel to the Netherlands to participate in NATO’s annual summit – this following U.S. targeted strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear…
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/ Elections & Politics, Health, Taxation
On July 8, 2025, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) is set to lift its self-imposed pause on enforcing certain violations of its Rule Preventing Access to US Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
Artificial intelligence (AI) systems are vulnerable to more than just threat actors. Our Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Group examines joint guidance issued by U.S. and international cybersecurity agencies that provides best…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is mulling over modifications to the definition of foreign private issuer (FPI). Our Securities Group examines how these potential changes could impact companies currently operating…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
The DOJ declined to prosecute a private equity firm for its portfolio company’s pre-acquisition sanctions and export violations, marking the first application of the National Security Division’s M&A Policy. Our White Collar,…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies, and…
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/ Health
On Monday, June 16, while at the G7 Summit in Alberta, Canada, President Trump signed an agreement with the U.K. to lower tariffs on certain British imports including automobiles and aerospace products. The agreement, initially…
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/ Agriculture, International Law & Trade
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has retracted 14 rule proposals issued in 2022 and 2023. Our Investment Funds Team examines what the SEC’s withdrawal means for investment advisers going forward…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der angewandten Forschung e.V. v. Sirius XM Radio Inc., No. 2023-2267 (Fed. Cir. (D. Del.) June 9, 2025). Opinion by Lourie, joined by Dyk and Reyna…
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/ Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
What Happened? On May 13 and 14, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed into law three measures that amend or expand existing consumer financial protections for Georgians, and impact mortgage lending and servicing as follows…
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/ Consumer Protection, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Residential
