On June 19, 2025, the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was enacted, marking the culmination of a lengthy legislative process aimed at reshaping aspects of the country’s data protection regime. First proposed in 2021 as part of…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
We are pleased to share the June 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Environmental Law, Securities Law
Artificial intelligence (AI) companion apps have been in the news, with Commissioner Melissa Holyoak of the Federal Trade Commission calling for a study on AI companions earlier this month, and lawmakers at the state and federal…
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/ Consumer Protection, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 5, 2025, Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo signed AB 406, a law regulating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) for mental and behavioral healthcare. AB 406 comes as other states, such as Utah and New York, have taken…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 10, 2025, FDA Commissioner Martin A. Makary and Chief Medical and Science Officer Vinay Prasad published an article in the Journal of the American Medical Association titled, “Priorities for a New FDA.”1 The article…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 17, 2025, the U.S. Senate passed the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act. If enacted, the bill would establish a comprehensive federal regulatory framework for stablecoins and…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Nebraska and Vermont are the latest U.S. states to join the growing landscape of children’s online safety laws that have swelled in state chambers in recent years. On May 30, 2025, Nebraska Governor Jim…
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/ Consumer Protection, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft of the tax provisions in H.R. 1 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the SFC Bill)). We previously covered the original legislation passed by…
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/ Taxation
If you have sold products or services to the federal government, chances are you may have experienced some challenges navigating the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). In April 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Government Contracting
On June 6, 2025, President Trump issued two executive orders (EOs) on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), or drones. One seeks to make the U.S. a dominant drone manufacturer, exporter, and user; the second addresses the need for…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 16, 2025, the Council of the EU (Council) and the European Parliament (EP) reached an agreement on a new regulation (the Draft Regulation) to enhance enforcement of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). The…
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/ Administrative Law, Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Privacy
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released draft text of the tax provisions in the Senate’s version of H.R. 1 (commonly referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (the SFC Bill)). Notably, the SFC Bill would…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
Days after the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reached its first divestiture settlement of the new Trump administration, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ or the Division) followed through on Assistant…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Communications & Media Law, Mergers & Acquisitions
The purpose of this whitepaper is to provide an overview of U.S. electricity regulation, including the different market structures in the industry, how those markets are regulated, and the primary agencies responsible for…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities
On June 9, 2025, Oregon enacted the most restrictive corporate practice of medicine (CPOM) law in the country (SB 951), which imposes substantial restrictions on the ownership and control of professional medical entities…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Health
