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California continues to expand its regulatory framework around employer use of artificial intelligence. Beginning January 1, 2026.

Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4532DbE

#EmploymentLaw
December 17, 2025 at 2:53 PM
ISS and Glass Lewis have released their 2026 Benchmark Proxy Voting Policy updates, introducing changes that will impact governance, compensation and shareholder-proposal evaluations as we head into the 2026 proxy season.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4aOSWRS

#ProxyVoting
December 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
FDA has announced its Technology-Enabled Meaningful Patient Outcomes (TEMPO) pilot, aimed at accelerating innovation and expanding access to digital health devices for chronic disease management.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4rWKOFf

Subscribe to Eye on FDA: https://bit.ly/4eMb8eX

#FDA
December 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Akin telecom, media & technology partner and former deputy chief counsel at the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Sean Conway speaks with Broadband Breakfast.

Check out the full article here: https://bit.ly/4pEx3ZY

#ArtificialIntelligence
December 16, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Akin has again been ranked second in the 2025 edition of https://bit.ly/3PmA2Xl International’s U.K. A-List, maintaining last year’s position.

Read more about the rankings: https://bit.ly/4512QMu
December 16, 2025 at 5:17 PM
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency has finalized its PFAS-in-Products program rules, reducing reporting fees and eliminating annual recertification requirements in some instances.

Stay informed on PFAS developments: https://bit.ly/3XYg1dd

Subscribe PFAS Press: https://bit.ly/4psU6Ye

#PFAS
December 16, 2025 at 4:40 PM
The Global Regulatory Developments Journal has republished an Akin article on the UK OFSI’s consultation to amend its civil enforcement processes, following a sharp increase in the number of enforcement actions taken this year.

Read the full article here: https://bit.ly/4iW89CG

#FinancialServices
December 16, 2025 at 2:10 PM
💡 Check out our latest IP Newsflash update titled “Delaware District Court Clarifies That Enhanced Damages Are a Form of Relief, Not a Claim That Can Be Dismissed on a Motion under Rule 12(b)(6)" here: https://bit.ly/3XX2imX

#IntellectualProperty
December 15, 2025 at 10:12 PM
📆 Akin is proud to serve as a Platinum Sponsor of Infocast Events Projects & Money Summit, taking place January 12–14 in New Orleans.

To learn more, please click here: https://bit.ly/492QbuV

#AkinEnergy
December 15, 2025 at 5:47 PM
President Trump's latest executive order marks a significant shift in AI regulation—establishing a coordinated federal effort to challenge and override state AI laws.

Read more in our alert here: https://bit.ly/4j0QZUH

#AI
December 15, 2025 at 2:16 PM
The newly unveiled defense bill introduces sweeping cyber reforms—from securing mobile devices for senior officials to harmonizing cybersecurity standards across the defense industrial base.

#Cybersecurity
December 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Starting January 1, 2026, California will prohibit "stay-or-pay" provisions in employment contracts—commonly seen in incentive bonus clawbacks and training repayment agreements (TRAPs).

Read the full client alert here: https://bit.ly/4q7c4it

#EmploymentLaw
December 12, 2025 at 2:28 PM
The Eleventh Circuit is set to hear arguments on whether the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions violate Article II of the Constitution—a case that could pave the way for Supreme Court review in 2026.

Read the full report here: https://bit.ly/3Yl7JMD

#FalseClaimsAct
December 11, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Akin lobbying & public policy practice co-heads G. Hunter Bates and Brian Pomper, senior advisor Anna Abram, partner Scott Parven and senior advisor Geoff Verhoff have again been recognized on The Hill’s annual list of Top Lobbyists.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4p0JyhG

#Lobbying
December 11, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Chambers and Partners has ranked Akin among the top firms in the region in the 2026 edition of its annual Asia-Pacific guide.

Congratulations to our lawyers who have been recognized for their work in the International Trade/WTO and Investment Funds: International categories!

#Chambers
December 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Congressional leaders released the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on December 7, 2025, reconciling House and Senate versions and including AI provisions expected to become law by year's end.

Read More: https://bit.ly/48Mt5aJ

#ArtificialIntelligence
December 11, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Akin white collar defense & government investigations partners Peter Altman and Lance Jasper have been selected among Daily Journal’s Top White Collar Lawyers.

Read more on Lance’s and Peter’s profiles here: https://bit.ly/44HvTVt

#WhiteCollar
December 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Akin data protection, privacy & cybersecurity senior counsel Rita Heimes will speak at Practising Law Institute (PLI)’s Fundamentals of Privacy Law program.

For event details, visit: https://bit.ly/3XNvD3e

Learn more about Rita: https://bit.ly/4iNVUrX

#PrivacyLaw
December 10, 2025 at 10:15 PM
The UK merger control and investment screening landscape has undergone a significant transformation this year.

Read their article in Law360 here: lnkd.in/exuWfJkj

#MergerControl
December 10, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Akin’s international arbitration partner Jonathan Brierley and counsel Freddie Akiki edited the fifth edition of Lexology In-Depth: Construction Disputes (formerly, the Construction Disputes Law Review).

To learn more, click here: https://bit.ly/3MsxiZz

#AkinArbitration
December 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Akin advised Crestline Management, L.P. as outside fund counsel in the sale of Crestline to Rithm Capital Corp, a global alternative asset manager.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3XJZyJJ
December 10, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Akin international trade partner Stephen Kho, partner Sally Laing and counsel Sarah Blair Williamson Kirwin have co-authored an article for the Revue Québécoise de Droit International.

To read more: https://bit.ly/4rUEgqG

#InternationalTrade
December 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
💡Check out our latest IP Newsflash update titled “Federal Circuit Denies Mandamus Petition Challenging the PTO Director’s Application of ‘Settled Expectations’ in IPR Proceedings" here: https://bit.ly/4oMKIwX

By: Jason Weil and Rachel Elsby

#IntellectualProperty
December 10, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Akin senior regulatory advisor Gregory Dunlap has authored a piece for The Export Practitioner.

For more of Gregory’s insights: https://bit.ly/4944GP1

#ExportControlEnforcement
December 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Akin national security & global investigations partner and former senior prosecutor and national security official with the U.S. Department of Justice Ryan Fayhee speaks with The Export Practitioner.

Check out the full piece here: https://bit.ly/44gJFhq

#DOJ
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM