By: Meghan E. Flinn, Hayley Trahan-Liptak, Thoreau A. Bartmann, and Steve G. Topetzes
One week into the role, new Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) Enforcement Director David Woodcock used his first public remarks to reinforce the enforcement tone
In a decision with major implications for brand strategy, the High Court of Australia has upheld a high bar for traders to adopt a brand name “honestly”.
The High Court has handed down its decision in Zip Co Limited v
By: Dr. Thomas Nietsch and Noirin M. McFadden
The UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published guidance for charities to use the new charitable purposes soft opt-in for electronic marketing.
The new version of the soft
By: Gayle Bowen and Shane Geraghty
The Central Bank of Ireland (the Central Bank) today published its long-awaited revised AIF Rulebook, consolidating and modernising the regulatory framework for Irish alternative investment funds (AIFs). The revised Rulebook introduces a number of
By: Sasha Burstein, Ami R. Jani, Andrew J. Feucht III, Mark T. Heine, Daniel F.C. Crowley, Karishma S. Page, J. Matthew Mangan, and Ruth E. Delaney
California legislators are advancing the proposed Private
By: Gayle Bowen and Shane Geraghty
Ireland has taken a significant step forward in the implementation of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive II (AIFMD II), with confirmation that the enabling Statutory Instruments have now been signed and are set
By: Jon-Luc Dupuy, Jennifer R. Gonzalez, Mark P. Goshko, Jordan A. Knight, Pablo J. Man, Keri E. Riemer, Tristen Rodgers, and George Zornada
On 27 April 2026, the staff (Staff) of the Securities
The UK Government’s report on the copyright and AI consultation was recently published. While the report confirms that balancing the interests of copyrights holders and AI developers is a complex exercise, it also provides an indication of likely scenarios to
By: Thoreau A. Bartmann, Richard W. Burnett, Ruth E. Delaney, Lance C. Dial, Pablo J. Man, and Sarah V. Riddell
On 20 April 2026, the SEC and CFTC jointly proposed yet another round of amendments
By: Nicole H. Buckley and Whitney E. McCollum
Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson recently signed House Bill 2225 (the Chatbot Disclosure Act) into law, effective 1 January 2027. The Chatbot Disclosure Act requires people and entities who operate AI “companion”
