After working hands-on with AI for 90 days, partner Trey Cox shared with Corporate Counsel the three things he knows, three things he thinks, and three things he predicts about the role of AI in litigation — and what that means for clients and lawyers alike.
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently held a roundtable to consider reform of disclosure requirements on executive compensation and perquisites, and the agency has signaled a shift in overall enforcement priorities. Writing for Law360, partners David Woodcock and Osman Nawaz, along with associate Hayden McGovern, explore these topics and practical implications for corporate leadership navigating their disclosure obligations.
Writing in the International AI in Financial Services Review 2025/26, published by Beaumont Capital Markets, of counsel Sameera Kimatrai and associate Aliya Padhani examine the growing role of AI in financial services and the pressing need for responsible governance.
In their article, “Deploying AI in Financial Institutions – Legal and Governance Best Practices,” they explore how AI is rapidly moving from experimentation to mainstream deployment in jurisdictions such as the United Arab Emirates, and why boards and senior leaders should take active responsibility for ensuring its use is ethical, transparent, and well-governed. They also highlight the importance of embedding human oversight and core principles from the outset to ensure AI is harnessed responsibly.
Partner Maurice Suh is the editor of the latest edition of Lexology’s “In-Depth: Sports Law.” He also co-authored the USA chapter with of counsel Zathrina Zasell G. Perez and associate Charlie Peskowitz.
The publication is a practical, business-oriented legal guide tailored to key stakeholders in the sports industry. It explores recent legal developments and evaluates their impact on sports law across major jurisdictions.
Read the editor’s preface, authored by Maurice, here (subscription required): https://www.lexology.com/indepth/sports-law/editors-preface
To read the In-Depth: Sports Law – USA chapter, visit (subscription required): https://www.lexology.com/indepth/sports-law/USA
New York tax partners Eric Sloan, Matt Donnelly, and James Jennings and associate Sumaya Bouadi are the authors of “What a Long, Strange Trip It’s Been: The Economic Substance Doctrine at 90,” recently published in Tax Notes Federal (subscription required) and Tax Notes International (subscription required).
In their article, the authors examine the evolution of the economic substance doctrine and of the IRS’s position on its application, arguing that that position since 2022 diverges from the plain language of section 7701(o), contradicts established case law, and undercuts clear congressional intent.
Writing for Practical Law The Journal (free with registration), associate Graham Valenta provides an analysis of gun-jumping violations in oil and gas acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. The article gives guidance on drafting interim operating covenants to reduce the risk of these violations.
Partner David Woodcock delivered opening remarks at a symposium hosted by the Texas A&M University School of Law, on the topic of the Texas Business Court and the future of corporate governance.
In his remarks, covered by the Journal of Law & Civil Governance at Texas A&M, David discussed the latest developments in Texas’s corporate regulatory environment and how the creation of the Texas Business Court could further enhance the state’s appeal to business and innovation.
Partner Samuel Ogunlaja and associates Vlad Zinovyev and Andrea Calla examine the latest trends and developments in petroleum-related activities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in an updated version of their article for Chambers and Partners guide, Oil, Gas, and the Transition to Renewables.
The article, the first version of which was published in 2024, explores the most recent developments in domestic and international upstream assets, key downstream projects, and the broader energy transition. It also assesses changes in the debt and equity capital markets, as well as the impact of political events on the UAE’s upstream sector.
The team further highlights the UAE’s drive to become a “Green Falcon Economy,” its expanding investments in international oil and gas companies, and the transformative role of AI in shaping the country’s energy landscape.
Writing for Compliance & Enforcement, partners Jeffrey Steiner, Jason Cabral, Rosemary Spaziani, and Sara Weed examine the provisions and implications of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins Act (GENIUS Act), signed into law on July 18, 2025.
The GENIUS Act establishes a comprehensive framework for the U.S. approach to digital assets and related activities.
Their article discusses the Act’s framework to become a permitted stablecoin issuers, the dual-licensing framework, including the potential impact on state law pre-emption, restrictions on permitted stablecoin features, and answers other key questions the Act.
Partner Jason Schwartz is co-author of Whistleblower Law: A Practitioner’s Guide, Release 16. This edition features the first-ever Operating Plan released by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Whistleblower Office, outlining six strategic priorities aimed at improving efficiency, fairness, transparency, and data protection through 2027.
It also covers the IRS’s 2024 updates to its Internal Revenue Manual, which clarify disaggregation criteria for earlier whistleblower awards and improve Freedom of Information Act response procedures to better protect whistleblower records.
Associate Annekathrin Schmoll is the author of the LexisNexis practice note, “Enforcing ICSID Awards in Germany.”
The practice note considers the recognition and enforcement of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awards in Germany.
Writing for Law360, of counsel Sam Raymond and associate Roxana Akbari detail how the initial applications of U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s memorandum on digital assets are critical for digital asset companies and their executives.
The article outlines the Blanche memo’s legal and policy background and explores emerging patterns in the Department of Justice’s crypto enforcement strategy. It also provides a series of key takeaways for digital asset companies, including the continuing importance of sanctions and national security implications in prosecutions, as well as the ongoing need for formal compliance programs.
In an article for Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, partner Andrew Kaplan, of counsel Mark Mixon, and associate Justine Drohan examine a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision in which the court upheld a board’s rejection of an activist group’s non-compliant director nomination notice, but still allowed a rare second chance to meet the company’s advance notice bylaw.
Partner Charline Yim and associate Marryum Kahloon are the authors of the USA chapter of Lexology Panoramic: Investment Treaty Arbitration.
The chapter covers international legal obligations, the regulation of inbound investment, the enforcement of awards against the state, and key developments over the past year.
Partner Perlette Michèle Jura, of counsel Miguel Loza, Jr., and senior associate Maria L. Banda are the authors of the latest edition of Lexology Panoramic: Business & Human Rights 2025 (USA) guide.
The chapter offers a comprehensive overview of the key statutory and voluntary frameworks governing business and human rights in the United States, including federal and state disclosure and due diligence regimes and accountability mechanisms, and maps out the fast-developing rules in this area.
Lexology Panoramic is a leading cross-jurisdictional comparison tool on how laws and regulations across different sectors vary across jurisdictions.
Partners Adam Smith and David Wolber, along with associates Dharak Bhavsar and Anna Searcey, are the co-authors of a chapter in the latest edition of The Guide to Sanctions from Global Investigations Review.
Their chapter, “Sanctions Considerations for Non-Governmental Organisations in a New U.S. Administration,” offers an overview of key prohibitions affecting NGOs and analyzes their impact. The authors also highlight emerging trends, provide practical compliance guidance, and examine efforts to tailor sanctions in ways that minimize harm to humanitarian operations.
This chapter was first published in Global Investigations Review in June 2025. For further in-depth analysis, please visit GIR The Guide to Sanctions – Edition 6.
Writing in Westlaw Today, partners Patrick Stokes, Michael Diamant, and Oleh Vretsona and of counsel Bryan Parr analyze two notable recent developments that have clarified the U.S. Department of Justice’s approach to corporate criminal enforcement under the Trump administration and ended a four-month pause in bringing new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Writing in Law360 about how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — the country’s busiest federal appellate circuit — has muddied the waters of the Article III pleading standard, partner Bradley J. Hamburger and associate Matt Aidan Getz note that district courts in the Ninth Circuit for years have applied “a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing” — a standard that “is out of step with multiple strands of U.S. Supreme Court precedent” and with “the approach taken in every other court of appeals.”
Furthermore, they say, with the Ninth Circuit’s conflicting signals on which pleading standard should apply adding to the confusion in the lower courts, the Ninth Circuit has become an “attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court.”
Partner Robert B. Little and associate Marie Baldwin explore the distinctions and similarities between Delaware and Texas laws as they relate to merger and acquisition agreements in an article for The M&A Lawyer.
They analyze how the choice-of-law decision between the two states can affect the interpretation and enforceability of common provisions and offer practical insights for dealmakers.
In an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, partners Elizabeth A. Ising, Ronald O. Mueller, Geoffrey E. Walter, and Lori Zyskowski and associates Maggie Valachovic, Natalie Abshez, and Stephen Huie share a first glimpse at key takeaways from the 2025 shareholder proposal season’s no-action request process.