- What is new: The Trump administration’s AI Action Plan reflects a striking shift in approach, with the federal government driving development, expansion and regulation, focusing on deregulation, permitting, procurement and...more
7/30/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Deregulation ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
As Trump administration directives emerge, it’s crucial for businesses and other stakeholders to stay informed and adapt their strategies accordingly. We will provide ongoing coverage of these developments and their potential...more
2/4/2025
/ Affirmative Action ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Climate Change ,
Cybersecurity ,
Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Contractors ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
Healthcare ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
International Trade ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Life Sciences ,
National Security ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
OECD ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Policy ,
Trump Administration
Several of President Donald Trump’s initial actions — from an executive order instituting a new artificial intelligence (AI) policy framework, to those directing the use of the U.S. military to provide border security, the...more
2/4/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
At what point has a director served too long? What about term limits? A mandatory retirement age? When do a director’s skills become stale? These issues are addressed in this issue of The Informed Board, as well as why proxy...more
11/25/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Framework ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Proxy Season ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Technology Sector
With the rapid commercialization of artificial intelligence (AI) technology, the Biden administration has been grappling with its implications, including its potential impact on national security. Several departments have...more
11/22/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Export Controls ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
Political Campaigns ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Technology Sector ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury
The Department of the Treasury (Treasury) has released a final rule imposing restrictions on U.S. outbound investment in Chinese companies active in developing certain national security technologies (Final Outbound Rule)....more
11/8/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Persons ,
Lawful Permanent Residents ,
National Security ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
On June 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a proposed rule (Proposed Rule) to impose limited restrictions on certain outbound U.S. investments in technology, as directed by Executive Order 14105....more
7/1/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
Foreign Investment ,
International Trade ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
National Security ,
Private Equity ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Proposed Rules ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury
AI in 2024: Monitoring New Regulation and Staying in Compliance With Existing Laws Companies that develop or employ AI tools have to consider proposed AI-specific regulation as well as an array of existing IP, privacy,...more
12/22/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Litigation ,
Investment ,
IRS ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
New Hires ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Outer Space ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Taxation ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Restrictions ,
UK
Key Points The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) technology across the economy has raised a number of novel legal issues. In this article, we discuss five key issues to track in 2024, including:...more
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the Second Circuit's ruling allowing standing for increased risk of identity theft following a data breach, the European Commission's recently released...more
5/3/2021
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Labor (DOL) ,
EBSA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
IN Supreme Court ,
Ransomware
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the National Institute of Standards and Technology's four principles of the "explainability" of artificial intelligence and the U.K. Information...more
9/1/2020
/ Anti-Drone Technology ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Drones ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
FCC ,
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Final Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
NIST ,
Office of Administrative Law ,
Personal Information ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Risk Mitigation ,
UK ,
UK ICO
Through the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), which was enacted in August 2018, Congress directed the U.S. Department of Commerce to conduct an interagency review process to identify “emerging and foundational...more
1/10/2020
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Comment Period ,
Defense Sector ,
ECCNs ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
FIRRMA ,
Licensing Rules ,
Machine Learning ,
National Security ,
OIRA ,
OMB ,
Public Comment ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we take a look at guidance on artificial intelligence released by the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office and the Turing Institute, as well as guidance...more
1/3/2020
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consent Order ,
Consumer Insurance Products ,
Consumer Privacy Rights ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Management ,
Data Protection ,
Draft Guidance ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Management ,
Insurance Regulations ,
Misleading Statements ,
NAIC ,
Personal Data ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Terms of Service ,
Transparency ,
Voluntary Disclosure
In this month's edition, we examine a judge's ruling allowing an investor suit against Equifax, the dismissal of a class action against the insurer CareFirst and President Donald Trump's launch of a federal artificial...more
3/4/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Breach ,
Department of Financial Services ,
Dismissals ,
Equifax ,
Facebook ,
Federal Cartel Offices ,
Federal Data Privacy ,
GAO ,
Germany ,
Investors ,
NAIC ,
NYDFS ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Trump Administration ,
User-Generated Content
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine the European Commission's second annual review of the Privacy Shield and the Department of Commerce's guidance on how to comply with the Privacy Shield...more
1/4/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Banking Sector ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Commissioner ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Central Bank ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Financial Institutions ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Identity Theft ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Public Comment ,
Security Risk Assessments ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK Brexit
In this month's edition of our Privacy & Cybersecurity Update, we examine a declaration on ethical considerations for artificial intelligence, the annual joint review of the Privacy Shield, a new lawsuit from a snack food...more
12/5/2018
/ Administrative Review ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Banks ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cyber Lexicon ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Officers (DPOs) ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
EDPS ,
Ethics ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Stability Board ,
FSB ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Human Rights ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Malware ,
Personal Data ,
Policy Exclusions ,
Popular ,
Privacy Concerns ,
Privacy Laws ,
Property Insurance ,
Ransomware ,
Secretary of Commerce
On November 19, 2018, the Bureau of Industry and Security, U.S. Department of Commerce (BIS) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM) soliciting comments on the criteria to be used to identify emerging...more
11/20/2018
/ Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) ,
Analytics ,
Arms Embargo ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Biotechnology ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Intelligence Services ,
Military Goods ,
NDAA ,
Public Comment ,
Robotics ,
Software ,
Technology ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Department of State