In a landmark ruling handed down on 24 July 2025 (Jardine Strategic Limited (Appellant) v Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd and 80 others (Respondents) No 2 (Bermuda) [2025] UKPC 34), the Judicial Committee of the Privy…
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/ Business Organizations, Civil Procedure, Mergers & Acquisitions
On June 20, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) signed SB 2337, a new law that significantly alters the landscape for proxy advisory firms (e.g., Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Service (ISS)) providing services to…
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/ Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Welcome to the June edition of Akin Intelligence. To ensure continued receipt, please subscribe to future issues here if you have not already done so. For past issues and other AI content, check out Akin’s AI & ML Insights and…
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/ Civil Procedure, International Law & Trade, Law Firm Marketing, Science, Computers, & Technology
The strong vote in the House for the CLARITY Act sends a clear message to the Senate that there is bipartisan momentum and support for digital asset market structure legislation. However, several obstacles remain. Given the…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
In its latest move to provide companies and other stakeholders with much needed guidance regarding the implementation of California’s climate-related disclosure regime, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) has unveiled a…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On 22 July 2025, the UK government launched a long-awaited consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) Notifiable Acquisition Regulations (NARs). The consultation seeks to revise…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Mergers & Acquisitions, Science, Computers, & Technology
Last month, the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) announced that it would delay the January 1, 2026, reporting deadline for manufacturers of intentionally added PFAS-containing products. Though MPCA did not provide the…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
Good Afternoon! It’s been a busy two weeks across the space industry. Despite recent headlines, it looks like the throttles are all the way forward for space business. The Space Foundation reported that the global space industry…
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/ Finance & Banking, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
June marked a pivotal moment in U.S. digital asset oversight with major developments from the SEC, Congress, and the DOJ. First, on June 9, 2025, the SEC’s Crypto Task Force held its final scheduled roundtable called “DeFi and…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
Earlier this year, the Federal Circuit’s decision in Qualcomm Inc. v. Apple Inc. (Qualcomm II) raised questions about the extent to which petitioners can rely on applicant admitted prior art (“AAPA”) in inter partes review…
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/ Civil Procedure, Intellectual Property, Science, Computers, & Technology
On July 17, 2025, the Alliance for American Solar Manufacturing and Trade, representing domestic manufacturers, filed petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC),…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Directs the Department of Commerce (DOC) to establish the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exports Program within 90 days to promote global deployment of U.S.-developed full-stack AI technology packages and reinforce…
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/ International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
Directs all federal agencies to procure only those large language models (LLMs) developed in accordance with two Unbiased AI Principles: truth-seeking and ideological neutrality. Within 120 days, the Director Management and…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Science, Computers, & Technology
Accelerates the buildout of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers and supporting infrastructure by easing federal permitting, streamlining environmental reviews, and expanding access to federally owned land for development…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
On July 25, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), unveiled the highly anticipated joint request for…
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/ Agriculture, Health
