As the automotive industry heads into the final stretch of 2025, At the Wheel: An Automotive Roundup brings you the latest from Dykema’s Automotive, Mobility & Transportation group. In this Fall Edition, we catch up on trending topics, industry insights, and key takeaways from recent events, while giving a glimpse of what’s ahead.
AI-Related Securities Suit Filed Against IC Design Software Firm
AI-related news dominates the business pages these days. Many companies increasingly are adapting their business processes to incorporate AI-related operations, and an growing number of companies are adjusting their business strategies to accommodate AI. While these changes present a host of opportunities, they also involve risks. A securities lawsuit recently filed against the integrated circuit
Memory and Compute in Everyday Practice
For years, I kept too much in my head: deadlines, facts, half-finished ideas. It slowed my thinking. Recently I started treating project management as a drive and AI as a processor. The split is simple and it is starting to work.
The drive is where the work lives when I am not doing it. For
Striking Russian Oil and The Ripple Effects
As Russian Energy Week concluded last week, Western governments strike to the heart of Russia’s energy sector with sanctions packages to cut of revenue that funds Russia’s continued war against Ukraine. Three significant packages were announced in October 2025: the U.S.’s sanctions targeting the Russian energy sector, the UK’s latest sanctions against the Russian oil industry,
State Kids’ Privacy Laws Proliferate Despite Legal Challenges
State legislatures have continued to enact privacy laws aimed at protecting kids and teens despite significant—and often successful—legal challenges that largely focus on First Amendment flaws. Some laws have recently gone into effect, or will become effective soon, while others are not slated to take effect until 2027. The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Arnold & Porter Discusses States’ More Active Role in Merger Settlements
In recent years, state Attorneys General (AGs) have taken a more active approach in antitrust enforcement matters related to mergers and acquisitions. For example, earlier this year, laws in Washington and Colorado requiring parties to submit pre-merger notification filings went into effect. AGs are also generally enforcing the antitrust laws more aggressively — ensuring that
Guest Post: Shot of Crypto
Among the many concerns arising from the increasing prevalence of cryptocurrency are the problems and risks associated with the fact that the liquidity and value of cryptocurrencies fluctuate over time. To illustrate the kinds of liability risks this fluctuation can lead to, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead
Small Firms, Big Ideas; Reflections from the 2025 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference
Earlier this month, I had the privilege of making my annual trip to Wisconsin Dells to attend the 2025 Wisconsin Solo & Small Firm Conference. As with each year of the conference, it was a reminder that, even as attorneys characterize themselves with independence (solo and small firm attorneys especially so), community is essential.
The legal implications of growth – innovation
In a new series, we explore the legal implications of growth. This follows the launch earlier this year of our in-depth report, Ambition 2025, which looks at the drivers for growth of North West businesses – their strategic objectives for the year, the challenges that lie ahead and the opportunities that exist in their quest
McDermott Discusses Changes to California Antitrust Law
On October 6, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law California Senate Bill No. 763 (SB 763), effective January 1, 2026, which increases the maximum corporate criminal antitrust penalties in California to $6 million and provides for new civil penalties of up to $1 million in cases brought by the California attorney general. The new