Environmental sustainability has become a cornerstone of modern corporate responsibility. Yet, a troubling trend lies beneath the glossy reports and bold claims: greenwashing, a way for companies to build a fake eco-friendly image.
Greenwashing is more than just misleading marketing. It’s a sophisticated strategy that undermines genuine sustainability efforts and erodes trust in corporate environmental
AI Infrastructure Company Hit with AI-Related Securities Suit
In my recent year-end roundup of the top D&O stories of 2025, one key topic I noted was the significance of AI-related corporate and securities litigation during the year. 2026 has only just started, but it already seems likely that AI-related litigation will be an important theme again in the new year, as well. In
How to File a Trademark and the Hidden Costs of Doing It Yourself
How to File a Trademark and the Hidden Costs of Doing It Yourself by Kennington Groff
How to File a Trademark and the Hidden Costs of Doing It Yourself
Trademark Filing Made Simple, Until It Isn’t
The internet offers no shortage of advice on how to file a trademark. A search yields hundreds of step-by-step
2026 Labor and Employment Outlook for Manufacturers
This post was co-authored by Labor + Employment Group lawyer Christopher Costain.
As we look ahead to 2026, several significant employment law developments and trends are on the horizon, especially with regard to local and state laws. Below are a few key issues likely to impact manufacturers in 2026:
Regulation of the Use of
Guest Post: Rollercoaster
In the following guest post, Sarah Abrams, Head of Claims Baleen Specialty, a division of Bowhead Specialty, takes a look at the way in which companies’ operations and disclosures about safety issues can translate into securities litigation. I would like to thank Sarah for allowing me to publish her article as a guest
SPVs and the Reshaping of Venture Capital
Special purpose vehicles were always the sort of tool investors used only occasionally, in special circumstances. A hot deal. A founder who didn’t want 100 angels on the cap table. A one-off opportunity that didn’t quite fit inside a fund’s mandate. SPVs were the exception.In 2025, they stopped being that. As Forbes put it recently,
AI Patent Outlook for 2026
After years of resistance from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) toward AI patent applications, the patent outlook for AI-related inventions in 2026 appears to be promising thanks to recent changes at the USPTO under Director John A. Squires.
On Sept. 22, 2025, the USPTO swore in Squires as its 60th director. Since
The Billion-Dollar Idea You Gave Away to AI
You’ve just had a breakthrough. It’s the kind of idea that wakes you up at 3 AM—a product feature or a new technology that could disrupt your entire industry. To flesh it out, you open your laptop, log into ChatGPT, and start typing. You ask the AI to refine the concept, troubleshoot potential engineering flaws,
Some Dystopic Thoughts for the New Year
Things are looking pretty sweet out there right now, aren’t they? The economy seems immune to all the handwringing over jobs and inflation. The stock market is on fire. The financial community, including but certainly not limited to the commercial real estate finance community, is doing cartwheels over the expectation that 2026 will be the year we’ve been
New Proxy Advisor Developments
With each passing day, the 2026 proxy season gets more interesting (and not in a positive way for proxy advisory firms). On December 8, 2025, the Trump administration issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) addressing the influence that proxy advisors “wield” to promote “radical politically-motivated agendas” (read more here). The Executive Order instructed