On April 7, the Federal Reserve chair and U.S. Treasury secretary called an emergency meeting with America’s top bank CEOs. The reason: an AI model capable of autonomously hacking major corporations, finding thousands of software vulnerabilities no human ever caught, and breaking out of its own testing environment. The model sent an unsolicited email to
AI copyright litigation risk for creators is now being tested in court
AI copyright litigation risk for creators is now being tested in court by Beth B. Moore
AI copyright litigation risk for creators is now being tested in court
Influencer work in 2026 sits inside a tighter legal frame. A campaign can feature an AI avatar, a cloned voice, or a heavily edited face. Your archive
The D&O Diary Celebrates Its 20th Anniversary
It was 20 years ago this week – on May 6, 2006 – that The D&O Diary published its first blog post. Two decades and literally thousands of blog posts later, The D&O Diary is still at it, still a “Periodic Journal,” still publishing “Items of Interest from the World of Directors and Officers Liability,
Fine Print: A Conversation between Joanna Stern and Ian Krietzberg
Book Talk | Register here.May 13, 2026 | 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. ETThe EDITION Times Square, The Terrace Restaurant (Garden West), 701 7th Ave, New York
Join us for Fine Print—Mayer Brown, together with Puck, will host periodic conversations with finance and technology leaders. Big ideas deserve a bigger audience.
We start
The Evolving Contours of Artificial Intelligence as a D&O Exposure
A recent securities class action, Dunn v. Upstart Holdings, Inc., brought against Upstart – a fintech lender – underscores emerging AI-related D&O risks. Filed April 2026 in California federal court, the suit alleges that Upstart and its executives misled investors about the performance of its AI loan underwriting model. When Upstart’s AI Model 22
Beyond the DOJ Complaint: Potential Exclusionary Conduct Theories in the Apple Ecosystem
Authors: Pat Pascarella & Luke Hasskamp
Recent proceedings involving Apple Inc.—including the U.S. Department of Justice case and Epic Games v. Apple—together with developments in AI markets, suggest an evolving framework for platform-focused antitrust analysis. This article considers how those threads may fit together.
I. The DOJ Has Done Substantial Groundwork
Begin with market power.
Ed-Tech Backlash and Emerging Securities Litigation Risk
According to industry reports, education technology companies experienced unprecedented demand during COVID‑19, fueled by remote learning mandates and significant public investment in digital infrastructure. School districts rapidly deployed laptops, software platforms, and immersive learning tools while students were learning remotely. However, now that classrooms have largely returned to in‑person instruction, a growing backlash against
Illinois Employment Law Changes 2026: What Small Business Owners Must Fix Now
What changed? Illinois strengthened pay transparency mandates, expanded personnel file access rights, tightened pay stub requirements, broadened anti-discrimination protections to cover family responsibilities and reproductive health decisions, added restrictions on AI used in hiring, tightened severance and confidentiality agreement rules, and extended employee rights regarding employer-issued devices under VESSA, all effective in 2025–2026.
Who is
Guest Post: Mapping AI Risks: Insights from 2025 10-K Filings
In the following guest post, Evan Bundschuh and Burkhard Fassbach share and analyze their research into the AI-related Form 10-K disclosures of 26 U.S.-listed public companies, in order to assess the level and significance of public companies’ disclosure statements pertaining to artificial intelligence. Evan is Vice President at GB&A, a
Ten Things: Have a More Productive Day (Ten Simple High-Impact Productivity Hacks for In-House Counsel)
One of my most recent books is on productivity for in-house lawyers.[1] Ironically, the book is over 400 pages long so it may not be the most productive use of your time to meander through it looking to pick up a useful nugget or two. At 400 pages it does make for