Global FDI enforcement continued to evolve rapidly in Q4 2024, as shown by the range of developments summarized in this newsletter.
What Does the New European Commission Mean for EU Tech Policy?
The new European Commission, which took office in December 2024, will likely rebalance its policy priorities, putting greater emphasis on competitiveness and innovation and less on risk-prevention and regulation. Over the past five years, the EU adopted several sweeping tech regulations, such as the Digital Services Act (DSA), the Digital Markets Act (DMA), and the
Trump’s Second Term Immigration Impacts: A Guide for Businesses
Business Immigration Impacts
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump began his second term with a staunch America-first agenda aimed at reshaping immigration policies and tightening border controls. These sweeping changes have far-reaching implications for businesses that rely on employment-based immigration.
Are you prepared for these changes?
In this post, I outline the steps businesses
Brazil Under Lula: The Second Year
Executive Summary
- President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva concluded his second year with contradicting economic results: high GDP growth and low unemployment combined with rising inflation, high interest rates, and a record devaluation of the Brazilian currency.
- The Lula administration’s strategy put the country’s fiscal framework in peril and left economic policy agenda items unfinished,
5 Trends to Watch in 2025: United Arab Emirates
The EU Commission Urges Member States to Review Outbound Investments
On January 15, 2025, the European Commission (the “EC”) published a recommendation (the “Recommendation”)[1] addressed to all EU Member States urging them to review “outbound investments” in certain critical technologies sectors, notably semiconductors, artificial intelligence (“AI”), and quantum technologies.
5 Trends to Watch: 2025 Financial Services Litigation
This blog post highlights key trends in financial services litigation for 2025, including the rise in payments litigation, mass and international arbitration, and increased scrutiny on AML and KYC compliance. It also discusses changing regulatory risks, challenges from digital currencies, and the impact of new technologies and AI on legal disputes.
New Export Controls on Advanced Computing ICs and Certain Closed AI Model Weights
UPDATE: On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce rescinded this Interim Final Rule. See Thompson Hine update of May 14, 2025. BIS plans to publish a Federal Register notice formalizing the rescission and will issue a replacement rule in the future.
On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry
FDA issues Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions draft guidance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued its draft guidance, Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions: Lifecycle Management and Marketing Submission Recommendations on January 7, 2025. The draft guidance provides insights on how FDA plans to apply total product life cycle (TPLC) principles that have historically applied to traditional hardware medical devices to artificial intelligence
Global WHS trends
Introduction
In this article we explore four of the key issues and trends affecting organisations globally from a work health and safety perspective, both now and in the future: global WHS regulation; the rise of technology; changing workforce populations and structures; and psychosocial hazards and risks.
In examining these trends, we have been struck by