This is the third in a series of articles designed to provide SXSW and LSI USA ’26 attendees and other MedTech professionals with practical considerations for efficiently executing mission-critical life science deals. On March 15, during SXSW, Husch Blackwell’s healthcare team will host two panels, bringing together founders and investors from healthcare, technology, and early-stage companies for candid discussion, practical insights, and plenty of time to connect.
Founders Legal Expands Enterprise AI Patent Strategy for Software Innovators by Kevin Bastuba
Founders Legal Expands Enterprise AI Patent Strategy for Software Innovators
Atlanta, GA — March 5, 2026 — Founders Legal has expanded its enterprise AI and software patent strategy practice to address evolving patent eligibility standards and heightened investor scrutiny surrounding AI-driven platforms.
Nearly seven in 10 legal professionals now use generative AI tools for work — a figure that more than doubled in a single year — but the majority of law firms still lack formal AI policies or training programs, according to the 2026 Legal Industry Report released by 8am, the legal technology company behind LawPay,
Editor’s Note: AI literacy has become the baseline expectation for cybersecurity, information governance, and eDiscovery work—and the organizations treating it as “nice to have” are already paying for that mistake in breach costs, courtroom sanctions, and regulatory exposure. What’s changing isn’t only the speed of AI adoption; it’s the accountability attached to it. From shadow
Last week, Zack Shapiro published a post on X called “The Claude-Native Law Firm.” If you’re reading this newsletter, you probably saw it. Over 7.5 million people did. More than 320 comments. Thousands of reactions, and lawyers reaching out to him directly. For context, there are about 1.3 million lawyers in the United
If you or your clients are using generative AI tools to analyze facts or draft litigation strategy, two new federal rulings show that privilege protection may turn on facts most litigators are not yet asking about.
By Kelly Twigger
In February 2026, two federal courts issued the first rulings addressing whether materials
The U.S. Supreme Court has declined to hear Dr. Stephen Thaler’s appeal seeking copyright protection for his AI‑generated artwork A Recent Entrance to Paradise. The decision allows to stand the long series of administrative and judicial rulings holding that a work created autonomously by an AI system cannot be protected by copyright under U.S.
Greenberg Traurig Shareholders Jacqueline Tambone deGrandpre and Elizabeth E. Georgiopoulos, along with Law Clerk/JD Luis Carlos Balaguer Escobar will present the Boston Bar Association webinar, “eDiscovery and Artificial Intelligence: 2025 Year in Review and 2026 Trends.” DeGrandpre will moderate the program, with Georgiopoulos and Balaguer Escobar serving as panelists.
This timely program will explore
Chris Gaetano, technology editor at Accounting Today covered the launch of Intapp Celeste –– an agentic AI platform built for professional firms. For his article, Chris attended the Intapp Amplify livestream and spoke with Thad Jampol, Chief Product Officer at Intapp, about the product in more detail. The article quotes Thad, saying:
There are
Department of Justice Bulk Sensitive Personal Data Transfer Rule (28 CFR Part 202)
This post is part of our The Top 2025 Privacy and Security Issues Still Shaping Healthcare series, in which our team of attorneys provides essential strategies and insights for healthcare privacy and security.
Overview
On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed Executive Order 14117, “Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern.” This order, implemented through the Department of Justice (DOJ) regulations (28 C.F.R. Part 202) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requirements, creates sweeping new restrictions on the transfer of Americans’ health data to certain foreign countries and entities.