By Alex. W. Karasik, Brian L. Johnsrud, and George J. Schaller Duane Morris Takeaways: On October 13, 2025, California Governor Gavin Newsom, issued a written statement declining to sign Senate Bill 7 – called the “No Robo Bosses” Act (the “Act”). While the Act aimed to restrict when and how employers could use automated decision-making
Worth Reading – Americans Are Overworked. Could AI Change That?
Juliet has written an entire book on the subject, so you should at least read the full article above. As mentioned in the paragraph I quoted above, though, what you’ll find are the things that would allow the American workplace to allow for translating the increased productivity in to fewer hours worked; universal healthcare, overtime…
5 common C-suite questions about digital transformation — and how CIOs can prepare for them
For accounting firms, digital transformation begins with rethinking how documents are managed, shared, and secured across the organization. Outdated file systems and fragmented collaboration tools create inefficiencies, compliance risks, and barriers to client service. Conversely, modern collaboration tools and document management solutions (DMSs) — particularly those built on Microsoft 365 — enable firms to centralize…
On LawNext: How AI Is Helping Legal Aid Serve 50% More Clients: Thomson Reuters’ AI for Justice Program One Year In
In the United States, over 90% of civil legal needs go unrepresented – a staggering justice gap that leaves millions of people facing eviction, domestic violence, wrongful conviction and other urgent legal crises without access to an attorney. For these individuals, the difference between getting legal help or going without can literally be the difference…
Securities Investigations and Enforcement Newsletter – October 2025
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Securities Investigations + Enforcement Practice
Troutman Pepper Locke’s Securities Investigations and Enforcement team counsels and defends clients through all stages of securities enforcement proceedings. Our attorneys have served in key government agencies and regulatory bodies, and bring their insight to bear in each representation. The team includes a former branch chief of…
Build a Stronger Case Strategy with Generative AI
Case strategy is the crux of litigation, tying scattered facts into a persuasive, defensible story. Historically, it has meant spreadsheets, sticky notes, long hours, and pure grit and tenacity. But generative AI offers a new and better way.
Exclusive: Lawmatics Announces Qualify AI, A Sophisticated Lead Scoring Platform for Law Firms
The legal CRM and marketing automation platform Lawmatics today announced the beta launch of Qualify AI, which it is calling “the most powerful and useful lead score and qualification platform in legal tech.” The new AI-powered product represents Lawmatics’ first major entry into the application of generative artificial intelligence. It is designed to address one…
The Need for Speed: Expediting Permitting for Mining and Infrastructure—Safely
Originally published in The Advocate, the magazine of the Idaho State Bar (October 2025).
Imagine you’re running late for a flight. You get into the TSA line, which snakes longer than expected. People fumble with their countless carry-ons, one person argues about the “new” twenty-year-old liquid restriction, and you worry you’ll miss your…
Senate Bill Would Grant Government Regulatory Power to Mandate Age Verification For Search, Social Media and AI Services Accompanied By Threat of Court Ordered Blocking of Lawful Content
The return of mandated age verification legislation in the Senate – formerly Bill S-210 and now S-209 – has been working its way through a Senate committee with a wide range of witnesses appearing over the past two weeks. I wrote about the new bill in late May, noting that there were some improvements,…
Is a CCPA “Risk Assessment” Required When Using Dashcams?
Key Takeaways
- Outlines basic steps to determine whether a business may need to perform a risk assessment under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) in connection with its use of dashcams
- Provide a resource for exploring the basic requirements for conducting and reporting risk assessments
If you have not reviewed the recently approved, updated CCPA…