On January 12, 2026, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelming passed (369-22) the Remote Access Security Act, modernizing U.S. export controls to address foreign adversaries’ remote access to controlled technologies through cloud computing services.
Currently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) does not consider the provision of cloud computing
For those looking for a comprehensive webinar on developments in trade secret and restrictive covenant law by experts from around the country, please join me for the first annual “Trade Secrets and Restrictive Covenants Symposium” for the Ohio State Bar Association on Wednesday, January 28, 2026 from 1:00 p.m. ET to 4:15 p.m. ET. Distinguished
SCWorld.com reported that “The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in collaboration with the MITRE Corporation announced late last month that it’s investing $20 million to establish two AI Economic Security Centers.” The January 13, 2026 article entitled “What AI forces us to confront in OT and critical infrastructure” (https://tinyurl.com/bp99apwa) included
J.P. Morgan continues to surprise us at lunch, with the Mayor of San Francisco sharing on Monday an update on recent improvements in the city. Then on Tuesday at the Grand Ballroom lunch, it was the first episode of my favorite new sit-com “Everyone but Abe…”
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 the latest example of this phenomenon, earlier this week a plaintiff shareholder filed a securities class action lawsuit against AI infrastructure company CoreWeave. As discussed below, there are a number of interesting features to this latest lawsuit. A copy of the January 12, 2026, CoreWeave complaint can be found here.
Employers love preliminary injunctions in restrictive covenant cases. And courts are supposed to grant them only in extraordinary circumstances.
The 8th Circuit just reminded everyone what “extraordinary” actually means.
In Choreo, LLC v. Lors, a private-equity-owned financial advisory firm watched its office implode. Four senior advisors resigned and joined a competitor; weeks later eight
“It’s budget season again” in California.
That’s the type of announcement that conjures up visions of bored officials and lawmakers, of “snooze fests of reviewing minutiae interrupted by periodic flare-ups of partisan temper tantrums.”
Occasionally, though, there are dramatic spikes in the numbers – or worse still – massive drops. That can spark interest
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
AI-powered document review is everywhere right now, but the matters that run smoothly are not “AI-only.” The best results come from a clear division of labor: AI engines will handle scale and pattern-finding, while people handle judgment, context, and defensibility. 1. Start with a Human Map of the Case Before AI Touches the Data A
You’ve made the case. Leadership agrees a modern CRM is essential. Now comes the question every firm asks: How do we actually do this without the year-long implementation nightmare?
The answer is simple: you don’t build a CRM for legal. You activate one.
CRM modernization used to mean endless configuration cycles, custom development, partner frustration, budget overruns — and adoption that never materialized. Growth-minded firms today aren’t suffering through
