On today’s episode of AD Nauseam, Amy and Daniel close out 2025 with a fast‑paced look at the FTC’s most pivotal shifts—from major leadership changes to rulemaking shakeups and the year’s most consequential enforcement trends. They will break down what defined the agency’s first year under Chairman Ferguson and what these developments signal for advertisers
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The Privacy Strategist: Privacy Resolutions for a Compliant 2026
Heading into 2026, U.S. companies can expect to face an increasingly volatile and fragmented privacy compliance landscape. Regulators are poised to intensify enforcement, public attention to privacy issues continues to grow, and class action litigation over the use of online tracking technologies shows few signs of slowing. Although no new comprehensive state privacy laws passed…
The Data Stream – Episode 5 with Aleksandra Vold
The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and…
A Change in Course: FSOC’s 2025 Annual Report Signals That Deregulation in the Financial Industry is Ahead
Key Takeaways:
- The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) issued its 2025 Annual Report on December 11. The 2025 Annual Report, among other things, highlights four key areas of focus for 2026: strengthening the U.S. Treasury market, improving cybersecurity, enhancing supervisory and regulatory frameworks for depository institutions, and using artificial intelligence (AI) to strengthen financial stability.
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Year-End Review – Data Privacy Insights to Take into 2026
In 2025, BakerHostetler’s privacy attorneys advised hundreds of clients on complex privacy and data protection compliance challenges. As the year closes, our annual privacy review examines some key developments that will define companies’ compliance strategies in 2026. These range from changes in U.S. state consumer privacy laws and regulations, ongoing privacy litigation and enforcement actions,…
Lights, Camera, Disclosures, Consent: New York’s New AI Laws Take Center Stage
Brands and agencies, take note: Whether or not your commercials are subject to SAG-AFTRA, with these new New York bills, additional disclosures and consents are now required when using synthetic performers and digital replicas in ads.
A Double Feature
On December 11, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul performed a double feature when she signed into…
Chad Rutkowski Moderates Panel at PLI’s Artificial Intelligence Law 2026
Partner Chad Rutkowski will moderate a panel titled “Copyright and Artificial Intelligence: Navigating an Uncertain Environment” during the Practising Law Institute’s Artificial Intelligence Law 2026 program, which will be held Jan. 22-23, 2026, in New York, New York. The session focuses on essential strategies for advising clients, including:
- Copyright issues in AI systems and AI
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James Sherer Participates in Panel on AI in Attorney-Client Relationships During NJSBA Symposium
Partner James Sherer’s comments on the growing use of AI in the legal profession were noted in a Nov. 21, 2025, article for Law360 titled “NJ Experts Warn of Evolving AI Pitfalls at Bar Symposium.” Sherer took part in a panel discussion on navigating the changes that AI has brought to attorney-client relationships during the…
The Data Stream – Episode 4 with Katherine Lowry
The Data Stream podcast dives deep into the fast-moving currents of data, technology, and the law. Presented by BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management (DADM) Practice Group and hosted by Partners David Sherman and Nichole Sterling, this series explores how companies navigate the complex life cycle of data—from privacy and cybersecurity to advertising, AI and…
FDA Seeks Guidance from the Digital Health Advisory Committee on AI: Considerations for Innovators of Digital Mental Health Medical Devices and Wellness Products
Key Takeaways:
- On Nov. 6, the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Digital Health Advisory Committee (DHAC) convened to discuss the promise and evolving challenges of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI)-Enabled Digital Mental Health Medical Devices.
- The FDA acknowledged the challenges of applying traditional premarket and postmarket processes for static medical devices to rapidly evolving AI-enabled medical
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