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Morning Brief Trending Topics
Where does the United Kingdom stand on artificial intelligence and copyright?
by Simon Casinader and Serena Totino at K&L Gates
California may be on the verge of a significant expansion of its state antitrust law
How cyber-triggered business interruption is reshaping risk exposure in Asia
by Emily E. Garrison and Wendy Tan at Morgan Lewis
Where dependence sits: What the OpenAI/Microsoft and Anthropic/Amazon deals reveal about power, optionality and value in AI
Five mistakes attorneys make at mediation – and how to avoid them
by Marci Joel at Miles Mediation & Arbitration
[Webinar] Navigating Risk: Tailoring insurance for complex infrastructure projects; May 7 at 12 p.m. PT
with Yukiko Kojima and James Vorhis at Nossaman
The new energy trade war: Why every CEO must rethink their power strategy now
by Scott Ellis at Foley & Lardner
Sweeping federal data privacy legislation introduced in the U.S. House last week could reshape how businesses collect, store, and use personal information
New Mexico has emerged as a leader in regulating PFAS, with a framework that includes a first-of-its-kind product labeling regime
by Cara MacDonald and Reza Zarghamee at Pillsbury
A pending Federal Circuit decision may force licensing counsel to rethink one of the most routine provisions in patent settlement agreements
by Stephanie Scruggs and Jessica Zurlo at Bradley
[Supra du Jour] Medical Marijuana
[Webinar] Contract basics for entrepreneurs: The contracts you need in your legal toolkit as you scale your business; May 7 at 2 p.m. ET
Can the Trump administration’s national AI framework withstand constitutional challenges?
by Yuri Levin Schwartz at McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff
How cyberspace is becoming a parallel battlefield amid the escalating conflict involving Iran, the United States, and Israel
by Craig Horbus and Ryan Robinson at Dinsmore & Shohl
Eight lessons the Paramount–Warner Bros. deal teaches us about modern corporate law
by Priscilla Bonsu at Lippes Mathias
Is the Trump administration all in on psychedelics?
Alabama last week became the 21st state to enact a comprehensive privacy law
by Samuel Kane, Kirk Nahra, and Blythe Riggan at WilmerHale
Welcome to JD Supra: DOAR
[Event] 2026 Accounting Risk Management Program; May 7; Atlanta
[Podcast] AI Meets USPTO: What to know about the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s evolution in the digital era
by Aaron Rabinowitz at BakerHostetler
Cyberattackers are turning to ’email bombing’ to target C-suite executives
by Linn Freedman at Robinson+Cole
A billion-dollar trade on the brink: How to save the hemp beverage industry
by Jason Canvasser and Craig Small at Clark Hill
New consumer protection measures in the UK are taking aim at ‘subscription traps’
by Anna Blest and Richard Shaw at BCLP
A recent federal appeals court decision signals increased litigation risk for platforms that exercise discretionary control over user content
by Joshua Dalton, Brandon Pongracz, and Tessa R. Rose at Morgan Lewis
[Event] 2026 State of Litigation; May 6; Kansas City, Missouri
[Podcast] How did James Bond spark a 50-year legal war over ownership of Agent 007?
by Christopher Close and Austin Padgett at Troutman Pepper Locke
Where privacy is headed next: Key takeaways from the 2026 IAPP Global Privacy Summit
The IPO market is entering uncharted territory
How the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s AI search pilot program may reshape patent filing strategies
by Abdullah Akhtar and James De Vellis at Foley & Lardner