7/21/2026 7:03:37 PM From Siloed Tools to Seamless Workflows: How AI Is Reshaping Disputes and Investigations By Anna Gressel Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Rebecca Berman +1 more... Show less This second installment in our blog series about AI in litigation and investigations focuses on how to mitigate risks introduced by AI’s...
7/8/2026 2:48:38 PM Trump Administration Temporarily Eases US Sanctions on Iranian Oil By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Kimberly Zelnick Andrew Bulovsky Hannah Khalifeh Noah Lipkowitz Keian Razipour Karen Laska +5 more... Show less UPDATE: On July 7, 2026, OFAC published Iran General License X1, which revokes GL X and authorizes transactions ordinarily incident and...
7/2/2026 6:03:38 PM CFDs, Prediction Markets, and the SEC’s Expanding Regulatory Perimeter By Melissa Hodgman Nicholas Caselli Timothy Howard The SEC’s action against Netrios and Red Acre reads, on its surface, like a traditional offshore derivatives case. In reality, it...
6/29/2026 9:27:37 PM Supreme Court Declines Certiorari in the Jewish Religious Texts Case, Cementing Narrow View of Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act’s Expropriation Exception By Timothy Harkness David Livshiz Maria Slobodchikova Ian Maurer +1 more... Show less Introduction People come to U.S. courts for redress for wrongs suffered around the world. Sometimes U.S. courts hear these claims. ...
6/15/2026 9:39:37 PM Sticking to the Schedule: What the SEC’s Proposed Rescission of its Climate-Related Disclosure Rules Signals for Future Disclosure Rulemaking Beyond Climate By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Ginger Hervey On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC, or the Commission) voted to propose the rescission of its March...
6/10/2026 3:15:07 PM From Guidance to Mandate: The EEOC's DEI Enforcement Framework Has Arrived By Elizabeth Bieber Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Grace Bruce +1 more... Show less On June 4, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) that formally commits the...
6/9/2026 6:57:10 PM FinCEN's Whistleblower Program Takes Shape: What Companies Need to Know By Alessio Evangelista Eric Bruce Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard Raisa Shah +2 more... Show less On April 1, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal...
6/9/2026 6:09:37 PM From Boilerplate to Backbone: Rethinking Arbitration Clauses By Lauren Kaplin Peter Linken Brianna Gorence This post is part of a Freshfields series breaking down key aspects of U.S. dispute resolution for international clients and their...
6/9/2026 6:06:07 PM Where You Litigate Can Materially Impact the Cost and Outcome of a Contractual Dispute: Forum Selection Clauses in US Contracts By Timothy Harkness Lauren Kaplin Peter Linken Isobel Blakeway-Phillips Marcus Levy +2 more... Show less This post is part of an ongoing series examining the key features of US civil litigation for international businesses. Here, we turn to a...
6/5/2026 7:21:37 PM U.S. Terrorist Designations of Brazilian Crime Groups By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Paloma Palmer On May 28, 2026, the U.S. State Department designated the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho, two of Brazil’s largest...
5/27/2026 2:45:08 AM U.S. Indictment of Sinaloa’s Governor Carries Risk for Companies Operating in Mexico By Eric Bruce Timothy Howard Timothy Harkness Kimberly Zelnick Justin Simeone Peter Linken Elischke de Villiers Ian Maurer +5 more... Show less The Second Trump Administration continues to use a variety of tools to target individuals and companies with suspected links to cartels...
5/19/2026 9:33:07 PM Takeaways from the 12th Annual Spring Forum on M&A and the Boardroom By Ethan Klingsberg Thank you to the in-person attendees who once again filled the venue to capacity and to the hundreds who joined virtually at the 12th...
5/13/2026 1:57:37 PM Increased Focus on “Sham Charities” Complicates the Landscape for Companies Operating in Israel and the Middle East By Timothy Harkness Elischke de Villiers Ian Maurer Introduction As the world focuses on conflicts in the Middle East, including the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz, Israel and...
5/5/2026 5:27:37 PM Connecticut Poised to Enact One of the Nation's Most Comprehensive AI Laws By Beth George Anna Gressel Nema Milaninia Nina Frant Aaron Stanislawski Keian Razipour +3 more... Show less On May 1, 2026, the Connecticut House voted 131–17 to pass Senate Bill 5 — the Connecticut Artificial Intelligence Responsibility and...
5/4/2026 11:54:07 PM CFIUS Review Resumes Following DHS Funding By Aimen Mir Christine Laciak Brian Reissaus Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Rashi Narayan Ian Allen +4 more... Show less Key Takeaways The President’s signing of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding legislation on April 30, 2026, ended the 76-day...
4/29/2026 5:24:37 PM U.S. Criminal Investigations Involving Colombia’s President Reshape Corporate Risk By Eric Bruce Justin Simeone Diego Rueda Miguel Serrano Alexandra Walsh +2 more... Show less Since January 2025, the Trump Administration has made the disruption of transnational criminal organizations and drug cartels in Latin...