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Chicago Partner Matt Prewitt will serve as a panelist at the Trade Secret Strategy Summit: New York, hosted by CenterForce, on June 3, 2026, in New York.

International Trade and Investment Counsel Sylvia Costelloe will speak on a panel discussing how new Department of Commerce regulations on information technology are reshaping supply chain security as part of the ABA’s ILS Annual Conference on May 12, 2026.

AFS Partner Tracy L. McLaughlin will present on May 5, 2026, at the New York City Bar’s webinar “Ownership of Cooperative Apartments and Condominiums by Trusts: An Overview of Popular Trusts and Obtaining Transfer Approval from Cooperative Boards.”

AFS Partner Tom Abendroth will present at the 45th Annual Kansas City Estate Planning Symposium on April 23, 2026.

San Francisco Managing Partner Richard Brand will speak on a panel at the American College of Investment Counsel’s 2026 Spring Investment Forum in Chicago on April 23, 2026.

International Trade & Investment Partner and Customs / Tariff Practice Leader Antonio Rivera will speak on a panel offering insights on how battery leaders are operating and investing under a changing US policy regime as part of The Battery Show South conference on April 22, 2026.

International Trade & Investment Co-Leader and Partner Nancy Noonan will provide insights on emerging issues and recent developments in customs and trade at The University of Illinois Chicago School of Law’s 24th Annual Dominick L. DiCarlo US Court of International Trade Lecture on April 9, 2026.

Chicago Partner Matthew Prewitt will participate in the 8th Annual Trade Secrets, Noncompetes, and Other Competitive Restrictions — Hot Topics and Latest Developments program on April 7 in Chicago.

Partner James Kim was quoted on the Court of International Trade’s filing that amended their previous order to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to ignore tariffs installed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act when processing refunds for unprocessed or unfinalized entries.

Forget science fiction — the race to wire computers directly into the human brain is well underway, and it is moving fast.

In 2025 alone there were over 1,000 lawsuits filed alleging violations of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA). Plaintiffs typically allege that third-party cookies, pixels, or other tracking mechanisms violate various aspects of CIPA as either wiretapping or trap and trace devices.

On March 9, a federal court in Connecticut issued a decision in Abira Medical Laboratories LLC v. Aetna Inc. et al. that underscores the continuing importance of clear and comprehensive assignment-of-benefits language in payer disputes.

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ArentFox Schiff, in collaboration with Consilio, will host the 2026 Chicago Pharma Forum on May 6, 2026, bringing together pharmaceutical industry leaders and in‑house counsel in the Chicago area for a full day of discussion and networking.

San Francisco Managing Partner and Sports Industry Group Co-Leader Richard Brand will serve as a panel moderator at the 3rd Annual Santa Clara Sports Law Conference on March 27, 2026.

The False Claims Act (FCA) is the single-most powerful tool for rooting out fraud against the US government, and any nonprofit that receives federal funds should ensure compliance is integrated into its programs to avoid the severe penalties that can come with FCA violations.

Trademark & Copyright Partner and AI & Emerging Technologies Co-Leader Danielle Bulger will speak on a panel titled “Leading Deals & Matters: The Mid-Level Blueprint for Ownership, Delegation & Team Leadership” at CCWC’s Law Firm Associates Conference on March 25, 2026.

Health Care Industry Group Co-Leader Annie Chang Lee will kick off the California Ambulatory Surgery Association’s (CASA) Administrator Mastery Series as the inaugural speaker on March 25, 2026.

Pat Naples was quoted on a recent appeal to the US Supreme Court about a Ninth Circuit interpretation of the False Claims Act’s prohibition on qui tam complaints that are “substantially the same” as previously disclosed allegations.

When confronted with defense arguments that the alleged misappropriation should have been discovered sooner with reasonable diligence and as such the claims were time-barred, the Eastern District of Virginia holds that the plaintiff, SkyBell, prevails due in part to contractual restrictions limiting Alarm.com’s permitted uses of licensed — and allegedly misappropriated — SkyBell technology; and that, without the benefit of hindsight the court can not conclude SkyBell was on notice.

The federal government is reshaping the rules for how data centers obtain power. In the past four months, the White House, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and US Congress have each taken significant action on data center energy policy that will influence how facilities are sited, powered, and interconnected for years to come.

ArentFox Schiff successfully represented Skyway Concession Company, LLC, operator of the eponymous toll road, in defeating a putative class action that accused the Skyway of charging excessive tolls over a five-year period.

Headlines that Matter for Companies and Executives in Regulated Industries

California employers can breathe a sigh of relief. On March 17, the Fifth District Court of Appeal issued a significant, published decision in Ayala-Ventura v. Superior Court that is likely to maintain enforceability of employee arbitration agreements in the state.

The Trump Administration’s tariff strategy has undergone a significant legal pivot in recent weeks. After the February 20 US Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs, the Administration immediately announced that they would impose tariffs under alternative authorities, seemingly in an attempt to mirror the IEEPA tariff regime.