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What’s Powering the Next Wave of Energy Innovation?
5 minute watch | August.11.2025
Blue Action’s Jeff Stoike discusses investment and growth strategies for disruptive energy companies and founders.
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FDIC Approves Use of Pre-Populated Customer Information During Account Opening
by Benjamin Hutten, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Ignacio Sandoval and Avery Turzanski
2 minute read | August.11.2025
The move provides relief from regulatory burdens and modernizes BSA account opening requirements to reflect the overall shift to electronic banking.
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Navigating Privacy Gaps and New Legal Requirements for Companies Processing Genetic Data
by Thora Johnson, Shannon Yavorsky and Alyssa Wolfington
5 minute read | August.08.2025
Interest in genetic data is on the rise, driven by the growth of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing and its value for AI in drug development ...
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What’s the Corporate Practice of Medicine?
1 minute watch | August.07.2025
Learn about the state law doctrine and how it may impact your business structure.
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What Does the White House Digital Asset Roadmap Mean for Crypto and Blockchain Innovation?
by Ignacio Sandoval, Joseph Perkins, Benjamin Hutten and James Wigginton
8 minute read | August.07.2025
The sweeping recommendations signal a shift toward clearer, more supportive regulation for digital assets and blockchain in the United States.
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When Sanctions Clash with Individual Rights: the UK Supreme Court Considers the Conflict Between Sanctions and Human Rights
by Mark Beeley and Alexander Witt
8 minute read | August.07.2025
The UK Supreme Court upheld Russia-related sanctions in Shvidler v. Secretary of State, ruling they lawfully balanced national interests and ...
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To Infinity and Beyond! A New Tax-Exempt Bond to Finance Spaceports
by Edwin Oswald and Kevin Roche
3 minute read | August.06.2025
New financing rules treat certain spaceport projects like airports for purposes of tax-exempt private activity bond eligibility.
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Companies Should Update Supply Chain Compliance Arrangements to Account for Increased Tariffs – Six Key Points
by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Elizabeth Zane, Benjamin Hutten, Evgeniya Shakina, Gregory I. Hume and Allison Lofgren Bradham
12 minute read | August.06.2025
Considerably higher tariffs on most imports begin August 7. Companies need to adapt their compliance arrangements to a new, high-tariff environment.
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How Trump’s AI Action Plan and Executive Orders Will Impact U.S. Technology and Federal Procurement
by Shannon Yavorsky and Tori Downey
10 minute read | August.05.2025
New U.S. AI orders reshape rules, open opportunities, and set new compliance standards—businesses must act now to stay ahead in this changing market.
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Will FDA’s Warning Letter to WHOOP Put a Chill on Wearables?
by Thora Johnson, Georgia C. Ravitz and Anna Booth
4 minute read | August.05.2025
FDA scrutiny of WHOOP’s blood pressure tool could set new standards for what counts as wellness versus medical tech.
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Confronting the Current Higher Ed Financial Crisis: What Options Do Distressed Institutions Have?
by Manny Grillo, Jenna Magan, Lorraine McGowen and Kevin Roche
8 minute read | August.04.2025
Members of Orrick's finance practice look at how existing law may affect the restructuring options available to these institutions.
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Determination on a Summary Basis: A New Weapon in the Arsenal Following the Arbitration Act 2025
by Mark Beeley, Sarah Stockley and Benjamin Stafford
2 minute read | August.01.2025
On 1 August 2025, the remaining substantive provisions of the Arbitration Act 2025 (the "AA 2025") entered into force and included a new power.