Expert Analysis

• Calif.'s Civility Push Shows Why Professionalism Is Vital

  

  The California Bar’s campaign against discourteous behavior by attorneys, including a newly required annual civility oath, reflects a growing concern among states that professionalism in law needs shoring up — and recognizes that maintaining composure even when stressed is key to both succeeding professionally and maintaining faith in the legal system, says Lucy Wang at Hinshaw.

• Locations, Permits And Power Are Key In EV Charger Projects

  

  To ensure the success of public electric vehicle charging infrastructure projects, developers, funders, site hosts and charge point operators must consider a range of factors, including location selection, distribution grid requirements and costs, and permitting and timeline impacts, says Levi McAllister at Morgan Lewis.

• Tips For Consumer Finance GCs Navigating AI In Pro Se Suits

  

  There are several avenues for consumer finance in-house counsel to make artificial intelligence use disclosure requirements a standardized tool when facing pro se litigants, including preservation demands and discovery requests to ease friction and root out inaccurate legal representations, says Lee Barrett at Planet Home Lending.

• FCC Satellite Co. Action Starts New Chapter For Team Telecom

  

  The Federal Communications Commission's recent settlement with satellite company Marlink marks a modest but meaningful step forward in how the U.S. regulates foreign involvement in its telecommunications sector, proving "Team Telecom" conditions are not limited to companies with substantial foreign ownership, says attorney Sohan Dasgupta.

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  Trivia Competition Makes Me A Better Lawyer

  

  Playing trivia taught me to quickly absorb information and recognize when I've learned what I'm expected to know, training me in the crucial skills needed to be a good attorney, and reminding me to be gracious in defeat, says Jonah Knobler at Patterson Belknap.

• What FDA Guidance Means For Future Of Health Software

  

  Two significant final guidance documents released by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration last month reflect a targeted effort to ease innovation friction around specific areas, including singular clinical decision support recommendations and sensor-based wearables, while maintaining established regulatory boundaries, say attorneys at Covington.

• Tips For Banks Navigating AI Benefits, Risks And Regulation

  

  To understand how artificial intelligence affects banks and is used in the products and services they offer, they must examine use cases, efficiencies, benefits, risks, vendor management and oversight, as well as consider how regulators can use AI and are monitoring its use in banking activity, says Doug Hiatt at Fredrikson & Byron.

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  Federal Preemption In AI And Robotics Is Essential

  

  Federal preemption offers a unified front at a decisive moment that is essential for safeguarding America's economic edge in artificial intelligence and robotics against global rivals, harnessing trillions of dollars in potential, securing high-skilled jobs through human augmentation, and defending technological sovereignty, says Steven Weisburd at Shook Hardy.

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  Law School's Missed Lessons: What Cross-Selling Truly Takes

  

  Early-career attorneys may struggle to introduce clients to practitioners in other specialties, but cross-selling becomes easier once they know why it’s vital to their first years of practice, which mistakes to avoid and how to anticipate clients' needs, say attorneys at Moses & Singer.

• What 'Precedential' Decisions Reveal About USPTO's Direction

  

  Significant procedural changes at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last year have reshaped patent litigation and business strategies and created uncertainty around the USPTO's governing rules, but an accounting of the decisions the office designated as precedential and informative sheds light on the agency's new approach, say attorneys at Sterne Kessler.

• CFIUS Initiative May Smooth Way For Some Foreign Investors

  

  A new program that will allow certain foreign investors to be prevetted and admitted to fast-track approval by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will likely have tangible benefits for investors participating in competitive M&A, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

• How Policy Differences Affect Recovery From Cyberattacks

  

  Careful attention to policy language and real-world operational realities can mean the difference between a partial and a full recovery after a cyberincident — particularly, how long the insurance policy will cover lost income and extra expenses incurred, and when that period ends, says Scott Godes at Barnes & Thornburg.

• How AI Data Centers Are Elevating Development Risk In 2026

  

  As thousands of artificial intelligence data center constructions continue to pop up across the U.S., such projects must be treated not as simple real estate developments, but as infrastructure programs where power, supply chains and technology integration all drive both schedule and risk, say attorneys at Cozen O’Connor.

• EU AI Act Conformity Key For Cos. Despite Enforcement Delay

  

  The European Data Protection Board-European Data Protection Supervisor’s recent joint opinion, posted in response to the European Commission’s proposal to delay EU Artificial Intelligence Act implementation, captures some of the core worries raised that postponement may affect fundamental rights protections and further undermine legal certainty, say lawyers at ZwillGen.

• Drafting Tech Patents After USPTO's Eligibility Memos

  

  Two recent U.S. Patent and Trademark Office memos on subject matter eligibility declarations provide an evidentiary playbook for artificial intelligence and software patent applications, highlighting how targeted, stand‑alone SMEDs that present objective, claim‑anchored facts can improve patent application outcomes, say attorneys at Reed Smith.