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Illinois Enacts Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act

On July 6, 2026, Illinois Governor, JB Pritzker, signed the Artificial Intelligence Safety Measures Act (the Act), imposing governance, transparency, audit, and incident-reporting obligations on developers of advanced AI models. The Act focuses on “frontier models” and places the most obligations on “large frontier developers” with annual gross revenues exceeding $ 500 million. The Act takes effect Jan. 1, 2027, with many substantive compliance obligations beginning in 2028. 

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UAE Antitrust Regime Marks an Important Step with the Introduction of Market Definition Guidelines

What’s changing, and why is it important?

In July 2026, the Ministry of Economy & Tourism of the United Arab Emirates (the “Ministry” and “UAE”) published its Guidelines on Relevant Market Definition (the “Guidelines”), providing a detailed look into the Ministry’s framework for market definition assessment. The Ministry considers market definition to be a “fundamental pillar” to the competitive assessment across all competition enforcement contexts and a “crucial stage” in competition enforcement.

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MLB’s Effort to Trademark ‘Play Ball’ Strikes Out at USPTO

IPNews® – Major League Baseball recently suffered a loss to the United States Patent a Trademark Office.

The league was attempting to trademark “Play Ball”. However, the trademark office has refused the application multiple times. To continue reading, click: MLB’s Effort to Trademark ‘Play Ball’ Strikes Out at USPTO

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Federal Court Dismisses UPF Lawsuit for Second Time

  • On June 30, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismissed with prejudice an amended complaint which alleged that eleven producers of “Ultra Processed Foods” (UPFs) had sold Plaintiff UPFs that allegedly were addictive and caused him to develop Type 2 Diabetes and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). The initial complaint was dismissed last year for a variety of deficiencies including a failure to explain how consumption of the UPFs led to his diagnoses.
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A Two For: Thoughts on Trump v. Slaughter and How the Latest NCAA D1 Eligibility Rule Discriminates Against Persons with Disabilities

Hope everyone had a great Fourth of July weekend. I wrote this blog entry while taking a break between watching World Cup games and Wimbledon over the weekend. It’s been a tremendous World Cup and Wimbledon. Also, this month is disability pride month. I recognize being disabled proud isn’t always easy and often depends on the particular disability and even when a person becomes a person with a disability. That said, I am proud to be disability proud.

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The New Race for Power: What Ofgem’s Grid Reform Means for Data Centre Development in Great Britain

For companies seeking to build a giant data centre in Great Britain right now, the biggest bottleneck isn’t a shortage of cutting-edge chips, a lack of capital eager to fund the next wave of large language models (LLMs) or inference workloads, or the availability of software engineers who understand neural networks. The bottleneck is the electricity grid and associated infrastructure, which currently features a waiting list that can stretch comfortably into the next decade.

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SINGAPORE’S NEW SFO REGIME: A GAME CHANGER?

SINGAPORE’S NEW SFO REGIME: A GAME CHANGER?

Summary: This blog outlines key changes introduced in Singapore through a revised framework governing Single Family Offices (SFOs). We examine the impact of the newly introduced changes on existing and future SFOs in Singapore.

INTRODUCTION

The provision of capital markets services, fund management, and corporate finance advisory in Singapore typically requires procuring a license from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”). The Securities and Futures Act 2001 of Singapore and the Securities and Futures (Licensing and … Read the rest