Firms don’t need more systems. They need fewer disconnects. Throughout February on LinkedIn, I shared The Shift Series: From Integrated Data → Insight → Revenue in 2026. While my posts explored CRM confidence, engagement signals, BD activation, and integration strategy, one realization kept surfacing in conversations, comments, and DMs: The real advantage isn’t insight alone…
Yes Bank insider trading case: 16 of 19 executives likely to settle with Sebi Most of the 19 executives named in a Securities and Exchange Board of India notice for alleged insider trading in Yes Bank shares will settle with the regulator, with only three actively challenging the allegation, a senior person with direct knowledge…
I have a soft spot for civil RICO: treble damages, enterprise allegations, the chance to elevate ordinary fraud into something operatic. But, as many of us have learned, civil RICO is not meant to transform ordinary commercial disputes into racketeering cases. Courts routinely dismiss such claims when plaintiffs fail to meet the statute’s strict pleading…
On Feb. 20, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) issued a thoughtful analysis of biotechnology subject-matter eligibility in REGENXBIO, Inc. v. Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc., No. 24-01408 (Fed. Cir. 2026). Returning to the holdings of the seminal 1980 Supreme Court case of Chakrabarty1, the Federal Circuit held that REGENXBIO’s…
On February 26, 2026, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) opened a public docket to seek stakeholder input for a proposed “Plurilateral Agreement on Trade in Critical Minerals.”1 The Trump administration intends to use the proposed trade agreement to establish new multinational price management and investment support policies to develop a more…
The latest Arbitration Acumen Podcast episode features a conversation with James P. Duffy IV of Bracewell LLP and Elizabeth Carter, senior vice president of operations at JAMS and a principal drafter of the JAMS Mass Arbitration Procedures. The discussion offers a practical deep dive into mass arbitration, what it is, why it has surged in…
The European Union’s Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) has mandated uniform cybersecurity requirements for hardware and software with digital elements that are placed on the EU market since 2024. The law has three main requirements: that businesses ensure their products are secure by design, that they report actively exploited vulnerabilities, and that they provide security updates…
In this episode of the CMO Series podcast, we’re joined by Doug Gold, Chief Operating Officer at Mitchell Silberberg and Knupp (MSK) to explore healthcare, wellbeing and the impact those have on the performance of the firm. Doug shares his career journey and what first brought wellbeing into focus at MSK. He talks about how…
A recent decision from the Suffolk Superior Court Business Litigation Session (BLS), Enfield Builders, Inc. v. the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (No. 2184CV01075-BLS2, Mass. Super. Ct., May 12, 2025), is a sharp reminder that on public projects, courts may enforce strict milestone requirements and contractual notice provisions exactly as…
On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed into law the Holding Foreign Insiders Accountable Act (“HFIAA”), making officers and directors of foreign private issuers (“FPIs”) subject to public reporting of holdings of, and transactions in, the issuers’ equity securities under Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). The…
