Category: Top Lawyers

The U.S. Department of State’s April 2026 Visa Bulletin shows significant advancement for most countries and preference categories. U.S. Citizenship…

On March 17, 2026, the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation (DPFI) announced it would suspend implementation of the…

On March 17, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued an interpretive release addressing the application of the federal securities…

In this episode of our Defensible Decisions podcast, Scott Kelly (shareholder, Birmingham) and Nonnie Shivers (office managing shareholder, Phoenix) discuss…

On March 17, 2026, Washington State Governor Bob Ferguson signed legislation (Engrossed Senate Bill (ESB) 6106) that amends the state’s…

Whether you are a cannabis operator, lender, or investor, you have probably been hearing a lot of buzz about the…

Staff from the Market Participants Division (MPD) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or Commission) issued No-Action Letter 26-09 (Letter 26-09),…

International medical graduates (IMGs), physicians who attended medical school outside the United States or Canada, make up about one-quarter of the…

On March 6, 2026, the Director of China’s National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Shen Changyu published an article in Qiushi regarding commercialization…

On March 4, 2026, Nippon Life Insurance Company of America (“Nippon Life”) filed suit against OpenAI Foundation and OpenAI Group…

For technology companies navigating the increasingly hostile terrain of software utility patent protection and Section 101 rejections, design patents have…

Two recent federal court decisions—issued one week apart—reach sharply divergent conclusions on whether materials generated using artificial intelligence (“AI”) platforms…