IN A NUTSHELL 🌍 The Role of governments in promoting sustainability policies is indispensable: by establishing clear policy frameworks aligned with the SDGs, governments coordinate action and set legally binding expectations that steer societies toward measurable outcomes. 💼 Governments must allocate resources strategically and forge robust partnerships with civil society, […]

London – Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes Sarah Pearce as a partner in its Corporate practice. She joins the firm’s London office from Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Pearce is an experienced cyber, privacy, and data security lawyer focused on regulatory compliance, incident response, and AI governance. She advises multinational […]

On 10 June 2026, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC or the Commission) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Proposal) seeking public comment on amendments to CFTC Regulation 40.11 and related provisions. As part of this long-anticipated release, the CFTC proposes a procedural framework for determining whether an event contract […]

We are back on the road as our Navigating Nuclear series moves northeast from Texas to New York and New Jersey.  In the past several months, both states have adopted pro-nuclear policies that bode well for the future of nuclear power in this part of the Northeast United States. In […]

Unraveling Livelihoods: The Challenges of Inflation, Tariffs, and Purchasing Habits on the Global Handmade Craft Markets Country Global agnes Fri, 06/12/2026 – 10:40 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By David Favreau (CS STAFF) From the remote mountain villages of Afghanistan to the Tribal crafting studios of North […]

Transition Minerals & the Just Transition Mechanism: Implementing Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Through Its Operationalization Country Global agnes Wed, 06/10/2026 – 19:30 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Bryan Bixcul (MayaTz’utujil),  SIRGE Coalition Global Coordinator   As negotiations begin in Bonn, the operationalization of paragraph 12(i), which affirms Indigenous […]

As anti-data center sentiment grows nationwide, the legal strategies necessary to protect project investments are continually evolving. We wrote here about a construction moratorium on new data centers enacted in Hill County, Texas, observing that Texas was emblematic of a nationwide public backlash against data center development. The Hill County […]