On 7 July 2026, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC or Commission) issued a proposed rule to “streamline and modernize” its environmental regulations in 10 C.F.R. Part 51.1 These proposed changes, which are part of the agency’s regulatory “wholesale revision” directed by Executive Order 14300, Ordering the Reform of the Nuclear […]

On 22 July 2026, the House passed the FY27 NDAA (H.R. 8800) by a vote of 216–212, sending the legislation to the Senate. Notably, the House adopted two maritime amendments that together represent the most significant overhaul of federal maritime law in decades, with provisions affecting cargo preference, shipbuilding finance, […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has been recognized in Asia Business Law Journal’s Taiwan Law Firm Awards 2026. The firm was honored as one of the top law firms in Taiwan across the following practice areas: Capital Markets  Life Sciences & Healthcare  Semiconductor & Advanced Manufacturing Asia Business Law Journal […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised BioLife Solutions, Inc., a developer and supplier of cell processing tools and biopreservation media used in cell and gene therapy applications, on its acquisition by Repligen Corporation for an enterprise value of approximately US$1.5 billion.  BioLife Solutions, a Bothell, WA based company, is a developer […]

Following our recent “Navigating Nuclear” client alert on New York and New Jersey,1 we return to the Garden State to highlight a recent development: On 13 July 2026, Governor Mikie Sherrill signed the Power NJ Act, a bipartisan bill that establishes a state-led procurement framework for new nuclear generation projects.2 The new […]

Indigenous Youth Leading the Continuity of Ancestral Knowledge Country Global agnes Wed, 07/22/2026 – 14:00 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Emily Pahuamba (CS Intern) For generations, Indigenous Peoples have sustained their communities through ancestral knowledge passed down from one generation to the next. Through Cultural Survival’s Indigenous […]