In August 2026, the New South Wales (NSW) government released its Data Centre Guidelines (the Guidelines), setting out how the state intends to balance rapid growth in data centre investment with the resource, environmental and community impacts that this growth brings. Although the Guidelines are not legislation, they signal the […]

Keeping Indigenous Memory Alive Through Music, Language, and Storytelling Country South Africa agnes Wed, 09/23/2026 – 10:02 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Byron Tenesaca (Kichwa Kañari, CS Staff) Across Indigenous communities, culture is not something preserved only in museums or history books. It lives in songs, languages, […]

Introduction On 16 September 2026, in addition to proposing the complete rescission of Rule 14a-8 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act), the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to other federal proxy rules in an effort to modernize the proxy solicitation process. The proposed amendments […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Jeffrey Reed as a partner in its Corporate practice. Reed joins the firm’s New York office from Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP.  Reed focuses his practice on state and local tax controversies and state tax planning. He advises clients on a broad range […]

Dry Wells, Dry Lives: Drought Threatens Rendille Communities in Marsabit, Kenya Country Kenya agnes Tue, 09/22/2026 – 15:14 Issues Lands, Resources, and Environments Program 5 Main Image Rendille Indigenous Community Faces Growing Water Crisis as Climate Change Intensifies Drought By Damaris Lenantare (Rendille, CS Journalism Fellow)   Before sunrise, women […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has earned several recognitions in the first half 2026 industry league table rankings from Bloomberg, PitchBook, LSEG, The Deal, and S&P Global for its work across capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity. Notably, the firm was recognized within the top 20 law firms […]