A sweeping new federal legislative proposal could reshape how American companies collect, use, and profit from consumer data. Here is what you need to know. Your compliance team is already toggling between 20+ state privacy laws—one spreadsheet for California, another for Texas, a third for Colorado. Meanwhile, every smartphone app […]

On 9 March 2026, the UK government published the Fraud Strategy 2026–2029: Disrupting crime, supporting economic resilience and delivering justice (the Strategy), replacing the 2023–2025 framework. The Strategy commits over £250 million over three years to tackle fraud and its impact on the UK economy. It is structured around three […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised AllianceBernstein on the launch of AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund – Active ETF as an actively managed exchange-traded fund (ETF) on the Cboe exchange in Australia. AB Global Strategic Core Equities Fund – Active ETF is now the second ETF AllianceBernstein has available […]

Summary The bill containing a ban on upwards-only rent reviews in commercial leases received Royal Assent on 29 April 2026 and is now the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026 (the Act).  The ban will not take effect immediately, and a commencement date will be set by future regulations. […]

Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised American Maritime Partnership, a trade association representing US-flag vessel operators, on the successful defense of a constitutional challenge to the Jones Act in federal court. The Jones Act has been a cornerstone of US maritime law for more than a century, governing domestic waterborne commerce and national maritime policy.  […]

Newly created role places global AI strategy under a practicing partner’s leadership ahead of agentic AI deployment Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has appointed Jake Bernstein to the newly created role of Global AI and Innovation Partner, effective immediately. In this role, Bernstein will lead the firm’s global artificial […]