Friday 16 October

Connecting Knowledge & People

Featured Topics

Article
Senate Unveils Bipartisan Comprehensive Permitting Reform Bill
On September 30, 2026, Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee Chair Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV), Ranking Member Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee Chair Mike Lee (R-UT), and Ranking Member Martin Heinrich (D-NM) unveiled the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026 (BAAJA; S. 5653), a comprehensive permitting reform package aimed at accelerating approvals for energy, infrastructure, transmission, mining, manufacturing, and other major projects. The legislation represents the most significant bipartisan permitting reform effort in years and follows months of negotiations between Senate Republicans and Democrats.
United States Energy
AG
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP
Article
Senate Negotiators Reach Agreement On Permitting Reform Text
On Sept. 30, 2026, Senate negotiators announced agreement on the text of the “Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act of 2026,” a long-awaited bill to reform and expedite federal environmental and energy permitting. The 417-page bill is the product of intensive negotiations among the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and the Environment and Public Works Committee that began early in the 119th Congress.
United States Environment
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
Article
Pentagon Seeks To Advance Autonomous Warfare Through Project Agincourt
On Sept. 30, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum creating Project Agincourt, formally directing the Department to establish a pathway to AUTOWARCOM by Oct. 1, 2027. The effort will be led by the direct reporting portfolio manager for unmanned systems (DRPM-UxS) under Owen West, currently director of the Defense Innovation Unit, and Max Strasiser, currently at DRPM-UxS.
United States Government
GT
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
See more

Webinars

See More

Mondaq's Must Reads

Article
Get Ready Connecticut Employers: New Laws Take Effect October 1, 2026
Connecticut employers face significant changes to employment laws taking effect October 1, 2026, including expanded pay transparency requirements, new electronic monitoring notices, and AI-related disclosure obligations. The state legislature has amended multiple employment statutes affecting hiring practices, workplace monitoring, lactation accommodations, and employee protections. These changes require proactive policy reviews to ensure compliance and avoid civil penalties.
United States Employment
FH
Ford & Harrison LLP

Trending This Week on Mondaq

Highlighted Content

Intellectual Property

Subscribe

Related Guides

P
Patents
T
Trademarks
Article
The AI Tools Speeding Up Drug Discovery Come With Risky Fine Print
Researchers routinely use AI tools like AlphaFold and Schrödinger's software without scrutinizing license agreements that contain restrictions on commercial use, confidentiality, and mandatory disclosure requirements. These overlooked terms can create significant legal obstacles when translating academic innovations into commercial products, affecting everything from sponsored research agreements to patent filings and university spinouts.
United States IP
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
Article
Intellectual Property Strategy In An Era Of Foreign Clinical Trials
Biotech companies conducting early-stage biologics trials outside the United States face complex intellectual property challenges that can significantly impact their ability to secure U.S. market exclusivity. Foreign clinical trial registrations, contractor disclosures, and misaligned regulatory timelines create prior-art risks and patent forfeiture scenarios that many companies fail to anticipate. This analysis examines how strategic patent filing coordination with foreign Phase I development can preserve
United States IP
FH
Foley Hoag LLP
See more

Related Webinars

See More

Donald Trump Administration

Subscribe

Covers Donald Trump's Presidency, providing expert thought leadership across the various legal practice areas that may be impacted.

Including but not limited to Employment and HR, Immigration, International Law, Environment Law and Technology.

Article
PBM Policy And Legislative Update — Fall 2026
Mintz's Managed Care, PBMs & Pharmacies practice examines critical federal and state developments impacting pharmacy benefit managers and the prescription drug supply chain from mid-February through June 2026. This comprehensive quarterly update analyzes legislative activity, regulatory changes, enforcement actions, and emerging market trends affecting PBMs, health plans, pharmacies, manufacturers, and industry stakeholders navigating an evolving regulatory landscape.
United States Healthcare
M
Mintz
Article
DOJ Fraud Division Issues New Corporate Enforcement Priorities
The U.S. Department of Justice's National Fraud Enforcement Division has issued new corporate enforcement priorities targeting healthcare fraud, government contract fraud, tax evasion, and tariff violations. What factors will prosecutors now weigh most heavily when deciding whether to charge corporations, and how might expanded whistleblower incentives reshape corporate compliance strategies?
United States Criminal
HK
Holland & Knight
See more

Latest Podcasts

Latest Videos

See more

Upcoming Events

Popular Contributors

Related Country Guides

F
Franchising
C
Cartels
RI
Restructuring & Insolvency
B
Blockchain
I
Immigration
VC
Virtual Currencies
LF
Litigation Funding
DP
Data Privacy
P
Patents
T
Trademarks
LD
Litigation Dispute Resolution
F
Family Law