Data center developers and hyperscalers are racing to build artificial intelligence (AI) infrastructure and data centers across the United States. In response, federal and state policymakers have introduced legislative measures targeting rising electricity costs, grid strain, environmental impacts, and AI-driven job losses. The most aggressive of these is a moratorium on data center construction. On March 25, 2026, Sen. Bernie Sanders and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez announced the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act. The act would impose a nationwide halt on constructing or...

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Most trademark problems do not begin with a refusal from the USPTO or a cease-and-desist letter from a competitor. They begin much earlier during product development and brand naming, often before legal is meaningfully involved. For in-house counsel, pre-launch trademark risk is less about technical doctrine and more about process. Decisions made under time constraints, reliance on incomplete clearance signals, selection of legally weak brands, and launching without a filing strategy all narrow options later and increase the cost of correction. The companies that encounter the most difficult trademark...

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Key takeaways Data is increasingly shared across vendors and cloud environments, expanding the attack surface. Organizations should embed cybersecurity resilience into their enterprise risk management framework. Improving third-party risk oversight and building a culture of shared accountability can help.   Financial services organizations continue to be among the industries most targeted for cyberattacks. Banks, lenders, investment firms and payment processors sit at the intersection of sensitive data, global money movement and critical infrastructure, making them attractive targets for cybercriminals, hacktivists and...

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