On June 2, 2026, the White House issued an Executive Order that aims to strengthen U.S. cybersecurity infrastructure through AI-enabled defenses while maintaining the administration’s permissive regulatory environment for AI development. The Order imposes a series of short-term action items on federal agencies intended to improve the nation’s posture on cybersecurity and creates a voluntary framework for collaboration between the government and private AI developers. Covered Frontier Model Framework While the Order prohibits creating a mandatory licensing or preclearance requirement for AI models,...

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The EU has set a 2040 EU climate target of a 90% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions compared to 1990 levels. This new target requires the Commission to review other relevant EU legislation to achieve the target. Our Planning & Environment team discuss how, for example, RED II and the Energy Efficiency Directive will need to be amended. What you need to know The EU Climate Law sets a binding objective to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To achieve this, it set...

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On June 8, 2026, a federal court in Massachusetts struck down the $100,000 fee that the Trump administration had imposed on employers filing H‑1B visa petitions. The ruling is a major win for businesses that utilize the H-1B program to hire skilled foreign workers in fields like technology, engineering, healthcare, and finance. BACKGROUND Last September, President Trump issued a Presidential Proclamation titled Restriction on Entry of Certain Nonimmigrant Workers. The proclamation required employers to pay a $100,000 fee—on top of existing filing...

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