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As we celebrate Pride Month, let us honor the vibrant LGBTQ+ community and its many contributions to history and culture. At Perkins Coie, we understand the critical role diversity and inclusion plays in enriching both our professional and personal lives. We remain committed to advocating for the rights and dignity of our LGBTQ+ lawyers, business professionals, clients, and friends. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 #Pride #PrideMonth #DiversityAndInclusion #PerkinsCoiePride

🎆 Happy Independence Day! We celebrate this day with gratitude for our freedom and the opportunities it brings us. From all of us at Perkins Coie, we wish you a joyful and safe Fourth of July! #IndependenceDay #FourthOfJuly #JulyFourth

The California State Assembly is considering legislation (SB 1151) to impose FARA-like registration requirements on agents of foreign entities and subsidiaries who advocate before California officials. Brian Svoboda, Danielle Sivalingam (Serbin), and Chad Henry share more details in this Update. https://bit.ly/4cDA0Dy #PoliticalLaw #ForeignAgentsRegistrationAct #FARA

A litigation team based in our New York office has filed an amicus brief on behalf of 20 U.S. cities, nine counties, prosecutors for six counties, and Prosecutors Against Gun Violence before the U.S. Supreme Court in a Second Amendment case involving "ghost guns" regulation. https://bit.ly/3LtMli5 The team included Lee S. Richards III, Rachel Mechanic, Arthur Greenspan, David B. Massey, Jacob Taber, and Sam Gelb. #SCOTUS #AppellateLaw #GhostGuns #SecondAmendment #Firearms

The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) has issued a final determination of "no violation" for our client Gator Bio in a patent case related to biolayer interferometry products used in medical research. https://bit.ly/4eOVDCK The Perkins Coie team that successfully represented Gator Bio was led by Hari Santhanam and included Veronica Ascarrunz, Evan Day, Hessam Gharaviram, Michelle Yocum, Jim Valentine, and Bingjie Li. #Patents #PatentLitigation #PatentLaw #IPlaw

Navigating AI in business just got clearer. The Federal Trade Commission's latest guidance emphasizes accuracy, transparency, and privacy when using AI technologies like chatbots and avatars. Learn more in this blog post. https://bit.ly/4bHnylj Authors: Erin Earl, Jason Howell, Jordan Hameen, and Wonji Kerper #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #AIguidance #ConsumerProtection

Partner Allison Handy notes in this Public Chatter blog post that Corp Fin has issued five Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) on Form 8-Ks to report ransomware attacks. https://bit.ly/3xxlf6d #Ransomeware #CorpGov #Cybersecurity #PublicChatterBlog

The U.S. Supreme Court now mandates that all securities fraud enforcement actions seeking civil penalties be litigated in federal court if a jury trial is requested. Learn how this landmark ruling could reshape the way the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission handles fraud cases. https://bit.ly/4bEKQbv Authors: Rachel Mechanic, Daniel C. Zinman, Michael Huston, Shari Brandt, Arthur Greenspan, H. Rowan Gaither IV, and Marc Martin #SecuritiesFraud #SecuritiesLaw #SCOTUS

The U.S. Supreme Court is set to review the scope of federal agency review under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA). The upcoming case could have major ramifications for the development of U.S. infrastructure projects. Learn more in this Update. https://bit.ly/3W3LtH0 Authors: Ted Boling, Michael Huston, Christopher Thomas, Laura Godfrey Zagar, and Benjamin Longbottom #SCOTUS #Infrastructure #EnvironmentalLaw #EnergyLaw #NEPA

The Texas Attorney General is ramping up enforcement of the state's data privacy laws, including the new Texas Data Protection and Security Act (TDPSA), which goes into effect on July 1. Learn more about the current status of the Texas data privacy law landscape in this Update. https://bit.ly/45LsQdX Authors: Hayden Schottlaender, Samantha Ettari, Danielle Harlan, Michael Nguyen, and Elijah Roden #DataPrivacy #DataProtection #Privacy #PrivacyLaw