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Stay ADvised: 2026, Issue 2

On January 8, 2026, the New York Attorney General's Office sent a formal information request to Instacart seeking details about its pricing practices and compliance with New York's recently enacted Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act.

United States Media & IT

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Davis Wright Tremaine

Importance Of Digital Replica Consents Under The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

The advertising industry stands at a pivotal moment as AI technology enables the recreation of artists and their works. But this technology comes with a critical requirement: informed consent.

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Pharma-Influencers Under The Scrutiny Of The Italian Self-Regulatory Body

The Monitoring Committee, i.e. one of the governing bodies of the Italian Advertising Self-Regulatory Body (Istituto dell'Autodisciplina Pubblicitaria, "IAP"), issued two injunctions against two companies operating...

United States Media & IT

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Importance Of Digital Replica Consents Under The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

The advertising industry stands at a pivotal moment as AI technology enables the recreation of artists and their works. But this technology comes with a critical requirement: informed consent.

United States Media & IT

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

FBI Probe And Indictments Involving Illegal Wagering And Point-Shaving Tactics In College Basketball—Guidance For NCAA Member Institutions

United States Media & IT

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Kutak Rock LLP

Texas AG Launches Investigation Over "Organic" Produce Claims

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Alberta's iGaming Market: Registration Now Open

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Beware Of Washington's Commercial Email Statute!

United States Media & IT

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

"Point-Shaving" Scandal Rocks NCAA Men's Basketball - Federal Indictment Exposes Widening Risk Of Game Fixing In College And Professional Basketball

United States Media & IT

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

States Push New Caller ID And STIR/SHAKEN Mandates: Why The FCC Should Preempt A Fragmented State Patchwork And Why Small Voice Service Providers Must Engage By February 3

United States Media & IT

RJ

Roth Jackson

FCC Announces Wide-Ranging New Controls On Drones And Drone Components

United States Media & IT

KG

K&L Gates LLP

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - January 2026

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Bellwether? Waiver Order Signals Potential FCC Direction On Device Unlocking

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

All Eyes Down Under: Australia's Social Media Ban

United States Media & IT

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Artificial Intelligence — A Blessing With Boundaries (Video)

United States Technology

MB

Michael Best

401(k) And IRA Contribution Limits For 2026: Retirement Savings, Adjustments For Inflation, And SECURE 2.0 Changes American Taxpayers Must Know About

United States Tax

RS

Rotfleisch & Samulovitch P.C.

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Trump Gold Card And Proposed Trump Platinum Card: Legal, Practical, Tax, And Economic Considerations For High-Net-Worth Immigrants

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

How The GENIUS Act Is Reshaping Stablecoin Regulation And Emerging Financial Disputes

United States Litigation

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JAMS

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Music and the Arts

Disney's OpenAI Deal Could Be Turning Point In IP Licensing

For a company that has historically tried to squash new uses of its content, the December OpenAI Sora deal reads as an "if you can't beat them, join them" moment.

United States Technology

Meister Seelig & Fein

The Future Of Music Catalog Deals: Trends Shaping Opportunities For Buyers And Sellers

Following his panel on music catalog deals at the LA IP/Entertainment Conference, Derek Crownover, vice chair of the firm's Music Industry group, shares his insider perspective on the evolving music catalog market...

United States Media & IT

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Loeb & Loeb LLP

"Practice" Makes Plaintiff: Lawsuit Targets Playwrights Horizons' BIPOC Night Pricing

A class-action lawsuit filed on December 22, 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York is challenging a ticket-pricing practice used by Playwrights Horizons...

United States Media & IT

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Reavis Page Jump LLP

As The Calendar Turned Its Page, New Works Entered The Public Domain

United States IP

KM

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

2025 Year In Review: The Year Of Leverage (Podcast)

United States Insurance

LS

Lowenstein Sandler

Pryor Cashman Advises On Launch Of $500M Circuit Capital Venture

United States Media & IT

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Pryor Cashman Welcomes Former United States Copyright Office Assistant General Counsel Jason E. Sloan To Its Music, Media + Entertainment, And Litigation Practices In New York

United States IP

PC

Pryor Cashman LLP

Nazi-Stolen van Gogh Art Case Goes To New York For A Few Reasons

United States Media & IT

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Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP

Amendment On Declarations Of Tangible And Intangible Cultural Heritage

Mexico Media & IT

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OLIVARES

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Advertising, Marketing & Branding

New SEC Staff Guidance Eases Restrictive Model Fee And Promoter Requirements

On January 15, 2026, the SEC staff published new FAQs addressing two common challenges that investment advisers face when complying with the Marketing Rule.

United States Finance

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Dechert

Stay ADvised: 2026, Issue 2

On January 8, 2026, the New York Attorney General's Office sent a formal information request to Instacart seeking details about its pricing practices and compliance with New York's recently enacted Algorithmic Pricing Disclosure Act.

United States Media & IT

DW

Davis Wright Tremaine

Enel vs. Garante Case: Court Of Cassation Overturns Rome Tribunal On Privacy Sanction Term

The Court of Cassation overturned the decision of the Tribunal of Rome in dispute between Enel Energia S.p.A. ("Enel") and the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la protezione dei dati personali, "Garante")...

United States Privacy

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Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Importance Of Digital Replica Consents Under The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Pharma-Influencers Under The Scrutiny Of The Italian Self-Regulatory Body

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Importance Of Digital Replica Consents Under The SAG-AFTRA Commercials Contract

United States Media & IT

DL

Davis+Gilbert LLP

Texas AG Launches Investigation Over "Organic" Produce Claims

United States Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Trademark Registrability Of Geographic Names: Lessons From The "LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS" Trademark Filings

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

Texas AG Continues To Freshen Up Children's Toothpaste Packaging

United States Media & IT

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Cozen O'Connor

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Telecoms, Mobile & Cable Communications

Le CRTC Adopte Une Approche De L'IA Privilégiant L'humain Pour La Certification Du Contenu Canadien

Dans Politique réglementaire de radiodiffusion CRTC 2025-299, le Conseil de la radiodiffusion et des télécommunications canadiennes (« CRTC »)...

Canada Technology

MT

McCarthy Tétrault LLP

States Push New Caller ID And STIR/SHAKEN Mandates: Why The FCC Should Preempt A Fragmented State Patchwork And Why Small Voice Service Providers Must Engage By February 3

In a recent trend, an increasing number of states are moving to regulate caller identification information verification and STIR/SHAKEN implementation through state‑level legislation...

United States Media & IT

RJ

Roth Jackson

FCC Announces Wide-Ranging New Controls On Drones And Drone Components

On 22 December 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced a significant expansion of its national-security controls on unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly referred to as drones.

United States Media & IT

KG

K&L Gates LLP

FCC Download: Monthly Updates - January 2026

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

A Bellwether? Waiver Order Signals Potential FCC Direction On Device Unlocking

United States Media & IT

NM

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

AI Telemarketing Calls

United States Technology

KM

Klein Moynihan Turco LLP

FCC Excludes Certain Foreign-Produced UAS And UAS Critical Components From Covered List And Provides Guidance For DoD And DHS Conditional Approvals

United States Government

AG

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Government Finalizes New Digital Technologies Accessibility Regulations

Canada Media & IT

BC

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

FCC Exempts Certain Drones From Covered List

United States Government

HK

Holland & Knight

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Sport

Labor Relations In Sports: Collective Bargaining In 2026 And Beyond

One might think that labor negotiations in professional sports involve two parties: leagues versus players' unions.

United States Employment

SA

Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP

FBI Probe And Indictments Involving Illegal Wagering And Point-Shaving Tactics In College Basketball—Guidance For NCAA Member Institutions

The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, along with the FBI, announced a broad investigation resulting in charges against 26 individuals in connection...

United States Media & IT

KR

Kutak Rock LLP

Enregistrabilité des dénominations géographiques en tant que marques: Leçons tirées des dépôts de la marque « LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS » aux États-Unis et au Canada

Les demandes d'enregistrement des marques LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS et VEGAS ATHLETICS refusées récemment aux États-Unis et au Canada donnent lieu...

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

"Point-Shaving" Scandal Rocks NCAA Men's Basketball - Federal Indictment Exposes Widening Risk Of Game Fixing In College And Professional Basketball

United States Media & IT

B

Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Trademark Registrability Of Geographic Names: Lessons From The "LAS VEGAS ATHLETICS" Trademark Filings

MT

Miller Thomson LLP

FTC Seeks Information From Universities On Agent Compliance With SPARTA

United States Consumer

SJ

Steptoe LLP

FTC Puts Student-Athlete Representation Back In The Spotlight

United States Media & IT

LL

Loeb & Loeb LLP

Talking Sports Law: A Conversation With Guiselle Torres, Denver Summit FC General Counsel (Podcast)

United States Media & IT

KG

K&L Gates LLP

Sports Sponsorship Agreement Considerations

United States Media & IT

OG

Outside GC

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Latest Videos

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A Reminder About NY's Credit Card Surcharge Law And Local Enforcement (Video)

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

CARU Releases A Risk Matrix For Using Generative AI With Kids (Podcast)

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Ways To Maximize Subrogation Recoveries In Q4: Settling Fast & Closing Strong (Podcast)

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Legal Considerations For Hotels: ESG (Video)

GW

Gowling WLG

Section 230 Under Siege: How Would Revisions Affect Gaming And Web3 Platforms? (Video)

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Gamma Law

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