Technology Law and Digital Law

The SEC and CFTC have issued coordinated regulatory relief measures that significantly advance crypto-based trading infrastructure in US markets, bypassing Congressional gridlock on the CLARITY Act. These orders establish new frameworks for tokenized securities venues and passive software providers, potentially reshaping how digital assets are traded and accessed in regulated markets.

Lowenstein Sandler achieves groundbreaking SEC no-action relief enabling zero cash balance brokerage accounts, while global regulators advance digital asset infrastructure and issue new guidance on AI supervision and prediction market contracts. How are these developments reshaping the intersection of traditional finance, emerging technology, and regulatory oversight?

Treasury's proposed rule on payment stablecoins establishes critical territorial boundaries for U.S. issuance and foreign token operations. Organizations must understand certification requirements, compliance frameworks, and jurisdictional triggers before entering the regulated stablecoin market.

This collection of insights from Ankura explores critical challenges facing multiple industries in 2026, from cybersecurity threats targeting AI assistants to the evolving landscape of freight capacity, cryptocurrency enforcement, and healthcare compliance. The articles examine how organizations navigate regulatory complexity, operational constraints, and emerging risks across financial services, logistics, healthcare, and technology sectors.

Artificial intelligence is especially attractive in industries overwhelmed by information. Healthcare organizations process enormous volumes of patient data, clinical records, insurance information and administrative documentation. Financial institutions analyze equally vast quantities of transactions, customer information, credit histories and market data. AI promises to make sense of all of it faster, and in many cases it already does.

A federal court in Illinois recently dismissed a False Claims Act cybersecurity case against Archer Daniels Midland, ruling that the plaintiff failed to demonstrate that alleged cybersecurity deficiencies were material to the government's payment decisions. The decision provides critical guidance on what plaintiffs must prove to successfully bring FCA claims based on cybersecurity noncompliance, particularly regarding materiality requirements that go beyond mere contractual conditions of payment.

Two bodies of export regulations typically come to mind when we think of export controls: the Export Administration Regulations of the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security, and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations ...

The 2026 International Hotel Investment Forum EMEA revealed critical challenges facing the hospitality industry, from geopolitical tensions affecting Middle East markets to yield compression threatening profitability. Industry leaders grappled with how artificial intelligence will reshape booking channels and operations while maintaining the human touch that defines hospitality.

As AI agents begin to autonomously execute commercial transactions, a critical question emerges that precedes all others: will the platforms, merchants, and payment providers that control transaction infrastructure even allow these agents to participate? The architecture of access control is being built now, and it may determine the future of agentic commerce more than any legal doctrine.

Recent federal court decisions are challenging long-standing interpretations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's consent requirements for pre-recorded calls to cell phones.

Through our Viewpoints series, Riveron experts share their opinions on current topics, business trends, and industry news.

Effective January 1, 2025, California law AB 2426 will require companies offering online-only digital goods to disclose that consumers are purchasing a limited-duration license...