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Privacy & Compliance
The health care IT vendor pays at least $300,000 and faces $9.7 million more if it misses required security reforms, including MFA and encryption.
Investigations & Litigation
Two days after announcing a probe into reports that CEO Jensen Huang was targeted by a foreign intelligence effort, the board named its outside counsel.
Outside Counsel
David Lat reports that Cahill Gordon & Reindel may be acquired, as the New York firm has lost eight finance partners this year.
Investigations & Litigation
Oversight's expected chair has outlined corporate probes, and state attorneys general are already probing some of the same conduct.
Antitrust & Regulatory
Hagens Berman suit in Seattle claims seven carriers named as defendants used ATPCO shopping-data tools to watch rivals' prices and keep fares high.
Antitrust & Regulatory
An amended complaint adds Arizona, Florida, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin as co-plaintiffs, and Hims & Hers says it will fight what it calls follow-on claims.
AI & Legal Tech
At a Midtown press conference, the governor said Congress should adopt New York's frontier AI safety law, which takes effect Jan. 1, 2027.
GC Moves & Careers
Larkin, a Hinckley Allen M&A partner whose firm advised Analogic on its Leidos combination, now leads the company's legal affairs.
AI & Legal Tech
Anthropic's amended S-1 prices up to 825 million shares at $70 to $78. Its risk factors give legal teams a template for AI disclosure.
Outside Counsel
Kirkland confirmed the Nee team on Nov. 6, and Bloomberg Law reported that Weil's remaining equity partners will be treated as withdrawn.
Privacy & Compliance
The Governor's Technology Office created the dual privacy and legal post after a 2025 cyberattack and a new statewide data classification policy.
AI & Legal Tech
The OCC's Bulletin 2026-54 gives examiners an illustrative four-tier method for bank AI and agents. It says it sets no new expectations for banks.
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