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Akin is a leading international law firm with more than 900 lawyers in offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Middle East.
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Nonprofits continue to be closely scrutinized by the executive and legislative branches—as well as state attorneys general and legislatures.

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#Nonprofit
February 13, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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💡 Check out our latest IP Newsflash update titled “Plaintiffs’ Strategic Decision’ to Respond to Expert’s Untimely Invalidity Theories Dooms Motion to Strike" here: https://bit.ly/3ZUwnEV

#IntellectualProperty
February 13, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Over the past year, momentum to overhaul FDA’s generally recognized as safe (GRAS) framework has reached its highest point in decades.

Read more: https://bit.ly/468fqKC

#FDA
February 12, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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Akin was a lead partner at the Financial Times Future of Asset Management Middle East conference in Dubai this week.

Find out more on sovereign & government investor capabilities here: https://bit.ly/3ZS6w0l

#InvestmentManagement
February 12, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Two recent California appellate decisions have issued significant rulings regarding liability exposure under the state's Investigative Consumer Reporting Agencies Act (ICRAA).

Read more: https://bit.ly/4ro17Kc

#CaliforniaLaw
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 PM
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Akin white collar defense & government investigations partner James J. Benjamin Jr. and senior counsel Jack Murphy speak with Eventus about key issues related to prediction markets.

Read more here: https://bit.ly/4cuAS02

#WhiteCollar
February 11, 2026 at 9:20 PM
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Remi Mehner, counsel in Akin’s health care & life sciences practice, will be moderating a panel sponsored by the Women's Bar Association of the District of Columbia.

Featuring Caroline Wolverton, senior counsel at Akin.

Register below:
https://bit.ly/4qs9zHi

#WomensBarAssociation
February 10, 2026 at 7:24 PM
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Akin is proud to be lead partner at the Financial Times Future of Asset Management Middle East conference in Dubai this week.

See the agenda here: https://bit.ly/4raojf6

#InvestmentManagement
February 10, 2026 at 4:28 PM
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On Wednesday, February 11, white collar defense & government investigations partner Lance Jasper will be moderating a panel during Los Angeles County Bar Association's 56th Annual Securities Seminar.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3NZ6GAl

More about Lance here: https://bit.ly/406626x

#LACBA
February 10, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Akin is proud to be a gold sponsor of Global Investigations Review Live: Annual Investigations Meeting MENA on Thursday, February 12, 2026.

For further details and the full agenda, visit: https://bit.ly/46mwdti

#Investigations
February 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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➡️ Episode 4, “Delaware's Counter Offensive: Moelis, Musk and the Amended Section 220,” is available at the link and on your preferred podcast platform: https://bit.ly/3JECclf.

#Litigation
February 9, 2026 at 9:56 PM
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OFAC has issued General License 47, authorizing certain transactions related to the sale of U.S.-origin diluents to Venezuela that are otherwise prohibited under U.S. sanctions.
Read more here: https://bit.ly/4tvSPBO

#InternationalTrade
February 9, 2026 at 5:31 PM
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Akin investment management partner Emily Goodman will be speaking at the Maples Investment Funds Forum on Thursday, February 12 in Grand Cayman.

Learn more about Emily: https://bit.ly/4rL5vDb

#HedgeFunds
February 9, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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The American Lawyer and Global Arbitration Review profile Akin’s new international arbitration partners, Kabir Duggal and Felipe Nazar Pagani, emphasizing the firm’s growing arbitration platform and its ongoing strategic investment.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4qjTX8x

#AkinArbitration
February 9, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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Akin lobbying & public policy senior counsel Josh Teitelbaum speaks with Sourcing Journal about Congress extending trade preference programs, the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and Haiti HOPE/HELP.

For more of Josh’s insights: https://bit.ly/4a6cNez

#TradePolicy
February 9, 2026 at 3:08 PM
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Akin international trade partner Jason Prince will be a speaker on a Dow Jones Risk Journal webinar on February 12, 2026.

Register here: lnkd.in/gbxUtry9

Learn more about Jason: lnkd.in/gx_4WidK

#ExportControls
February 6, 2026 at 7:44 PM
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Akin investment management partner Max Karpel authors an article for Bloomberg Law on the key capabilities lawyers need when advising hedge fund managers in current market conditions.

Read more of Max’s insights here: https://bit.ly/4a3bJZ4

#InvestmentManagement
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
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On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 46 (GL 46).

Read more here: https://bit.ly/3LVL6vT

#EconomicSanctions
February 5, 2026 at 2:22 PM
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On January 15, the New York Attorney General (NYAG) filed a civil suit against a former biopharmaceutical executive for alleged insider trading under the Martin Act.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4aj23sl

#NYAG
February 4, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Akin is featured by The Deal by With Intelligence in its "Who’s Helping Whom H2 ’25: Legal Advisers – Activists.”

For more: https://bit.ly/4rRq1Cb

#ShareholderActivism
February 4, 2026 at 10:01 PM
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In this installment, we cover the recent case challenging the use of AI in hiring.

Learn more by watching our latest LaborSpeak video.

Subscribe to the LaborSpeak blog here: https://bit.ly/3Utdmqe

#AI
February 4, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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The FDA has begun accepting requests for its new PreCheck pilot program, which is intended to support earlier engagement and greater predictability in the review and inspection process.

Our latest blog: https://bit.ly/45Q1J2N

Subscribe to blog digest here: https://bit.ly/4eMb8eX

#FDA
February 4, 2026 at 6:14 PM
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Akin white collar defense & government investigations senior counsel Jack Murphy speaks with CNBC about prediction markets, the questions raised by sports event contracts and the CFTC’s enforcement approach.

For more of Jack’s insights: https://bit.ly/4au3gOy

#CFTC
February 4, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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On Thursday, February 5, white collar defense & government investigations partner Parvin M. will speak on the panel Defending Parallel Investigations Involving the SEC, SDNY, EDNY, NYAG and Others.

Register here: https://bit.ly/3ZUtNOQ

More about Parvin: https://bit.ly/4abnUlg

#SEFNY2026
February 4, 2026 at 4:54 PM
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AI has entered the arbitral decision-making space.

The American Arbitration Association – International Centre for Dispute Resolution (AAA-ICDR) has launched an AI arbitrator designed to deliver fast, efficient awards in document-only cases.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4rzvEEU

#AkinArbitration
February 4, 2026 at 2:18 PM