MorganLewisINDUSTRYOUTLOOK

THETRENDS—AND

TRAPS—SHAPING2025

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THETRENDS—ANDTRAPS—SHAPING2025

Theglobalbusinesslandscapein2025ispoisedatacriticaljunctureofpoliticalshifts,regulatoryscrutiny,technologicalbreakthroughs,andevolvingmarketdemands.

Inthisreport,ourlawyersexplorethekeytrendsandpotentialpitfallsthatorganizationsacross

industriesandregionsmayfacein2025andbeyond.Drawinginsightsfromawiderangeof

developments—fromtheimplicationsofgeopoliticalchangestotheriseofinnovativetechnologies—thiscompilationoffersastrategicoutlooktoempowertacticaldecision-makingforbusinessesworldwide.

TABLEOFCONTENTS

BusinessOperations

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InterestRatesandBankruptcyRisks

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KeyTrendsforFamilyOffices

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CongressionalInvestigationsUnderaRepublicanTrifecta

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RespondingtoUS-Canada-MexicoTariffChanges

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HowPoliticalChangesShapeEmployerObligations

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SocialInsuranceComplianceinChina

4

EvolvingEmploymentandImmigrationLawDevelopments

4

GovernmentRegulationsandLegislation

5

DigitalOperationalResilienceintheEU

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UKandEUCrypto-AssetsRegulationOutlookin2025

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EnhancedSupplyChainSecurityEnforcementEfforts

6

SignificantInternationalStructuredFinanceReforms

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GovernmentTrifectaandPotentialInfluenceonMedicare,Medicaid,andMore

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ImpactofNewHIPAAProposalonHealthcareDataSecurity

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PotentialCongressionalOversightoverNILRightsforStudent-Athletes

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AntitrustEnforcementin2025:TraditionalbutNot“Laissez-Faire”

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SecondariesRegulationUnderaNewUSAdministration

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NewandEmergingTechnology

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NavigatingtheComplexitiesofE-DiscoveryandInformationGovernance

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WorkplaceTrackingTechnologiesandTheirImpact

8

Space:ANewFrontierforDataCentersandDataPrivacy

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TheRiseofAutonomousAIAgents

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Industry-SpecificDevelopments

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AutomotiveIndustryPolicyShifts

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ProtectingIntellectualPropertyRightsinSpace

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RenewableEnergyandClimatePolicyDevelopments

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NavigatingHydrogenTaxCreditsAmidPotentialRegulatoryShifts

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Asia’sSecondaryMarkets

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UK’sApproachtoSustainableAviationFuel(SAF)

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ManagingAerospaceSupplyChainRisk

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UKRegulationforMedicalDeviceReliance

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BeautyandWellnessOutlook

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BUSINESSOPERATIONS

InterestRatesandBankruptcyRisks

In2024,alleyeswereontheFederalReserveanticipatingwhatwouldhappenwiththeinterestrate.

Withanoverallslightdropbytheendoftheyear,thequestiononmanymindswaswhatthecurrentrateandpotentialactionin2025wouldmeanforbankruptcyandrestructuringefforts.

“We’regoingtocontinuetoseeanuptickinChapter11and7filings,certainlythroughthefirsthalfof nextyear....Whileevenslightlylowerrateswillcertainlyhelpstrugglingcompaniesalittle,itstilltakestimeforthelowerratestoleadtocheaperfinancing.”–

MatthewO’Donnell

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bankruptcy,restructuring,andinsolvency

capabilitiesandread

WhatLowerRates?Ch.11sExpectedtoStayStickyin2025

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KeyTrendsforFamilyOffices

Asfamilyofficescontinuetoadapttoeconomic,financial,andtechnologicalchanges,severalongoingdevelopmentsaregivingthesepracticesplentytoconsiderheadinginto2025.

“Theseissuesincludegiftandestatetaxexemptions,whicharesettohalveatthestartof2026;federal

andstateupdatesregardingnoncompeteagreements;ongoingIRScampaignsaroundsportsinvesting

andbusinessaircraftuse;afederalmandateregardinganti-moneylaunderingprograms;andthe

evolvinguseofartificialintelligenceincybersecurity.”–

SaraWells

,

JacquelineAguilera

,

JenniferBreen

,

JohnO’Brien

,

BrianSlough

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familyoffices

capabilitiesandread

5EvolvingConcernsfor

FamilyOfficesin2025

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CongressionalInvestigationsUnderaRepublicanTrifecta

AstheRepublican-controlled119thUSCongresscommencesandthenewUSadministrationtakesoffice,theprivatesectorshouldbraceforheightenedscrutinyacrossarangeofcriticalissues.Witha

Republicantrifecta,Congressislessincentivizedtotakeanaggressiveapproachtoreviewing,monitoring,andsupervisingexecutivebranchactivities,andinsteadwillturnitsfocustotheprivatesector.

ExpectedcoordinationbetweenCongressandtheExecutiveBranchraisesthestakesforcompanies,

potentiallyexposingthemtosimultaneouscriminal,civiladministrative,andcongressionalinvestigations.Thisenvironmentwilllikelyamplifyrisksinvariousareas:supplychains,particularlyinthetechnology

andpharmaceuticalindustries;governmentcontracting;andcross-borderinvestment.–

Amanda

Robinson

,

DavidPlotinsky

,

EmilyAhdieh

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congressionalinvestigations

and

USadministrationpolicies

andpriorities

capabilitiesandread

RepublicanTrifectaAmplifiesRisksforCos.in3Key

Areas

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RespondingtoUS-Canada-MexicoTariffChanges

In2025,tariffsonimportsfromCanadaandMexicocouldsignificantlyimpacttheautomotivesupplychain,forcingsupplierstoevaluatestrategiesforadaptingtohighercostsandpotentialdisruptions.

Thesetariffs,includingaproposed25%dutyonimportsandpotentialrenegotiationoftheUS-Mexico-CanadaAgreement,couldreshapesourcingdecisionsforUSautomakersandsuppliersalike.

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“Dependingonhowtheseproposalsarerealized,supplychainsinCanadaandMexicocouldbecome significantlymoreexpensiveunderincreasedtariffsandthuslessdesirableforUSautomakersandUS-basedassemblyplants.”–

KatelynHilferty

,

CaseyWeaver

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internationaltradeandnationalsecurity

and

US

administrationpoliciesandpriorities

capabilitiesandread

HowAutoSuppliersCanPrepare

forTariffsAgainstCanadaandMexico,

SupplyChainDive

HowPoliticalChangesShapeEmployerObligations

InlinewiththeproposedpoliciesandactionsfromthefirstTrumpadministration,changesunderthe

newUSadministrationmayincludeashifttowardmoreemployer-friendlypolicieswithintheDepartmentofLabor(DOL),arollbackofpro-unionpositionsbytheNationalLaborRelationsBoard(NLRB),anda

morecriticalstanceondiversityinitiativesbytheEqualEmploymentOpportunityCommission(EEOC)andtheOfficeofFederalContractCompliancePrograms(OFCCP),amongotherpotentialchanges.

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labor,employment,andbenefits

and

USadministration

policiesandpriorities

capabilitiesandread

TheImpactoftheUSElectiononLaborand

EmploymentLaw

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SocialInsuranceComplianceinChina

Atighteningscrutinyofsocialinsurancecontributions,andthedutyofcollectingthem,bytheChinesegovernmentcouldposeincreasingchallengestosocialinsurancecompliance,anareaemployersshouldconsider.

“[I]twouldbeprudentforemployersinChina(particularlythosewithemployeesworkinginlocationsotherthanwheretheemployingentityisregistered)toreviewsocialinsuranceenrolmentand

contributionpracticestoensurecompliance.”–

LesliLigorner

,

BillHuang

,

LiangyuMao

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globalemployment

capabilitiesandread

IntensifyingScrutiny

onSocialInsuranceComplianceinChina

,InternationalEmploymentLawyer

EvolvingEmploymentandImmigrationLawDevelopments

UnitedKingdom

AftertheintroductionoftheEmploymentRightsBillin2024,2025issettobeayearofnotablechangefortheUnitedKingdomwithrespecttoemploymentandimmigrationlaw.Whatshouldemployersdotoprepare?

“TheBillproposesreformsin28broadareas,including,forinstance,inrelationtounfairdismissal,fireandrehirepractices,collectiveredundancies,tradeunionsandindustrialaction,rightstorequestflexibleworking,sexualharassmentandthird-partyharassment,equalityactionplans,zerohourscontractsandpregnancydiscrimination.Asfurtherdetailoneachproposedreformbecomespublishedthroughout2025andearly2026,weexpectmanyorganizationstobeginrollingoutnewpoliciesandprocedures,and

trainingHR,managers,andallemployees,whereappropriate,onthenewreformspriortothementeringintoforce.”–

MatthewHowse

,

LouiseSkinner

,

JenniferConnolly

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globalemployment

capabilitiesandread

GetReadyForBig

EmploymentLawChangesInUKThisYear

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MiddleEast

Thestartof2025willkeepMiddleEastHRpractitionersandemploymentlawyersbusy,withthe

introductionofamendmentstotheLaborLawintheKingdomofSaudiArabiaandnewEmploymentRegulationsintheAbuDhabiGlobalMarkets,UAE.

“Bothlegaldevelopmentsarestatedtoenhancerightsandobligationswithintheemployment

relationshipandbringthejurisdictionsinlinewithglobalworkforceexpectations.Bothsetsoflawsarelikelytorequireemployerstoadjustpoliciesandpractices,andamendexistingcontractualterms.”

RebeccaFord

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globalemployment

capabilitiesandread

MiddleEast

EmploymentReforms2025

,TheOath

TrendsintheEuropeanSecondariesMarket

TheEuropeansecondariesmarkethasbeenevolvingrapidly,withseveralkeytrendsshapingitslandscape.

“InadditiontoGPsseekingtoraisetheirfirstcontinuationfunds,[expect]moreEuropeanGPsthathavesuccessfullyraisedacontinuationvehicleoverthepasttwotofiveyearstoseektoraisetheirnextoneoverthecourseofthenextyear.”

TedCraig

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secondarytransactions

and

investmentmanagement

capabilitiesandread

WhileFarFromanAvalanche,OpportunitiestoEmergeinEuropein

2025

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GOVERNMENTREGULATIONSANDLEGISLATION

DigitalOperationalResilienceintheEU

TheDigitalOperationalResilienceAct(DORA)appliestofinancialinstitutions,investmentfirms,fund

managementcompanies,insuranceundertakings,andotherregulatedfinancialentitiesregulatedintheEU.DORAaimstostrengthenoperationalresiliencebyensuringprudentriskmanagementofinformationandcommunicationtechnology(ICT)services,includinganorganizationscloud,software-as-a-service,digitaldata,andITinfrastructurearrangements.

FinancialentitiesmustbecompliantwithDORAasofJanuary17,2025.Implementationefforts

acceleratedinrecentmonthstomeetthedeadlineandinmanycasesarestillongoing.TheEuropeanSupervisoryAuthorities(ESAs)publishedajointstatementinDecember2024emphasizingthe

importanceoffinancialentitiesadoptingarobust,structuredapproachtomeettheirobligationsinatimelymanner.

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technologytransactions,outsourcing,andcommercial

contracts

capabilitiesandread

PreparingforDORA:ComplianceDeadlineArrives

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LewisTech&SourcingBlog

UKandEUCrypto-AssetsRegulationOutlookin2025

“AgainstthebackdropoftherapidlytransformingdigitallandscapesintheUKandEuropeanUnion,andevolvinginnovativefinancialinstrumentsandtechnologies,theUKandEUcrypto-assetregulatory

frameworksarecontinuingtodevelop.IntheUK,thegovernmentandtheFinancialConductAuthorityhaverecentlyprovidedupdatesontheproposednewUKcrypto-assetregulatoryregimethatisnow

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intendedtotakeeffectin2026.IntheEU,crypto-assetfirmsarepreparingforthefast-approaching

roIIoutdatesoftheEUDigitaIOperationaIResiIienceAct,orDORA,andtheremainingprovisionsoftheEUMarketsinCrypto-AssetsReguIation,orMiCA.”—

StevenLightstone

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fintech

and

digitaIbanking

capabiIitiesandread

PIanningFor

UKAndEUCrypto-AssetReguIationsIn2025

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EnhancedSupplyChainSecurityEnforcementEfforts

TheUSSenateCommitteeonHomeIandSecurityandGovernmentaIAffairsapprovedabiIIthatwouId

enhancefederaIeffortstoimpIementanewsuppIychainsecurityenforcementinitiative—abipartisan

efforttostrengthentheroIeandauthorityoftheFederaIAcquisitionSecurityCounciI(FASC).Ifpassed,itwouIdgiveCongressadirectroIeinidentifyingcompaniesofconcernandissuingorderstoexcIudeandremovethosecompaniesfromexecutiveagencyprocurements.

“WhiIethetimingofthebiII’spassingisIesscIear,itmaybecomeIawsoonerratherthanIater.ThebiII

nowhasbicameraIsupport.AIthoughitmaybeincIudedinmust-passIegisIationIaterthismonth,ifthebiIIisnotincIudedinIegisIationbeforeyear-end,thenitmaybepassedtothenextCongress,whichwiIIIikeIyspendthefirst100daysfocusedprimariIyonreconciIiationandconfirmingPresident-eIectDonaId

Trump’snominationsintheSenate.”—

AmandaRobinson

,

BarronAvery

,

Sarah-JaneLorenzo

,

EmiIy

Ahdieh

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businessdisputes

and

whitecoIIarIitigationandgovernment

investigations

capabiIitiesandread

PreparingForMoreLimberFederaISuppIyChain

Oversight

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SignificantInternationalStructuredFinanceReforms

In2025,EuropeanstructuredfinancewiIIfacethemostsignificantreguIatoryreformssincethegIobaIfinanciaIcrisis.WhiIethereishopethatsecuritizationcanonceagainpIayakeyroIeinEuropeancapitaImarkets,thereisaIsoafeeIingthatthemarketisapproachingitsfinaIopportunity.

“InvestorduediIigencerequirementsarenowde-IinkedfromtheArticIe7reportingrequirementsintheUK....NowthereisaprincipIes-basedapproach,andaninvestorhastoget、sufficientinformation’toenabIeittounderstandtherisksofwhatitisinvestingin.ThereisaIistofinformationthatneedstobe

obtained,butitisnotasprescriptive.”—

MerrynCraske

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structuredtransactions

capabiIitiesandread

European

SecuritizationDreamsofTransformationViaRegsReformin2025

,GIobaICapitaI

GovernmentTrifectaandPotentialInfluenceonMedicare,Medicaid,andMore

AsthenewUSadministrationtakesofficeandRepubIicanshoIdanarrowmajorityinboththeUSHouseofRepresentativesandUSSenate,“thiscontroItrifectaisIikeIytoaffectbothIegisIativeandreguIatory

processesandprovidepathwaysforpotentiaIchangestothedrugpricingandreimbursement

Iandscapes.”KeydrugpricingprogramsandotherareassuchastheInfIationReductionAct,Section

340BDrugPricingProgram,PharmacyBenefitManagerTransparency,DrugImportation,andtheBayh-DoIeMarch-InRightsareamongthekeyareastowatch.—

StephenForster

,

AIexanderHastings

,

Howard

Young

,

JacqueIineBerman

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FDAandhealthcare

and

USadministrationpoliciesand

iris

3capabilitiesandread

What2024ElectionMeansforDrugs,MedicareandMedicaid

,

ImpactofNewHIPAAProposalonHealthcareDataSecurity

AproposedupdatetoHIPAArulesmandatesmultifactorauthenticationandpatientdataencryption,

raisingcostandcomplianceconcerns.The393regulation,thefirstupdatein12years,isopenforpubliccomment,withitsfutureunderthenewUSadministrationuncertain.

“ThebigquestionIhaverightnowis:Whatistheadministrationcomingingoingtodowiththis?...

We’renotseeingawholesaleoverhauloftherule.Weareseeingaclarificationofexistingprinciples,andwe’realsoseeingnewrequirementsbuiltintoaddressbestpractices,guidanceandalsoevencourt

decisions.”–

MichaelMadderra

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digitalhealth

and

cybersecurity,incidentresponse,and

i

capabilitiesandread

HIPAACyberRuleShake-UpArrivesonEveofTrump’sReturn

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PotentialCongressionalOversightoverNILRightsforStudent-Athletes

Asthedebateontheregulationofstudent-athletes’name,image,andlikeness(NIL)rightscontinuestoevolve,theNCAAwilllooktoCongresstocodifyNILprotectionsandbringrelieffromfuturelitigation,followingthelandmark$2.8billionsettlementacrossthreeclassactionsin2024.

“Infact,itispossible—albeitperhapsunlikely—thatbythistimenextyearawhollynewandreimaginedversionoftheNCAAwillhavetakenshape,withstudentathletesreceivingdirectpaymentsfromtheiruniversities,aswellasotherrevenuestreamstiedtotheirexploitationoftheirNILrights,whichwillbeprotectedunderfederallaw.”–

DanaGross

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intellectualproperty

and

sports

capabilitiesandread

The

YearAhead:Here’sWhatOurReadersWillHaveontheirRadarfor2025

,IPWatchdog

AntitrustEnforcementin2025:TraditionalbutNot“Laissez-Faire”

ThepastyearmarkedtheculminationoftheBidenantitrustera,withtheFederalTradeCommission

(FTC)andDepartmentofJustice(DOJ)AntitrustDivisiontakingamoreaggressivestanceonperceivedanticompetitivepractices.UnderthenewUSadministration,expectchangestotheantitrustenforcementlandscape,particularlyastheFTCandDOJshifttheirfocusandstrategies.

“OutsideafewareashighlightedbytheincomingTrumpadministration—suchascontentmoderationandESGinitiatives—thesignalspointtowardamoretraditionalregulatoryenvironment.However,traditionaldoesnotmeanalaissez-faireviewofenforcement:sectorssuchastechnology,healthcare,andESG-

focusedinitiatives,amongothers,willremainunderscrutiny.”–

StevenReed

,

R.BrendanFee

,

Noah

Kaufman

,

JohnCeccio

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antitrustandcompetition

capabilitiesandread

2024Antitrust

&CompetitionYearinReviewandTrendsfor2025

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SecondariesRegulationUnderaNewUSAdministration

UnderthenewUSadministration,secondariesmarketparticipantsareconsideringtheimpactinthe

UnitedStatesoffuturereguIationinthisspace.“TherecouIdbeknockoneffectsfromdivestmentsfrom

certainjurisdictionsandpotentiaItaxandtradepoIicychanges.”-

JosephZargari,TedCraig

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secondarytransactions

,

investmentmanagement

,and

US

administrationpoIiciesandpriorities

capabiIitiesandread

TrumpLoomsLargeforNorth

AmericanSecondariesin2025,SecondariesInvestor

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NEWANDEMERGINGTECHNOLOGY

NavigatingtheComplexitiesofeDiscoveryandInformationGovernance

“InthedigitaIera,theIegaIfieIdhasundergonesignificantchanges,ande-discoveryandinformation governancearenoexceptions.WithrapidtechnoIogicaIprogress,evoIvingcaseIaw,andchangingbestpractices,stayingvigiIantandadaptabIeiscruciaI.ThisarticIeexpIoreskeyareaswherebeinginformedandhavingthe、right’professionaIsatthetabIewiIIbeessentiaIin2025.”-

ScottMiIner

,

TaraLawIer

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eData

and

informationgovernance

capabiIitiesandread

NavigatingtheShiftingSandsofE-DiscoveryandInformationGovernancein2025

,TheLegaIInteIIigencer

WorkplaceTrackingTechnologiesandTheirImpact

InIate2024,thefederaIConsumerFinanciaIProtectionBureau(CFPB)reIeasedacircuIaroutIiningitsstancethattheFairCreditReportingAct(FCRA)appIiestocompaniesofferingworkpIacetracking

technoIogy,incIudingAI-generatedaIgorithmicscores,asweIIastoempIoyerswhousethisinformationinempIoymentdecisions.

“TheCFPB’scircuIarisawarningtoempIoyersusingtrackingtechnoIogy,AI,orsoftwaretoevaIuateorassess、workers’forempIoyment-reIatedpurposes,asweIIastheentitiesthatfurnishthattechnoIogy.

EmpIoyersandtechnoIogycompaniesshouIdcontinuetomonitortheviewsofnewCFPBandFTC

IeadershiponthescopeoftheFCRAinthecomingyear.”-

AIiceHrdy

,

JohnLee

,

DavidMonteiro

,

ChIoe

KeatingLeigh

,

MargaretMcDoweII

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AI

and

empIoymentcounseIing

capabiIitiesandread

CFPB

WarnsofWorkpIaceTrackingTechnoIogyinUSFirms

,InternationaIEmpIoymentLawyer

Space:ANewFrontierforDataCentersandDataPrivacy

AsmorecompaniesexpandtheirextraterrestriaIoperations,space-basedtechnoIogicaIinfrastructure,

suchasIow-Earthorbit(LEO)datacenters,wiIIbeneededtomaximizethebenefitsofsuchprivatespaceventures.However,withinternationaIspaceIawstiIIinitsinfancy,companiesdeveIopingspace-based

databaseswiIIneedtodeterminewhichprivacyregimesappIytoavoidpotentiaIIegaIrisksassociatedwithsuchendeavors.

“AsprivatespaceexpIoration,tourism,andotherformsofcommerciaIizationbecomemorecommon,

moreindividuaIswiIIbetraveIingtospace,andtheirdata(particuIarIyatfirst,heaIthdata)wiIIsometimeshavetotraveIwiththem.FederaIprivacyIawsoftenrequirestrictadherencetocertainsafeguardsto

protecttheconfidentiaIityandintegrityofindividuaIs’data.Companiesthatstorecovereddatatypesin

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LEOdatabasesshoulddetermineonthefrontendwhichfederallawsapplyanddesigntheirdatacentersinawaytoallowcompliance.”–

JaredWilkerson

,

CollinHopkins

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aerospaceanddefense

capabilitiesandread

WithLow-Earth

OrbitDataCenters,PrivacyRisksGoBeyondSpace

,BloombergLaw

TheRiseofAutonomousAIAgents

AIagents,or“agenticAI”—essentially,AI-poweredsoftwareprogramsthatcantakeinnewinformationontheirown—arethenextfrontierinthecommercializationofAItechnology.However,thisnascent

technologyraisesnovellegalquestionstouchingonantitrustanddataprivacyconcerns.

“ItisalsoconceivablethatagenticAIwithpricinggoalscouldresorttoautonomouslycreating

anticompetitiveagreementswitheachotherorwithhumancounterparties,absentanyexpress

instructionfromahumantodoso.Whileitremainsunclearifthispossibilityisrealisticorpractical,AI

agentswouldseemtoheightentheriskofthispossibilitycomparedwithexistingsoftwarebecauseofthehigherdegreeofautonomyandwiderrangeoftoolstheymayengage.”–

JoshuaGoodman

,

Minna

Naranjo

,

PhillipWiese

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AI

and

antitrustandcompetition

capabilitiesandread

No

StringsAttached:AgenticAITestsPrivacy&AntitrustBoundaries

,CorporateCompliance

Insights

INDUSTRY-SPECIFICDEVELOPMENTS

AutomotiveIndustryPolicyShifts

UnderthenewUSadministration,anticipatedpolicyshiftsontrade,emissions,andelectricvehiclesarepoisedtocreaterippleeffectsacrosstheautomotiveindustry.AmongtheproposedchangesisapotentialrollbackofCalifornia’svehicleemissionswaiver,whichhashistoricallyallowedthestatetoimplement

stricterstandardsthanfederalregulations.

“AnyattempttorevokeCalifornia’swaiverwouldleadtolawsuitsandlitigation,andit’sunclearwhetherthewaiverwouldremainineffectwhilethematterworkeditswaythroughthecourts.”–

LeviMcAllister

Additionally,thenewUSadministrationislikelytotargetprogramsintendedtosupportEVsales,

includingconsumerincentivesandfederalsupportforchargingstations.However,undoingtheEV

provisionsoftheInflationReductionActwouldneedcongressionalapproval,whichmaybedifficultas

automakershaveinvestedinEVmanufacturingfacilitiesinregionsrepresentedbyRepublicanlawmakers.

“Itcouldhaverealpoliticalimpactsonconstituentsinareasthatarehistoricallysupportiveoftheadministration.”–

LeviMcAllister

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automotiveandmobility

,

EV

,and

USadministrationpoliciesand

priorities

capabilitiesandread

5AutomotiveTopicstoWatchWhenTrumpTakesOffice

,

AutomotiveDive

ProtectingIntellectualPropertyRightsinSpace

Theconceptofintellectualproperty(IP)inspace,alreadyarapidlygrowingfield,couldbepoisedforabreakthroughasinterestinspaceexplorationcontinuestorise.Butwhatbecomesofagricultural

productsgrowninspace,innovationsdevelopedinspace,andcontentcreatedinspace?

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“Rightnow,thereisnoonejurisdictiononEarththatprotectstheuseoftrademarksinouterspacenoouterspacetrademarkofficetoprotectabrandnamenoranouterspacecourtsystemtobringaclaimforinfringement....Themorewemovetowardsthecommercializationofouterspaceto

consumers,themoreweshouldstarttothinkabouthowwearegoingtohelpcompaniesprotecttheir

brandsforthegoodsandservicestheyplantoofferinouterspace.”

RachelleDubow

.Formoreinformation