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Foley partner Aaron Tantleff is speaking in the upcoming Data Privacy for Health Summitt on the panel “AI in Healthcare: From Innovation to Liability.” From training data to regulatory scrutiny, this panel will explore how AI is transforming life sciences, and where responsibility lies when things go wrong.

Foley & Lardner LLP is back in Boston for our 22nd Annual IP Conference! Join us on Friday, October 9, 2026, for a full day of insightful discussions led by industry voices from across the corporate and intellectual property landscape. This premier event will explore emerging trends, best practices in IP management, and key legal considerations, providing a valuable opportunity to:

Two-part webinar on tariff policy shifts, IEEPA refunds, trade disputes, and supply chain strategies.

There are conferences you attend, and there are conferences that recalibrate how you think about the next decade. TDK Ventures’ 100X 2026, held this week in Burlingame, California, was firmly in the second category. As a proud co-sponsor on behalf of Foley, I had the privilege of supporting my friend and client Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, as he and his team convened an extraordinary, invitation-only gathering of founders, institutional partners, investors, and corporate leaders who were all focused on a single organizing question: what does it take to build companies that scale not 10x, but 100x?

On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14420, “Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System.” Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (NEA), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, the order declares that the foreign supply of “bulk-power system electric equipment” presents an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and the economy. It restricts transactions involving a broad range of grid equipment and associated services, directs the Secretary of Energy to issue implementing rules on an accelerated timetable, and authorizes the imposition of conditions on equipment acquired or installed before the date of the order.

This episode features a conversation with Alice Lee-Dutra. Alice is a senior patent agent in Foley’s San Diego office. In this discussion, Alice reflects on growing up in Los Angeles, CA, attending Harvey Mudd College for undergrad and earning her PhD.

This episode features a conversation with Tim Gamache. Tim is a patent agent who recently finished Foley’s summer associate program in the Boston office.

In the latest episode of Energized by Foley, Deanna Reitman sits down with Rod Hutchinson for an inside look at one of the most essential — and least understood — forces behind the energy industry: structured commodity finance. From crude and LNG to refined products, Rod explains how these financing structures help move energy from the wellhead to the end user, making global supply chains possible.

There are conferences you attend, and there are conferences that recalibrate how you think about the next decade. TDK Ventures’ 100X 2026, held this week in Burlingame, California, was firmly in the second category. As a proud co-sponsor on behalf of Foley, I had the privilege of supporting my friend and client Nicolas Sauvage, President of TDK Ventures, as he and his team convened an extraordinary, invitation-only gathering of founders, institutional partners, investors, and corporate leaders who were all focused on a single organizing question: what does it take to build companies that scale not 10x, but 100x?

On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued Executive Order 14420, “Declaring a National Emergency to Secure the United States Bulk-Power System.” Invoking the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), the National Emergencies Act (NEA), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States Code, the order declares that the foreign supply of “bulk-power system electric equipment” presents an unusual and extraordinary threat to U.S. national security, foreign policy, and the economy. It restricts transactions involving a broad range of grid equipment and associated services, directs the Secretary of Energy to issue implementing rules on an accelerated timetable, and authorizes the imposition of conditions on equipment acquired or installed before the date of the order.

This article provides an overview of the current litigation landscape, explains that, while these cases can be susceptible to early pleadings challenges, they often survive motions to dismiss, and identifies practical defense strategies that can meaningfully reduce exposure.