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Join Foley & Lardner LLP and BRG for a webinar exploring the intersection of trade secret litigation, digital forensics, and artificial intelligence.

Substantial transformation rules determine when processing or manufacturing changes a product’s country of origin, generally requiring a significant change in name, character, or use compared with its inputs.

Substantial transformation rules determine when processing or manufacturing changes a product’s country of origin, generally requiring a significant change in name, character, or use compared with its inputs.

The next autonomy patent wars may not be confined to cars. As AI moves into drones, robots, defense systems, warehouses, and industrial equipment, the collision between software, sensors, connectivity, and physical control may create new licensing and litigation flashpoints.

On October 29, 2026, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it voted the day prior to rescind, effective immediately, its “Enforcement Guidance on the Consideration of Arrest and Conviction Records in Employment Decisions Under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.” That guidance had dated to 2012.

This episode features Nicole Strydom, Deputy General Counsel and Assistant Corporate Secretary at C.H. Robinson. In this conversation, Nicole reflects on her unconventional path to law, including her career as a professional cellist before attending Hamline School of Law.

This episode features a conversation with Jared Pliner. Jared is an associate in Foley's Boston office and a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

This episode features a conversation with Roland Potts. Roland is a partner in Foley’s Miami Office, Chair of the firm’s International Arbitration Team, and a member of the Commercial Litigation Practice Group.

The next autonomy patent wars may not be confined to cars. As AI moves into drones, robots, defense systems, warehouses, and industrial equipment, the collision between software, sensors, connectivity, and physical control may create new licensing and litigation flashpoints.

On November 9, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued its long-awaited written opinion in the challenge to California Senate Bills (SB) 253 and 261.

For 20 years, the smart money avoided hardware. It cost too much and moved too slowly. Now hardware is in fashion again, and that is exactly when a lawyer starts reading the fine print.  That tension drove the fifth Hard Things evening, which Foley & Lardner and Mavka Capital hosted on Nov. 2 at Helm.AI's offices. Helm.AI was the right room for this conversation. Founded in 2016 by CEO Vladislav Voroninski, it has become one of the leading physical AI companies, building the software that helps cars drive themselves. Its approach trains driving models on huge amounts of data without armies of human labelers or a giant test fleet. Honda is both a partner and an investor, with Helm-powered driver-assist systems slated for Honda models around 2027. Our thanks to Vlad and the Helm.AI team for opening their doors. Nearly 150 people signed up. Most were early-stage founders building physical AI, from robot training data to exoskeletons to counter-drone systems. Seed investors, family offices and corporate venture teams from heavy-equipment and automotive companies joined them, with guests from as far as Finland, Sweden and Singapore.