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PodcastAbove Board: Managing AI in the Boardroom
In this episode of the Above Board podcast, hosts Scott Lesmes and Haima Marlier are joined by Morrison Foerster partners and legal advisors to leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies Marian Waldmann Agarwal and Justin Haan to discuss the evolving governance, legal, and ethical landscape surrounding AI.
Client AlertSEC Seeks Public Comment on Stricter Standards for Foreign Private Issuer (FPI) Reporting
The establishment by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of a Crypto Task Force and the issuance by President Trump of an executive order entitled “Strengthening American Leadership in Digital Financial Technology” (the “Executive Order”) are two of the first statements from the Trump administration regarding the regulation of digital assets in the United States.
Client AlertCFTC Advisory Outlines Materiality Criteria for Enforcement Referrals
The SEC continues to leave its mark as a federal cybersecurity enforcer and closed out the year by charging another company with making misleading statements about a cybersecurity attack and failing to maintain cyber-related disclosure controls and procedures.
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