Administrative
From Incident Response to Congressional Response: Preparing for Oversight Before and After a Cybersecurity IncidentGAO Finds Conflict Investigation Unreasonable Where Agency Failed to Ask Awardee About Business RelationshipPresidential Memorandum Tasks Agencies with Removing Canadian Origin Items from Federal Procurement System
Antitrust/Competition
President von der Leyen's 2026 State of the Union Address – Decoding the Competition and Foreign Investment ImplicationsNavigating European Regulatory Regimes for Defense Sector Investments and DealsROGON and RRC Sports: The EU’s Top Court vindicates a pragmatic application of the antitrust sporting exemption to players’ agent regulations
China & APAC Food, Drug, Device, and Cosmetics
Legal news and insights from Covington's China & APAC regulatory experts.
Contributors for the China & APAC Food, Drug, Device, and Cosmetics Blog
John Balzano, Julia Post, Muyun Hu, Kaixin Fan, and Kexin Yang.
Class Action & Mass Torts
Pixel Tracking Technologies and Article III Standing: Lessons from the Rack Room Shoes DecisionCalifornia Governor Signs SB 690, Eliminating Private Website-Based CIPA Pen Register Claims and Calling for Broader CIPA ReformNinth Circuit Emphasizes Importance of Connecting Visual Proof to Class Members for Motions to Compel Arbitration
Corporate & Commercial
President von der Leyen's 2026 State of the Union Address – Decoding the Competition and Foreign Investment ImplicationsNavigating European Regulatory Regimes for Defense Sector Investments and DealsKenya Issues New Cross-Border Data Transfer Guidance: Familiar Concepts, but Important Local Differences
Food, Drug & Agriculture
Germany Reviews a New Pharma “Location Clause” (Standortklausel) for Pricing & Reimbursement Incentives – Improvement or Worsening for the Pharmaceutical Industry?The Proposed EU Biotech Act: New Biosecurity Rules for Artificial Intelligence and Biotechnology CompaniesNew UK Guidance Clarifies Medical Device Status of AI Scribes
Health Care
CMS Finalizes HIPAA Standard for Electronic Signatures in Health Care Claims Attachments TransactionsFDA Seeks Input on Use of Digital Health Technologies in Clinical Investigations of Drugs & BiologicsHHS Proposes Changes to the Health IT Certification Program and Information Blocking Regulations in HTI-5 Proposed Rule