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Treasury’s proposed COINS Act rules would turn certain AI investments in China from a missed filing into a prohibited transaction, add four new countries of concern and expand into biotech. Comments close Dec. 7. Read the full alert: bit.ly/4in0gGp

Healthcare fraud enforcement is accelerating, with record recoveries and a new DOJ fraud division. #Buchalter Partner Ashwin J. Ram breaks down 2026’s enforcement priorities and the defense strategies providers need. Read more: bit.ly/4A3ojSi

Thank you to everyone who joined #Buchalter’s 2026 Labor and Employment Seminar, in person and via Zoom. Our attorneys covered what’s ahead for employers in 2027, new California laws, PAGA, immigration, AI, government enforcement, and more.

A financial advisor can be sued within days of changing firms. #Buchalter Associate Amber Arias and Partner Scott Evans explain how a former firm may use a TRO or FINRA arbitration to curb client outreach in @ThinkAdvisor. Read more: bit.ly/3VRF97R

AI is accelerating how fast attackers find vulnerabilities, turning cyber risk into a board-level problem. In a new article for @ir_global, #Buchalter Special Counsel Douglas DePeppe breaks down the 2026 threat trends executives can’t afford to ignore. bit.ly/4zGXbrY

A sanctions inquiry is risky enough, a deficient response to one can create a second enforcement problem. Special Counsel Andrew C. Erskine breaks down a recent OFAC action where an incomplete subpoena response added six reporting violations. Read more: bit.ly/4z2iXpY

Scott Murray has joined #Buchalter as a Partner in the Corporate Practice Group and Chair of the Private Funds Practice, based in Dallas. He advises fund sponsors, managers and investors on private investment vehicles as the firm expands across Texas. bit.ly/4eNP84q

#Buchalter welcomes Partners Stephanie Nation and Charles Clark to its Orange County office. Stephanie joins the Real Estate group and Charles joins Litigation, strengthening the firm’s bench for developers and businesses across California. Read more: bit.ly/4k2L1oE

#Buchalter Partner Dylan W. Wiseman has been appointed an Observer to the Uniform Law Commission’s Trade Secrets Act Drafting Committee, which is weighing revisions to the Uniform Trade Secrets Act. Read more: bit.ly/4jzz5L0

The Supreme Court declined to review the USPTO’s “settled expectations” doctrine, leaving patents ~6+ years in force shielded from inter partes review. #Buchalter’s Madhumita Datta on what it means for infringers and patent owners. Read the full alert: bit.ly/488JnKU

#Buchalter Partner Jennifer Misetich won a published appellate decision for the City of Hermosa Beach: the Court of Appeal held POBRA doesn’t apply to an employee-wide vaccination requirement imposed as an employment qualification. Read more: bit.ly/4BkODso

A granted patent can still be invalid. In Satius Holding v. Samsung (Fed. Cir., Oct. 1, 2026), one word, “or”, swept a scientifically impossible alternative into a claim, sinking it for lack of enablement. Read the full alert: bit.ly/47wSu7Z

#Buchalter has been ranked 15th on the @phxbizjournal’s 2026 “Law Practices – Employment” list, jumping 10 spots from its previous ranking. Learn more: bit.ly/4i2X9TX

A books-and-records demand is now the opening move in most stockholder campaigns. In @lawdotcom's Delaware Business Court Insider, #Buchalter Partner Ashwin J. Ram explains how recent changes make Section 220 responses critical merits litigation. bit.ly/4ys7VsY

For the first time, Treasury has penalized a U.S. company under its Outbound Investment Security Program, a $200,000 fine over a $92,478 deal in China. #Buchalter's Sam Bean and Kripa Upadhyay explain why no transaction is too small. bit.ly/4jZ2YV4

There's still time to register for #Buchalter's 2026 Labor & Employment Seminar. Join us Oct. 22 in San Diego to break down the CA & federal labor laws taking effect in 2027, compliance obligations, litigation trends & strategies to protect your workplace. bit.ly/4xEf219

A patent claim can be clear in scope and still be invalid. In Satius Holding v. Samsung, the Federal Circuit found that broadening a claim with “or” added a scientifically impossible alternative. Madhumita Datta and Kaelyn Shinbashi explain: bit.ly/4dEHQj6 #Buchalter

Buchalter’s Insolvency Practice Group welcomed more than 127 guests to the Top of the Hyatt for an evening with sweeping views of the San Diego skyline and waterfront. Thank you to everyone who joined us on Oct. 8! #Buchalter

Sourcing is no longer a moat. When rivals buy from the same factories, margins vanish. #Buchalter Partner Jonathon Talcott explains how to escape the commodity trap: develop your own products and protect them with IP. Read more: bit.ly/4s6mhOn

Treasury issued its first penalty under the Outbound Investment Security Program: a $200,000 fine against a U.S. parent for its Chinese subsidiary’s $92,478 AI investment. #Buchalter Special Counsel Sam Bean and Partner Kripa Upadhyay break it down. bit.ly/47cJFAb