Peter Jeydel will speak on a panel to present “Foreign Filing Licenses: Key Considerations, First Filing Requirements, Design Patent Unique Issues, Export Controls” as part of a Strafford live webinar. The program will take place on Tuesday, February 24, from 1:00 – 2:30 p.m. ET.

This webinar will guide patent counsel on foreign filing restrictions and licenses and will review export control considerations and common pitfalls in that process. The panel will discuss filing restrictions and requirements in key jurisdictions, including the U.S., China, India, the UK, and other countries, and will address unique issues that design patent applications face, as well as export control issues relevant to both utility and design patents. The program will also offer best practices for avoiding foreign filing mistakes and export control violations.

California’s new climate disclosure laws impose significant new disclosure requirements for companies that do business in the state, with implications that will reach far beyond its borders. With initial rulemaking underway, and legal challenges in two courts, many companies are racing to understand how these new laws will affect their business.

Please join Shawn Zovod, Melissa Horne, and Jason Langford from Troutman Pepper Locke for a Q&A-driven discussion of California’s climate disclosure laws and their implementation to date. This interactive panel of lawyers who are actively advising clients on these laws will feature practical questions among the panelists and real-world insights from their ongoing work.

Topics for discussion include:

  • Key legal requirements
  • Anticipated implementation and compliance timelines
  • Outstanding applicability and compliance questions impacting stakeholders
  • Current legal challenges to SB 253 and SB 261
  • Practical advice for preparing disclosures in the face of uncertain legal outcomes and timelines

Please join Troutman Pepper Locke for a virtual fireside chat with Andrew Hall, Senior Managing Director at NASDAQ. Our attorneys will also discuss recent SEC rulemaking and other issues facing foreign private issuers:

  • Reminders for Your Form 20-F or 40-F and Section 16 Reporting
  • Capital Raising Across Borders
  • Hot Topics in Cross-Border M&A

Please join Jason Lichter, Jennifer Knox, and Antonio Avant for an insightful discussion on the essential strategies for effective data management in today’s collaborative workplace. They will highlight the rapid growth of collaboration platforms like Slack and Microsoft Teams, the importance of robust governance policies, and the need for ongoing employee education and support.

The team will also discuss critical topics such as adoption trends for major platforms, retention management, site administration, employee training, and practical guidance for overcoming data governance challenges. Whether you’re responsible for managing collaboration tools or interested in best practices for compliance and security, this webinar will provide valuable insights and actionable recommendations.

Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your understanding and ensure your organization’s data remains secure, compliant, and well-managed.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, financial institutions are at the crossroads of innovation and regulation. This webinar series is designed to equip financial professionals with insights to manage data privacy and security challenges, particularly in the context of AI advancements. Join us as we explore the complexities of the bold new world that is the Money Matrix, focusing on the unique considerations financial institutions must address. Our speakers will delve into topics such as the impact of AI on data privacy, strategies for securing sensitive financial data, and navigating the regulatory environment. Each session will provide actionable insights into balancing innovation with compliance, ensuring that your financial institution remains secure and trustworthy.

Session 1 – The Money Matrix: Protecting Financial Data With Strategies for Enhanced Privacy
Wednesday, January 21, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. ET
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In an era where financial privacy is increasingly a focus for regulators and consumer litigation, ensuring the privacy of sensitive financial information is paramount. Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in financial data privacy.

Key Topics:

  • Watch Out for Agents: Gain insights into the current threats to the privacy of financial data and common pitfalls that can pose privacy risks to that data.
  • Down the Rabbit Hole: Explore the evolving legal and regulatory environment and learn how to comply with key financial data protection laws, regulations, and standards.
  • Guidance From the Oracle: Learn practical strategies and best practices for protecting the privacy of financial data, including assessing data sources, data uses, access, disclosures, consumer rights, and retention.
  • In the Real World: Hear from our speakers about successful implementation of financial privacy measures and lessons learned from the past.

Session 2 – The Money Matrix Reloaded: Deprogramming Cyber Challenges for Financial Institutions
Wednesday, February 11, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. ET
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As financial data breaches become more common and more costly, safeguarding sensitive information is more critical than ever. Join us for an insightful webinar exploring the latest trends, challenges, and solutions in financial data security.

Key Topics:

  • What Is the Matrix?: Explore the complexities of state breach notification requirements, which have different implications and requirements for the financial services industry.
  • Monitoring for Sentinels: Many breaches affecting the financial services industry involve service providers, and they present special challenges.
  • Protecting Zion: Learn about recent developments in cybersecurity requirements for the financial services industry.

Session 3 – The Money Matrix Revolutions: Is AI “the One” for Financial Institutions?
Wednesday, March 4, 2026, from noon to 1 p.m. ET
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AI holds both promise and peril for financial institutions, which must address new risks related to AI to their information privacy and security and find ways to take advantage of how the machine intelligence revolution can be harnessed to improve efficiency and outcomes. This talk will explore the current state of AI regulatory guidance focused on financial institutions, review common implementation pitfalls and strategies, and provide a rundown on the risks (both security and operational) of AI technologies.

Key Topics:

  • EMP: How to defeat AI threats and mitigate against the risks of AI.
  • I Know Kung Fu: How AI governance can empower your organization to harness AI to its fullest potential.  
  • There Is No Spoon: A review of the nuances around AI tool classification.  
  • Walking the Path: Walkthrough of existing requirements under AI state laws.  

Join Troutman Pepper Locke Partners Judy O’Grady and Debbie Spranger for an insightful webinar providing a year-end roundup of leadership and policy changes at the FDA. The panel will explore the impact these changes have had, and may continue to have, on the life sciences sector heading into 2026.

Join CCBCA for a webinar hosted by Troutman Pepper Locke, where we will explore the latest developments in credit card bank compliance. Our expert panel will cover key topics, including current regulatory challenges, the increasing role of states like CA DFPI and the NY FAIR Act including potential federal preemption arguments, and evolving privacy issues. We’ll also discuss the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) in credit card bank operations and its compliance implications, as well as best practices for managing FCRA compliance when using AI for decisioning, implications for credit scores, alternative data, and onboarding new AI vendors.

In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, artificial intelligence is transforming how businesses operate, bringing both opportunities and challenges. One challenge is the rapidly emerging patchwork of state and local AI laws and regulations. Last year alone, state lawmakers introduced over 500 bills on various AI topics and issues. In this webinar, we will bring order to the chaos and provide attendees with an overview of the existing AI laws and regulations. To drive understanding and comprehension, we will use a unique topic and use-case based approach breaking the laws down across topics, including consumer disclosure obligations, risk assessment requirements, pricing algorithms, employee-specific issues, provenance, and frontier model laws. Attendees will walk away not only with an understanding of the current state and local legal requirements governing AI but also with a framework to understand and digest new laws enacted moving forward.

As states continue to advance privacy and AI legislation, organizations face an increasingly complex compliance landscape. This webinar will highlight the latest state-level developments, including laws taking effect in the coming months and those recently enacted. Our speakers will cover key trends across consumer privacy, AI regulation, health and children’s data privacy, data broker requirements, and emerging enforcement actions—and what these changes mean for your business.

The Data Security Program (DSP), a new regulatory regime imposing complex data compliance and security requirements — unlike any in existing U.S. law — took effect in part in April, with the final effective date being October 6. Its novelty and complexity may surprise many companies. Join Troutman Pepper Locke for a discussion of key best practices your company should be aware of regarding the DSP.

In this webinar, we will cover emerging industry-specific and general best practices, including around the following critical topics:

  • How to confirm your company is outside the scope of the DSP (or, when in scope, how to remove the company from the applicability of the DSP).
  • What companies are doing that believe they are not subject to the DSP – you may be surprised.
  • Industry-specific guidance for financial services, health care, insurance, and others.
  • Preparing for the audit – essential steps in light of the October 6, 2025, audit period start date.
  • Tips for contractual language.
  • CISA – how companies are enhancing security to prepare for and demonstrate compliance.
  • Next steps for navigating the road ahead.

A Q&A will follow the presentation.