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15 July 2026 US Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources Alert For years, the fight over state and local natural gas bans played out largely through a patchwork of local regulations and district court cases, with one notable exception: the Ninth Circuit’s 2024 decision in California Restaurant Association v. City of Berkeley (CRA).1 This summer, it reached a second courts of appeals—the Second Circuit—producing a circuit split.

15 July 2026 UAE International Arbitration Alert Introduction In a recent judgment in the case of Oheo Bank v Parker [2025] DIFC CA 006, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) Court of Appeal upheld an appeal against the Court of First Instance’s refusal to set aside a DIFC-seated DIAC arbitral award on the basis that the respondent, Oheo Bank (Bank), was not afforded an opportunity to present its case.

Global law firm K&L Gates has appointed London partner Sean Crosky as Regional Managing Partner, Europe, succeeding Tony Griffiths, who returns to full time fee earning after 22 years of management and leadership in London, Europe, and the Middle East. Crosky also joins the firm's Management Committee.

Global law firm K&L Gates advised ZEAL Network SE on its acquisition of UK-based SevenCanyon Limited, including the related acquisition financing. By acquiring the remaining 96.5% of SevenCanyon, in which ZEAL already held a 3.5% stake, the listed German market leader for online lotteries gains direct access to the UK market, Europe's largest digital prize competition market.

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Global law firm K&L Gates LLP advised JVCKENWOOD Corporation, a Japanese electronics and communications equipment company, on the US legal aspects of its acquisition of 100% of the outstanding shares of San Luis Aviation, Inc., a California-based provider of “ESChat,” an IP radio service used across a range of communications environments, including the public safety market.

13 July 2026 US Corporate Alert Executive Summary On 8 July 2026, the United States Court of Federal Claims issued its long-awaited post-trial decision in Alta Wind I Owner Lessor C v. United States (Alta Wind), the latest chapter in a 13-year saga over the calculation of eligible basis for cash grants under Section 1603 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA).

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10 July 2026 Luxembourg Finance Alert With Article 50 of the EU AI Act1 transparency obligations taking full effect on 2 August 2026, the European AI Office’s finalized the Code of Practice on Transparency of AI-Generated Content2 (the Code), which reshapes how providers and deployers across the European Union—including Luxembourg’s financial sector—must mark, disclose, and detect AI-generated content.

Last year, the firm warned that the Washington Supreme Court’s decision in Brown v. Old Navy1 significantly expanded the scope of Washington’s Commercial Electronic Mail Act (CEMA), exposing businesses to lawsuits based on allegedly false or misleading email subject lines.2 The court held that CEMA prohibits any false or misleading information in a commercial email’s subject line—not merely statements that misrepresent the commercial nature of the message.