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Foley said it published an update on HHS’s limited enforcement discretion policy for compounding with six peptide bulk drug substances. The firm said the article examines the policy’s eligibility conditions and distinguishes enforcement discretion from placement on the statutory bulks list or FDA approval of compounded products.
Foley said it published Scott Ellis’s guide to annual winter-readiness attestations for covered Texas gas facilities. The firm said the article examines the records supporting an operator’s certification, the role of leased equipment and contractors, and contract provisions that can allocate responsibilities when severe weather disrupts operations.
Foley said partner Louis Lehot published reflections on an investment panel at the One Way Summit in San Francisco. The firm said his article discusses how financing documents are changing for AI, fusion, robotics and other technologies with long development periods, alongside the implications of strategic investors and commercial agreements.
Foley said it advised Novacap-backed actuarial consulting firm Lewis & Ellis on its acquisition of Alan Gray and subsidiary A.G. Risk Management from Premia Holdings. The firm said the combination adds claims management, litigation support, forensic accounting and legacy insurance administration capabilities to the buyer’s insurance consulting platform.
Foley said it advised golf snack brand GimmeBirds, formerly Birdie Balls, on its conversion to a Delaware corporation and $1.5 million in SAFE financing led by 2.0 Ventures. The firm said it also handled intellectual property and trademark matters supporting the company’s rebranding.
Foley said it released episode 149 of The Path & The Practice featuring Nicole Strydom, deputy general counsel and assistant corporate secretary at C.H. Robinson. The firm said the conversation explored her transition from professional music to law and her subsequent move from private practice to an in-house position.
Foley said its attorneys co-authored Artificial Intelligence and Technology in the Workplace, a guide to legal and regulatory issues surrounding workplace AI. The firm said the book addresses developing, deploying, monitoring and evaluating AI tools in employment matters and provides a framework for employers and their counsel.
Foley said it published an analysis of SEC proposals concerning retail access to private markets and investment fund structures. The firm said its alert examined performance-based compensation, interval funds, multiple share classes and expanded accredited investor qualifications, including implications for fund sponsors and investment advisers.
Foley said it was featured in a Law360 article about its relationships with the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays as the teams met in the World Series. The firm said the feature discussed its work for both clubs and the lawyers supporting those relationships.
Foley & Lardner said it published a guide by John Birmingham Jr. on preparing and presenting labor arbitration matters. The firm’s publication addressed executives, in-house counsel, human resources professionals and advocates handling disputes under collective bargaining agreements, covering preparation through the hearing and post-hearing submissions.
Foley & Lardner said it represented Chatsi in a $2.5 million seed funding commitment led by DealerSocket co-founder Jonathan Ord. The firm said Chatsi develops artificial intelligence sales agents for e-commerce businesses and would use the funding to expand its products and market presence.
Foley said partner Louis Lehot authored an article in Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor about planning before the end of 2026. The firm said the article addresses legal and transactional preparation for founders and boards as their companies approach 2027.
Foley said 20 senior counsel participated in its months-long 2026 Senior Counsel Leadership Development Program. The firm said the program, now in its fourth year, combined practical leadership training, collaboration across offices and departments, and engagement with firm leaders to prepare participants for additional responsibilities.
Foley said it published a guide to employer contribution programs for Trump accounts. The firm’s article addresses program design, documentation and notification requirements, alongside practical administration and employee-relations considerations for employers evaluating the benefit, including programs funded through employer contributions or employee salary reductions.
Foley said it published an analysis of proposed IRS rules for dependent-care assistance program nondiscrimination testing. The firm said its article examines how a participant-only calculation could affect employers’ plan design, contribution limits and highly compensated employee elections, and that it offers a checklist for reviewing testing and administration.
Foley said Marisa White and Rena Andoh joined its New York office as partners, expanding its transactional and commercial litigation practices. The firm said White joins the Transactions Practice Group from Baker Botts, while Andoh joins the Commercial Litigation Practice Group from Benesch.
Foley said partner Mark Wolfson was honored as a 2026 Tampa Bay Lightning Community Hero for his pro bono work. The firm said he designated the award’s $50,000 charitable grant to Bay Area Legal Services, where he has assisted at least 45 low-income families with guardian advocacy matters.
Foley said it published an analysis of the SEC’s innovation exemption and its potential application to tokenized securities markets. The firm’s article examines the positions of issuers, trading venues and liquidity providers, alongside questions about how rights and obligations would operate within an exempt market structure.
Foley said it brought 48 mid-level associates and senior counsel to Chicago in September for its inaugural Deal Academy. The firm said the two-day transactional skills workshop included lawyers from its Transactions Practice Group and Health Care Transactions team, working through a realistic transaction in small teams.
Foley said its 2026 new associate class comprises 64 lawyers across 18 offices and 17 practice areas. The firm said the group includes recent law school graduates and judicial clerks, and published a roster identifying the new associates, their offices and their practice groups.
Foley said partner Kyle Pine appeared in Bloomberg Tax’s Five Questions feature to discuss tax practice and private capital transactions. The firm said its October 16 account of the interview covers changing deal dynamics and the issues facing lawyers working with private equity sponsors, family offices and other investors.
Foley said it advised ORS Nasco, a Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company, on acquiring Techniweld & PowerWeld and three Essendant brands: Boardwalk, GEN and Windsoft. The firm said the transactions expand ORS Nasco’s North American welding operations and its janitorial, sanitation, paper and foodservice product offerings.
Foley said it advised Baker’s Bay Golf & Ocean Club members on taking control of the Bahamian club and acquiring its marina, utility plant and employee housing facilities. The firm said Discovery Land Company continues to manage the club following the transaction.
Foley said it advised Mayville Engineering Company on acquiring a 138,000-square-foot finishing facility and related assets in Thomson, Georgia. The firm said the transaction expands Mayville’s Southeastern manufacturing footprint and its capacity to serve the data center and critical power market.
Foley said it published an analysis by Andre Thiollier and Natasha Allen of third-quarter venture capital funding. The firm said the article examines the concentration of investment in large funding rounds and compares aggregate investment figures with public-market exits, drawing on Crunchbase and PitchBook-NVCA data.
Foley said it published Casey Knapp’s account of a discussion with department chairs Jeff Blease, Jeff Gundersen and Jim Peterson about building professional relationships. The firm said the program was offered to attorneys and business professionals across career stages, practices and roles.
Foley said Dallas senior counsel Stephen Jones was selected for the American Bankruptcy Institute’s 2026 40 Under 40 class. The firm said Jones works in its Bankruptcy & Business Reorganizations Practice Group and advises parties in distressed transactions, restructurings and insolvency proceedings.
Foley said it published an analysis of FDA’s September direct final rule on nonclinical testing terminology and its interaction with draft guidance on new approach methodologies. The firm said the rule replaces animal-focused terminology without imposing new testing requirements and is scheduled to take effect on February 4, 2027.
Foley said it represented DESRI in a financing facility supporting construction of the Evlou Project in El Paso County, Texas. The firm described Evlou as a combined solar and battery facility and said DESRI develops, owns and operates utility-scale renewable energy projects throughout the United States.
Foley said it advised Iron Path Capital on forming and closing Fund II with $450 million in commitments. The firm said the fund was oversubscribed, exceeded its hard cap and completed fundraising within five months, with commitments from both existing and new limited partners.
Foley said it published an analysis of the Texas comptroller’s direction to amend the data processing services tax rule. The firm said the proposed change would exclude marketplace and platform fees from taxable data processing services, but remains a proposal and does not yet change existing obligations.
Foley said partner Peter Stockburger was selected as a finalist for Executive of the Year in the San Diego Business Journal’s 2026 Cybersecurity Stewardship Awards. The firm said the awards recognize leaders and organizations whose work strengthens cybersecurity strategy and resilience across the region.
Foley said it published a recap of the fourth Hard Things event, which it co-hosted with Mavka Capital in Silicon Valley on September 28, 2026. The firm said Mavka’s Vitaly Golomb interviewed Blitzscaling co-author Chris Yeh about building and scaling physical AI businesses.
Foley said it published an analysis of PitchBook’s early third-quarter private equity data, examining transactions, exits and fundraising globally and in the United States. The firm’s review described an uneven recovery, with a small number of large transactions contributing to the rebound in deal and exit values.
Foley said it published a five-part checklist for supply-chain leaders reassessing sourcing and logistics in the changing tariff environment. The firm said the guidance addresses concentration, costs and flexibility, and encourages companies to integrate trade risk into regular governance rather than respond only after policy announcements.
Foley said it published a customs compliance and tariff-risk checklist for multinational companies, the sixth part of its self-assessment series. The firm said the guide helps importers review their procedures and identify issues warranting further examination, while noting that a negative checklist answer does not necessarily establish noncompliance.
Foley said partner Michael Kasdin discussed cannabis insurance and potential federal reforms in a Law360 interview. The firm’s account said Kasdin examined how federal restrictions affect businesses’ access to insurance and banking, and how legislative change could bring more insurers into the market.
Foley said partner Daniel Farris was featured in Law.com’s How I Made My Mark as a Lateral series. The firm’s account described his data center work across its energy, infrastructure and technology practices and the firm’s approach to helping incoming partners connect with colleagues and client teams.
Foley said it received Law Firm of the Year at the 2026 Texas Legal Awards and partners Chris Babcock and Chris Converse received Attorneys of the Year. The firm said the awards were presented at a September 30 ceremony recognizing lawyers and legal practices in Texas.
Foley said it published a playbook by Shellye Archambeau and Lauren Valiente examining directors’ use of artificial intelligence in board work. The firm’s article considered confidentiality, fiduciary duties, privilege, discovery and recordkeeping, and proposed a framework for company policies governing directors’ use of AI tools.
Foley said it represented EMS, a value-added aluminum products distributor and Wynnchurch Capital portfolio company based in Lake Worth, Florida, in its acquisition of AMD Supply. The firm said the acquisition broadens EMS’s product offering across fencing and hurricane protection products and that its private equity M&A team handled the transaction.
Foley said it published an Energy Current article by Scott D. Ellis examining contract provisions affected by diesel supply and price changes. The firm’s article addressed how parties can assess fuel-related terms in existing agreements and the drafting issues raised by changing operating costs.
Foley said it represented Pilgrim in a seed financing led by Buckley Ventures. The firm described the Redwood City, California, company as a developer of airborne biosurveillance technology and said the funding supported its work detecting biological threats through air sampling and genomic sequencing.
Foley said it published an Energy Current article reviewing seven California data-center bills and their implications for developers, hyperscalers and power producers. The firm’s publication organized its discussion around utility tariffs, project approvals and disclosure obligations, with separate explanations of each bill.
Foley said it released episode 147 of The Path & The Practice, featuring Miami partner Roland Potts. The firm said the conversation covered his career development, early professional experiences and transition to Foley, along with advice about building professional relationships and pursuing career opportunities.
Foley & Lardner said partner Peter Stockburger participated in a San Diego Business Journal discussion about adopting artificial intelligence across businesses. The firm said his remarks addressed balancing experimentation with governance, including the challenges of putting generative AI systems into use at scale.
Foley & Lardner said it published an analysis by Charles Gass and Roger Strode of the Stop Corporate Takeovers of Physicians Act, introduced September 16 by Senators Warren, Wyden and Merkley and three House members. The firm said the bill would create a federal corporate-practice-of-medicine prohibition, require licensee majority ownership and control of practices, bar management services organizations from governance and clinical or billing control, void most physician non-competes and take effect one year after enactment.
Foley & Lardner said it published an article by Jason Levine on litigation finance for corporate antitrust plaintiffs. The firm said the article describes funding as a non-recourse arrangement repaid only from a successful claim, explains that shifting fees to a funder reduces expensed litigation costs under GAAP, notes that funders typically take a multiple of their investment, a share of recovery or both, and cites a median antitrust resolution time of 1.8 years.
Foley & Lardner said it advised Southern Land Company on a planned residential community and golf development in Chatham Park in the Raleigh metropolitan area. The firm described its role as counsel to the buyer and developer on the North Carolina real estate project.
Foley & Lardner said it published an analysis by Scott D. Ellis of the Texas Attorney General’s investigation into hundreds of data-center developments in 18 counties that did not answer the Texas Water Development Board’s water use survey. The firm said the probe follows Governor Abbott’s August 3 order for an audit of the ERCOT interconnection queue, his September 14 survey-enforcement directive and a September 21 halt on TCEQ data-center permits, with compliance updates due October 14 and 19.
Foley & Lardner said it represented Elastic in its acquisition of Deductive AI. The firm described the acquired company’s technology as supporting AI-assisted investigations of production systems and said the transaction would add those capabilities to Elastic’s business. The announcement identified a multidisciplinary team advising on the deal.
Foley & Lardner said Beth Boland was named the InspireHer Lifetime Achievement Honoree in the Boston Business Journal’s 2026 Icon Awards: Women Who Mean Business. The firm said the program recognized women whose leadership and professional contributions shaped the Greater Boston business community.
Foley & Lardner said it published an episode of its Energized podcast featuring David Dardis, senior executive vice president and chief external affairs and growth officer at Constellation Energy, in conversation with Foley’s Deanna Reitman. The firm said the episode covered Dardis’s move from general counsel to business leadership, nuclear energy, rising power demand, new generation and how a legal background informs business strategy.
Foley & Lardner published an overview of regulatory considerations for medical device companies entering the United States. The firm’s article organized the discussion around the product lifecycle, connecting premarket review with obligations that continue after a device reaches customers and with commercial planning.
Foley & Lardner published an Energy Current article examining Governor Greg Abbott’s September 21 directive on Texas data-center permits. The firm’s publication discussed environmental approvals, coordination among state agencies and implications for financing and development timelines, and described the services of its data-center and Texas government teams.
Foley & Lardner said it represented Cognex in a definitive agreement to acquire RealSense for approximately $500 million. The firm described RealSense as a provider of depth cameras and perception technology for robotics and said the transaction was expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary conditions.
Foley & Lardner said episode 146 of The Path & The Practice featured a conversation with Lawrence Kraus about his career at the firm. The announcement said the discussion covered his route into litigation, his leadership experience and lawyers’ participation in pro bono work.
Foley & Lardner said partner Patrick Daugherty wrote an article for Columbia Law School’s Blue Sky Blog about proposed US crypto-asset regulation. The firm said Daugherty chaired its Blockchain and Digital Assets practice and that the article addressed token issuers and their advisers.
Foley & Lardner announced that partner Bryan Schultz had been featured in Law.com’s account of the sale of Kontoor Brands’ Lee business. The firm said Schultz led its deal team and described his discussion of the coordination needed for a restructuring spanning multiple entities and jurisdictions.
Foley & Lardner announced that associate Sarina Rogers had been selected for the San Diego Business Journal’s 2026 Women of Influence in Law recognition. The firm said the award highlighted professional achievements, leadership and community work, and described Rogers’ advice on venture financings, acquisitions and growth investments.
Foley & Lardner announced that it had represented TDK Ventures as a lead investor in R3 Lithium’s $15 million Series A financing. The firm said the company operated a lithium-carbonate recovery facility in Covington, Georgia, and planned to use the financing to upgrade its existing production line.
Foley & Lardner announced that partner Lisa Noller had been included in Forbes’ 2026 America’s Top Lawyers list. The firm said the selection process drew on nominations, research, recommendations and editorial review, and described Noller’s nearly 30 years of work investigating and litigating criminal and civil matters.