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U.S. FEDProduct launches

LinkSquares adds Workflow Builder Agent and Workflow Blueprints to agentic CLM

On September 16, 2026 LinkSquares introduced Workflow Builder Agent and Workflow Blueprints on its agentic contract lifecycle management platform. A PR Newswire release and Pulse2 reported that teams can describe contracting processes in plain English or start from buy-side and sell-side templates, then edit and govern workflows before publishing. The company said it serves more than 1,200 customers including DraftKings, ProPharma, and TIME.

Announcement (PR Newswire) → · Pulse2
U.S. FEDPeople moves

Clio names Bridget McCormack general manager of judiciary push

On September 16, 2026 Clio said former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget McCormack, currently president and CEO of the American Arbitration Association, will join as general manager, judiciary, starting in October. She will lead market and commercial strategy for Clio’s courts business alongside Pablo Arredondo, who joined as senior vice president, judiciary. Legaltech News, LawSites, and Legal IT Insider reported the appointment.

Announcement (Legaltech News) → · LawSites, Legal IT Insider
N.Y.Funding

Michael Best combines with Kane Kessler to open New York office

Am Law 200 firm Michael Best & Friedrich completed a strategic combination with New York midsize firm Kane Kessler, establishing Michael Best’s New York presence. Kane Kessler brings roughly 40 attorneys and practices including corporate, securities, capital markets, M&A, litigation, IP, and real estate. Kane Kessler managing partner Rob Lawrence will lead the New York office; Michael Best now reports nearly 400 attorneys across 19 U.S. offices.

Announcement (New York Law Journal) → · Above the Law, Law360
ITALYFunding

Italian legaltech Iusful raises €2M pre-seed led by United Ventures

Milan startup Iusful closed a €2 million pre-seed round led by United Ventures and Italian Founders Fund, with family-office participation from Alecla7, Vento, Vesper Holding, and Ithaca Investments. The company combines a platform with a network of licensed lawyers to give Italian businesses ongoing legal support with transparent timing and pricing, and aims to serve at least 1,000 Italian companies by 2028.

Announcement (Teleborsa) → · EU Startups, ANSA
N.Y.Funding

FairPlay Law launches AI-native employment firm with investor-backed MSO

Burford Capital vice chair David Perla and former Pangea3 co-founder Sanjay Kamlani publicly launched FairPlay Law, an AI-native New York employment firm for employees and executives, on September 16, 2026. The firm is affiliated with FairPlay Global, a technology and managed-services organization backed by unnamed investor capital, and offers flat-fee analysis of offers, equity, noncompetes, and severance against proprietary benchmarks before optional human counsel.

Announcement (Reuters) → · Law360 Pulse, EIN Presswire
UKFunding

Queen’s Park’s Canford Group buys PDC debt-recovery legal platform

On September 16, 2026 Law Gazette and PE Hub reported that Queen’s Park Equity-backed Canford Group acquired Hertfordshire’s PDC Group—Property Debt Collection, PDC Law, and PDC Conveyancing—as a third vertical beside Canford Law and Canford Law Scotland. Managing director Reece Wheeldon stays with a significant equity stake; terms were undisclosed. The combined platform employs 218 people.

Announcement (PE Hub) → · Law Gazette
FRANCEPeople moves

Broadfield opens first mainland-Europe office in Paris under Isabelle de La Gorce

International firm Broadfield opened a Paris office—its first in mainland Europe—led by Isabelle de La Gorce as France managing partner after she left PwC Société d’Avocats, where she headed the M&A legal practice. The Paris team will initially focus on M&A and private equity for French and international companies and funds, with an employment practice planned later in 2026. Broadfield operates with operational support from SHP Legal Services, an Alvarez & Marsal affiliate.

Announcement (Law360) → · Le Monde du Droit, Non-Billable

Rulings this week

All court orders

U.S. FEDFunding

Litem (Deposely) files Form D after selling $6.17M in equity

On September 15, 2026 Deposely, Inc., which markets litigation AI as Litem, filed an SEC Form D showing $6,173,982 sold of a $6,673,982 Rule 506(b) equity offering, with first sale on September 9. The Bellevue, Washington company said the total includes new cash plus converted debt and convertibles. Runtime Wire reported the filing on 15–September 16 as Litem expands beyond deposition tools.

Announcement (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission) → · Runtime Wire
CAL.Regulation

Newsom signs wildfire recovery package: smoke-damage insurance rules and permanent mortgage forbearance

Governor Gavin Newsom signed four wildfire-recovery bills in Altadena on September 15, 2026. Assembly Bills 1642 and 1795 direct state agencies to set standards for testing and remediating lead and asbestos contamination from wildfire smoke, require insurers to cover qualifying testing, cleanup and restoration, and bar cutoff of living-expense coverage until homes are safe. Assembly Bills 1842 and 1847 create permanent mortgage-forbearance protections and double the forbearance window for Los Angeles fire survivors from 12 to 24 months.

Enrolled text (California Legislative Information) → · Governor of California, Desert Sun, Los Angeles Issue
LITHUANIAFunding

EnforceShield raises €1.7M seed for AI IP enforcement platform

On September 15, 2026 Lithuanian legaltech EnforceShield said it raised €1.7 million in seed funding led by Vendep Capital with FIRSTPICK VC participating. The Vilnius-based company automates online intellectual-property enforcement workflows and plans US commercial expansion and broader IP lifecycle tooling.

Announcement (Tech.eu) → · FinSMEs, Legaltech News
U.S. FEDRegulation

EPA finalizes repeal of 2024 carbon pollution standards for coal and gas power plants

The Environmental Protection Agency published a final rule on September 17, 2026 repealing most of the 2024 Carbon Pollution Standards for fossil fuel-fired power plants, effective November 16, 2026. The repeal removes emission guidelines for existing steam units and the carbon capture-based standards for modified coal units and new base load gas turbines. Administrator Lee Zeldin announced it in Houston on September 14, projecting $310 billion in savings; EPA also proposed rescinding all remaining power-sector greenhouse gas standards.

Enrolled text (Federal Register) → · EPA, CNN, NPR Illinois
N.D. TEX.Litigation

X Corp and SpaceXAI move to dismiss antitrust claims against Apple in Texas AI monopoly suit

Elon Musk's X Corp and SpaceXAI LLC moved to dismiss with prejudice their antitrust claims against Apple in Texas federal court on September 14, resolving allegations that Apple conspired with OpenAI to monopolize smartphone and generative AI markets. Plaintiffs stated the dismissal does not affect their ongoing antitrust claims against OpenAI entities. The filing did not disclose settlement terms. OpenAI stated it was not party to the agreement and requested disclosure of its terms.

Motion (U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas) → · Reuters, CNBC, Al Jazeera +1
UKBreaches and incidents

FCA bans former Kingly Solicitors manager Nurul Miah from financial services

On September 15, 2026 the UK Financial Conduct Authority banned Nurul Miah (also known as Neil Mia/Neil Miah), a former non-legal manager at Kingly Solicitors Limited, from working in financial services. The ban follows Solicitors Regulation Authority findings that he dishonestly caused or allowed more than £28 million to be taken from client accounts and that more than £10 million of client money was missing and used for his benefit.

Report (Financial Conduct Authority) → · Law Gazette
FLA.Product launches

Morgan & Morgan pledges $1bn over 10 years for tech and AI; unveils MX2 platform

On September 14, 2026 U.S. plaintiffs firm Morgan & Morgan said it will spend at least $1 billion on legal technology and AI over the next decade and formally unveiled MX2, its proprietary AI platform. Artificial Lawyer and Legal IT Insider reported the pledge and product modules; a Reuters dispatch the same day said the firm plans to offer MX2 to other law firms on an invitation-only basis by the end of 2027.

Announcement (Artificial Lawyer) → · Legal IT Insider, Reuters (via Boursorama)
Product launches

Legora adds full-law ontology and AI-native citator; GA planned for Q4

On September 14, 2026 Legora said it is building a full ontology of law and an AI-native citator for legal research inside its platform, using technology from its Qura and Wexler acquisitions. The ontology is in limited beta and is slated for general availability in Q4 2026. Independent coverage appeared the same day in Artificial Lawyer and Legaltech News.

Announcement (Legora) → · Artificial Lawyer, Legaltech News
UKRegulation

UK JCHR calls for AI Bill, single statutory oversight body, and bans on some AI uses

On September 14, 2026 the UK Joint Committee on Human Rights published a report saying existing law is fragmented and ill-equipped for AI human-rights risks. It recommends a dedicated AI Bill, a single independent statutory AI oversight body with enforcement powers, stronger lifecycle duties for higher-risk systems, and prohibitions on certain incompatible uses.

Enrolled text (UK Parliament (JCHR)) → · Law Gazette, BBC News
U.S. FEDRegulation

Trump signs Stop Secret Spending Act requiring other-transaction awards on USAspending.gov

President Trump signed the Stop Secret Spending Act of 2025 (H.R. 2069) on September 11, 2026. The law amends the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) to add other transaction agreements to the federal awards agencies must report on USAspending.gov, gives agencies up to three years to transmit that data automatically, and requires an annual posting of the total federal award spending withheld from the site and the reasons for withholding it.

Enrolled text (GovInfo (enrolled bill text)) → · The White House, Congressman Jimmy Panetta
U.S. FEDRegulation

Trump signs disaster tax relief act on casualty losses and wildfire payments

President Trump signed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act (H.R. 5366) on September 11, 2026. The law adds Internal Revenue Code section 165(h)(6), letting taxpayers deduct qualified disaster-related personal casualty losses from major disasters declared from December 28, 2019 through 2026 without itemizing, subject to a $500 per-casualty floor, for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2024. New section 139M excludes qualified wildfire relief payments from gross income for taxable years beginning after December 31, 2025.

Enrolled text (GovInfo (enrolled bill text)) → · The White House, Congressman Jimmy Panetta
U.S. FEDRegulation

CFTC finalizes 30% whistleblower award presumption for awards up to $5 million

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a final rule on September 11, 2026 establishing a rebuttable presumption that whistleblower awards of $5 million or less will be 30 percent of the monetary sanctions collected. The presumption is subject to Commission discretion and its analysis of the relevant factors. The rule, published September 16, 2026 at 91 FR 58576, takes effect October 16, 2026.

Enrolled text (GovInfo (Federal Register)) → · Crowdfund Insider
UKFunding

Xapien raises $56M Series B led by Spectrum Equity for AI due diligence

Xapien, a London-based AI background-check and due diligence company, raised $56 million in Series B funding led by Spectrum Equity, CEO Chris Green told Axios Pro on September 10, 2026. Green said the platform returns third-party risk reports faster than manual teams. Axios reported the United States now accounts for about half of Xapien's revenue after recent expansion.

Announcement (Axios) → · Legal IT Insider
NETHERLANDSResearch

Legal Benchmarks DELTA finds no LLM ready for independent Dutch legal research

Legal Benchmarks on September 10, 2026 released its DELTA Benchmark Report scoring 23 large language models on more than 200 Dutch legal research tasks. Legaltech News reported that no model was ready for independent Dutch legal research; Claude Fable 5.1 led with a 15.0% task pass rate. Lawyers at 12 partner firms helped review tasks and criteria.

Paper (Legaltech News) → · Legal Benchmarks, Recht.nl
U.S. FEDLitigation

ACC sues The L Suite over Lloyd AI use of ACC materials and trademarks

On September 10, 2026 the Association of Corporate Counsel sued The Suite, Inc. (d/b/a The L Suite) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware. The complaint alleges Lloyd, The L Suite's in-house counsel chatbot, used ACC copyrighted benchmarking materials and ACC trademarks without authorization. ACC seeks an injunction and damages in the jury-demand complaint.

Filing (U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware (via CourtListener)) → · Delaware Business Court Insider (Law.com)