Aerospace & Defense

  • August 04, 2026

    Corps, Enbridge Seek Win In Tribe's Line 5 Reroute Permit Suit

    The federal government and Enbridge Energy are looking to dismiss a challenge to a permit that allows 41 miles of pipeline to be rerouted around a Wisconsin tribe's lands, arguing that any attempts to find flaws in an environmental analysis for the plan are hasty and lack merit.

  • August 04, 2026

    Mexico, Japan Eye Trade Cooperation On Energy, AI

    Mexico and Japan are looking to heighten their coordination on trade matters in fields including energy and technology, the two governments said after a meeting of officials.

  • August 04, 2026

    ITC Tees Up Duties On Norwegian, Australian Silicon Metals

    The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed U.S. businesses have been harmed by imported silicon metals arriving from Norway and Australia that are being sold at unfair prices, setting up duties orders from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

  • August 03, 2026

    Texas Court Backs Aerospace Co. In Fatal Truck Crash Suit

    A Texas appellate court has cleared an aerospace company in a wrongful death lawsuit over a fatal big-rig collision, saying the company did not exercise sufficient control over the trucking companies that transported its cargo to owe a legal duty to the family of one of the crash victims.

  • August 03, 2026

    DOD Pledges $820M Loan For Drone Parts Manufacturing

    The U.S. Department of Defense has committed to loaning defense technology company Performance Drone Works $820 million to establish a new high-volume source of domestically manufactured drone components that can then be supplied across the broader U.S. drone industrial base.

  • August 03, 2026

    Boeing Mechanic Says Chemicals At Plants Gave Him Cancer

    A mechanic claims his decades of employment at Boeing's Seattle-area manufacturing facilities caused him to develop cancer due to toxic chemical exposures, according to a lawsuit removed by the company to federal court.

  • August 03, 2026

    Top Groups Lobbying The FCC

    The Federal Communications Commission heard from lobbyists more than 170 times in July as they sought to sway the FCC on satellite licensing rules, an auction of C-band airwaves, rural healthcare aid, broadcast media ownership limits and more.

  • August 03, 2026

    SpaceX Investor Seeks OK Of Award In K5 Global Feud

    An investment vehicle tied to the founder of Forte Capital Group urged a California judge on Monday to enforce a $14.6 million arbitral award issued against K5 Global, a venture capital firm, from improperly trying to boot it from a SpaceX-focused fund.

  • August 03, 2026

    Dems Urge CFTC To 'Rein In' Wildfire Prediction Markets

    Democratic senators led by Oregon's Jeff Merkley on Monday called on the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission to "rein in" prediction markets speculating on wildfires.

  • August 03, 2026

    Legal Questions Michigan Is Still Facing In 2026

    Michigan's legal sector can expect answers on several burning legal questions in the remainder of 2026, with major litigation over the Flint water crisis nearing an end, and the state's enforcement push against prediction market purveyors just getting started. Some of the biggest questions, however, will be answered not in court, but at the ballot box, where Michigan Supreme Court justices are up for election and a potential constitutional convention will be put to voters.

  • August 03, 2026

    FBI Agent Says He Stole $1M In Crypto, Turns Himself In, Feds Say

    An FBI agent who says he stole nearly $1 million in cryptocurrency from overseas targets self-reported his conduct because it was "eating him up" and has been charged with the interstate transport of stolen goods and receipt of stolen goods, according to an affidavit unsealed in Virginia federal court Monday.

  • August 03, 2026

    FTC Deadlock Means Quantum Chips Merger Goes Untouched

    The Federal Trade Commission's two remaining members offered a peek Friday into the limitations of downsizing from a full five-member FTC after President Donald Trump fired its two Democrats last year: a split vote meant the agency had to effectively approve a $1.8 billion quantum computing merger without imposing conditions.

  • August 03, 2026

    Ball Aerospace Says Ex-Employees Stole Trade Secrets

    Two former engineers at Colorado-based Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. stole the company's trade secrets and other confidential information upon leaving the company and creating a patent for a startup competitor, Ball alleged in Colorado state court.

  • August 03, 2026

    Catching Up With Delaware's Chancery Court

    The Delaware Chancery Court last week tackled disputes involving merger litigation, insider trading allegations, books and records demands, advancement proceedings, fiduciary duties, public benefit corporations and more.

  • August 03, 2026

    EchoStar Unit Hughes Satellite Hits Ch. 11 With $1.5B In Debt

    Hughes Satellite Systems Corp., a unit of telecommunications company EchoStar that provides broadband internet services, has filed for Chapter 11 protection in Texas bankruptcy court with about $1.5 billion in funded debt.

  • July 31, 2026

    Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • July 31, 2026

    GAO Denies Protest Of $749M Booz Allen Army Contract

    The U.S. Army reasonably determined that a former commander hired by Booz Allen Hamilton did not have access to competitively useful information that gave the company a leg up in securing a $749 million contract, the U.S. Government Accountability Office said.

  • July 31, 2026

    Arthur J. Gallagher Heads To Trial In $6M Benefits Fight

    Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. must go to trial so a jury can determine whether the global insurance brokerage firm terminated a former executive and denied him severance to avoid paying out nearly $6 million in deferred compensation benefits, an Illinois federal judge said Friday.

  • July 31, 2026

    Eric Trump-Backed Space Tech To Go Public Via $638M Deal

    Eric Trump-backed space technology company Space-Eyes Inc. on Friday unveiled plans to go public by merging with special purpose acquisition company McKinley Acquisition Corp. in a deal that boasts an equity valuation of $638 million.

  • July 31, 2026

    Parsons Seeks To Trim Marshall Islands Project Suit

    Parsons Government Services Inc. asked a Colorado federal judge to pare three claims from a subcontractor's suit over a Marshall Islands project, arguing that the subcontractor failed to develop evidence for any of them during discovery.

  • July 31, 2026

    DHS Adds Over 40 Cos. To Forced Labor Import Ban List

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security added 43 new entities to its blacklist of companies from which goods are banned from entering the U.S. due to their presumed use of forced labor, according to a notice published Friday.

  • July 30, 2026

    PLO Asks Justice Sotomayor To Halt $655M Terror Judgment

    The Palestine Liberation Organization has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to stay enforcement of a $655.5 million terrorism judgment, saying the Second Circuit had no power to revive a decade-old award that had already become legally void.

  • July 30, 2026

    Judge Wary Of DOD Rationale For Anthropic Risk Label

    A California federal judge appeared unconvinced Thursday by the government's claim that its designation of Anthropic PBC as a supply chain risk to national security was based on a credible threat and not retaliation for publicly criticizing the Trump administration.

  • July 30, 2026

    Ex-Worker Says RTX Exposed 1.5M In Employee Data Breach

    A former employee at aerospace defense contractor RTX has filed a proposed class action against the company, alleging that its security failures resulted in a data breach last month that exposed personally identifiable information from over 1 million people.

  • July 30, 2026

    Heirs Seek Avis Avia Records Over $45M Jet Transfer

    The sons of a deceased aviation entrepreneur have asked the Delaware Chancery Court to order Avis Avia Ltd. to open its books and records, alleging they need company documents to investigate whether a Gulfstream G500 worth $44.7 million was improperly transferred to an entity allegedly controlled by their father's longtime adviser.

Expert Analysis

  • Defense Deals Can Trigger Extra HSR Filing With The DOD

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    Certain aerospace, defense and national security M&A transactions will require a concurrent Hart-Scott-Rodino Act filing to the U.S. Department of Defense, and practice tips for navigating this extra filing include early analysis of competitive implications of sector deals and planning for concurrent filings, say attorneys at White & Case.

  • Navigating Life Sciences Deals Amid Heightened Scrutiny

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    With pricing reform initiatives, national security legislation and evolving trade policy currently contributing to meaningful uncertainty for life sciences companies, it is important to proactively structure deals to avoid downstream complications, say attorneys at Cooley.

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    Watching Hallmark Movies Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    I realize you may be judging me for watching, and actually enjoying, Hallmark Channel movies, but the escapism and storylines actually demonstrate qualities and actions that lead to an efficient, productive and positive legal practice, says Karen Ross at Tucker Ellis.

  • Nippon Case Illustrates Challenges Of Proving Antitrust Injury

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    A recent California federal court decision dismissing challenges to Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel underscores the longtime antitrust precedent that while the limitations of injury are critical for defendants sued under U.S. antitrust laws, showing that the harm is real is the key, says Cameron Regnery at Freeman Mathis.

  • Contract Disputes Recap: Estimates, Value, Gov't Causation

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    Three recent decisions provide helpful insights about the risk of relying on estimated quantities in blanket purchase agreements, the impact of valuation methodologies and the proof needed to overcome an agency's sovereign acts defense, say attorneys at Seyfarth.

  • How Iran War Might Reshape Proxy Contests This Year

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    The Iran war may function as a short-term poison pill for proxy contests, not because it strengthens corporate defenses, but because it increases the risks associated with activist commitments, say attorneys at Sidley.

  • When Trade Secret Litigation And Criminal Law Collide

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    An increasing convergence of trade secret litigation and white collar defense, especially with several recent criminal prosecutions from the Justice Department, should prompt businesses and counsel to adapt within the overlapping landscapes, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Changes Coming To The SBIR And STTR Programs

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    Legislation recently approved by Congress to reauthorize the Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer Programs includes changes focused on national security that would improve transparency but also increase applicants' administrative burdens, slow the awards process and likely increase litigation, say attorneys at Fluet & Associates.

  • Moderna Case Highlights Overlooked Hurdle In Biopharma IP

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    The recent settlement of the patent litigation involving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in Delaware federal court shows that patent portfolios covering enabling platform technologies can create significant freedom-to-operate risk even when their owners are not direct competitors developing the therapeutic product, says Olga Berson at Thompson Coburn.

  • Breaking Down State Legislative Efforts In Telecom Security

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    As the federal government has strengthened national security safeguards for the telecommunications ecosystem, states have also asserted a role in telecom security, with variations among these regimes risking regulatory fragmentation and complicating compliance strategies, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.

  • 5 Tips For Navigating Your Firm's All-Attorney Summit

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    Law firm retreats should be approached strategically, as they present valuable opportunities to advance both the firm's objectives and attorneys' professional development through meaningful participation, building and strengthening internal relationships, and proactive follow-up, says James Argionis at Cozen O’Connor.

  • What's At Stake In High Court's Venue Dispute Case

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    The U.S. Supreme Court’s eventual ruling in Abouammo v. U.S. could fundamentally reshape venue rules for federal criminal prosecutions, highlighting why defense counsel should ensure preservation of colorable venue challenges, particularly where the government's chosen forum lacks a direct connection to the defendant's physical acts, say attorneys at ArentFox Schiff.

  • 5 Gov't Contractor Tips Following Anthropic Risk Designation

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    The Pentagon's designation of Anthropic as a supply chain risk is an unprecedented action that raises significant legal questions, and with government contractors already receiving directives and inquiries concerning their use of Anthropic products and services, there are several strategies contractors can use to manage risk, say attorneys at Mayer Brown.

  • How Data Centers Can Prep For Legal Challenges Amid War

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    Amid conflict in the Middle East, data centers may now be exposed to state-level kinetic threats, creating significant legal, regulatory and contractual implications, so operators should update their legal and operational frameworks in order to withstand future disruptions and meet the regulator expectations, say attorneys at Baker Botts.

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    Coaching Soccer Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Coaching youth soccer for my 7-year-old son's team has sharpened how I communicate with clients, prepare witnesses, work within teams and think about leadership, making me a more thoughtful and effective lawyer in many ways, says Joshua Holt at Smith Currie.

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