Metals Manufacturing and Fabrications
Future growth for the mining and metals sector is rooted in expanded production, with operational efficiency and cost optimization being key drivers of success.
To that end, companies must maintain innovative but streamlined operations, ensure compliance with strict regulations, and source quality and cost effective materials across the globe. Legal challenges facing businesses in this sector include transactional, project finance and project development, litigation, labor and employment, and antitrust.
Thought Leadership
The Washington state legislature has adjourned for 2026, and key tax changes are in store if Governor Bob Ferguson signs several tax-related bills into law, and if those tax changes then survive expected legal challenges.
On 20 March 2026, the White House released its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, together with companion legislative recommendations, marking the Administration’s next major step following President Donald Trump’s December 2025 executive order limiting state authority to regulate artificial intelligence
Texas is home to 31.3 million people, and with two of the country’s leading metropolitan areas by economic output, Texas is the world’s eighth largest economy at US$2.7 trillion.
The year 2025 saw significant regulatory activity in the realm of digital assets. The US Congress and financial regulators took steps to create and implement a clear legal framework to facilitate financial transactions using digital assets, and they will continue to do so in 2026.