What’s New in LexisNexis Practical Guidance – July 2025

LexisNexis® Practical Guidance continues to empower legal professionals with fresh, actionable insights and resources. The July 2025 update delivers a wide range of new legal tools, regulatory trackers, checklists, and expert-authored guidance across multiple practice areas. From AI in financial regulation to real estate leasing compliance, here’s a comprehensive look at what’s new in Practical Guidance. The LexisNexis Practical Guidance July 2025 update delivers a wide range of new legal tools, regulatory trackers, checklists, and expert-authored guidance across multiple practice areas. From AI in financial regulation to real estate leasing compliance, here’s a comprehensive look at what’s new in Practical Guidance. 

Capital Markets & Corporate Governance Legal Guidance: Blue Sky Law, AI & Disclosure Trends

The Capital Markets & Corporate Governance module now includes complete Blue Sky Law Q&As for 25 states, addressing previously uncovered jurisdictions like Alaska, California, and Florida. These are accessible through the enhanced State Law Comparison Tool, allowing attorneys to navigate compliance quickly. Additionally, new Market Trends analysis from Mayer Brown offers up-to-date commentary on: 

• Climate Change disclosures 

• Lock-up agreements 

• Cybersecurity-Related Disclosures  

• Disclosure on Political Contributions 

• Disclosure on the Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act 

A standout addition is the practice note on AI compliance for broker-dealers and investment advisers, authored by Katten, which outlines key regulatory and legal considerations in adopting AI. 

Civil Litigation: New State Content

Civil litigation content now includes Wisconsin pretrial civil procedure, expanding Practical Guidance’s national litigation toolkit. Complementing this is a new checklist on law firm AI implementation, a quick roadmap for implementing AI.  

Construction Law

Construction law professionals will find enhanced drafting guidance for AIA® Document A104, along with new Missouri-specific mechanic’s lien resources and public construction prevailing wage Q&As for states like Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas. 

Energy Law: Key Legal Trends

The Energy section reflects significant national developments, from federal court rulings to billion-dollar funding shifts and corporate deals like Meta’s 20-year AI energy partnership. 

Insurance Compliance: GAP Coverage and Environmental Risk

In Insurance, Practical Guidance now offers GAP insurance compliance Q&As across 27 states and a 50-state bad faith claims Q&A. Newly published practice notes also cover: 

• Environmental insurance litigation 

• Political risk and export credit insurance 

• AI’s intersection with intellectual property coverage 

• California wildfire litigation response 

Labor & Employment Law: New Playbooks, Checklists & State Tools

California employment attorneys now have a practice note on favorable employment laws or employee plaintiffs, highlighting state protections in wage enforcement, leave rights, and retaliation. Other additions include: 

• A child labor law checklist (FLSA) 

• A settlement agreement playbook for single-plaintiff disputes 

Securities Litigation/Enforcement & White Collar: SEC Enforcement Tools

The Securities Litigation, Enforcement & White Collar (SLEW) section debuts several new tools, including: 

• SEC Wells Process checklist 

• Securities Class Action: Challenging Standing  

• Client Alert Digests covering updates from the SEC, DOJ, and UK FCA 

Trust & Estates

Trusts & Estates also expands with Illinois-based estate litigation templates and upcoming pleadings for Florida, Massachusetts, and North Carolina. 

Stay Ahead with Practical Guidance

The July 2025 update also includes substantial additions across Bankruptcy, Business Entities, Commercial Transactions, Environmental, and more. View the full update here. 

With these additions, Practical Guidance continues to evolve as a dynamic platform that supports legal professionals with actionable insights and ready-to-use resources—streamlining workflows and bolstering compliance in a fast-changing legal environment. 

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