Compliance

  • March 19, 2025

    DOJ Defends Rejection Of Agri Stats Bid For Data Points

    The U.S. Department of Justice is defending a decision in Minnesota federal court denying a bid from Agri Stats Inc. to make enforcers identify specific data fields in company reports that allegedly allow chicken, pork and turkey producers to share competitively sensitive information.

  • March 19, 2025

    NY DOT Says Feds' Bid To Kill Congestion Pricing Is 'Unlawful'

    The New York State Department of Transportation told a Manhattan federal judge Wednesday that the Trump administration's efforts to kill New York City's congestion pricing program unlawfully interfere with the Empire State's authority to implement state law and protect New Yorkers' health and welfare.

  • March 19, 2025

    Judge Questions Standing In DEI Executive Orders Challenge

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday questioned whether three civil rights nonprofits have standing to block the Trump administration's executive orders ending federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility programs and cutting off funding for groups focused on minority populations.

  • March 19, 2025

    Trade Group Sues La. Over Social Media Age Restrictions

    Tech trade group NetChoice is going after a new Louisiana law that would restrict minors' access to social media and ban companies from showing them targeted ads, saying the law blocks children's access to protected speech and is a "fiasco for free speech and online safety."

  • March 19, 2025

    EEOC, DOJ Advise Workers To Look Out For DEI-Based Bias

    The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission paired with the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday to issue guidance explaining how workers can recognize and report bias tied to diversity, equity and inclusion programs, part of the Trump administration's broader effort targeting the practices across public and private workplaces.

  • March 19, 2025

    Wash. Water Quality Regs Survive Industry Challenge

    A federal judge on Wednesday upheld Washington state water quality standards that were challenged by business groups after they were approved by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

  • March 19, 2025

    EU Accuses Google Of Breaking New Big Tech Rules

    European enforcers accused Google on Wednesday of violating the bloc's new rules for digital markets by favoring its own services in search results and through restrictions in its Play Store, while also outlining steps Apple needs to take to comply.

  • March 19, 2025

    NJ Firm Faces SEC Fraud Suit Over Investment Allocations

    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has accused a New Jersey investment advisory firm and its owner of defrauding investors by violating its limits on concentrating investments in a particular sector, an issue that previously got the firm in regulatory trouble.

  • March 19, 2025

    Broadcasters Say Next-Gen TV Could Back Up GPS

    Broadcasters told federal regulators the impending transition to next-generation TV could come with an added benefit — the creation of a broadcast spectrum-based backup to the Global Positioning System.

  • March 19, 2025

    How Cleary, Simpson Thacher Went To The Mattresses With FTC

    The Federal Trade Commission's attempt to block Tempur Sealy's $5 billion bid to acquire retailer Mattress Firm suffered a likely fatal blow when a Texas federal court refused to put the merger on hold.

  • March 19, 2025

    Alex Jones' Sandy Hook Atty Wants Suspension Halved

    A Connecticut attorney suspended for two weeks over his role in the mishandling of Sandy Hook families' confidential records has asked a state court judge to credit him for a weeklong suspension he served more than two years ago and to pause the order while he appeals.

  • March 19, 2025

    Anesthesiology Giant Says Private Antitrust Suit Has No Legs

    U.S. Anesthesia Partners wants out of a proposed class action accusing it of monopolizing the Texas anesthesia market through a private equity-powered "roll-up" strategy, saying the man behind the lawsuit doesn't have standing to sue and has simply "repackaged" FTC allegations.

  • March 19, 2025

    AI Is Growing Focus For Corporate Boards, Proxy Proposals

    Public companies and their investors increasingly set their sights on artificial intelligence last year, according to a report released Wednesday indicating the rapidly evolving technology was a major focus when it came to both board-level oversight and shareholder proxy proposals.

  • March 19, 2025

    DC Judge Won't Preemptively Stop IRS Data Sharing With DHS

    A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday said two immigrant rights groups had not shown that the IRS is poised to unlawfully share noncitizen taxpayer records with immigration enforcement authorities, rejecting their bid for a court order that would preemptively block any information transfer.

  • March 19, 2025

    Ex-Cognizant CLO Fires Paul Weiss After Trump Order

    A former Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp. executive facing a bribery trial next month has fired Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison LLP from his defense team following the Trump administration's revocation of the firm's security clearances, according to a withdrawal motion filed Wednesday by firm partner Roberto Finzi.

  • March 19, 2025

    Law360 Announces The Members Of Its 2025 Editorial Boards

    Law360 is pleased to announce the formation of its 2025 Editorial Advisory Boards.

  • March 19, 2025

    'They're Walking Away': Ripple Labs Says SEC To Drop Appeal

    Ripple Labs CEO Brad Garlinghouse said Wednesday the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will drop its Second Circuit appeal of a summary judgment in its headline-grabbing enforcement action over Ripple's XRP token.

  • March 19, 2025

    FCPA Uncertainty May Lead Attys To 'Gamble' On Disclosure

    The Trump administration's pullback on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement is sowing confusion in the white collar bar, as companies consider whether to voluntarily disclose potential violations of the anti-bribery law while the chances of getting a favorable resolution seem good or keep quiet until the dust settles.

  • March 19, 2025

    Judge Won't Unfreeze Climate Grantees' EPA Funds

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency hasn't provided an adequate explanation for its termination of $20 billion in grant funding for climate change projects and blocked it from taking further action — but declined to order that the money be released.

  • March 19, 2025

    Purdue Pharma Files New $7.4B Ch. 11 Plan Settlement

    Bankrupt OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP filed a new Chapter 11 plan in a New York bankruptcy court, including a $6.5 billion payment from members of the Sackler family who own the company and $900 million from the debtor, that aims to compensate thousands of creditors for damages from opioid sales.

  • March 18, 2025

    Feds Say On-Leave Staffers Don't 'Skirt' Alsup's Rehire Order

    The Trump administration Tuesday told Judge William Alsup that fired federal probationary employees are being put on administrative leave as part of the reinstatement process he ordered and not to "skirt" the preliminary injunction, after the judge said Monday putting the workers on leave isn't permissible under his order.

  • March 18, 2025

    Ben & Jerry's Says Unilever Is Forcing Out CEO Over Politics

    Ben & Jerry's parent company Unilever is illegally trying to force out the ice cream company's CEO as punishment for him standing his ground and defending its "social mission" as Unilever attempts to block certain political statements, particularly those that could offend Donald Trump, according to a proposed amended complaint filed Tuesday.

  • March 18, 2025

    OCC's Hood Says He Won't Tolerate 'Odious' Debanking

    The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency's acting chief, Rodney Hood, told bankers on Tuesday that his agency won't tolerate so-called debanking, saying "lawful" businesses — including crypto firms — should be eligible for bank accounts and other services.  

  • March 18, 2025

    What To Know About Trump's Pick To Lead The FAA

    President Donald Trump's selection of Republic Airways CEO Bryan Bedford to serve as administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration would send a longtime airline executive and licensed pilot to oversee an agency upended by safety mishaps that have intensified scrutiny of the nation's air traffic control system.

  • March 18, 2025

    Drugmaker's $10.5M Deal In Investor FDA Approval Suit OK'd

    A California federal judge has preliminarily approved a $10.5 million settlement between oncology drug company ImmunityBio and investors who claim they were misled over the likelihood the U.S. Food and Drug Administration would approve the company's bladder cancer drug.

Expert Analysis

  • Unpacking First Consumer Claim Under Wash. Health Data Act

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    The first consumer class action claim filed under Washington's My Health My Data Act, Maxwell v. Amazon.com, may answer questions counsel have been contending with since the law was introduced almost a year ago, if the court takes the opportunity to interpret some of more opaque language, say attorneys at Polsinelli.

  • Deficiency Trends In National Futures Association Exams

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    A recent notice from the National Futures Association outlining the most common deficiencies uncovered during exams gives member firms an opportunity to review prior guidance, particularly regarding the hot topic of implementing procedures governing the use of outsourced service providers, say attorneys at Akin.

  • A Judge's Pointers For Adding Spice To Dry Legal Writing

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    U.S. District Judge Fred Biery shares a few key lessons about how to go against the grain of the legal writing tradition by adding color to bland judicial opinions, such as by telling a human story and injecting literary devices where possible.

  • Mastering The Fundamentals Of Life Sciences Due Diligence

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    As life sciences transactions continue to gain tremendous momentum, companies participating in these transactions must conduct effective and strategic regulatory due diligence, which involves extensive amounts of information and varies by manifold factors, says Anna Zhao at GunnerCooke.

  • A Close-Up Look At DOJ's Challenge To HPE-Juniper Deal

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    The outcome of the Justice Department's challenge to Hewlett Packard Enterprise's proposed $14 billion acquisition of Juniper Networks will likely hinge on several key issues, including market dynamics and shares, internal documents, and questions about innovation and customer harm, say attorneys at McDermott.

  • Why NY May Want To Reconsider Its LLC Transparency Law

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    Against the backdrop of the myriad challenges to the federal Corporate Transparency Act, it may be prudent for New York to reconsider its adoption of the LLC Transparency Act, since it's unclear whether the Empire State's "baby-CTA" statute is still necessary or was passed prematurely, say attorneys at Pillsbury.

  • Pleading Rules At Stake In High Court Hamas Banking Case

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    While a case between victims of Hamas terrorist attacks and a Lebanese bank, recently argued before the U.S. Supreme Court, appears to ask a narrow question of which civil procedure rules apply to requests to reopen final judgments, how the justices rule could drastically change pleading strategies for future plaintiffs, say attorneys at Dorsey & Whitney.

  • 9 Considerations For Orgs Using AI Meeting Assistants

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    When deciding to use artificial intelligence meeting assistants, organizations must create and implement a written corporate policy that establishes the do's and don'ts for these assistants, taking into account individualized business operations, industry standards and legal and regulatory requirements, say attorneys at Faegre Drinker.

  • Expectations For SEC Exams As Private Credit Market Grows

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    The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may rely heavily on its Division of Examinations for regulating private credit markets amid their expansion into the retail investor space, so investment advisers should be prepared to address several likely areas of focus when confronted with an exam, say attorneys at Dechert.

  • AG Watch: Texas Is Entering New Privacy Enforcement Era

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    The state of Texas' recent suit against Allstate is the culmination of a long-standing commitment to vigorously enforcing privacy laws in the state, and while still in the early stages, it offers several important insights for companies and privacy practitioners, says Paul Singer at Kelley Drye.

  • IRS Scrutiny May Underlie Move Away From NIL Collectives

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    The University of Colorado's January announcement that it was severing its partnership with a name, image and likeness collective is part of universities' recent push to move NIL activities in-house, seemingly motivated by tax implications and increased scrutiny by the Internal Revenue Service, say attorneys at Buchanan Ingersoll.

  • Considerations As Trump Admin Continues To Curtail CFPB

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    Recent sweeping moves from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's new leadership have signaled a major shift in the agency's trajectory, and regulated entities should prepare for broader implications in both the near and long term, say attorneys at Pryor Cashman.

  • Cos. Should Prepare For Mexican Payments Surveillance Tool

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    The recent designation of six Mexican cartels as "specially designated global terrorists" will allow the Treasury Department to scrutinize nearly any Mexico-related payment through its Terrorist Finance Tracking Program — a rigorous evaluation for which even sophisticated sanctions compliance programs are not prepared, says Jeremy Paner at Hughes Hubbard.

  • How Foreign Cos. Should Prep For New UK Fraud Law

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    As the U.K. prepares to hold companies criminally liable for failing to prevent fraudulent acts of their associates, U.S. and global companies should review their compliance measures against the broad language of this new offense, which could permit prosecution of acts committed entirely abroad, say attorneys at Latham & Watkins.

  • Implications Of Kid Privacy Rule Revamp For Parents, Cos.

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    The Federal Trade Commission's recent amendments to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act will expand protections for children online, meaning parents will have greater control over their children's data and tech companies must potentially change their current privacy practices — or risk noncompliance, say attorneys at Labaton Keller.

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