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By: Andrew L. Rossow, Esq. WITH THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) now in effect, is your firm and/or business ready for the new compliance requirements? The CCPA is codified under Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.100. Background On May 25, 2018...

By: Rich Ehisen THE CALIFORNIA CONSUMER PRIVACY ACT (CCPA) 1 and other state data privacy laws have done more than motivate companies to rethink how they manage consumer data; they also have many organizations thinking more than ever about how they...

By: Timothy Murray , Murray, Hogue & Lannis ONE TIME I FOUND MYSELF ON THE SET OF A HOLLYWOOD soundstage for a popular television show about a lawyer. In the law library of the fake TV law firm, I noticed something that viewers at home couldn’t...

By: Anna Pinedo, Brian Hirshberg , and Raffi Garnighian, Mayer Brown LLP In connection with a registered securities offering, the underwriters of the offering typically enter into an underwriting agreement with the issuer of the securities and any selling...

By: Belinda J. Scrimenti , Pattishall, Mcauliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP Digital technology has led to innovative advertising and marketing. Brand owners are increasingly using the technology to create and protect new forms of trademarks...

By: Parker Moore and Katrina Krebs , Beveridge & Diamond PC This article provides an overview of the Endangered Species Act (ESA) 1 and discusses the obligations of real estate developers and property owners with respect to the ESA. CONGRESS ENACTED...

By: Amara Gossin , Barclays and Bob Lewis Sidley , Austin LLP Sustainability-themed debt instruments represent one response of the financial community to the need to channel capital towards facilitating a carbon transition. Since green bonds debuted...

By: Kevin Cloutier , Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP This article discusses both written discovery and depositions in misappropriation of trade secret and restrictive covenant actions. Specifically, the article addresses the following topics...

By: Kevin Cloutier , Shawn Fabian , and Mikela Sutrina , Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP The deposition questions in this form are provided by way of example only. Each question should be followed with appropriate further inquiry. You should...

By: Scott Bass and Deeona Gaskin , Sidley Austin LLP This article addresses key topics related to the management of data by drug, biologic, and medical device companies whose products are regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). This...

By: Timothy B. Howell and Alex Petrossian , Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP The defined terms in any agreement are considered as the building blocks upon which the rest of the agreement is based, particularly when it comes to the negative covenants...

By: Jim Wagstaffe and the Wagstaffe Group This article addresses new strategies based on recent case law for a party seeking to remove a case to federal court or to avoid removal and stay in state court. The article covers topics such as forum selection...

The United Nations Foundation’s Global Leadership Award was presented to LexisNexis Legal & Professional CEO Mike Walsh in recognition of the company’s contributions to advancing the rule of law across the globe. THE AWARD RECOGNIZES...

AMAZON’S DATA STORAGE VIOLATES ILLINOIS BIOMETRIC PRIVACY LAW, STATE RESIDENTS ALLEGE AMAZON WEB SERVICES IS VIOLATING THE ILLINOIS Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), 740 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. 14/1, by allowing commercial customers to use...