Regulation

International Edition

Spanish Media Sues Meta for €550M

By Alex D'Elia | December 5, 2023

The lawsuit alleges the Facebook and Instagram owner violated data protection regulations, which led to unfair competitive practices.

2 minute read

International Edition

Eversheds Ex-Manager Banned Over Sexual Misconduct

By Jack Womack | December 5, 2023

The events in question took place at an Eversheds Sutherland business development and marketing department away day last year.

2 minute read
International Edition

With Gen AI, Is There a Machine 'Unlearning' Alternative That Is GDPR-Compliant?

By Cassandre Coyer | November 30, 2023

Large language models trained on publicly available personal data don't really have the option to "forget" parts of their training set without being wholly retrained from scratch. Can they still be compliant with the GDPR's right to be forgotten?

6 minute read

International Edition

'Competition is in Our DNA': Head of Dutch Competition Authority on Keeping Markets Competitive

By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023

Under the leadership of Martijn Snoep, a former managing partner of one the country's most venerated law firms, the Dutch antitrust watchdog has advanced novel solutions to challenges affecting competition authorities across Europe.

7 minute read
International Edition

Canada and Google Reach $100M Deal Over Contentious Online News Act

By Gail J. Cohen | November 29, 2023

The agreement means Canadians' access to news on Google's search platform won't be cut off.

3 minute read
International Edition

European Privacy NGO Files Complaint Against Meta Over Paid Ad-Free Model

By Linda A. Thompson | November 29, 2023

The NGO helmed by Max Schrems has filed what appears to be the first complaint over Meta's recently introduced paid, ad-free subscriptions to its Facebook and Instagram social networking sites.

3 minute read
International Edition

SRA Spares UK Lawyers from One-Off Axiom Ince Payment

By Jack Womack | November 29, 2023

The regulator has opted against implementing a cap on the amount that can be claimed against its compensation fund, as the "the scale of consumer loss would be too large" and would lead to "an unacceptable loss in public confidence in solicitors".

2 minute read
International Edition

EU's Extensive Rulemaking Spurs US Regulators, Say Former Agency, Division Heads

By Maydeen Merino | November 27, 2023

"There's a natural competition among regulators to try to be the first," said Maneesha Mithal, who led the Federal Trade Commission's Division of Privacy and Identity Protection for more than a decade.

4 minute read
International Edition

A&O Has 5 Days to Meet Hackers' Demands: Expert Q&A

By Jack Womack | November 23, 2023

A&O faces having confidential data published on the dark web following an attack by ransomware group LockBit—a cyber security expert explains how the firm's merger with Shearman could well have caught the hackers' attention.

7 minute read
International Edition

Designation Model Power Dynamics Upended by Weaker Deal Market

By Jack Womack | Paul Hodkinson | November 20, 2023

A quieter deal market has affected the controversial practice, meaning that 'lenders don't feel they're being told what to do', according to advisers.

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

New York's Chief Deputy IG Is Alum of Manhattan DA's Office

By Brian Lee | February 16, 2024

Inspector General Lucy Lang appointed Michele Bayer chief deputy effective on Feb. 12, just a year or so after Bayer took the job as deputy inspector general of the New York City Regional Office, in September 2022.

4 minute read
The American Lawyer

Latham Blocks Hong Kong Lawyers' Access to Foreign Files, Is It Making the Right Call?

By Jessica Seah | February 16, 2024

'If they had consulted the lawyers here, they would have gotten opposition,' says one insider, while rivals believe the firm risks being ostracized by Chinese companies.

7 minute read
National Law Journal

FTC Seeks to Expand Impersonation Rule to Ban AI Impersonation of Individuals

By Maydeen Merino | February 15, 2024

"Our proposed expansions to the final impersonation rule would [be] strengthening the FTC's toolkit to address AI-enabled scams impersonating individuals," FTC Chair Lina Khan said.

4 minute read
Law.com

Inside Track: Does Your Marketing Use the Word 'Free' Too Freely?

By Greg Andrews | February 15, 2024

"Fine print, fleeting superscripts, or other inconspicuous 'disclosures' don't really 'disclose' anything." FTC senior attorney Lesley Fair wrote on the agency's blog.

3 minute read
Law.com

The State of Ohio Cannabis / New York Optimism / Nevada's Top Regulator / Clark Hill's Suit

By Cheryl Miller | February 15, 2024

Ohio voters approved adult-use cannabis legalization in November. But state lawmakers have proposed significant changes to the initiated statute, putting the new law's immediate future in a haze.

11 minute read
National Law Journal

FTC's Click to Cancel Rule Would Cost Businesses $2.7 Billion, Online Advertisers Say

By Maydeen Merino | February 15, 2024

The proposal's annual economic effect would also meet the $100 million threshhold that compels a cost-benefit review by the Office of Management and Budget, the Interactive Advertising Bureau told the FTC.

5 minute read
Legaltech News

Privacy Governance and Artificial Intelligence

By Lynn Parker Dupree, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner | February 13, 2024

AI systems continue to advance without a clear consensus on principles or a process to assess and mitigate AI risk. However, many state and federal governments are developing risk measurement and mitigation strategies that parallel privacy governance requirements.

6 minute read
National Law Journal

SEC Chair Gensler Warns About Centralization of AI in Financial Sector

By Maydeen Merino | February 13, 2024

"This is a new tool for bad actors to do bad things to the American public," Gary Gensler said.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

U.S. Consumers Lost More Than $10B to Fraud in 2023, FTC Says

By Maydeen Merino | February 9, 2024

"Digital tools are making it easier than ever to target hard-working Americans," said Samuel Levine, director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Consumer Protection.

2 minute read
National Law Journal

Sidley, Milbank, Foley & Lardner and Simpson Land Defense Roles on SEC Action

By Abigail Adcox | February 9, 2024

The SEC, in charging the broker dealers and investment advisers, referred to "widespread and longstanding failures by the firms and their employees to maintain and preserve electronic communications."

2 minute read

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