Regulation

International Edition

Finding Balance: Google's GC in Australia on Innovation, Regulation and Big Tech

By Christopher Niesche | July 31, 2023

Shoshana Shields is the director of legal for Google Australia and New Zealand. She recently spoke with Law.com International about what she has learned working at Google, the role of the GC, finding balance and the regulation of AI.

5 minute read

International Edition

Canadian Regulators Leading Way on Comprehensive Crypto Rules

By Gail J. Cohen | July 30, 2023

Consumer protection and stability for the financial services sector is at the core of evolving regulations in many sectors.

4 minute read
International Edition

Australia Fines Facebook Owner Meta More Than $13M for Misleading Australians About Data Use

By Christopher Niesche | July 28, 2023

The court found that promotions for the Meta app Onavo Protect failed to adequately disclose that users' data would be shared with Meta and used for commercial purposes.

3 minute read

International Edition

UK's Supreme Court Strikes Blow to Litigation Funding

By Jack Womack | July 26, 2023

The country's top court has ruled that damages based agreements by litigation funders in competition cases are unenforceable.

4 minute read
International Edition

EU Court Upholds Decision to Strip Former Catalonia President of Parliamentary Immunity

By Alex D'Elia | July 25, 2023

Carles Puigdemont and other separatists face charges for a 2017 independence referendum.

3 minute read
International Edition

Dentons to Face UK Disciplinary Tribunal Over AML Regulation 'Breaches'

By Jack Womack | July 25, 2023

The Solicitors Regulation Authority says Dentons acted for a 'politically exposed person or his associated entities'.

2 minute read
International Edition

Crypto Platform Binance Appoints Replacement Following GC Exit

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | July 21, 2023

The news comes as Binance continues to face scrutiny from a Department of Justice investigation of the company.

3 minute read
International Edition

Number 1 Target: Cybercrime a Major Threat to South African Law Firms

By Jennigay Coetzer | July 21, 2023

Local law firms are putting in place various safeguards to mitigate against the risk of cybercrime amid court cases and regulatory crackdowns.

5 minute read
International Edition

Russian Sanctions Under Spotlight in UK Courts—Abramovic Ally Launches Court Action

By Jack Womack | July 21, 2023

Further rulings overturning UK government sanctions may pave the way for more legal action from sanctioned individuals.

3 minute read
International Edition

EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework Brings European Data Privacy Principles to U.S. Companies

By Cassandre Coyer | July 20, 2023

Despite the U.S.'s growing data privacy posture, the new framework still brings new, European principles that could create "huge operational challenges" for some organizations.

6 minute read
Corporate Counsel

$14M Severance Eases Activision Blizzard Legal Chief's Exit

By Maria Dinzeo | January 9, 2024

Grant Dixton joined the video game maker in June 2021, six months before it unveiled plans to be acquired by Microsoft for $69 billion, a deal that finally closed in October.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

FTC Offering Cash Prizes for Ideas to Crack Down on Voice Cloning

By Greg Andrews | January 8, 2024

The fact that the FTC launched the unusual competition reflects the sky-high concern at the agency that artificial intelligence advances will make once-cumbersome voice-cloning efforts faster to pull off and harder to detect.

3 minute read
Daily Business Review

The Corporate Transparency Act Officially Kicked In, But Compliance Questions Still Remain

By Alexander Lugo | January 5, 2024

"I don't think any reporting company is looking forward to complying with this," Greenberg Traurig shareholder Marina Olman-Pal said.

4 minute read
National Law Journal

IQVIA Ends Merger Deal With Propel Media Amid FTC Opposition, Judge's Order

By Maydeen Merino | January 5, 2024

The health care industry has been a focal point for the FTC, ensuring mergers do not harm competition, raise drug prices or harm the labor market.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

Steptoe, Baker McKenzie and K&L Kick-Start DC Hiring in New Year

By Abigail Adcox | January 4, 2024

Meanwhile, several law firms announced new attorney hires from the government, including Akin adding an SEC senior counsel in Los Angeles.

3 minute read
Law.com

New Jersey Q&A/Quick Hits/Trulieve GC to Dorsey & Whitney/Colorado's Cannabis Decade

By Cheryl Miller | January 4, 2024

"New Jersey is still an emerging market, yet we are already a positive example for other states for a number of reasons," said Christopher Riggs, chief counsel to New Jersey's Cannabis Regulatory Commission.

9 minute read
Legaltech News

In EU, Law Firms, Clients and Regulators Are Adapting to Convergence Between Privacy and Antitrust

By Linda A. Thompson | January 4, 2024

The convergence between privacy and competition questions has been driven by the ever-growing importance of data in the digital economy.

5 minute read
Law.com

In EU, Convergence Between Privacy and Antitrust Is Creating Uncertainty for Clients, Work for Law Firms

By Linda A. Thompson | January 4, 2024

The convergence between privacy and competition questions has been driven by the ever-growing importance of data in the digital economy.

5 minute read
National Law Journal

FTC Will Put New Merger Guidelines to Work in 2024, Antitrust Experts Say

By Maydeen Merino | January 3, 2024

"I expect that they will be looking for opportunities to apply all of the elements of the guidelines in merger cases -- to some extent, they've already been doing that," said former FTC Chair William Kovacic.

5 minute read
New York Law Journal

Hochul Seeks Consumer Protection Law, Curbs on Medical Debt Collection

By Brian Lee | January 2, 2024

In her State of the State message, Gov. Kathy Hochul urged lawmakers to empower the attorney general's office and financial regulators to crack down on abusive business practices.

5 minute read

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