ArticleAustralian "Gene Patenting" Case To Be AppealedThe patenting of human genes in Australia remains under court review. AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFoley & Lardner LLP
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ArticlePrivacy Laws Impose Key RestrictionsPartner Leeann Habte contributed an article to Executive Insight, "Privacy Laws Impose Key Restrictions," on April 20, 2015.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleWall Street Journal Features Nanopore, High Speed, Cheap Gene Sequencing As 2012 ClosesThe Wall Street Journal this week featured nanopore sequencing in its year end review of important health trends (both hard copy and electronic copies). United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleFor Patent Office, It’s Business-As-Usual During Government Shutdown…For NowSince last Tuesday, October 1, 2013, the government shutdown has forced several U.S. governmental agencies to reduce operations and furlough employees.United StatesIntellectual PropertyFoley & Lardner LLP
Article"Patent Reform 2014" White Paper Available For DownloadOver the past 2 years I’ve been closely following the slew of patent reform proposals in Congress, the Executive Branch, the Courts, and the 50 States. United StatesIntellectual PropertyFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleAdemi & O'Reilly Enter The TCPA FraySerial class action filers Ademi & O’Reilly have filed four Telephone Consumer Protection Act cases in Wisconsin in the past week. United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleWays And Means Clarifies Wind Can Rely On Start Of Construction Safe HarborsLast week we wrote in our blog that the House Tax Cuts and Job's Act (TCJA) appeared to override IRS guidance that wind developers relied on to show that they started construction ...United StatesTaxFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleHow To Mitigate The Threat Of RansomwarePartners Michael Overly and Aaron Tantleff contributed an article to CFO Online, "How to Mitigate the Threat of Ransomware," on August 31, 2016.United StatesTechnologyFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleSpain Creates New Law To Force Declaration Of Cryptocurrencies With 0.2% Tax!Coinlaw.io reported that "The Spanish Ministry of Finance has drafted a bill aimed at clamping down on cryptocurrency holders using legal loopholes to avoid asset declaration laws."SpainTechnologyFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleDeception Alleged By Florida Attorney GeneralA discussion on whether your institution is providing clear and conspicuous notice of fees to their consumers. United StatesConsumer ProtectionFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleOCC Updates Mortgage Banking Booklet In Comptroller’s HandbookThe Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which supervises federally-chartered banks and savings associations, has issued an updated "Mortgage Banking" booklet, which is part of the larger Comptroller’s Handbook. United StatesConsumer ProtectionFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleReminder: Telephone Consumer Protection Act Rules ChangeEffective October 16, 2013 anyone who uses an automatic telephone dialing system or leaves an artificial or prerecorded voice message to market products and services must demonstrate they have "prior express written consent" to call using those technologies. United StatesConsumer ProtectionFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleWisconsin Legislature Passes Bill Shielding Employers From Liability For COVID-19 ClaimsOn February 23, 2021, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed a bill with veto-proof majorities in both chambers that would shield employers from civil liability for "any act or failure to act resultingUnited StatesCoronavirus (COVID-19)Foley & Lardner LLP
VideoBalancing Loyalties For VC Fund Directors Serving On Portfolio Company Boards (Video Content)When a venture capital fund invests in a portfolio company, it does so through contractual rights, which often includes the placement of a VC fund director on the board of the directors of the portfolio company.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley & Lardner LLP
VideoCapitalization Tables And Proforma (Video)In this #askasiliconvalleylawyer #videoblog, Silicon Valley lawyers Louis Lehot, founder of L2 Counsel, and Nicole Hatcher, co-founder of Allen & Hatcher, describe what is a capitalization table, how to prepare it, ...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley & Lardner LLP
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ArticleHealthtech Investment Trends And PredictionsInvestments in health care technology companies have changed in several ways over the last year, including (1) venture capital investment shifting to earlier stages, (2) IPOs decreasing, and (3) M&A exits increasing.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawFoley & Lardner LLP