ArticleRecent Benefits And Compensation HighlightsMembers of our employee benefits and executive compensation team have kicked off 2025...United StatesEmployment and HRBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleUpdate Regarding Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccination PoliciesAs many employers develop and implement mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policies, the legal landscape for federal and private vaccine mandates continues to develop.United StatesEmployment and HRBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticlePFAS State Snapshot: Arizona PFAS RegulationAs with many other states, Arizona has begun taking certain measures to address per and polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water and firefighting foam.United StatesEnvironmentBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleSEC Advisory Committee Recommends Relaxing Restrictions On Solicitation And Advertising In Private OfferingsRule 506 of Regulation D provides a widely-used safe harbor from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 for qualifying private offerings. United StatesFinance and BankingBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleBriefcase - Quarterly Update - Key Real Estate Cases - July 2021A shopping centre lease renewal decision contains useful guidance on how the court will assess lease renewal terms in a post-COVID world.United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticleFintech Regulation Under The Biden Administration (US Focus)This session on 14 April with guests from Brex and The Rivenbark Group examined recent developments at the principal US financial regulators...United StatesTechnologyBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleUK Sanctions List Update – Changes In Effect From February 2022The UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation "OFSI" has announced that, with effect from February 2022United KingdomInternational LawBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticleBCLP Global Data Privacy FAQs: What's The Current Status Of The UK Adequacy Decision?The European Commission published a draft Adequacy Decision for the UK on 19 February. That document remains in draft, though it is understood to have successfully cleared the last formal approval stage required.United KingdomPrivacyBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticleDisclosure Controls And Procedures – Not Just A Quarterly CertificationOn June 15, 2021, the SEC announced that it had settled charges against First American Financial Corporation for failures in First American's disclosure controls and procedures. United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticleMid-Market M&A BarometerWe're pleased to share the latest edition of our bi-annual Mid-Market M&A Barometer reflecting on the movement of deals annually and by quarter...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleThe New Mass Tort: HerbicidesThe modern mass tort, where thousands of personal injury cases are transferred to a single court for coordinated management, has evolved over the past two decades after courts concluded...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
ArticleBiometric Privacy: A Year In Review (2021) And The Year Ahead (2022)The year started with Portland, Oregon's ban on the use of facial recognition technology by private entities in places of "public" accommodation.United StatesPrivacyBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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ArticleTSCA PFAS Reporting Postponed AgainThe United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced it will again delay the start of the data submission period for the Toxic Substances Control Act (“TSCA”)...United StatesEnvironmentBryan Cave Leighton Paisner