ArticleFDA Authorizes Booster Dose For Adolescents – Medical Products Supply Chain Week In ReviewOver the holidays, the CDC updated its recommendations for post-exposure quarantining and masking. United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAlston & Bird
ArticleEDPB Issues Draft Guidelines On The Interplay Between The GDPR's Provisions On Territorial Scope And International Data TransfersOn November 18, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") released draft guidelines on the interplay between Article 3 GDPR – which sets out the GDPR's territorial scope – and the provisions in Chapter V of the GDPRUnited StatesPrivacyAlston & Bird
ArticleNIST Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 Released For Public CommentOn August 8, 2023, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the initial draft of its Cybersecurity Framework 2.0 and draft Implementation Examples for public comment. United StatesTechnologyAlston & Bird LLP
ArticleWhite Collar, Government & Internal Investigations / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Advisory: The Latest In The SEC's Off-Network Communications Enforcement SweepThe Securities and Exchange Commission's campaign against the use of off-network communications continues apace. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations and Privacy...BelgiumCriminal LawAlston & Bird LLP
ArticleClass Action & MDL Roundup – Q4 2021Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the fourth quarter of 2021.United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationAlston & Bird
ArticleDepartment Of Defense Suspends The CMMC Pilot Program And CMMC Requirements In DoD Solicitations Pending Major Changes For CMMC 2.0.The Department of Defense ("DoD") recently announced it will be revamping the nascent Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification ("CMMC") program pending two separate rulemaking processes. United StatesTechnologyAlston & Bird
ArticleFood & Beverage Digest - New Year's 2022Many year-end publications often feature a look back at the highlights of the previous year. Candidly, there are few things that we would rather put in our rearview mirrors...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAlston & Bird
ArticleBelgian Supreme Court Rules That Data Protection Authority May Impose Administrative Fines Even Where A Data Subject's Personal Data Were Not ProcessedThe Belgian Supreme Court ruled in a judgment of Oct. 7, 2021 that a data subject has the right to lodge a complaint with the Data Protection Authority...BelgiumPrivacyAlston & Bird
ArticleIs The CFPB Using Its Market Monitoring Orders To Build Enforcement Cases?As we previously noted, on October 21, the CFPB issued orders to six large technology firms seeking information about their payment product business plans (the "October 21 Orders").United StatesConsumer ProtectionAlston & Bird
ArticleThe District Of Columbia Continues To Fight The "True Lender" Rule In CourtInnovative partnerships between banks and nonbanks have expanded lending services to consumers and small businesses.United StatesConsumer ProtectionAlston & Bird
ArticleFederal Bank Regulatory Agencies Release Final Rule To Require Notification Of Cyber IncidentsOn November 18, 2021, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation jointly announced the approval of a final rule.United StatesFinance and BankingAlston & Bird
ArticleMedical Products Supply Chain Week In Review – September 14, 2021Over the last two weeks, the President signed Executive Orders requiring all federal employees and contractors to be vaccinated. The White House COVID-19 Response Team announced a $3 billion...United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAlston & Bird
ArticlePfizer And BioNTech To Request Approval For Vaccine Use In 12-To-15-Year-Olds – Medical Products Supply Chain Week In ReviewIn the past week, Pfizer and BioNTech announced they will request full approval from the FDA for the use of their COVID-19 vaccine in adolescents 12–15 years of age.United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesAlston & Bird
ArticleSolarWinds Hack: Unparalleled Supply Chain Attack Results In Potential Compromise Of Private And Public Sector OrganizationsOn Sunday, December 13, 2020, SolarWinds announced that it had learned of a "highly sophisticated, manual supply chain attack" by a nation state affecting its Orion Platform, which is used by a wide variety of public and private sector ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorAlston & Bird
ArticleWhite House Lifts COVID-19 Travel Bans For Fully Vaccinated TravelersOn October 25, 2021, the White House revoked the prior COVID-19 travel restrictions and announced that as of November 8, 2021, international travelers traveling to the U.S. by air will be permitted to enter...United StatesImmigrationAlston & Bird
ArticlePatent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 1, 2022A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.United StatesIntellectual PropertyAlston & Bird
ArticlePatent Case Summaries | Week Ending January 21, 2022A weekly summary of the precedential patent-related opinions issued by the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and the opinions designated precedential or informative by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.United StatesIntellectual PropertyAlston & Bird
ArticlePatent Case Summaries | Week Ending July 16, 2021Bot M8 LLC v. Sony Corp. of America, et al., No. 2020-2218 (Fed. Cir. (N.D. Cal.) July 13, 2021). Opinion by O'Malley, joined by Dyk and Linn.United StatesIntellectual PropertyAlston & Bird
ArticlePatent Case Summaries | Week Ending September 17, 2021Omega Patents, LLC v. CalAmp Corp., No. 2020-1793, -1794 (Fed. Cir. (M.D. Fla.) Sept. 14, 2021). Opinion by Prost, joined by Dyk. Opinion dissenting in part by Hughes.United StatesIntellectual PropertyAlston & Bird
ArticleLook Ahead To The Week Of February 7: Another Continuing Resolution And Potential Sanctions Against RussiaThe Senate will continue processing President Biden's nominees and working to finalize an agreement on bipartisan legislation offering a menu of potential sanctions on Russia...United StatesLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationAlston & Bird