ArticleTop Level .CY Domain Names AvailableThis local Cypriot presence is no longer required and the extension is thus now open to everyone.CyprusStrategyHogan Lovells
ArticleEBA Publishes Opinion On Eligibility Of Deposits, Coverage Level And Co-Operation Between Deposit Guarantee Schemes Under The DGSDOn August 8, the EBA published an opinion (EBA-Op-2019-10) on the eligibility of deposits, coverage level and co-operation between deposit guarantee schemes under the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive (2014/49/EU).European UnionFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleG20 Publishes Report On Effective Approaches To Support Implementation Of G20/OECD High-Level Principles On Long-Term Investment Financing By Institutional InvestorsOn September 21, the G20 published a report on effective approaches to support implementation of the G20/OECD high-level principles on long-term investment financing by institutional investors.European UnionFinance and BankingOrrick
ArticleEuropean Commission Releases Cloud Computing Service Level AgreementsBack in 2012, the European Commission (‘Commission’) adopted the Cloud Computing Strategy to promote the adoption of cloud computing and ultimately boost productivity.European UnionPrivacyReed Smith (Worldwide)
ArticleExtension Of PRIIPs Exemption For UCITSThe Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Products ("PRIIPs") Regulation requires that all PRIIPs be accompanied by a key information document ("KID").IrelandFinance and BankingMatheson
ArticleGPs Up Fund-Level Borrowing To Optimise Management And PerformanceManagers are seeking increased flexibility in fund-level borrowing, fund life, and investment period extensions, while investors focus on leverage concerns, reports Proskauer. European and North American funds show significant increases in borrowing limits.United KingdomFinance and BankingProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleDistrict Court Tosses Last Remaining Plaintiffs In Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust LitigationThose first-level purchasers therefore suffered no antitrust injury and could not establish the requisite antitrust standing necessary to state a claim.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawOrrick
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ArticleFoley Hoag Attorneys Christina Hioureas And Alejandra Torres Camprubi To Participate In Dialogue Focused On Self-Determination And Sea-Level Rise'Hioureas and Torres Camprubi will participate in the September 29, 2020 seminar on "Statehood and Sovereignty." United StatesEnvironmentFoley Hoag LLP
ArticleLong-Awaited Update To EPA's Lead & Copper RuleOn December 22, 2020, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the first update since 1991 to the Lead and Copper Rule. United StatesEnvironmentWinston Taylor
ArticleCA Agency To Initiate Rulemaking To Update Proposition 65 "Safe Harbor" Level For LeadCA Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment Responds to Center for Environmental Health Petition for Administrative Rulemaking United StatesFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesVenable LLP
ArticleUSCIS Publishes Final Rule To Modify H-1B Cap Selection ProcessOn January 7, USCIS announced the publication of a final rule for new H-1B petitions in 2021. The new rule gives priority to those petitions filed that offer "Level IV" wagesUnited StatesImmigrationKlasko Immigration Law Partners
ArticleICANN Approves Plans To Launch New Top-Level Domains; Sets January 12, 2012 Start DateIn a long-awaited move with broad implications for brand owners, on Monday, June 20, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) approved plans to launch a potentially unlimited number of new generic top-level domains (gTLDs). United StatesIntellectual PropertyRopes & Gray LLP
ArticleRelying on Claim Language, Federal Circuit Finds Patent For Detecting B Vitamin Deficiencies InfringedIn a lengthy opinion that highlighted claim construction and infringement, but also tackled invalidity, breach of contract, enhanced damages and permanent injunction, the Federal Circuit upheld a ruling that ...United StatesIntellectual PropertyMcDermott Will & Emery
ArticleNota Bene Episode 142: Big Data: A Practical Guide To Global Privacy Law With Liisa ThomasBig data projects are subject to a confusing patchwork of privacy laws. Privacy expert Liisa Thomas saw a need for a practical guide for businesses on privacy laws...United StatesPrivacySheppard
ArticleThe Marketing Arm And The Contracting Arm Structure – Works At The State Level But Not At The City Level Because Of The City Speculative Builder TaxThe speculative builder tax is imposed on the sale of "improved real property" if the improved real property is sold prior to completion or before the expiration of 24 months after the improvements are substantially complete. United StatesReal Estate and ConstructionSteptoe LLP
ArticleNo Surprise That 76% Of C-Level Executives Think The CISO Is Critical!Darkreading.com reported that the "…CISO is a "must have" position" in the results of a survey of "400 C-suite executives from enterprises across the UK and USA"United StatesTechnologyFoley & Lardner LLP
ArticleDOL Seeks Input Before Issuing New Proposed Rulemaking On The White Collar ExemptionsOn July 25, 2017, the Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division announced its intent to publish a RFI seeking input from the public before issuing revised proposed overtime exemption...United StatesEmployment and HRLittler Mendelson
ArticleCalifornia Authorizes Expanded Monitoring For And Notification Of PFASOn July 31, 2019, California enacted Assembly Bill No. 756 (AB 756). The law adds Section 116378 to the California Health and Safety Code (the Health and Safety Code) and becomes effective on January 1, 2020United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesHolland & Knight
ArticleLaunch Of Arabic Top Level Domain Names Marks The True Launch Of Internationalised Domain NamesOn 13 June 2012, details of 1,930 applications for new top-level domain name extensions (strings) were released by ICANN, the body responsible for the management of domain names.United KingdomIntellectual PropertyClyde & Co