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Look Ahead To The Week Of May 23: Democrats Still Looking For A Win, Senate Turns To Address Infant Formula Shortage
The Senate will be in session this week, while the House will have committee work with no votes scheduled.
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Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending February 25, 2022
A 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.Alston & Bird - Article
New York Continues To Crack Down On Poor Data Security Practices
New York Attorney General Letitia James recently announced two agreements related to data breaches with entities that operate in the education industry.Alston & Bird LLP - Article
U.S. Takes Unprecedented Action To Disrupt State-Sponsored Exploitation Of Microsoft Exchange Zero-Day Vulnerabilities
On April 13, 2021, a federal district court granted a motion to partially unseal an FBI application and search warrant following the successful conclusion of an FBI operation to eradicate malicious web shells ...Alston & Bird - Article
SEC Proposed Rule Will Require Private Funds To Report Certain Cyber Events
On January 26, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed new rules to enhance hedge fund and private fund disclosure requirements and increase regulators' visibility into the private funds industry.Alston & Bird - Article
Education / Consumer Protection/FTC Advisory: FTC Launches Rulemaking On Earnings Claims Targeting For-Profit Colleges And Others
Our Education and Consumer Protection/FTC Teams discuss a proposed rule from the Federal Trade Commission that could cost for-profit colleges and other industries "steep penalties" for alleged violations.Alston & Bird - Article
The Digital Download – Alston & Bird's Privacy & Data Security Newsletter – August 2024
July 25, 2024 – Cara Peterman, Sierra Shear, and Madeleine Davidson published "Securities Litigation / Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy / Securities Law Advisory | First of Its Kind: Federal CourtAlston & Bird LLP - Article
Oregon Enacts Comprehensive State Privacy Law
On July 18, 2023, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed the Oregon Consumer Privacy Act (SB 619)("OCPA") into law, making Oregon the eleventh state to enact a comprehensive state privacy law.Alston & Bird LLP - Article
Thin Gruel: Prosecutorial Discretion As Reassurance On New DOJ Policy
Knowing what's coming is important, even if what's coming is cold comfort. Our White Collar, Government & Internal Investigations Team reads between the lines of recent statements from key ...Alston & Bird - Article
Swire Report Addresses EU Data Localization Comments, Portuguese Order Restricting U.S. Data Flow
In November, the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) issued draft guidance regarding transfers of personal data from the European Union. That guidance has prompted nearly 200 comments from...Alston & Bird - Article
EDPB Publishes Guidelines On The Concepts Of Controller And Processor In The GDPR
On July 7th, the European Data Protection Board ("EDPB") adopted its finalized guidelines on the concepts of controller and processor in the General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR").Alston & Bird - Article
New Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative Signals Increased Litigation Risk Arising From Cybersecurity Practices
On October 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the Department of Justice's (DOJ) "Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative."Alston & Bird - Article
Legislative & Public Policy Advisory: Treasury Launches Coronavirus State And Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
Our Legislative & Public Policy Team reviews the latest federal fiscal relief for state, local, and tribal governments and how they can be used to help recover from the massive effects...Alston & Bird - Article
Italian Supervisory Authority Imposes 20 Million EUR Fine On Controller Outside Of Europe
The Italian Garante per la Protezione dei dati Personali (‘Italian SA') published a decision of February 10, 2022 in which it imposes a 20 million EUR fine on a company outside of Europe...Alston & Bird - Article
Look Ahead To The Week Of January 18: The Senate Takes Up Voting Rights
Both the House and Senate will be in session this week.Alston & Bird - Article
Patent Case Summaries | Week Ending April 22, 2022
A 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.Alston & Bird - Article
Consumer Protection/FTC Advisory: FTC At Full Strength Again
Our Consumer Protection/FTC Team examines what the Federal Trade Commission may prioritize now that Chair Lina Khan has her Democratic majority in place.Alston & Bird - Article
FTC Releases Warning To Companies That Fail To Mitigate Log4j Vulnerability
Less than a month ago, a critical vulnerability was identified in the ubiquitous, open source Log4j tool prompting swift guidance from Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ...Alston & Bird - Article
Incomplete Cybersecurity Compliance Disclosures May Support Fraud Claim Under The False Claims Act, Federal Court Holds
At the heels of a recent Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative related to cybersecurity practices and the False Claims Act (FCA), a cybersecurity-related FCA case has survived...Alston & Bird - Article
US, UK, And Australia Issue Joint Cybersecurity Advisory On Ransomware Threat To Critical Infrastructure
On February 9, 2022 the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia issued a joint Cybersecurity Advisory on the "Increased Globalized Threat of Ransomware"...Alston & Bird