After an ill-fated multi-year effort to develop a self-driving car, Uber (which spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” on the project) is “handing the autonomous vehicle effort over to a Silicon Valley start-up”—Aurora—along...more
12/8/2020
/ Automotive Industry ,
Capital Raising ,
Common Stock ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dish Network ,
Driverless Cars ,
Failure to Comply ,
Financial Services Industry ,
FTC Act ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Loan Modifications ,
MasterCard ,
Meat Processing Plants ,
Mortgage Servicers ,
Musical Sound Recordings ,
Pornography ,
Poultry ,
Price-Fixing ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Startups ,
Target ,
TCPA ,
Telemarketing ,
Tesla ,
Theranos ,
TikTok ,
Uber ,
Visa Inc
Tuesday, December 4, 2018, 11:00 A.M. CST -- Robins Kaplan attorneys Brandy Worden, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and Michael Reif will review the top five cybersecurity and privacy developments in 2018 to help corporate in-house and...more
Hoping to reverse recent years of struggles, J. Crew is bidding farewell to CEO Mickey Drexler (though he’ll stay on as chairman) in favor of West Elm’s James Brett....more
6/6/2017
/ Apple ,
Clawbacks ,
Connected Items ,
Dish Network ,
Executive Compensation ,
Fashion Industry ,
Financial Institutions ,
Forex ,
Insider Trading ,
J Crew ,
National Emissions Standards ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Volkswagen ,
White Collar Crimes
Goldman Sachs’ recent purchase of $2.8 billion in Venezuelan bonds has been kicking around the headlines for a few days now. Here’s what’s at stake for the country and the bank....more
5/31/2017
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Anti-Money Laundering ,
BlackRock ,
Bonds ,
Class Action ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Deutsche Bank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Institutions ,
Goldman Sachs ,
Google ,
Hedge Funds ,
Impression Products v Lexmark International ,
Ocwen ,
Patent Infringement ,
RMBS ,
Robocalling ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
TCPA ,
Trade Secrets ,
Uber ,
Venezuela ,
Wells Fargo
Eric Mindich—famous for becoming the youngest-ever Goldman partner at 29—is shuttering his Eton Park Capital Management hedge fund and returning the $7 billion it manages to investors. Viewed along with Pershing Square’s...more
A review of the Fed minutes released yesterday shows the willingness of some Fed Governors to start rate raising again sooner rather than later....more
2/23/2017
/ Academy Awards ,
Banking Sector ,
Banks ,
Energy Sector ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Foreclosure ,
Innovation ,
Innovative Technology ,
Interest Rate Adjustments ,
Interest Rates ,
NASA ,
Outer Space ,
Renewable Energy ,
Secretary of the Treasury ,
Shareholders ,
Silicon Valley ,
Solar Energy ,
SolarCity ,
Tax Reform ,
TCPA ,
Technology ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Wells Fargo
The rise of Telephone Consumer Protection Act litigation in the past decade has been staggering. From just 14 cases in 2007, the number of TCPA-related filings has exploded to 4,860 in 2016 — a total that is expected to...more
2/23/2017
/ Article III ,
Class Action ,
Class Certification ,
Gym Memberships ,
Injury-in-Fact ,
Invasion of Privacy ,
Prior Express Consent ,
Robocalling ,
Spam ,
Spokeo v Robins ,
Standing ,
Summary Judgment ,
TCPA ,
Telecommunications ,
Telemarketing ,
Text Messages
The more than six billion mobile devices in use worldwide offer companies access to a possible treasure trove of customer information in almost every consumer segment. These devices now create a constant stream of data—from...more
6/20/2014
/ ATDS ,
Best Management Practices ,
Big Data ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement ,
Mobile Apps ,
Mobile Devices ,
Popular ,
Privacy Policy ,
Risk Management ,
TCPA ,
Text Messages