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EU Data Protection Regulation: and the horizon recedes again . . .

by Susan Foster | Mintz Levin - Privacy & Security on 5/13/2013

(LONDON) We recently wrote that a crucial committee vote on the new EU Data Protection Regulation had been pushed back until May 29-30. The vote has been delayed again until an unspecified future date, although Jan Phillip...more

Argument Before Illinois Supreme Court in Performance Marketing Continued to Morning of May 22nd

by Kirk Jenkins | Sedgwick LLP on 5/10/2013

An update on last week’s post on Performance Marketing Association, Inc. v. Hamer: with the posting of the Court’s docket book for the May term, we learned that the oral argument in Performance Marketing has been continued...more

Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 Passes United States Senate

by Stanley Kaminski, Carolyn Sprinchorn | Duane Morris LLP on 5/9/2013

On May 6, 2013, the United States Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act of 2013 (the "Act") by a vote of 69 to 27. The legislation (S. 743) now moves to the House of Representatives for consideration....more

Congress Drafts Compounding Legislation -- Defines Compounded Drugs as "New Drugs" Under the FFDCA and Creates Bright Line Between...

by Elinor Hart, Rachael G. Pontikes | Duane Morris LLP on 4/30/2013

In the wake of the New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak, the federal government has actively pushed for greater legislative oversight over compounding pharmacies. On April 26, 2013, the U.S. Senate Committee on...more

TRANSACTIONAL: Upstream Developments - Russia and former republics: Unconventional Russia

by King & Spalding on 4/19/2013

The unconventional hydrocarbon resource boom that hit the US and Europe had gone relatively unnoticed in Russia until recently. Ignoring the world’s fascination with the potential of unconventional resources, Russia...more

Obama Administration Moves Forward With Export Control Reform

by Stephan Becker, Benjamin Cote, Christopher R. Wall | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 3/18/2013

On March 7 and 8, 2013, President Obama took two important steps to further U.S. export control reform. First, the President notified Congress of the proposed transfer of certain items relating to aircraft and gas turbine...more

Will FTC Chairman Leibowitz’s Departure Change The Enforcement Landscape?

by Barak Bassman, Daniel Boland, Deirdre McInerney, Barbara Sicalides | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 3/7/2013

After three years at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Chairman Jon Leibowitz stepped down. Without a doubt Chairman Leibowitz has been a visible and relentless advocate for restricting pay-for-day or reverse...more

Executive Order: A Start Toward Tackling Cyber Security Problems

by Jeff Ifrah on 2/14/2013

President Obama’s February 12 State of the Union address included the announcement of an executive order intended to permit greater sharing of information about possible threats to the nation’s cyber security among private...more

Also Returning to Washington: The Threat of a Cybersecurity Executive Order

by Reed Smith on 11/9/2012

Cybersecurity may seem like a bipartisan issue, but partisan rancor in an election year doomed early efforts to pass cybersecurity legislation. ...more

Ballot Initiative on Genetically Engineered Food Labeling Defeated in California

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 11/8/2012

On Tuesday, while California voters were helping President Obama secure a second term in the White House, picking the President over Republican challenger Mitt Romney by a 59.1% to 38.6% margin, they were also responsible for...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - November 2012

by King & Spalding on 11/7/2012

In This Issue: - International Trade And U.S. Manufacturing Get Prime Time Exposure In Second And Third Presidential Debates - Special Feature: Book Review - Producing Prosperity: Why America Needs a Manufacturing...more

This Week in the News: Hurricane Sandy and Uncle Sam and their Impact on IT and Outsourcing

by Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 11/6/2012

Sitting in the Northeast, our news has been dominated by only two stories for the last week--Hurricane Sandy and the Presidential Election. Both events have far reaching impacts on this country and its citizens, and both have...more

Chairman Rockefeller Requests Cybersecurity Input From Fortune 500 Companies

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 9/25/2012

On September 19, Senator John D. (Jay) Rockefeller IV (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, sent a letter to the CEOs of all Fortune 500 companies seeking their input on the...more

Fortune 500 CEOs Receive Request Letter on Cybersecurity From Senator Rockefeller

by King & Spalding on 9/21/2012

“The cyber threat we face is unprecedented and we need an innovative and cooperative approach between the private sector and the federal government to protect the country from it.” —Sen. John D. Rockefeller IV...more

Senate Republicans Introduce a New Data Privacy Bill: Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012

by White & Case LLP on 7/23/2012

On June 22, 2012, Senator Pat Toomey introduced the Data Security and Breach Notification Act of 2012 (the "Act") on behalf of himself and Republican Senators Olympia Snowe (Me.), Jim DeMint (S.C.), Roy Blunt (Mo.) and Dean...more

President Signs Law Reauthorizing Drug and Device User Fees: Legislation Contains Several Important FDA Reforms

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 7/11/2012

On Monday, July 9, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA). This statute reauthorizes the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) and the Medical Device User...more

EU implements new sanctions against Syria targeting the supply of internal repression products and luxury goods

by White & Case LLP on 6/19/2012

On 15 June 2012, the Council of the European Union (EU) adopted Regulation 509/20121 which implements the additional restrictions against Syria imposed by the Council on 23 April 2012 and amends Regulation 36/20122 to this...more

Proposed Easing of Satellite Export Controls Could Benefit U.S. Satellite Industry

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/7/2012

Since 1999, strict controls on the export of U.S. satellites and satellite components have drastically eroded U.S. manufacturers’ market share in the global satellite industry. On April 18, 2012, the U.S. Departments of State...more

Massachusetts House Votes to Repeal Gift Ban Law

by Mintz Levin - Health Law on 4/30/2012

Earlier this week the Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 128-22 to repeal the Massachusetts Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Manufacturer Code of Conduct (often called the “gift ban” law). The gift ban law...more

Legislators Support Labeling of Genetically Engineered Foods

by McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 3/22/2012

Last week, in a letter sent to the Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, Margaret Hamburg, 55 members of Congress expressed support for a recent petition to require the labeling of genetically engineered foods. ...more

The Download: Developments In E-Commerce, Privacy, Internet Advertising, Marketing And Information Services Law And Policy –...

by Venable LLP on 12/21/2011

In this Issue: Marketplace Developments - DAA Announces Comprehensive Principles for Online Collection of Web Data Heard on the Hill - House Energy and Commerce Committee Continues to Debate...more

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