In this white paper:
- Introduction
- Energy Efficiency Finance Structures, New and Familiar, and Negotiating Key Agreements
- Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) and Applying REITs to Energy…more
In this issue:
- FTC Issues New Guidance for Disclosures in Online Advertising
- European Regulators Opine on "Purpose Limitation" Principle – What Constitutes "Compatible Use" in the Context of Big Data?…more
In the first of a series of WSGR Alerts, the firm's Brussels attorneys outline the European Commission's proposed changes to the antitrust rules on licensing patents, software, know-how, and other intellectual property. Future…more
On May 10, 2013, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and Treasury Department released the long-awaited final regulations under Section 336(e) of the Internal Revenue Code, treating certain sales, exchanges, and distributions of…more
In this issue:
- From the WSGR Database: Financing Trends for Q1 2013
- Valuations by Industry Segment
- Convertible Notes vs. Priced Equity in Seed Round Financings: An Illustration of Capitalization…more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously voted this week to keep July 1, 2013, as the effective date for the amended Children's Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule).1 The COPPA Rule applies to operators of…more
Differing local privacy and data protection laws, especially in the EU, have increasingly challenged U.S. cloud providers seeking to move and store data across the globe. New guidance and public statements by the United States…more
While many in industry assume that months of virtual silence indicates that the U.S. Department of Defense's (DoD's) commercial-scale energy initiatives have been subjected to drastic sequestration measures, the opposite…more
On April 15, 2013, the IRS released Notice 2013-29, which addresses the requirement that construction of a qualified facility must begin before January 1, 2014, in order to be eligible for the renewable electricity production…more
On Friday, April 12, 2013, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice announced a reversal in policy relating to its negotiations with companies that plead guilty of criminal antitrust violations.1 The new…more
A recently issued government rule may unknowingly create significant liability and legal risk for many technology enterprises. The expanded definition of "business associates" and related interpretations by the Department of…more
Last month, two federal district courts reaffirmed that litigants may not plead around California's Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA) by alleging common law tort claims said to protect business information that does not otherwise…more
On April 4, 2013, the Supreme Court of the State of Delaware in Pyott v. La. Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System reversed the trial court's opinion and held that a final judgment in a California federal court required…more
On July 3, 2012, Netflix's chief executive officer, Reed Hastings, made a public post to his Facebook page, which noted that, in the month of June 2012, "Netflix monthly viewing exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time ever."…more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a staff report on mobile payments, which identifies and makes recommendations for three key issues in the mobile payment industry that the FTC believes present consumer protection…more
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