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FTC and DOJ Clarify Preservation Obligations for Instant Messaging Platforms

The Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Competition and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division released a joint statement reiterating document preservation obligations for companies and individuals that are the subject...more

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SCOTUS slated to make lasting impact on consumer financial services industry in 2024

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This New Year is setting up to be a momentous one for the consumer financial services industry in the United States Supreme Court. In 2024, the Supreme Court is expected to decide four impactful cases that may hold that the...more

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Agencies on the Lookout for AI Washing

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The Securities and Exchange Commission and Federal Trade Commission are on the lookout for unsubstantiated claims surrounding artificial intelligence (AI)....more

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White House Republican nominees for FTC advance in Senate

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Last Wednesday, the Senate Commerce Committee voted to advance President Biden’s nominees to fill the two open Republican Commissioner seats on the Federal Trade Commission: Andrew N. Ferguson and Melissa Holyoak.  The...more

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What a Government Shutdown Means for Employers: Many Agencies Will Sharply Curtail Operations, Delaying New and Pending Cases

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Federal appropriations are set to expire at midnight (ET) on Saturday, September 30. Unless lawmakers agree to a spending plan before then, much of the federal government will shut down....more

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FTC Fines Bankrupt Crypto Services Provider Celsius $4.7B for Misrepresentations; Regulatory Agency Remains in Search for Civil...

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Deceptive advertisements, market manipulation, misappropriation of customer funds, and “Ask Me Anything (AMA)” sessions served as the catalysts of a civil enforcement action the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently filed...more

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SCOTUS Delivers a Win for Businesses Challenging Federal Agency Actions: 4 Key Takeaways for Employers

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The Supreme Court recently handed a victory to employers by giving them more tools to challenge federal agencies during administrative proceedings. Employers likely know how daunting it can seem to challenge federal officials...more

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US Artificial Intelligence Regulations: Watch List for 2023

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Companies are developing, deploying, and interacting with artificial intelligence (AI) technologies more than ever. At Goodwin, we are keeping a close eye on any regulations that may affect companies operating in this...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

The Future Is Already Here

Since the internet became ubiquitous during the 1990s, only a handful of technologies have been developed that are so far-reaching they put ethical and legal questions to the test. Among these select few is artificial...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Wilson to resign as FTC commissioner

On February 14, FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson announced plans to leave the agency. Wilson penned a Wall Street Journal op-ed, in which she took issue with a number of FTC Chair Lina Khan’s initiatives, including Khan’s...more

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Is Federal Cyber Policy About to Make a U-Turn? Notes from #CES Suggest It Might.

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For years, federal cyber policy has been based on successful public-private partnerships, collaboration, and the promotion of voluntary standards that can be tailored to sector and organization-specific risk and needs....more

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Challenging the Constitutionality of the FTC’s Fundamental Structure/Processes

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Supreme Court to Hear Oral Arguments in Axon Enterprises- With the October 2022 term of the U.S. Supreme Court (“Court”) now underway, health care providers and others in the health care industry contemplating merger and...more

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A Dynamic HSR Landscape Spells Uncertainty for Second Requests

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A Second Request for a Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filing thrusts companies and their counsel into a high-stakes race against time, complicated by massive data volumes and strict requirements. Policy and enforcement shifts by the...more

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Private Equity Pass No More: Antitrust Enforcers Look to Increase Scrutiny on “Roll Up” Acquisitions

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The two top federal antitrust enforcers, in contemporaneous interviews, recently highlighted a new target for antitrust enforcement for their respective agencies: private equity firms and their acquisition strategies....more

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Overview of President Biden’s Non-Compete Agreement Executive Order 

On July 9, 2021, President Biden signed the Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy. The Order, breathtaking in scope, asserts as a key goal the desire to improve the lives of consumers through...more

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OMB releases Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory Actions

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The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released the Spring 2021 Unified Agenda of Regulatory actions, which outlines the rulemaking actions currently under development in each federal agency. This article...more

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Deregulation is the New Buzzword in Washington — Except in the Tech Industry

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The past year has been a volatile one, from trade wars to the government shutdown to a stock market dive. One constant that U.S. businesses have become accustomed to, however, is deregulation across a wide variety of...more

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Government shutdown affects antitrust and CFIUS reviews of transactions

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After Congress failed to enact appropriations legislation, the United States federal government partially shut down beginning at midnight on 22 December 2018, impacting several departments, agencies, and interagency...more

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How is the government shutdown impacting the federal banking agencies and consumer financial services regulators?

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The CFPB and the federal banking agencies—the FDIC, Fed, and OCC— remain open during the government shutdown as their funding does not come from congressional appropriations.  ...more

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Deep Dive on Deep Learning: FTC Considers Artificial Intelligence

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Seventh Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection considers ethical, practical, and legal dimensions of artificial intelligence and machine learning. On November 13 and 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the...more

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HELP! FTC Staff Steps Up to the Plate with Guidance for State Officials on Regulating Occupational Boards

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Answering the call from state officials seeking advice regarding antitrust compliance for state boards responsible for regulating occupations, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Staff have stepped up to answer two questions...more

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New FTC Guidance on Antitrust Immunity for State Regulatory Boards

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This week the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued its much-anticipated Staff Guidance on what sort of supervision states should provide to regulatory boards in order for those boards to qualify for antitrust immunity. In...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Cyber-Attacks: Threats, Regulatory Reaction and Practical Proactive Measures to Help Avoid Risks

I. Cybersecurity; Its Importance and Relevance – How We Got to Where We Are Today - In the past few months, the White House, Home Depot, JP Morgan, Hard Rock Hotels, Tesla, the St. Louis Federal Reserve, the Internal...more

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