Mayor Muriel Bowser signed the District of Columbia’s Ban on Non-Compete Agreements Amendment Act of 2020 (D.C. Act 23-563) (the Act) on January 11, 2021. The Act includes one of the most expansive bans on non-compete...more
3/31/2022
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Non-Compete Agreements ,
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State and Local Government ,
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Written Notice
On New Year’s Day 2021, Congress passed the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 (AMLA). As we reported last April, the AMLA 2020 included sweeping reforms aimed at strengthening protections against money laundering, terrorism...more
On April 22, 2021, in a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court in AMG Capital Management v. FTC held that the authorization to seek a “permanent injunction” under Section 13(b) of the Federal Trade Commission Act does not...more
No one needs an introduction to the dominant theme of 2020 in the field of traditional labor law. The main story, as in nearly all fields of law, was the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on every aspect of American lives....more
1/14/2021
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Biden Administration ,
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Congressional Oversight ,
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SEC Commissioner Peirce Says Guidance on Crypto Token Sales Is Coming -
In a speech at the University of Missouri School of Law, Hester Peirce, one of the SEC’s commissioners,...more
2/27/2019
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Bitcoin ,
Blockchain ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
ETFs ,
Financial Regulatory Reform ,
FinTech ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
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Token Sales