We are pleased to share the April 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
4/30/2025
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We are pleased to share the March 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
4/1/2025
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On February 4, 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued draft guidelines clarifying the AI practices that are prohibited under the European Union’s (EU) Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act. While non-binding, the guidelines...more
We are less than a month into the new Trump administration and are seeing an unprecedented wave of activity and major changes at federal agencies. These changes promise to bring significant disruption to the staff and...more
On December 2, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it had filed a complaint against GOAT, an online retailer of sneakers, apparel, and accessories. In the complaint, the FTC alleged, among other things, that...more
On April 12, 2022, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed a lawsuit against TransUnion, two of its subsidiaries, and former TransUnion executive John Danaher in his individual capacity for violating an...more
In Liu v. Securities & Exchange Commission, the Supreme Court upheld, but circumscribed, the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC's) disgorgement authority by holding 8-1 that the SEC may seek disgorgement through its...more
7/14/2020
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On June 19, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) submitted to Congress two reports that Congress requested in connection with the spending bill that funds the FTC. One of these reports (the "Resources Report") describes...more
On April 12, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it was withdrawing its proposed August 2017 privacy and data security settlement with Uber Technologies and issuing a new and expanded proposed settlement....more
On August 15, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it had reached an agreement with Uber Technologies to settle allegations that the ride-sharing company had deceived consumers by failing to live up to its...more
On September 5, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it and 32 state attorneys general had settled charges with Lenovo regarding the company's practice of pre-loading software on its laptops that...more
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently brought its first data security enforcement action, adding itself to the growing list of federal regulators tackling data security issues. The CFPB’s enforcement action...more
On February 23, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with computer hardware maker ASUSTeK Computer, Inc. (ASUS).1 The ASUS settlement highlights the FTC’s position regarding security in the...more