It is safe to say 2025 is expected to be a busy year for California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG). We anticipate that the CA AG will increase enforcement activity this year with wide-reaching and broad investigations...more
2/11/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
California ,
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Technology Sector
Morrison Foerster partner Carrie H. Cohen, global co-chair of the Investigations + White Collar Defense Group and State + Local Government Enforcement team, spoke with Christine Wong, a partner in MoFo’s Investigations +...more
1/23/2025
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Consumer Fraud ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Privacy Laws ,
Robocalling ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
White Collar Crimes
Morrison Foerster’s State and Local Government Task Force is pleased to provide our bimonthly newsletter summarizing some of the most important and interesting developments from state attorneys general (State AGs) across the...more
1/9/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biometric Information ,
Class Action ,
Competition ,
Data Privacy ,
Diversity ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Facial Recognition Technology ,
FCC ,
Investment Management ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Robocalling ,
State Attorneys General ,
Telecommunications ,
Textiles ,
The Clayton Act ,
Trump Administration
The year 2024 remained a busy one for state attorneys general (State AGs) and 2025 promises to be even busier. To assist in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and defense lawyers navigate the 2025 State AG enforcement...more
1/7/2025
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Emerging Technologies ,
Environmental Policies ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Fraud ,
Social Media ,
State Attorneys General ,
Trump Administration ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices
The ECCP is intended to assist federal prosecutors in determining whether a corporation’s compliance program was effective at the time of the alleged offense(s) and, if not, what type of enforcement, monetary penalty, and...more
On March 18, 2024, the SEC announced—in videos posted on YouTube and Twitter—regulatory actions against two investment advisers for “AI washing,” a practice defined by the SEC as “making false artificial intelligence-related...more
3/21/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
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Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) ,
Investment Adviser ,
Investment Advisers Act of 1940 ,
Investment Funds ,
NASAA ,
Registered Investment Advisors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
SIFMA