On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released guidance on sanctions compliance for the digital currency industry, the agency’s most detailed guidance to date on...more
10/20/2021
/ Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Digital Currency ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Ransomware ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Risk Assessment ,
SDN List ,
Strict Liability ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently addressed again when plaintiffs have standing to pursue federal antitrust claims under the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark decision in Illinois Brick Co. v. Illinois, 431...more
2/1/2017
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Appeals ,
Apple ,
Article III ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Direct Purchasers ,
Illinois Brick ,
iPhone ,
Mobile Apps ,
Monopolization ,
Motion to Dismiss ,
Section 2 ,
Sherman Act ,
Standing ,
Technology Sector
The Federal Trade Commission recently sued 1-800 Contacts, Inc., the largest contact lens retailer in the United States, charging it with restraining competition in violation of Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act,...more
9/1/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Cease and Desist Orders ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Online Advertisements ,
Search Engines ,
Search Rankings ,
Section 5 ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Unfair Competition
California, Florida, Kentucky, and Iowa have changed their security breach notification requirements in the past few months: California passed legislation effective January 1, 2015, that for the first time, addresses...more