On Wednesday, September 26, representatives from some of the United States’ largest technology and communications companies appeared before Congress to testify regarding consumers’ data privacy. The Senate Committee on...more
On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, the House of Representatives unanimously passed H.R. 5576, the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018, by a voice vote. The bipartisan legislation was introduced by Representative Ted Yoho...more
On August 6th, over 40 businesses and trade associations representing the technology, financial services, health, and retail sectors (the “Coalition”), wrote a letter to California lawmakers requesting that the CA Legislature...more
On June 13, the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works held a hearing on “Innovation and America’s Infrastructure: Examining the Effects of Emerging Autonomous Technologies on America’s Roads and Bridges,”...more
6/19/2018
/ Automation Systems ,
Automotive Industry ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Driverless Cars ,
Infrastructure ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Safety Standards ,
Surface Transportation ,
Transportation Industry
On May 24, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act(the “Act”). This new law rolls back certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”),...more
On May 22, at a conference of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or the “Agency”) Chairman Jay Clayton urged digital token issuers to contact the SEC to look...more
On Wednesday, April 18, 2018, Representative Ted Yoho (R-FL) of the United States Congress introduced legislation entitled the Cyber Deterrence and Response Act of 2018. The legislation will be considered by the House...more
On Monday, April 16, in a rare, joint announcement, the United States and British governments issued a warning regarding a state-sponsored coordinated campaign to infiltrate internet routers in preparation for future...more
Last week, the United State Senate passed bipartisan legislation designed to substantially amend the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (“Dodd-Frank”). Originally drafted by Senate Banking...more
On Wednesday, March 7, the House Financial Services Committee (“HFSC”) considered two legislative proposals to streamline data breach notification laws. HFSC’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit held a...more
On December 5, the U.S. Senate Banking Committee approved S. 2155, the Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief and Consumer Protection Act, which amends several regulations imposed under the 2010 Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and...more
On October 18, 2017, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”) published a statement of nine principles entitled: “Consumer Protection Principles: Consumer-Authorized Financial Data Sharing and...more
Managing Decommissioning Risks in Asian M&A Transactions -
By the end of 2026, approximately 134 producing Concessions and Production Sharing Contracts (each, a “PSC”) will have expired in South Asia. It is expected that 900...more
9/15/2017
/ Acquisitions ,
Asia ,
Cross-Border ,
Electricity ,
Force Majeure Clause ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hackers ,
IRS ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Mergers ,
Oil & Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Supply Chain ,
Take-or-Pay Contracts ,
Tax Reform
Senator Robert Menendez, with twenty-one of his Democratic colleagues as co-sponsors, has introduced legislation that repeals the energy tax incentives for the country’s five largest oil companies. In a statement, Senator...more
On August 7, 2017, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published a risk alert directed to the financial advisory industry, identifying cybersecurity vulnerabilities that could make the industry’s networks...more