A recent High Court decision concerning compliance with a data subject access request considered the basis upon which an individual can require the data controller to provide the names of those in receipt of his or her personal data… more

The Alliance of American Football (AAF) tries to be a spring football league that would act as a feeder system for the National Football League. It was a nice idea on paper and they had an app that had some interesting gambling… more

Much has been written about the influence of US terms on European transactions and particularly the steady migration of US concepts into English law facilities agreements, resulting from the supply-demand imbalance in the leveraged… more

The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is authorized by the False Claims Act (FCA) to issue Civil Investigative Demands, commonly known as CIDs. 31 U.S.C. § 3733. The DOJ has made increasing use of CIDs to obtain information… more

M&A in Africa totaled US$21.1 billion in 2018, a slight drop compared to the US$22 billion recorded in 2017. Deal volume, however, fell more precipitously from 272 in 2017 to 206 in 2018… more

The Tennessee Department of State recently adopted emergency rules to implement the state’s Online Notary Public Act (Act).  These rules, among other things, establish the requirements for conducting online notarizations in Tennessee… more

A review of some of the top compliance and ethics stories for the week of May 25… more

In today’s edition of Daily Compliance News: • Chief Executives behaving badly. (Financial Times) • Deloitte offices raided in connection with 1MDB scandal. (Channel News Asia) • What is leadership? (WSJ) • What is a conflict of… more

The Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 brought about several changes to the Patent Act that affect the scope of protection available under Canadian patents, including revision of section 56, concerning rights of prior users of… more

With nearly 30 years of experience mediating business conflicts, it remains my firm conviction that to consistently reach mutually beneficial settlements of commercial disputes, the mediation process must be structured to enable… more

On May 2, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published A Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments to provide organizations subject to U.S. jurisdiction a guide for developing an effective… more

In Lunneborg v. My Fun Life, 421 P.3d 187 (2018), the Idaho Supreme Court held that a corporation’s veil may be pierced to reach the assets of a non-shareholder.  Joining the majority of states, including Illinois, the Court explained… more

In this monthly series, legal recruiting experts from Major, Lindsey & Africa interview law firm management from Am Law 100 and 200 firms and other industry leaders about how they navigate an increasingly competitive business… more

Here’s the situation. A large number of strangers are gathered in a formal courtroom — a hushed atmosphere, dark-wood paneling, flags for the state and the U.S., a raised bench with a stern-looking judge. Nothing about that situation… more

As another H-1B cap season comes and goes, tens of thousands of hopeful employers and employees will again be informed that their H-1B visa petitions were not among the 85,000 selected in USCIS’s random lottery for processing in fiscal… more

A new tax incentive intended to stimulate investment in low-income communities known as opportunity zones has attracted significant attention from investors, developers, and business owners since its enactment under Section 1400Z-2 of… more

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on May 22, 2019, issued much awaited guidance in Notice 2019-39. This Notice allows for refinancings or refundings by Native American tribal governments of Tribal Economic Development bonds and loans… more

The recent decision of the English Supreme Court in Vedanta Resources PLC v Lungowe and others provides a further example of the willingness of the English courts to assume jurisdiction over cases which have very little connection with… more

Nur selten finden Entscheidungen des Europäischen Gerichtshofs (EuGH) so viel mediale Aufmerksamkeit wie das Urteil zur Arbeitszeiterfassung vom 14. Mai 2019: Der EuGH hat entschieden, dass die Arbeitszeitrichtlinie (EU-RL 2003/88) und… more

Not-For-Profit Governance and “Best Practices” - Not-for-profit organizations play a significant role in our society by undertaking and providing funding for projects that benefit the greater good. They provide services and grants… more

Sponsoring and operating a 401(k) plan isn’t easy. A plan sponsor can’t just set up their plan and forget about it. They need to constantly be on the watch because of the liability exposure they have as a plan sponsor. When plan… more

On May 13-14, 2019, the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) hosted its annual International Insurance Forum in Washington, D.C. Highlights of the event included remarks from U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury)… more

How Are Compliance Budgeting and Compliance Officer Autonomy Tied Together When Assessing Compliance Effectiveness? The Department of Justice (“DOJ”)’s compliance program evaluation identifies the need to allocate sufficient… more

• The latest set of proposed opportunity zone (OZ) regulations (the “2019 proposed regulations”) provide much-needed flexibility with regard to qualified opportunity funds (“OZ Funds”) and expand the types of businesses and property… more

It was a relatively quiet week at the General Assembly. No votes were taken on the House floor until Wednesday and on the Senate floor until Thursday. Only about a dozen bills had any action this week… more