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South Korean Supreme Court Upholds ‘Payment Date’ Requirements

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The South Korean Supreme Court recently ruled that bonus payment can be conditioned on the employee remaining employed on the payment date, resolving an issue that had been left unclear in a prior decision. ...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Todd Snyder Fined for Technical CCPA Violations

The California Consumer Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Board issued a stipulated final order against Todd Snyder, Inc., a clothing retailer based in New York, requiring the company to pay a $345,178 fine and update its...more

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Kansas Enacts New Employer-Friendly Law Clarifying Enforceability of Non-Solicitation Agreements

Kansas has recently joined the expanding list of jurisdictions to pass or introduce legislation related to restrictive covenants. Except this time, the legislation substantially modifies the state’s approach to restrictive...more

Pillsbury - Global Sourcing Practice

Legal Definitions of AI: Considerations and Common Threads

By now, we all know what AI is. Some of us use ChatGPT as our search engine, confidant, secretary, travel agent, and much more. Others, at least, are acutely aware that AI exists, because everyone else is talking about it,...more

Bodman

Contractually Shortened Limitation Periods on Employee Civil Rights Claims May Be in Jeopardy!

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A case currently before the Michigan Supreme Court could put employers’ ability to contractually shorten the statute of limitations for employment-related civil rights claims in jeopardy. Under current Michigan law an...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Certainty and Uncertainty, May 2025 - Emerging Market Trends in Derivatives Industry

In the post-pandemic world, several trends are developing that will fundamentally change the way financial market participants manage commercial risk or trade traditional and rapidly evolving novel assets, while new classes...more

The Volkov Law Group

DOJ Announces New White Collar Enforcement Strategy (Part I of III)

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With each new Administration comes a new approach or emphasis on certain enforcement priorities. The Trump Administration is marking its territory and doing so to underscore its priorities. In a recent speech, the...more

International Lawyers Network

Establishing a Business Entity in Romania (Updated)

1. Types of Business Entities - When entering the Romanian market, foreign investors have the option of incorporating a new legal entity with a Romanian legal personality, or setting up a unit of a foreign mother...more

McGinnis Lochridge

All Depths or Just One Formation? Court Clarifies Royalty Conveyance in Rock River v. Pioneer

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This recent case (Rock River Minerals, LP v. Pioneer Nat. Res. USA Inc., No. 08-23-00216-CV, 2024 WL 4528917 [Tex. App.—El Paso Oct. 18, 2024, no pet. h.]) explored whether an assignment of an overriding royalty interest,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

AAA Unveils Significant Revisions to Consumer Arbitration Rules

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The American Arbitration Association (AAA) has announced revisions to its Consumer Arbitration Rules effective May 1, 2025. The revised rules can be found here and the AAA’s announcement of the rules here. Prior to amending...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FTC Finalizes Amendments to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule

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On April 22, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) changes to the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Rule (COPPA Rule) were published in the Federal Register. The updates will go into effect on June 23, 2025, and...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

Understanding the FOIA Process: Submitting, Appealing, and Litigating Requests for Government Records

The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), enacted in 1966, grants the public the right to access records from any federal agency, promoting transparency and accountability in government. Whether you’re a business owner,...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Commercially Connected Shorts - 14 May 2025

Welcome to Commercially Connected shorts, our weekly bitesize newsletter summarising the latest updates in UK commercial law. This week we look at: - UK-US and UK-India trade deals - Eversheds Sutherland’s global supply...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

DOJ’s Criminal Division Announces Updates to White-Collar Enforcement and Corporate Policies

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On May 12, 2025, the Head of the Criminal Division (the Criminal Division or Division) at the Department of Justice (DOJ), Matthew R. Galeotti, issued key memoranda to Criminal Division personnel on the Division’s new...more

Shipman & Goodwin LLP

The Prejudgment Remedy: A Connecticut Claimant’s Closest Ally

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All too often in litigation, winning a hard‑fought money judgment starts the equally arduous process of attempting to transform the judgment into money. Recovery may be no sure thing, particularly if the losing party...more

Jones Day

Hong Kong's Highest Court Issues Ruling on Keepwell Deeds

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On March 19, 2025, the Hong Kong Court of Final Appeal ("CFA") issued a landmark ruling on the enforceability of "keepwell deeds" in Peking University Founder Group Company Limited v. Nuoxi Capital Limited....more

Fisher Phillips

FTC’s Click-to-Cancel Rule Delayed Amid Legal Challenges: What Businesses Need to Know

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Federal officials just postponed enforcement of the Click-to-Cancel rule, which requires businesses offering subscriptions or memberships to provide a cancellation process as straightforward as the sign-up procedure. The...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Maryland Becomes Sixth State to Enact Packaging Extended Producer Responsibility, Washington Expected to Follow

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Introduction - On May 13, 2025, Maryland became the sixth state to enact Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) laws for paper and packaging material. Washington is poised to become the seventh. In Washington, the bill has...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

From Court to Contract: Navigating Recent Supreme Court and Appellate Decisions

Recent Canadian case law is reshaping how legal drafters should approach contractual clauses. Key decisions, including rulings from the Supreme Court of Canada and appellate courts in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and...more

ArentFox Schiff

Beneficial Owner Disclosure Under the New York LLC Transparency Act

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After a rollercoaster of activity related to the federal Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), the US Treasury Department (Treasury) announced on March 2 that it will not enforce any penalties or fines associated with beneficial...more

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Restrictive Covenants in Private Equity Transactions

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Restrictive covenants are unquestionably a significant deal consideration in M&A transactions. In the private equity context, a buyer is focused on restrictive covenants to protect its investment by binding the sellers and...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

New York Legislature Looking to Expand Restrictions on Severance Offers

The New York legislature may soon pass the “No Severance Ultimatums Act,” which would require all employment severance agreements except those negotiated through collective bargaining to include (1) a 21-business day review...more

Stark & Stark

Understanding the Right of First Refusal Clause in Real Estate Transactions

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What is a right of first refusal clause in a real estate transaction? A right of first refusal, “ROFR,” may be considered a common clause seen in real estate agreements. But the effects of an ROFR can be quite harmful if...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

[Webinar] Practice Transitions for the Practicing Dentist - May 29th, 12:00 pm ET

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On Thursday, May 29 at 12:00 PM, Benjamin Malerba and Sean Simensky will present the webinar, “Practice Transitions for the Practicing Dentist.” This lecture is designed to inform dentists of some of the legal and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Wyoming Adopts Statutory Limits for Noncompetes

The Wyoming State Legislature has adopted a statute limiting the use of noncompete restrictions for Wyoming workers. Importantly, the Wyoming statute is not a categorical ban on noncompetes and protects the validity of these...more

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