5 Key Takeaways | Privacy Programs and the California Consumer Protection Act - Employee and B2B Data
On May 28, Mucker Capital held a panel discussion at Davies' Toronto office with a group of startup founders as part of Toronto Tech Week. Led by Mucker’s Tony Yang and David Mackay, this hands-on growth session addressed...more
On May 21, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its latest artificial intelligence (AI)-washing case, an action against three marketing companies that allegedly deceived consumers about an AI-powered “Active...more
To help businesses, investors, and deal professionals better understand the evolving independent sponsor landscape, Robert Connolly—a partner in LP’s Corporate Practice Group and leader of LP’s Independent Sponsor team—shares...more
The shortest clauses in technology agreements can be among the most important. This article considers one such clause that appears in most technology contracts: the assignment clause. It appears in a broad variety of...more
Two recent National Advertising Division decisions involving competing 401(k) providers underscore that NAD’s expanding focus on financial services advertising is not limited to consumer-facing debt-relief claims. ...more
Good Sunday morning from Seattle . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, November 7, 2025, is below. Expedia’s quarterly earnings report garnered most of the attention this week as Expedia reported...more
Regulation (EU) 2023/2854 (the Data Act) entered into force across the EU on 12 September 2025. It forms a key part of the EU’s broader data strategy and establishes a comprehensive framework for how data is accessed, used,...more
Here’s a reality check that might sting a little: the last thing a referred client does before contacting you isn’t pick up the phone—it’s fire up Google. That warm referral from your best client? It comes with a digital...more
Crypto Payments Companies Achieve Licenses, Enhance Product Offerings - A U.S. digital asset payments company, MoonPay, recently announced that it has been granted a BitLicense by the New York Department of Financial...more
Companies with B2C or B2B recurring payment programs that include negative option terms should review their disclosure, consent, and cancellation practices to ensure compliance with the rule....more
Last week, a security services company and several trade groups filed their merits brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit challenging the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) newly adopted Negative Option Rule,...more
The rule impacts both B2B and B2C subscription autorenewals and other negative option programs; however, significant legal challenges could impact the rule’s implementation....more
On November 4, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission sued Seek Capital, LLC, and Roy Ferman, Seek's founder and CEO, for allegedly violating several federal laws, including Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act ("FTC...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released its long-anticipated Negative Option Rule. The rule defines a negative option feature as “a provision of a contract under which the consumer’s silence or failure to take...more
By a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its Final Negative Option Rule that covers negative option programs for both consumer and B2B transactions in any media, including online, telephone, print, and...more
The fintech revolution has reshaped the financial world, creating new opportunities to borrow, save, transact, and invest like never before. With no signs of slowing, fintech revenues are projected to grow sixfold from $245...more
The amended Rule now more broadly prohibits misrepresentation of goods and services during B2B telemarketing calls. The FTC has also amended the Rule to require enhanced recordkeeping practices for telemarketers and...more
As blogged about recently, on March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the Telemarketing Sales Rule’s recordkeeping requirements. ...more
On March 7, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a final rule updating recordkeeping requirements and extending the protections against misrepresentations of the Telemarketing Sales Rule (TSR) to businesses (Final...more
On March 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission announced a final rule extending telemarketing fraud protections to businesses and updating the rule’s recordkeeping requirements as a result of developments in technology and...more
In her State of the State address earlier this month, New York Governor Kathy Hochul proposed a significant expansion of New York’s consumer protection laws....more
We are seeing - Continued availability of growth capital for specialty lenders—SME lenders attract the most capital in the previous 12 months - VC debt cheques (e.g., Quilam Capital's debt investment in Merchant Money...more
Welcome to our weekly Online Travel Update. Expedia’s many announcements at its Explore 23: Connect conference this past week garnered most of the industry headlines, while Uber moved closer to becoming a full online travel...more
Overview - The District Court for the Northern District of California recently provided guidance in Alkutkar v. Bumble Inc., No. 22-CV-00422- PJH (N.D. Cal. Sept. 8, 2022), reconsideration denied, No. 22-CV-00422-PJH,...more
Attorneys Amanda Witt and Zain Haq recently participated in a panel discussion hosted by Kilpatrick Townsend and organized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. The discussion provided practical insights...more