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Better Late Than Never: FAR Council Finally Addresses OCI Rules

On January 15, 2025, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Council published a proposed rule overhauling the FAR’s Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) provisions. The proposed rule follows a December 2022 law that...more

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Litigants in Two Major International Arbitrations Ask the Supreme Court to Review the Standard for Showing “Evident Partiality” By...

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Conflicts of interest are of great interest to law firms, prosecutors, and arbitrators. In two major international arbitrations, parties are seeking review by the United States Supreme Court of the standard that courts...more

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The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts (Part 1 of 3)

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The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission (“SEC”) is highly focused on regulating the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) by financial services providers. A recent Mintz client alert discussed newly proposed rules for...more

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The US Securities & Exchange Commission Targets AI on Multiple Fronts — AI: The Washington Report

Welcome to this week’s issue of AI: The Washington Report, a joint undertaking of Mintz and its government affairs affiliate, ML Strategies. The accelerating advances in artificial intelligence (“AI”) and the practical,...more

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SEC Proposes AI Rules for Broker-Dealers and Advisers After Chair’s Warnings

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Chair Gensler’s Public Statements Warning of AI’s Impact on Securities Industry - In his speech before the National Press Club, Chair Gensler focused on the tremendous opportunities AI technology presents but cautioned...more

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[Event] Clery & Title IX Drive-In Conference - August 1st, Granville, OH

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Please join the Ohio Five, in conjunction with Denison University and Bricker Graydon LLP for a Clery Act and Title IX training. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain their annual Clery Act training requirements...more

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[Event] Clery & Title IX Drive-In Conference (Higher Education) - August 3rd - 4th, Gambier, OH

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Please join the Ohio Five, in conjunction with Kenyon College and Bricker & Eckler, for a Clery and Title IX training. Participants will have the opportunity to obtain their annual Clery Act training requirements, and...more

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[Webinar] Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault in K-12 Schools: Title IX Compliance and Response to Regulations - January 11th,...

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In August 2020, the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) requirements went into effect for responding to sexual harassment in the programs and activities of elementary and secondary schools receiving ED funds. This followed...more

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Massachusetts Proposes Amendments to Rules of Professional Conduct

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The Supreme Judicial Court Standing Advisory Committee on the Rules of Professional Conduct has solicited comments on proposed amendments to the Rules that will have a broad impact on lawyers’ ethical obligations. The...more

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UK Supreme Court clarifies arbitrator’s duty of disclosure when accepting multiple appointments in related arbitrations

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The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited decision in Halliburton v Chubb1 regarding an arbitrator's duty to disclose multiple appointments in related arbitrations. In a decision of significance to the international...more

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U.K. Supreme Court Confirms That Arbitrators Are Under a Legal Duty to Disclose Matters Which Would or Might Create an Appearance...

In a landmark decision handed down on November 27, 2020, the U.K. Supreme Court has confirmed that the English law of arbitration imposes a duty on arbitrators to disclose matters which would or might lead to the conclusion...more

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Third Appellate District Voids City Council Vote Based on Legislative Member’s Bias

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On May 8, 2020, the Third Appellate District, certified for publication its earlier decision in Petrovich Development Co. LLC v. City of Sacramento (C087283), where the Court, in a rare decision, voided a city council’s...more

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Court Decision on Bias Tainting a City Council Vote Now Precedent-Setting in California

Legislative Body Members Must be Neutral and Unbiased to Vote on Matters - In affirming a lower court’s rare decision to void a city’s conditional use permit denial, the California Court of Appeal said that, when a...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.4.2020 | Top Story: Tesla Stock Hits New Highs on Reports From Battery Partners

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It’s all coming up Elon these days for Tesla and its stock. “Positive developments” from the electric carmaker’s battery suppliers helped goose shares even higher, ending the day at $780/share—a nearly 20% gain since Friday....more

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Court Vacates Arbitration Award on Grounds of Evident Partiality

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City Beverages LLC, doing business as Olympic Eagle Distributing, and Monster Energy Co. entered into an agreement under which Monster had exclusive distribution rights for its products in a certain territory for 20 years....more

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English Court of Appeal Lowers the Bar for Arbitrator Disclosure

In a recent important decision for arbitrations seated in England, the English Court of Appeal has, for the first time, considered the scope of arbitrators’ duty of disclosure. The court in Halliburton v. Chubb found that the...more

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UK Court Addresses Arbitrator’s Purported Conflict Of Interest

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A dispute arose over a project in Iraq between a British Virgin Island claimant and a Malaysian defendant with a sole Canadian QC arbitrator. The claimant’s challenge of the arbitrator’s award was based upon bias because of...more

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English High Court Rejects Challenge to Arbitral Award on Basis of Apparent Bias

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A recent case raised an interesting issue regarding the relationship between English law, which suggested there was no apparent bias, and the International Bar Association Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International...more

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