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Colorado AG’s Office Announces Final Colorado Privacy Act Rules: Key Takeaways

On March 15, 2023, the Colorado Attorney General’s (Colorado AG) office released the final version of the Colorado Privacy Act (ColoPA) rules (the final rules), which are based on public comments on the third version of the...more

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DOJ Updates Policies on Corporate Ethics and Compliance

Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco delivered remarks on corporate criminal enforcement, announcing revisions to DOJ’s policies for addressing corporate ethics and compliance matters. These changes reflect an...more

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DOJ Shows No Sign of Slowing Down Prosecution of Individuals Connected to FCA Cases

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Following a record year for False Claims Act (“FCA”) settlements and judgments in 2021, the Department of Justice (”DOJ”) continues to aggressively pursue the prosecution of not only corporations, but also the individuals...more

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DOJ to Devote Substantial Resources to Investigating and Prosecuting Corporate Crime, Emphasizing Importance of Effective...

In March 3, 2022, speeches at the American Bar Association’s Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime (ABA White Collar Institute), US Attorney General (AG) Merrick Garland and US Assistant Attorney General for the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Privacy and Security Enforcement: State AGs Flex Their Muscles

Imagine you receive an inquiry from a state Attorney General (AG) about your privacy or security practices, and you aren't sure what to do next. Maybe it's because you have been concentrating on compliance efforts related to...more

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Court Of Appeal Imposes "Continuous Directorship" Requirement For Standing

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Several provisions of California's Nonprofit Public Benefit Corporation Law confer standing on an officer, director, or member.   See Sections 5142,  5223, 5233, and/or 5710.   In an opinion issued yesterday, the Court of...more

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Budget Requests As DOJ Enforcement Signposts — What We Can Learn About The DOJ’s Priorities From Its 2022 Budget Request

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On May 28, 2021, President Biden submitted his Budget for Fiscal Year 2022 to Congress, including $35.3 billion for the Department of Justice (“DOJ”), which was an overall increase of almost $4 billion from the previous...more

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SAP Enforcement Action Underscores Importance of Ensuring Compliance Programs Address Considerations Associated with Business...

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On April 29, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced settlements with German...more

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CCPA Update: AG’s Office Publishes Fourth Set Of Proposed Changes To CCPA Regulations

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Keypoint: The California Attorney General’s office again introduces an opt-out button. On December 10, 2020, the California Attorney General’s office published a fourth set of proposed modifications to the California...more

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CCPA Update: AG’s Office Publishes Another Set Of Proposed Changes To CCPA Regulations

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Keypoint: The California Attorney General’s office once again published proposed modifications to its CCPA regulations. The modifications primarily focus on making changes to the provisions dealing with the right to opt out...more

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Proposition 65 Settlements: Lessons from 2018 Data

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California’s Attorney General (AG) releases annual summaries of Proposition 65 settlements. This settlement data provides important insight into Proposition 65 litigation trends. Here are some of the most important takeaways...more

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California AG Comes Out of the Gate Charging, Focusing on Businesses…

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California AG Sends Initial Notices of Potential CCPA Non-Compliance. Although the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) became effective January 1, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) was restricted from beginning...more

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CCPA Update: AG’s Office Confirms CCPA Enforcement Has Begun

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During a webinar last week hosted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, a representative from the California Attorney General’s office confirmed that on July 1, the first date of the AG’s statutory...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

DOJ Provides New Guidance On Corporate Compliance Programs

On June 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) published a revised version of its guidance on the “Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs” (the “June 2020 Guidance”). Like its predecessors in February 2017 and...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

CCPA Update: Attorney General Releases Third Draft of Proposed CCPA Regulations

On Wednesday, the California Attorney General (AG) released a third draft of proposed CCPA regulations for public comment. The draft contains a series of technical corrections, along with a handful of substantive incremental...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Additional Draft CCPA Regulations Released: Functional Compliance Impact Considerations

Additional draft regulations were issued by the California Attorney General on February 7th and subsequently modified on February 10th. ...more

Alston & Bird

The Updated CCPA Regulations: 30 Potentially Material Business Impacts

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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has released updated regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) that contain a number of material modifications to the initial CCPA regulations released in October...more

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California Attorney General’s Modified CCPA Regulations: Top Ten Changes

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On February 7, 2020, the California Attorney General (AG) published a set of Modified Regulations under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). The Modified Regulations take into account some of the comments received...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

CCPA Update: Key Proposed Regulations for Business Practices for Handling Consumer Requests

As we recently reported on this blog, the California Attorney General (AG) released long-awaited draft regulations to the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). ...more

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California AG: No CCPA Safe Harbor For GDPR Compliance

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The California Attorney General considered and rejected the creation of a safe harbor exemption from the CCPA for businesses that are already complying with GDPR, says the statement of reasons that accompanies the draft CCPA...more

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CCPA Update: Analyzing The AG’s Proposed Regulations

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Keypoint: The long-awaited proposed AG regulations are here, and while they provide some much-needed clarity, they will leave businesses wanting more. On October 10, 2019, the California Attorney General’s office published...more

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Privacy & Cybersecurity Update - January 2019

In this month's edition, we examine cybersecurity-related state Supreme Court rulings in Pennsylvania, Vermont and Illinois; the Department of Health and Human Services' cybersecurity guidelines for the health care industry;...more

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2018 State AG Round-Up & Trends For 2019

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In 2018, the Cozen O’Connor State Attorneys General Practice reported on a variety of significant investigations and enforcement actions conducted by state attorneys general (“AGs”) through the course of the year. Here, we...more

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“Yates Memo” Edited to Grant Prosecutors More Flexibility in Civil Cases

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On Sept. 9, 2015, then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates issued a memo requiring federal prosecutors to investigate any individuals responsible for illegal corporate conduct before settling a case. This applied to both...more

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Making Your Head Spin: “Clean Up” Bill Amends the California Consumer Privacy Act, Delaying Enforcement But Making Class...

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (the “CCPA” or the “Act”), which we reported on here and here continues to make headlines as the California legislature fast-tracked a “clean up” bill to amend the CCPA before the...more

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