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Diversifying to boost financial resilience

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Q1: How can proactive risk management strategies help businesses navigate regulatory and economic uncertainties? The last few years have offered some, often difficult, lessons to many businesses who found themselves...more

Morgan Lewis - As Prescribed

IP, Licensing, and M&A in the Life Sciences Industry: Trends to Watch in 2025

The life sciences industry has long been at the forefront of innovation, and 2025 promises to continue this trajectory with exciting developments in intellectual property (IP), licensing, and mergers and acquisitions (M&A)....more

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Rising HSR Transactions Highlight M&A Recovery and Emerging Challenges

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The intersection of economic indicators and Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) transaction trends provides a detailed view of the evolving mergers and acquisitions (M&A) environment. These insights are essential for professionals...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Three New UK Laws Impacting Autonomous Vehicles, Digital Markets and Personal Data

On 7 November 2023, in the King’s Speech, the UK government announced three draft laws aimed at supporting tech companies’ growth and competitiveness: the Automated Vehicles Bill (AV Bill), the Digital Markets, Competition...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Cyber Breaches in M&A Transactions

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Marita A. Makinen, Chair of the firm’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice and co-Chair of the Transactions & Advisory Group, and Ken Fishkin, CISSP, CIPP/US, CIPM, CIPT, Manager of Information Security at Lowenstein Sandler,...more

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Elevating Cyber Risk Analysis During M&A Due Diligence

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Before a deal closes on a merger or acquisition, due diligence investigation will ensue to confirm goal alignment and identify any obstacles present. There are several integral components of this process such as identifying...more

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[Webcast Transcript] CFIUS Compliance: Your Approach May Be A Matter of National Security

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Editor’s Note: On July 27, 2022, HaystackID shared an educational webcast on the topic of Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) compliance. CFIUS is a U.S. government interagency committee with the...more

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Data Protection Challenges in M&A Transactions in China

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The regulatory landscape in China around data protection and flows continues to develop. Since the 2017 Cybersecurity Law, China has been refining the legal and regulatory framework for data protection—it has implemented new...more

A&O Shearman

Software, connectivity, data and fintech dominate M&A in Silicon Valley

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As transaction activity in the tech sector continues to power ahead, new challenges and opportunities are confronting Silicon Valley companies and setting the agenda for the industry....more

BakerHostetler

The Impact of Data Security Incident Trends on Commercial Transactions: Part I – M&A

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The 2021 edition of BakerHostetler’s annual Data Security Incident Response Report – a report based on the firm’s experience with data security incident response and litigation over the past year – features a number of...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

SARS and Liability Issues under GDPR

In this episode Jonathan Armstrong and Tom Fox are back to discuss issues relating to data privacy, data protection and GDPR. Today, we consider the increase in subject access requests (SARs) and other liability issues under...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Bite in the Tail for British Airways and No Holiday for Marriott - UK Information Commissioner's Office Imposes Fines on Airline...

Key Takeaways - - The proposed £183 million and £99.2 million fines against British Airways and Marriott, respectively, by the UK’s ICO emphasise: - The need for companies to maintain appropriate data protection practices...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Why Every M&A Deal Should Include Data Privacy Due Diligence

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Milk, meat, fruits, breads … and data protection. These are the new food groups for your M&A deal. Just 24 hours after the notice of intent to fine British Airways 183 Million GBP, the UK ICO issued an intent to fine...more

Williams Mullen

Due Diligence of Corporate Data Assets In M&A Transactions: Data Protection/Privacy

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As data are quickly becoming significant corporate assets, lawyers need to help companies both maximize the value of their data and protect the business against any associated risks. This is particularly true in M&A...more

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Marriott Breach Highlights Importance of Cybersecurity Due Diligence in M&A Deals

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In 2016, Marriott International announced its acquisition of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide. Coined by Marriott as a "smooth transaction," the announcement of the acquisition received an overwhelmingly positive response....more

K&L Gates LLP

Planning for Cybersecurity Risks in M&A Transactions

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A glance at any media outlet shows that cyber risk is pervasive and increasing, and that virtually no company is immune to a cyber incident. Almost all companies and associations collect and store some type of data, whether...more

McDermott Will & Emery

Brexit - Legal Implications

In our latest memorandum, we have briefly outlined some of the main legal implications of Brexit according to different models, including the EEA model. In light of recent comments made by Theresa May, it is unlikely that...more

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Facebook Sentenced to a €110 Million Fine at the Intersection of Competition Law and Data Protection Law

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On May 18, 2017, the EU Commission sentenced Facebook to a “proportionate and deterrent” fine of €110 million for providing misleading information during the investigation of Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp. This decision...more

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The Intersection of Big Data and Antitrust Law - Finally a Case in the EU

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Only a few weeks ago, EU Competition Commissioner Vestager said in a speech, “We continue to look carefully at this issue, but we haven’t found a competition [antitrust] problem yet”. She was referring to antitrust issues...more

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