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What is the legal framework governing bribery in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)? In KSA, bribery and corruption are governed by several distinct and overlapping laws. However, the Anti-Bribery Law (promulgated pursuant...more
As European data and artificial intelligence (AI) regulations increasingly reach across borders, American companies find themselves ensnared in a web of foreign compliance obligations, which raises questions about sovereignty...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Russia? The Federal Law No. 273 On Fighting Corruption (2008, the Anticorruption Law) is the principal law on bribery in Russia. However, to date relevant legislation is...more
On October, 28, 2025, the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress approved amendments to the Cybersecurity Law of the PRC (the CSL). The amended CSL will become effective on January, 1, 2026, marking the 10-year...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Thailand? The Act Supplementing the Constitution Relating to the Prevention and Suppression of Corruption (2018) (PSC Act) is the key piece of Thai legislation governing...more
The European Union’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act, effective from August 1, 2024, imposes a risk-based framework on AI systems used within the EU, affecting U.S. employers that use AI for HR functions involving EU...more
Welcome to WilmerHale’s bulletin on recent trade secret case law and relevant news items. We’ve affectionately nicknamed it “Readily Ascertainable” because, unlike a trade secret, it should be easy to figure out....more
On October 9, 2025, China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") unveiled several new measures tightening export controls of sensitive materials and technologies. Most notably, the new measures assert extraterritorial controls on...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Mauritius? - Bribery is governed by the Financial Crimes Commission Act 2023 (hereinafter referred to as “FCCA” or the “Act”) in Mauritius. The Act provides for the...more
For many lawyers practicing outside the United States, intellectual property protection and risk are most often associated with patents, trademarks and copyrights. Trade secrets are frequently treated as the forgotten...more
The Upper Tribunal (UT) has handed down its judgment in the UK Information Commissioner’s (Information Commissioner) appeal against the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) decision on Clearview AI Inc (Clearview). The UT upheld three...more
Act C of 2012 on the Criminal Code (Criminal Code) is the key piece of Hungarian legislation governing bribery. It applies to conduct occurring after the implementation date of July 1, 2013. Older conduct occurring entirely...more
The main piece of legislation covering bribery is the Criminal Code, passed through Law no. 286/2009. Anticorruption Law no. 78/2000 (Anticorruption Law) defines aggravated forms of bribery offenses as well as other...more
What is the legal framework governing bribery in Qatar? The State of Qatar (Qatar or the State) is a constitutional monarchy. Since 2013 the hereditary Emir, or Head of State, is the His Highness Sheikh Tamin bin Hamad...more
On October 9, 2025, China’s Industry Safety and Import/Export Control Bureau under the Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) issued several notifications to impose export controls on products, equipment, and technologies related to...more
Despite the fears of foreign organisations about the long-arm jurisdiction of European data protection laws, the extra-territorial application of the GDPR — and, subsequently the UK GDPR — has received relatively scant...more
On October 9, 2025, China’s Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”) announced in six proclamations broad new unilateral export controls on rare earth materials, equipment, and technology; lithium batteries; and superhard materials....more
Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme was exposed in 2008. Yet litigation regarding transfers made by entities related to Madoff continues to wind its way through the courts, including numerous bankruptcy cases. Fairfield Sentry,...more
The EU Data Act, which became effective on September 12, 2025, imposes new requirements on providers of “data processing services”, a category that includes Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a service (PaaS),...more
On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a long-anticipated interim final rule (IFR) that will result in the most dramatic expansion of U.S. export control...more
In Part 1 of this three-part overview of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), we take a look at the basics of CFTC regulation, highlighting what you need to know about the agency and its jurisdiction....more
U.S. Bankruptcy and appellate courts have long wrangled over whether the provisions of the Bankruptcy Code apply extraterritorially to permit, for example, enforcement of the automatic stay to creditor collection efforts...more
U.S. Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals - CMYK Enters v. Advanced Print - procedure, dismissing claims to appeal, Rules 41 and 54(b) - USA v. Taylor - postconviction relief - USA v. Gaines - firearm possession, felons...more