Great Women in Compliance: Creating Space to Speak Up: The Story Behind Psst.org
Hidden Fees in the Live-Event Ticketing and Short-Term Lodging Industries
Digital Planning Podcast Episode: Estate Planning and the Corporate Transparency Act
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
ESG Masterclass — ESG and Impact Investing
FCPA Compliance Report – Jonathan Wilson on The NSBU Decision
Áine Bryn of Mercer UK on Demonstrating the Strategic Credibility of the Marketing Function - Passle's CMO Series Podcast
Podcast - The CFPB's Proposal to Create a Public Registry
Breaking Mindsets with Sharon Sorkin from Ford on Being Reliably Transparent
Auditing and Monitoring in Healthcare
Exploring The ‘S’ In ESG & What To Expect In 2023
The Line Between Gift Giving and Bribery
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 21: "Interview with Drago Kos of the OECD Working Group on Bribery"
ABA Sound Advice: Conducting Civil Rights Audits: Benefits and Best Practices
Early Advocates of Organic Food Products, Amy’s Kitchen Believes in the Benefits of a Fully Regenerative Ecosystem and Aims to Help Heal the Planet Through Its Business
AI, Analytics, and the Benefits of Transparency
Life With GDPR: Episode 50-The Experian Enforcement Notice Case
Scrutiny Increasing On Energy Private Equity Valuation
Compliance Perspectives: Supply Chain Compliance Challenges
HB 149 seeks to regulate the ethical use of now ubiquitous artificial intelligence while promoting (rather than inhibiting) innovation in the sector. If passed by the Texas Senate, HB 149 would take a comprehensive approach...more
The introduction of Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) agreements has fundamentally changed the landscape of college athletics. For the first time, student-athletes can capitalize on their personal brands while pursuing their...more
RECENT LOBBYING, ETHICS & CAMPAIGN FINANCE UPDATES - Campaign Finance & Lobbying Compliance - Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Ranking...more
Illinois lawmakers pursue restrictions on search warrants after botched raid in Chicago - “An Illinois House committee on Tuesday moved to overhaul how Illinois police officers execute search warrants in response to the...more
On March 3, Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell announced new regulations, issued under the Massachusetts Consumer Protection Act, aimed at curbing “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total prices...more
In the Advanced Records Center (ARC) section of the New Laws series from Best Best & Krieger LLP (BBK), new legislation related to the California Public Records Act (PRA) includes takeaways and analyses of AB 134, AB 1147, AB...more
On March 3, the Massachusetts Attorney General (AG) announced new regulations to combat so-called “junk fees” by requiring businesses to disclose total product costs upfront and simplify cancellation processes for trial...more
Amidst the usual suits and blazers, white dresses and tuxedos have been appearing with increasing frequency around the Georgia State Capitol this spring. Apparently word is out amongst the city’s photographers that the...more
In a 4-3 decision, the New York State Court of Appeals upheld the constitutionality of New York State’s Commission on Ethics and Lobbying in Government (COELIG). The commission’s constitutionality had been challenged by...more
In the always-on, hyper-connected digital age, you'd think it would be relatively straightforward to produce records for Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) or open records requests, but it can be incredibly labor intensive,...more
Ohio’s new virtual meeting law revolutionizes public governance, making accessibility, transparency, and efficiency the new standard for certain public bodies statewide. On January 8th, Governor DeWine signed House Bill 257...more
New Leadership for PA General Assembly Committees- The Pennsylvania General Assembly has appointed new chairs for its 52 standing committees, which play a crucial role in discussing, amending, and approving legislation,...more
House Bill 315, the township omnibus package, was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on January 2, 2025 and goes into effect on April 2, 2025. This bill permits law enforcement agencies to charge for the cost of...more
From basic building restrictions to complex planned communities, Louisiana’s legal framework has struggled to keep pace with evolving market demands and homeowner expectations. Courts have wrestled with these evolving market...more
The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and similar open records acts allow the public access to records under the control of governmental agencies. These access rights state that public information shall be delivered within a...more
The dust is beginning to settle from the raft of AI-related bills Governor Newsom signed last month in California. (See for example, our post about neural data.) Most of the provisions will not go into effect for another few...more
California Governor Gavin Newsom recently passed several AI-related bills, which address the application of AI across several industries and clarify key definitions regarding AI. Below, we provide an overview addressing some...more
Daren Orzechowski, Alex Touma, and Jack Weinert examine the history and key requirements of Utah’s AI Consumer Transparency law. On March 13, 2024, the Governor of Utah, Spencer Cox signed the Utah Artificial Intelligence...more
The Election Law Enforcement Commission (ELEC) proposed new rules this week (56 N.J.R. 1684(a) and 56 N.J.R. 1699(a)), finally implementing the legislature’s creation of reporting requirements for independent expenditure (IE)...more
A new statute in New York, entitled the LLC Transparency Act (the NY LLCTA), originally signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Dec. 23, 2023, was amended on March 1, 2024. As noted in our previous client alert discussing the...more
On February 16, the U. S. District Court for the District of Oregon struck down the state’s drug price transparency law—The Prescription Drug Price Transparency Act (the “Act”)—ruling that the Act’s annual price increase...more
Welcome to the first issue of The Academic Advisor for 2024. In this edition, we examine the following topics of import for schools, institutions of higher education, and other education-focused organizations: -...more
In a pivotal legal battle that could shape the future of New Jersey’s cannabis industry, the State’s Appellate Division recently heard oral arguments for three consolidated appeals involving the 2019 Cannabis Licensing...more
On April 29, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”), issued the final rule on Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs...more
Updates Effective May 15, 2022, New York City will join a growing list of jurisdictions requiring pay transparency in job opening advertisements. Specifically, as of May 15, New York City employers must state a job position’s...more