Digital Identity Discussion - Digital Planning Podcast
Compliance Perspectives: Due Diligence and Ultimate Beneficial Ownership (UBO)
CF on Cyber: Key Takeaways from the California AG’s Proposed CCPA Regulations
Ropes & Gray’s PEP Talk: General Solicitation by Private Equity Funds Under 506(c)
The digital age presents a complex challenge: protecting children online while also allowing free speech to continue to be a thriving marketplace of ideas. Originally published in Law360 - August 4, 2025....more
I had just finished my last article on quantum mechanics—Quantum Echo: Nobel Prize in Physics Goes to Quantum Computer Trio (Two from Google) Who Broke Through Walls Forty Years Ago—when something uncanny happened. That piece...more
We are seeing an increase in sophisticated social engineering attacks in which threat actors impersonate financial institutions and use accurate banking information to trick employees into disclosing credentials or...more
As discussed in a prior blog post, in recent years, educational institutions such as community colleges that have minimal application requirements have seen a steady rise in “ghost student” fraud. This fraudulent scheme...more
A new Mississippi law, known as the Walker Montgomery Protecting Children Online Act, has prompted several companies to block Mississippi IP addresses from accessing their platforms. In fact, social media company Bluesky...more
From 18 November 2025, UK company directors must comply with the identity verification requirements under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (“ECCTA”). ECCTA, which received Royal assent in October 2023,...more
Do you verify every citation before filing? Should you? If an experienced partner prepares a document for your signature, do you check the citations? When supervising routine discovery motions, do you personally review every...more
Mental health services are often partially funded with federal money, whether through grants or federal health care plans. Recently, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) updated its guidance clarifying how...more
As we have previously discussed, state paid sick leave laws continue expanding. In 2025, states which previously had no sick leave requirements (Nebraska and Alaska) will now require employers to provide employees with paid...more
Will owners and contractors have to pay twice for labor? Are you ready for SB 426? Join us for a free webinar hosted by Miller Nash LLP that breaks down Oregon’s newly passed Senate Bill 426 and how it could significantly...more
Lawyers are getting sanctioned for AI-generated fiction masquerading as legal research. The most infamous case, Mata v. Avianca in New York federal court, saw attorneys submit a brief containing six completely fictional...more
Is your firm prepared for Google’s latest update to Local Services Ads (LSA)? Starting next month, Google will implement new verification requirements for legal service providers designed to significantly enhance the...more
The staff of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) recently released a no action letter addressing when accredited investor status for purposes of Rule 506(c) of Regulation D can be established by a representation...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance issued a no-action letter in response to a request for Rule 506(c) interpretative guidance, agreeing that an issuer...more
On March 12, 2025, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a no-action letter (NAL) recognizing the reasonableness of one method by which issuers relying on Rule...more
On March 12, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) issued a significant no-action letter clarifying the use of high minimum investment amounts as a method for verifying accredited investor status under Rule...more
Federal immigration officials are about to significantly expand foreign national registration enforcement by requiring certain noncitizens to register with the government, provide biometric data, and carry proof of...more
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently revised its Guidance regarding the Voluntary Qualified Importer Program (VQIP) to improve the program’s benefits. Established as part of the FDA Food Safety Modernization...more
The European Data Protection Board (“EDPB“) adopted an opinion on 7 October 2024, providing guidance for data controllers relying on processors (and sub-processors) under the GDPR....more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has sent a challenge to Texas’s controversial online age verification law back to district court for additional clarification, while leaving the lower court’s injunction...more
On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help protect against tax-related...more
Tired of the constant I-9 updates? Wondering about Virtual I-9 verification? HR professionals have been on a wild ride lately. From new forms to stricter deadlines, the USCIS seems to have a never-ending supply of changes....more
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) has issued a report titled: The EPA Needs to Improve the Verification of Land-Use Controls at Resource Conservation and Recovery Act...more
On August 21, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released the second draft of its revised Digital Identity Guidance, which NIST first published in 2004 and last revised in 2017. The draft guidance...more
Double-check before swiping right. Ubiquitous dating app Tinder scored a court victory when the U.S. District Court in New Jersey ruled in Ciapinska v. Tinder that the arbitration clause in the app’s terms of use (TOU) is...more