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U.S. Regulators Lift the Curtain on Data Practices with Assessment, Reporting and Audit Requirements
The assessment and audit requirements of the new generation of state data protection laws will force U.S. companies to move beyond mere window dressing and instead require them to develop fulsome data protection programs.
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Decoding DOJ's New 'Justice AI' Initiative
The DOJ is likely to face many practical challenges and novel issues as it begins coding its own algorithm for AI-related enforcement. This article briefly examines three areas of AI-related enforcement where such practical challenges and novel issues may arise.
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NYC Guarantor Liability for Post-Window-Period Rent
In Tamar Equities Corp. v. Signature Barbershop 33 Inc., the Appellate Division analyzed whether the Guaranty Law bars recovery from a guarantor where a commercial tenant's default initially arose during the Guaranty Law's window period, but persisted after its expiration.
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The FTC and DOJ's New Guidelines Promise Sharper Scrutiny of Mergers
From loosened structural presumptions to unconventional theories of harm such as "ecosystem competition" to consideration of a merger's effects on outside markets, we review some of the most noteworthy changes in the new Guidelines.
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Supreme Court Set to Decide On Competing Interpretations of Federal Corruption Statute
In this article, we describe the competing interpretations of Section 666 and comment on the implications of a Supreme Court decision in United States v. Snyder, where it will decide whether the law criminalizes "gratuities," and not simply "bribes," given to state and local officials.
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'Yellowstone' Injunctions: Navigating the Wild West of Commercial Lease Disputes
The Yellowstone injunction is implicated in nearly every lease for commercial real property in the state of New York, yet most landlords and tenants do not know what it is or how it affects them. Below is a succinct overview of its implications so that commercial landlords and tenants can better navigate lease disputes.
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The Role of the SEC In Cryptocurrency Regulation and Enforcement
The SEC's cryptocurrency-related actions reached a new high in 2023, jumping more than 50% when compared to 2022. We expect the SEC's enforcement efforts in this area to continue at a high pace in 2024, even though whether or not cryptocurrency should be classified as a security or something else remains uncertain.
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New Jersey Passes Privacy Law
The New Jersey law follows states, such as California, Texas, and Connecticut, who have enacted privacy laws, including broad laws addressing consumer data privacy, children's privacy laws, consumer health data privacy laws, and data broker laws.
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Are Recent Regulations Dooming Franchising?
In 2024, franchising may need to overcome and work around the recent government regulation that goes to the very heart of the franchising relationship and the way franchise businesses operate,
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Third Circuit: Bankruptcy Code Mandates Appointment of Examiner In Chapter 11 Cases
The Third Circuit recently held in 'In re FTX Trading' that the plain text of Section 1104(c)(2) mandates the appointment of an examiner under the specified conditions set forth. As a result, the FTX decision will carry significant implications for large and medium-sized bankruptcy cases.
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