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Are You Ready for Europe's New Patent System? Image

Are You Ready for Europe's New Patent System?

Marianne Schaffner & Thierry Lautier

In Europe, the patent system is changing and will offer to companies a new patent protection and a new patent court. It should start in April 2023, with a sunrise period starting in January 2023.

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What the SEC May Be Signaling Through Its Approach to NFTs and F-NFTs Image

What the SEC May Be Signaling Through Its Approach to NFTs and F-NFTs

Mark Cianci, Charles Humphreville, Kelley Chandler & Ty Owen

Recent actions by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), together with certain statements by SEC commissioners, may indicate a shift in approach toward a rebuttable presumption that digital assets are securities, without deference to formal legal tests.

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Impact of 'Hoskins' Cases on the FCPA and White-Collar Law Image

Impact of 'Hoskins' Cases on the FCPA and White-Collar Law

Elkan Abramowitz & Jonathan Sack

This article examines the impact of Hoskins on three issues of importance to white-collar practitioners: the scope of the FCPA; the interpretation of white-collar criminal statutes; and the authority of the district court to consider at the outset of a prosecution threshold questions of the reach of the law to foreign individuals.

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Criminal Considerations and Federal Authorities In Trade Secrets Disputes

Jeffrey A. Pade & Anand B. Patel

Part One of this article discussed the passing of the Economic Espionage Act to combat the growing concerns surrounding trade secret theft and the criminal components of trade secret theft. Part Two covers considerations in favor of approaching federal authorities on trade secrets theft. Part Three concludes the series with a look at the potential consequences in approaching federal authorities on trade secrets theft.

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Data Minimization Meets Defensible Disposition: Just Say No to ROT and Over-Retention of Personal Information Image

Data Minimization Meets Defensible Disposition: Just Say No to ROT and Over-Retention of Personal Information

Martin Tully & Nick Snavely

Like a good diet and regular exercise for the body, data minimization and routine, defensible purging of outmoded documents are essential to maintaining healthy organizational information hygiene.

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Using Anti-Bribery and Corruption Regimes for ESG Concerns Image

Using Anti-Bribery and Corruption Regimes for ESG Concerns

Stephanie Yonekura, Ann Kim & Derek Centola

Compliance leaders recognize that Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is a growing concern for U.S. companies, but face challenges in determining how to embed compliance structures into their programs. One solution is to look to already existing anti-bribery and corruption (AB&C) compliance measures.

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Insider Trading Evolving Beyond Just Securities As DOJ Targets NFTS and Crypto Image

Insider Trading Evolving Beyond Just Securities As DOJ Targets NFTS and Crypto

Robert J. Anello & Richard F. Albert

In two recent notable cases involving NFTs and cryptocurrency markets, the DOJ has brought insider trading charges under the wire fraud statute without claiming that any securities were involved. These cases demonstrate the substantial flexibility federal prosecutors have — or at least believe they have — in charging insider trading and underscore the oft-recognized need for a federal statute expressly addressing insider trading.

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Regulators Renew Focus on Individual Liability for Gatekeepers

Robert Stern & Sarah Coyne

A rising tide of regulation is headed for corporate compliance officers and in-house lawyers. Corporate accountability is a key priority for the DOJ and SEC, and both agencies have renewed their focus on individual liability for gatekeepers, including lawyers, accountants, underwriters and auditors.

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Recent Decisions Fill Gap In §951 Notification Requirement for Agents of Foreign Governments Image

Recent Decisions Fill Gap In §951 Notification Requirement for Agents of Foreign Governments

David Aaron

The Northern District of Illinois recently issued an opinion which criminalizes acting in the United States as an agent of a foreign government without notifying the attorney general.

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Arm Yourself Against Crypto Regulatory Uncertainty

Kristin L. Burnett

The promise that the crypto and digital assets markets bring comes bundled with uncertainty — especially on the regulatory front. Until jurisdictions adopt unified and consistent frameworks that account for the unique facets and features of cryptocurrencies, institutional investors and other market participants must keep abreast of ever-changing, dynamic laws to avoid sanctions and fines.

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