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A Primer on the New Jersey Data Privacy Act
The New Jersey Data Privacy Act (NJDPA), went into effect this past Jan. 15. The NJDPA represents New Jersey’s entry into the burgeoning field of data privacy laws, as it joins 18 other states that have passed such laws.
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Some Signals Appear Trump Administration Will Enforce White-Collar Crime
The first months of the Trump administration have undeniably brought change to the white collar enforcement space. On Feb. 10, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing Attorney General Pam Bondi to pause all existing cases brought under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. Since then, the administration has signaled a withdrawal. This change in climate has not gone unnoticed by defense counsel.
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Compliance and Third-Party Risk Management
To gauge the level of risk and uncover potential gaps, compliance and privacy leaders should collaborate to consider how often they are monitoring third parties, what intelligence they are gathering with and about their partners and vendors, and whether their risk management practices have been diminished due to cost and resource constraints.
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SEC Enforcements Highlight Risk of Noncompliance
he vast amount of cross-border investment in the U.S. securities market and the SEC's ever-evolving reporting structure compels foreign investor compliance teams and U.S. securities counsel to stay informed of potential reporting responsibilities and keep abreast of developments in the law.
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Addressing the Overlap Between AdTech and Third-Party Risk Management
Effective third-party risk management means data is being considered differently. There is an extra layer requiring management and response for data privacy. The landscape is complicated, but if organizations are proactive, and review obligations as soon as they are published, there will be less room for missteps.
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Navigating the SEC's Marketing Rule: Compliance Challenges and Legal Insights
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the critical importance of Marketing Rule compliance through a series of recent enforcement actions and risk alerts. This article delves into the challenges that investment advisers must navigate when marketing their services. It also explores how legal counsel and compliance consultants can effectively support their clients in adhering to both the explicit requirements and nuanced aspects of the Marketing Rule.
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Examining the Extraterritoriality of the DTSA
Can a company's trade secrets misused abroad give recourse on the extraterritoriality of the Defend Trade Secrets Act? Yes, said the 7th Circuit in an important new case in which a claim under the DTSA was asserted.
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Navigating the SEC's Marketing Rule
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has underscored the critical importance of Marketing Rule compliance through a series of recent enforcement actions and risk alerts. This article delves into the challenges that investment advisers must navigate when marketing their services. It also explores how legal counsel and compliance consultants can effectively support their clients in adhering to both the explicit requirements and nuanced aspects of the Marketing Rule.
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No Matter Who Wins the Presidential Election, Changes In Corporate Regulation Await
While the focus is on the electoral horse race, what people should be focused on is the next presidential administration's policies, and especially those policies respecting the administrative state.
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FTC Noncompete Ban Blocked By Federal Court
Regardless of whether the FTC's Final Rule ever becomes effective, that will not impact the growing number of state laws that regulate noncompetes and other types of restrictive covenants, meaning that the overall issue of restrictive covenant strategy and compliance remains alive for nearly all employers, even while the Final Rule is currently set aside.
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