Ninth Circuit Pumps Brakes on CA Climate Change Disclosure Law
December 01, 2025
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit pumped the brakes on a California law requiring the state’s biggest companies to disclose their climate change-related financial risks. The law, referred to by its legislative number, SB 261, was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1.
ACC Panel: Internal Investigations About Protection, Not Checking Boxes
December 01, 2025
At this year’s Association of Corporate Counsel Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, a panel of experienced in-house counsel walked through the high-stakes realities of internal investigations. The panel stressed that investigations are less about checking boxes and more about protecting people, reputations and companies.
State Legislatures Take on FARA with New FARA-Style Bills
October 31, 2025
This year has seen a wave of proposed bills in state legislatures across the United States aimed at regulating foreign-influenced political activity at the state level. While stylized to mirror portions of the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), in reality, many of these laws are broader than FARA and lack the core exemptions that companies may have grown accustomed to relying upon.
Third Circuit: CFAA Not a Backdoor Mechanism for Punishing Employees
October 31, 2025
By aligning with the Supreme Court’s reasoning in Van Buren v. United States,the Third Circuit emphasizes that the CFAA should not serve as a catchall enforcement tool for employers. The decision draws a clear boundary between criminal conduct and employment disputes, reinforcing that the CFAA is not a backdoor mechanism for punishing employees.
Report: SEC’s Whistleblower Program At Six-Year Low
October 31, 2025
A powerful incentive to rat out corporate misconduct waned in the latest fiscal year, as payouts under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Whistleblower Program fell to their lowest level in six years, a Law.com analysis found.
The Balancing Act: Tracking Technology Trends and Risk Mitigation Techniques
September 30, 2025
U.S. companies face a massive wave of wiretapping law class action lawsuits and regulatory enforcement actions over online “tracking technologies.” With this backdrop, the article below identifies some trends and new directions concerning tracking technology legal exposure and highlights some potential solutions for mitigating legal impact.
Cyberattacks on U.S. Courts System Affect White-Collar Criminal Clients
September 30, 2025
The federal judiciary’s electronic case management system, known as CM/ECF, was hacked in large-scale cyberattacks this summer. Although court officials are mum on the possible perpetrators, news reports have said investigators suspect that the hacking could possibly have been perpetrated by Russian state-linked actors. The far-reaching breach has exposed the identities of cooperating witnesses and victims.
