The medical spa industry is rapidly growing, driven by technological advances and shifting consumer preferences for cosmetic and wellness services. While this growth offers many business opportunities for healthcare…
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Insurance professionals, risk managers, and counsel deal with it on a daily basis, plaintiffs' personal injury lawyers are driving and benefiting from it, consumers and policyholders are paying for it, litigation funders are…
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In November 2023, New York State's Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) amended its cybersecurity regulation, Part 500. This legal alert provides an update for Covered Entities and Class A Businesses on the current NYDFS…
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The Second Circuit's decision in Tudor v. Whitehall Central School District is a significant ruling that clarifies the standard for reasonable accommodation requests under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This…
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As has widely been published, on February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Executive Order (EO) 14209, which paused all future investigations and enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for at least…
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Consider the following hypothetical. A corporate client hires a lawyer in connection with purchasing a controlling interest in an LLC. The lawyer structures the deal to lower the client's tax liability based on his assumption…
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In a significant development, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) recently issued an interim final rule (the IFR) that dramatically changes who is subject to the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting…
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The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) issued a settlement order on March 12, 2025, with an vehicle manufacturer regarding its investigation of its privacy practices, where it agreed to a $632,500 settlement for 150…
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On February 14, 2025, Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law an amendment to the Retail Worker Safety Act. In a prior blog post, we discussed the Retail Worker Safety Act and its implications on New York retail employers. Below,…
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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) criteria or standards or sustainability issues have impacted all sectors of society, including corporate and professional policyholders and their risk managers, insurance underwriters,…
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I. Introduction to the Evolving ESG Landscape -
Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) considerations or standards – also known as sustainability – have been impacting all sectors of society, including corporate and…
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U.S. citizens and domestic companies will no longer be subject to the CTA or its reporting requirements. Just under two weeks after the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), an enforcement bureau within the U.S…
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The growing prevalence of data breaches has led to an uptick in class action litigation based on consumers' personal information allegedly being accessed. A common theme emerging in these lawsuits is plaintiffs claiming that…
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As discussed in our previous alert, in connection with the recent reinstatement of the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and its reporting obligations, FinCEN issued an announcement (the "Prior Announcement") extending the…
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The World Economic Forum has stated that 88 percent of C-suite executives indicated that adopting artificial intelligence (AI) in their companies is a key initiative for 2025. Companies are pivoting from merely testing AI to…
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